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22, 29 December 2023 –
"Members' Evenings"

Photo caption:
"DB Class '001' (DRG Class '01') coal-fired 4-6-2 No.001 111 in largely original condition, climbing the Schiefe Ebene on a Bamberg–Hof express. Feb 1973 (Hugh Llewelyn [CC-by-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)"

ALT text:
"A snowy scene featuring a large German steam locomotive leading an express passenger train into a deep wooded cutting on a two-track mainline railway. The cold temperature exaggerates the exhaust steam billowing from the locomotive's chimney and cylinders."

Image from Wikimedia Commons –
Source caption: "DB Class '001' (DRG Class '01') coal-fired 4-6-2 No.001 111 in largely original condition with small boiler, narrow chimney and front fall plate, 02/73. 001 111 is climbing the Schiefe Ebene on a Bamberg - Hof express. Scanned photograph taken with an Exacta camera. – February 1973"
Full attribution: Hugh Llewelyn [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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15 Dec 2023 – Adrian Palmer
"2000 Travel Log – Continued!"

• [Research notes] Previous talks by Adrian Palmer:
• "2000 Travel Log" – 10 Feb 2023 – first part of this talk!
• NB - This talk uses the same photo and most of the same text as 10th Feb 2023 talk.
• "Travelling on Overseas Tours with LCGB" – 08 January 2021
• "Brazil and Madagascar" – 20 May 2016

Photo caption:
"Wood burning Pacific 231.501 about to leave Phnom Penh, Cambodia with a special train. January 2000. – Adrian Palmer"

ALT text:
"Cambodia, January 2000: In front of a row of tall palm trees, under a cloudless blue sky, a large wood-burning steam locomotive is leaving a station with a mixed train. The train comprises bogie freight wagons and a few carriages. The station platform is a wide weed-free paved area level with the track, which, by contrast resembles a garden lawn: the rails being completely obscured by the foliage."

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08 Dec 2023
SWRS Members' Festive Photographic Competition

Photo caption:
"Enthusiast snapping A4 60019 'Bittern' on steam special leaving Huntingdon, 29 November 2008 (John Webber – Geograph [CC-by-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)"

ALT text:
"In the background, a mainline steam locomotive (A4 Pacific 60019 Bittern) pulls a passenger train away from a major station. On the empty platform opposite is a lone trainspotter, complete with long anorak, hoping to capture the scene on his tripod-mounted camera."

Image from Geograph via Wikimedia Commons – Source caption: "An enthusiast appreciated the sight of preserved class A4 60019 Bittern accelerating its special train away from a signal check in Huntingdon station on a foggy winter morning. – John Webber: 29 November 2008".
[CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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01 Dec 2023 – Rob Holder
"Transport Mix"

Programme Change:
Originally: "Seasonal Film Show (archive 16mm ciné films)" – Frank Banfield

Pre-formatted title for Facebook event (etc):
Transport Mix – Rob Holder

Photo previously used for Rob's 06 April 2018 "Transport Mix" evening.

Photo caption:
"London Underground 1927 Standard Tube Stock driving motor car no. L134 at Acton Depot Open Day (Rob Holder)"

ALT text:
"A vintage London Underground deep-level tube driving car in a modern running shed."

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01 Dec 2023 – Frank Banfield
"Seasonal Film Show (archive 16mm ciné films)"

ORIGINAL ADVERT – was live from Sunday to Thursday
Frank had to cancel due to ill health and Rob Holder stepped in instead.

Pre-formatted title for Facebook event (etc):
Seasonal Film Show (archive 16mm ciné films) – Frank Banfield

Photo caption:
"View to the west of Slough station on Sunday, 3rd May 1959. The goods shed is to the left; ex-GWR 4029 70029 'Cardigan Castle' is working the 17.00 Paddington - Paignton/Plymouth on the down relief line, due to track relaying on the fast lines; and a materials train is in the down siding, blocking the West (or 'Royal') curve to the Windsor branch. Fascinating photo. (Ben Brooksbank – Geograph [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)"

Image previously used for:
01 Dec 2023 - "Seasonal film show" - Frank Banfield [First use]

ALT text:
"A monochrome view of the western approaches to Slough station on a Sunday in 1959. A large steam locomotive (a GWR 'Castle' class) heading west with an express passenger train to Plymouth on the down relief line. The fast lines on the right are being relaid."

