MKY Milton Keynes
Members’ Evening
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomFor the November meeting, committee members Brian Ringer and Clive Pepper have very kindly stepped in to provide a programme for the evening. Brian will be sharing images from his slide collection on freight from days gone by, whilst Clive has devised a quiz on London stations, which should keep our brains exercised! This promises…
125 Group – the Inter-City 125 in preservation
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomGary Heelas from the 125 Group gives a presentation on how the iconic Inter-City 125 is being preserved for future generations.
Three Decades of Changes on the Footplate
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomLee Davies, currently a driver with Cross-Country, recalls the ups and downs of changes in the footplate grade over the last three decades.
East West Rail Project Update
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomA member of the East West Rail Project team will give us an update on the exciting scheme to reinstate the much lamented link between Oxford and Cambridge, via Bletchley and Bedford. Please note that the date of the meeting has been moved from the previously advertised date of 2nd June 2022.
HS2 in our local area
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomA Senior Project Engineer responsible for HS2 works in the Calvert area presents an update on construction of the 80 km central section
A Personal ‘Snapshot’ of some of Britain’s Military Railways
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomDue to our original speaker (Tony Ellershaw from the Ivatt Diesel Recreation Society) being ill, committee member Clive Pepper has stepped in to give us a presentation on Britain's Military Railways, ably assisted by Brian Ringer.
Our originally planned presentation 'Recreating LMS 10000' will be rescheduled for later in the year.Tony Ellershaw from the Ivatt Diesel Recreation Society gives us an insight into the exciting project to build a replica of pioneer diesel electric locomotive No.10000
A Modern Traction Journey
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomPaul Chancellor from Colour-Rail to present more stunning images from the ‘Modern Traction’ collection