Meetings, Outings and Social Events

Western Enterprise

Colin Brading

  Significant investment over recent years has radically changed the face of the Great Western, a railway so rich in history.

Shillingstone Station

Geoff Baker

    The Somerset & Dorset - after the war social change reduced its traffic and the Beeching axe fell in 1966. This was the end of the line, or was it? 

50 years of Continental Steam 

Ian Foot

   Once steam locomotives ceased to be used on British Railways in 1968 Ian started travelling to European railways on each side of the Iron Curtain and beyond

AGM

( a short 10-minute time for Club business)

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Ffestiniog Railway

Charles Clark

  Charles returns to the Club to talk about the Ffestiniog and to show some vintage footage from his large collection of railway films.

60 years of Train Rambling

Simon Foote

  By 1964 it was clear that the "Age of Steam" was drawing to an end and Simon decided to buy a camera and tape recorder to record this fast declining period.

 Isle of Man Transport

David Mead*

  The IOM transport history is unique and David will be looking at the various tramways, steam railways and historic sites.

*change of speaker

Basingstoke to Sicily by rail

David Brace

an illustrated talk on his 2018 journey.

History of Beaulieu Airfield

Marc Heighway

Starting from the lead-up to the airfield’s construction, into wartime and through to modern day.

The Dee Railway Bridge Disaster 1847

Alan Hayward

  The sudden collapse of the bridge beneath a passenger train shocked the engineering profession.

Britain's First Railway Murder

Paul Stickler

The violent and unexplained murder of a city gentleman, the very icon of all that was Victorian society in 1864

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Members Evening