Image from Wikimedia Commons –
Source caption: " A 'Castle' on a Down express on the Slow line west of Slough.
View eastward, towards Slough and Paddington; ex-GWR main line Paddington - Reading and the West. It is a Sunday and the Fast lines (on the right) are being relaid. A materials train is on the Down siding, across the west curve from the Windsor Branch. Built right back in 6/25, No. 4087 'Cardigan Castle' has recently been renovated with a double-chimney and is working the 17.00 Paddington - Paignton/Plymouth; it gave another 4½ years service. – 3rd May 1959"
Full attribution: Ben Brooksbank [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Not publicised on social media.

24 Nov 2023 – Derek Spicer
"60 years of capturing the Sight and Sound of Steam"

• Derek Spicer's notes (via email to Frank, 16th Nov):

  The show can go under the general title:
  "60 years of capturing the Sight and Sound of Steam" by Derek Spicer

  The first half is entitled "GWR Kings & Castles in the last Six Decades", which seems an appropriate subject for a Coronation year. Starting with a few black & white images from the 1960s, we travel to the preservation era in colour witnessing the first runs of a couple of locos. We conclude with a video of this year's '4 Castles' event at Didcot.

  The second half is 'Steam in Action from the Lineside', which is all video taken over the past two years. This will include highlights from a few gala events, and also several main line locos hard at work on railtours, particularly in the West Country.

• (Simplified) Twitter (and FB event) post:
  "60 years of capturing the Sight and Sound of Steam" – by professional videographer, Derek Spicer.
  1: "GWR Kings & Castles in the last Six Decades"
  2: "Steam in Action from the Lineside"

Photo source – screen grab by PRJ from Derek's YouTube video:
"Spring steam and sunshine on the West Somerset Railway"

Photo caption:
"GWR 2-6-0 9351 on the West Somerset Railway, 26th March 2022. [Derek Spicer]"

ALT text:
"With a plume of exhaust steam trailing up and behind, a small GWR tender engine hauls a passenger train on the West Somerset Railway in 2022."

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17 Nov 2023 – Donald Wilson
"Indian Railways"

• Donald's notes (via email, 11th Nov):

  By the time of Donald's visits to India in the 1980s the broad gauge locos were down to two types, but the charm of the numerous metre and narrow gauge lines gave a huge variety of interest to the enthusiast.

  We visit the Bhavnagar to Mahuva of the Western Railway, a fascinating example of a light railway running alongside the virtually deserted road with chain driven railcars reminiscent of Col Stephens' Light Railway empire.

  Bihar State had several sugar factories of which the Saraya operation was the most well known. We visit the bustling city of Calcutta and the delightful Katwa to Burdan and Ahmadpur lines. We visit the Darjeeling line before the tour groups and charters - and the diesels - arrived.

  India has changed dramatically in the last 40 years with nearly all metre and narrow gauge lines have been converted to broad gauge, so this will be an evening of nostalgia and charm.

• UPDATE THIS:
  (Simplified) Twitter (and FB event) post: "Even in the 21st century, an overland journey across Africa is something of an adventure. Travelling the local (rail-)way shows life as it really is! "

Photo caption:
"A train calling at a wayside station on the narrow (2ft 6in) gauge Bhavnagar to Mahuva line in Gujurat state, India – Nov 1985. (Donald Wilson)"

ALT text:
"A somewhat run-down narrow gauge tender steam locomotive draws a train of elderly wooden carriages into a wayside station in rural India. A railway worker carries cans of water across the ground level platform, towards the train."

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10 Nov 2023 – Geoff Warren
"Victoria Falls to Nairobi"

• Research notes:
• Geoff's notes (via email to Frank, 29th Sept):

  Victoria Falls to Nairobi

  Even in the 21st century, an overland journey across Africa is something of an adventure. Railways played a vital role in opening up trade and development in the continent, but from the mid-20th century they have suffered a decline in their fortunes in most countries.

  The Zambezi Sawmills Railway was made famous by the British artist David Shepherd; the Tazara railway was a prestige project of China in the 1970s; and events on Kenya's Uganda Railway were the inspiration for books and films.

  Many package tours to Africa are on offer for 'Western' tourists, but almost always spurn public transport. Travelling the local way shows life as it really is! Geoff Warren recalls the adventure of this journey in 2015.

• (Simplified) Twitter (and FB event) post: "Even in the 21st century, an overland journey across Africa is something of an adventure. Travelling the local (rail-)way shows life as it really is! "

Photo caption:
"Zambian Railways 35-474 departing from Livingstone with the twice-weekly train to Mulobezei, on the former Zambezi Sawmills Railway, 28 August 2015. (Geoff Warren)"

ALT text:
"A Zambian rail worker sits patiently by a point lever, waiting for his next task. Beyond an extensive track layout, a modern diesel locomotive sets off with a mixed train of freight cars and passenger coaches."

