MKY Milton Keynes
Railways at a Junction
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomFraser Pithie gives a reflection on British Railways, privatisation and a look at where today’s railway is and which route it is likely to take over the next decade.
An evening of 1960’s colour photography
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomPeter Brabham from the Monmouthshire Railway Society will present images from Cardiff based photographers John Wiltshire and Derek Chaplin in the 1960s.
The Vintage Trains Story – the rise to a Train Operating Company
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomJoint meeting with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Mike Corbett gives a talk on the history and development of Birmingham based ‘Vintage Trains’ to Train Operating Company status, together with the Tyseley collection of steam and diesel locomotives, including the application of modern technology to heritage stock to enable main line operation.
Great Central Railway – Re-Unification
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomTom Ingall from the Great Central Railway gives a talk on possibly the UK’s biggest heritage railway project, the re-unification of the two halves of the preserved section of the Great Central and the connection with Network Rail.
Britain’s Railways Through The Lens – an evening with Jack Boskett
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomBack by popular demand, our first face to face meeting of the season welcomes multi award winning photographer Jack Boskett, who has an extensive catalogue of railway images in his portfolio and regularly travels across the UK to follow different excursions and special train movements.
Milton Keynes Branch Annual General Meeting
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomAGM and member’s presentations. Further details to be confirmed nearer to the date.
The Railway over the Stainmore Pass: Post War Boom & Bust on the North Trans-Pennine
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomChris Rowley (Network Rail Capacity Planning Director) has a particular affection for the Trans Pennine Stainmore route (Bishop Auckland – Kirby Stephen – Penrith) closed in 1962. He has written an authoritative history of the route, England’s highest main line, which is published in November. The talk will cover the history of the line and…
Cathedrals of Steam
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomChristian Wolmar, transport writer, broadcaster and author of numerous books, traces the development of the major London stations, providing unique insights into their history, with many entertaining anecdotes, and celebrates the recent transformation of several of these stations into wonderful blends of the old and the new.
The Midland Main Line Electrification Upgrade’
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomGavin Crook (Network Rail Principal Programme Sponsor) and Duncan Cale (Infrastructure Interface Lead East Midlands Railway) will outline the development of the route over recent years, including the introduction of 4-tracking, electrification, platform extensions, new maintenance facilities and traincrew depots
92 Squadron – from rust to renaissance
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomThe Battle of Britain Locomotive Society owns and operates ex-British Railways Bulleid ‘Battle of Britain’ class pacific locomotive No.34081 ’92 Squadron’, named after the famous Spitfire squadron based at Biggin Hill during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Kevin Wilkins and Steve Lacey will outline the history, restoration and operation of this historic locomotive.
‘The Waverley Route’
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomDennis Lovett is a former Manager with BR, Silverlink and Virgin Trains and latterly worked for Bachmann. His talk will cover the 98.25 miles of The Waverley Route from Edinburgh to Carlisle, covering all the major stations, infrastructure and depots on both the original line, plus the reopened Borders Railway, which currently terminates at Tweedbank.
Journey from Kings Cross to York, with Stephen Gay
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomStephen Gay makes a welcome return to take us on a journey on the East Coast Main Line from Kings Cross to York, with images from 40 years ago to the present day.