HTC Welwyn

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Stephen Gay. Travelling from Frickley to Finningly, Mexborough to Moorends and Bentley, Bessacarr to Bawtry. This is a railway journey which criss-crosses the Doncaster borough. Using Stephen’s slides taken over the last 40 years, the presentation will also look at waterways and historic buildings. We will…

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by John Day. A presentation taken year on year for the first 25 years of the 21st Century looking at everyday service trains, passenger, freight, locomotive  units, both diesel and electric multiple units that run regularly in public and freight timetabled service. Livery and franchise changes will feature…

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Richard Morris. Following the opening of the Bristol and Exeter Railway in 1845 there were soon thoughts about connecting it to the West Somerset and North Devon coastal towns. These discussions didn't get very far until Mr Brunel was engaged. In 1862 a railway was constructed…

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Geoff Plumb. Geoff Plumb returns with another of his popular “That Was the Year That Was” series of presentations. With his usual excellent standard of railway photography, this time it’s the turn of 1972 and we can expect the presentation to include more of Geoff’s many…

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Simon Martin. Following on from last year's lecture on Edward Thompson, we now turn our attention to his predecessor's work and designs, using fresh sources of primary information compared alongside previously conceived and published research. We can review his work and see in a fresh light…

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Colin Brading. 'Remembering My Lines' is a personal 'photographic potpourri' of many and varied railway themes. On a wide-ranging journey, Colin will share favourite scenes, places and images that span from his early years with notebooks on platforms to the present-day, reflecting a life-long passion for…

A presentation by Chris Wright for the Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch. From the presenter, in his own words: Chris Wright grew up in the 1950s and 60s in the Norfolk seaside town of Gorleston-on-Sea. His talk covers memories of early days spotting in Norfolk: on holidays with the family, and numerous school holiday…

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by George Howe. This replaces the previously advertised presentation. In the words of the presenter = I moved to Potton in August 1952, aged 10, into a railway cottage next to the Bedford to Cambridge branch, very near to Potton Station. I met some new friends and…

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Dave Goodyear. Colchester has much to interest the railway enthusiast and historian. Within its original borough boundaries it had a major junction, three stations and associated goods yards, a motive power depot and a quay tramway. Passenger traffic included large numbers of holiday trains to the…

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Michael Smyth. Pictures from three trips to the Ukraine in 1993, 1999 and 2002. These illustrate Russian designed steam locomotives at work and explains the American influence of the 1930s. More importantly it aims to give an insight into the history, geography and normal life, in…

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Stephen Gay. Our annual presentation from Stephen. Expect to hear the story behind each of the photos. Also expect to hear his poetry. Doors open 13:30