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03 Nov 2023
"British Rail: A New History" – Christian Wolmar

• [Research notes]
• "British Rail: a New History" – listing on Christian Wolmar's website
• Book listing on Waterstones – used as basis for initial text.
• Review of the book at 'Engineering + Technology' – other reviews may be found at the Times and the FT, but both are behind a paywall.

Photo is the artwork of Christian's book, obtained from his own website.

Photo caption:
"Cover of Christian Wolmar's book 'British Rail: A New History'"

ALT text:
"Cover of Christian Wolmar's book featuring two HST power cars in original livery on a bright yellow background"

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27 Oct 2023
Autumn Railwayana & Miscellaneous Auction

Photo caption:
"Christie's Auction Room (edited) - Plate 006 from 'Microcosm of London' (1808) - (Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)"

ALT text:
"Interior view of a 19th century art auction house, with auctioneer in action, an audience of bidders, and framed oil paintings on the walls."

Original image from Wikimedia Commons – Source caption: "Christie's auction room in London: This engraving was published as Plate 6 of Microcosm of London (1808). [Public domain]"

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20 Oct 2023 – Simon Colbeck
"Transport Travels with the late Roy Miller and Trevor Polding"

• Research notes:
• Simon's notes (via email):

  Transport Travels with the late Roy Miller and Trevor Polding.

  A digital presentation by Simon Colbeck of scanned 35mm colour slides taken by the late Roy Miller and Trevor Polding.

  The presentation is mostly of the 1960's BR scene, but also includes some road steam and trolley buses.

  Simon is a well known photographer in his own right, being a correspondent for Old Glory and Steam Railway magazines.

  Over the last 5 years Simon has established an extensive archive of transport images and is a regular speaker at Railway and traction engine clubs across the country.

  The late Roy Miller was fascinated by all things steam, trams, trolleybuses and boats. He was old enough to remember London's tram system and the replacement trolleybuses. He watched the conversion of the LNER High Barnet branch to London Transport's Underground network in 1940.

  In 1947 a Scout trip to Portmadoc Roy found himself at the end of the High Street and stumbled upon the derelict Ffestiniog Railway's Harbour station. Probably as the result of having the LNER High Barnet branch running behind his house, he grew up to love trains and steam locomotives, but the sight of the rusty narrow gauge tracks and broken down rolling stock was a new experience which made its mark on him. He wrote the words 'FESTINIOG RAILWAY' in his diary and never forgot. When the restoration of the FR started in the mid 1950's his memories were rekindled and in due course he joined the Society and the London Area Group. Before long he was a regular attendee at the monthly London meetings in Westminster and joined the working parties to North Wales helping the restoration of the line.

  With the run down of steam on British Rail, Roy became a regular participant on the many Locomotive Club of Great Britain railtour's that criss crossed the country most weekends during the 1960's. It was at this time that Roy started colour slide photography and from then on he would start to document many aspects of transport across the country as the opportunity arose.

  Roy photographed the last gasps of working road steam and of course the early rally scene, usually taking meticulous notes of engine details.

  He also enjoyed documenting the end of industrial steam railways in the UK and the supporting infrastructure of warehouses and waterways around the country.

  With steam in his blood Roy assisted his friend Sandy Ross with his fleet of three Aveling and Porter engines taking them all over the home counties to traction engine rallies.

  Roy passed away in December 2016 at the age of 83.

  The late Trevor Polding was a West Yorkshire based rail enthusiast who documented in colour the grime and glory of the end of steam in West Yorkshire and the Midlands. A life long member of the Huddersfield Railway Circle, Trevor's slide collection are owned by the circle who have kindly allowed Simon to scan the slides and produce this presentation of Trevor's work.

• UPDATE THIS: Twitter and FB event post: "'Transport Travels' – A digital presentation by Simon Colbeck of scanned 35mm colour slides taken by the late Roy Miller and Trevor Polding. Mostly 1960's BR, plus road steam and trolley buses. "

Photo caption:
"48276, ex-LMS Stanier 8F 2-8-0, heads an unfitted coal train through Royston on 9th July 1966 (Trevor Polding, courtesy of Huddersfield Railway Circle.)"

ALT text:
"A slightly run-down 2-8-0 steam locomotive at the head of a train of short wheelbase, steel coal wagons, in a goods yard surrounded by flat countryside."

Photo by Trevor Polding, provided by Simon Colbeck.

