Virtual Meeting
Virtual meetings are held using Zoom. Attendees should pre-register using the unique link provided for that event. Numbers may be limited.
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FeaturedNarrow Gauge in the British Isles
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomJames Waite is well known as an enthusiast for narrow gauge railways, and has explored them all around the world, but tonight he is staying close to home, and confining himself to the British Isles, but covering both well and lesser known lines. For this virtual event, you require a ticket, via the ‘Buy Zoom…
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FeaturedRefurbishment of the old Railway Bridges at Rail Corridor Singapore [Commonwealth Heritage Forum event]
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomWednesday 29 November, 1pm GMT, Wong Kia Fu: ‘Refurbishment of the old Railway Bridges at Rail Corridor Singapore', chaired by Kelvin Ang In 2011, the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway line ceased operations at the Tanjong Pager and Bukit Timah stations and the land was returned to Singapore. This presented an extraordinary opportunity to reimagine how…
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FeaturedThe Barbados Trailway Project [Commonwealth Heritage Forum event]
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomWednesday 22 November, 6pm GMT, Dr Tara Inniss: ‘The Barbados Trailway Project: 21st Century Transformation of a Colonial Era Railway in the Caribbean’, chaired by Rachel Tranter The Barbados Railway was operational from 1881-1937. Like many colonial era railways established throughout Britain's empire in the nineteenth century it was fraught with funding and infrastructural challenges from the…
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FeaturedRailways at the dawn of the Commonwealth [Commonwealth Heritage Forum event]
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomWednesday 15 November, 6pm GMT, Dr Oliver Betts: ‘Railways at the dawn of the Commonwealth', chaired by Francis Maude Railways in Britain were reaching their zenith as the Commonwealth of Nations took shape. During the previous century Britain's railway industry had spread across its Empire and into the informal empire of British influence and capital too. For British…
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FeaturedKeeping the Corporate Memory Alive on GB Rail
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomThe railway has been learning from accidents and incident since its inception, but in a fluid industry - where staff retire, move on or move in from elsewhere - there is a very real concern that lessons learnt in the more recent past will be forgotten. Author, RCTS member and Operational Feedback Lead at the…
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FeaturedRailways and the Raj [Commonwealth Heritage Forum event]
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomWednesday 8 November, 6pm GMT: Christian Wolmar, ‘Railways and the Raj’, chaired by Pat Green India joined the railway age late: the first line was not completed until 1853 but, by 1929, 41,000 miles of track served the country. However, the creation of this vast network was not intended to modernise India for the sake of…
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FeaturedThe Last Years of British Steam; and Early Ventures Seeking it Overseas
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomIn the late 1960s Colin Miell started travelling to take colour slides of steam in its last years on British Rail - including spending 15 guineas on 1T57. And when it was over in Britain, he started venturing overseas in search of more, visiting Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and Europe (both sides of…
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FeaturedUK Rail Freight Motive Power Options Going Forward
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomAt present, the standard option for rail freight motive power is a diesel locomotive, from one of several classes. With the ongoing environmental 'green' pressures, changes will coming - but to what? Bob Tiller, Engineering Specialist with GB Railfreight Ltd, one of our leading railfreight operators, will be coming to give a presentation of the…
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FeaturedThe World beyond our Shores – Part 1
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomTony Bowles of The Restoration & Archiving Trust returns with what promises to be another excellent prestation from their collections, featuring the work of the late Gerald Dixon, taken between 1960 & 1976 in chronological order. It starts in Australia & ends in Argentina via parts of Europe, Africa & Asia, in some cases returning…
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FeaturedSteam in Yugoslavia
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomAn event in two parts, brought to us by two of our German members... In the first half, Helmut Dahlhaus presents "Steam in You-no-goslavia 1964 - 1977", a period when the country developed a reputation of being difficult for railway photography (hence its nickname). But he made several tours to the country, some by car,…
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FeaturedA Modern Image – Not Quite
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomA presentation by Peter Robins. Peter has been a lifelong railway enthusiast whose main interest is photographing the working railway whether it be steam, or other forms of traction. He retired from the railway industry in 2016 after 42 years all of which was based on the former Western Region. He travelled extensively at home…
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FeaturedGünter Oczko’s World Steam – a Further Selection
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomOur member Günter Oczko brings us a further selection of his photographs of steam around the world, from all five continents. Those who have attended his previous presentations will be aware of the treat in store, while we are promised a largely new selection of images. To avoid disappointment, don’t leave registration to the last…