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  • The Railways of Pakistan & The Hedjaz Railway – Syria & Jordan

    WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United Kingdom

    Our Secretary, Derek Huntriss, will present a superb collection of images taken on his adventures in Pakistan and on The Hedjaz Railway in Syria and Jordan.

  • A Touch of Eastern Promise

    WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United Kingdom

    At this meeting Derek Huntriss will present images describing a somewhat adventurous  journey made through Java, Sumatra and Malaya with fellow photographer, John Hunt, in July/August 1977.

  • British Steam 1962-1970 – Tony Bowles

    WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United Kingdom

    Archivist of the Restoration and Archiving Trust based at Toddington, Tony Bowles presents UK images taken by himself between 1962 and 1970. Also included are pictures taken in Northern Ireland.

  • The John Wells Collection – Part 1 – 1952/ 1958 – Chris Berridge / Bryan Acford

    WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United Kingdom

    John Wells was born in 1935 and having been evacuated to Sandy, Bedfordshire, during the 2nd World War lived there for many years. After school he worked for a large insurance company so commuted daily to London, often carrying his camera. He held a lineside permit and photographed widely on the southern section of the ECML…

  • The Talyllyn Railway – David Mitchell

    WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United Kingdom

    Our presenter, David Mitchell has been a long time member of the Talyllyn Railway. His presentation will begin with the short 1953 film "A Heart of Gold" and then the history of the line from its early days right through to the present day. A show not to be missed.

  • Preserved British Steam – Allan Stewart

    WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United Kingdom

    Having presented his excellent 'BR Steam' images last year, Allan Stewart returns with another top class presentation, this time depicting UK preserved steam - both main line and heritage railways. Not to be missed !!!

  • Steam in China – 1984 – 2007 by Bryan Acford

    WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United Kingdom

    The show will include pictures from some 25 trips to China over the period 1984 – 2007. There will be a wide variety of locations & locomotive classes including CNR Main & Branch Lines in Manchuria, Forestry Railways, Local Railways, Coalmines & Steelworks.

  • The Ian Allan Story

    WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United Kingdom

    This rarely seen presentation will be given my Ian Allan's former publisher, Peter Waller. Having closed as a railway publisher some years ago Peter will tell us the whole story of this interesting publisher.

  • The Long Lost Roy Vincent and Tom Williams Collections

    WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United Kingdom

    For many years both authors and publishers alike would have loved to include images from these collections in their titles. In this presentation our own well versed speaker, Chris Youett, will explain their stories in detail. Roy Vincent was an official photographer for the LNER and later British Railways Eastern region. We will also include…

  • Moving Coal by Rail

    WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United Kingdom

    This presentation takes us from the beginning of moving coal by rail on early waggon ways and progresses through to the present day.