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13 Oct 2023 – Colin Brading
"Island Treasure"

• Research notes:
• Colin's notes (via email to Frank, forwarded):

  The Isle of Wight railway scene, past and present.

  Another great love of mine, another of my 'magnets' and so full of unique character and charm. Unsurprisingly, today's steam railway wins many accolades with its superb collection of Victorian and Edwardian locomotives and rolling stock…

• Copied from Island Treasures, Railways of the Isle of Wight - Colin Brading on chooseyourevent:

  Colin begins with a brief look at the character of the Isle of Wight - England's 'Garden Isle' - and the diverse means of getting there from the mainland over many years, including paddle steamers and the hovercraft with which the island has a special attachment. The development of the island's railways during the latter half of the 19th century is described in some detail, emphasising how the various companies were often short of money and forced to rely on second-hand engines and carriages. Southern Railway investment in the 1920s ushered in a golden - and fondly remembered by many - heyday that lasted into the 1950s before competition and foreign holidays began to drive line closures, well before the Beeching axe fell elsewhere. The talk charts that decline, the limited electrification of 1967 and the use of ex-London Transport tube trains, before concluding with an extensive look at the excellent, award-winning, Isle of Wight Steam Railway and how it preserves the memory of the railways that once criss-crossed the Isle of Wight and served it with such unique character and charm.

• Twitter and FB event post: "Colin Brading charts the history of railways on the Isle of Wight, from underfunded Victorian origins, through holiday heyday, to ex- London Underground trains and preservation."

Photo caption:
"A characteristically vintage passenger train at Cowes station on the Isle of Wight. Ex-LSWR Adams O2 class 0-4-4T No. W24 'Calbourne' (now preserved) simmers gently at the head of a train from Ryde Pier Head on 28 August 1965 (Ben Brooksbank – Geograph [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)"

ALT text:
"A Victorian steam locomotive at the head of a Victorian passenger train at a Victorian railway station, in run-down condition towards the end of steam on the Isle of Wight in 1965."

Image from Wikimedia Commons –
Source caption: " Train from Ryde Pier Head at Cowes.
View westward from near the barrier, towards Newport etc.: terminus of ex-Isle of Wight Railway branch from Newport, closed 21/2/66 (goods 16/5/66). The train is headed by ex-LSW Adams O2 class 0-4-4T No. W24 'Calbourne' (built 12/1891 as No. 209, shipped to IoW 4/25, withdrawn 3/67)."
Full attribution: Ben Brooksbank – 28 August 1965 [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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06 Oct 2023 – Colin Miell
"Railways of Albania and Madagascar"

Programme Change:
Originally: "Cotswold Canals Trust" – Paul Joyce

• Previous talks: 11 Nov 2022, 19 Nov 2021 (and others before, almost certainly)
• Colin's notes (via email):

  Locomotive Club of Great Britain tours to Albania in 2010 and 2012, followed by Madagascar 2012.

  A very detailed look at the railway systems of both countries as they existed back in 2010 and 2012.

  In Albania we covered the entire length of every line that still existed in those days - specifically Tirana to Durres, the line north to Skhoder, the southern line to Vlore, and the line via Elbasan across to Pogradec, on the shore of Lake Ohrid. You will see a cross-section of active motive power, depot visits and stored/dumped locomotives. Plus some 'classic' shipping, architecture, scenery, local colour, and the like. As far as is known, there are currently no railways still operating in Albania, which is very sad for a European country.

  Then we have the amazing Island in the Indian Ocean that is Madagascar. We cover every metre of the independent 'Madarail' system in the north, plus the separate Government operated line that runs from Fianarantsoa, through superb scenery, down to Manakara on the southeast coast. You will see a truly wonderful variety of motive power, including a couple of superb Michelin Railcars. Again local colour and architecture will feature. Then there is the stunning wildlife of the Island, which includes crocodiles, birds, monkeys, and of course the many species of lemur, which are simply beautiful, and are endemic to Madagascar.

  Photo captions:

  • The amazing scene at a European 'mainline' railway terminus in the Albanian capital city of Tirana in 2010.
  • A Michelin railcar at Fianarantsoa, the inland end of the Madagascan Government run line down to Manakara on the southeast coast.

Photo caption:
"A Michelin railcar at Fianarantsoa, the inland end of the Madagascan Government-run line down to Manakara on the southeast coast. (2012) – (Colin Miell)"

ALT text:
"A rural station scene in Madagascar. Either side of a very low, grass-covered platform stand two trains: in front is a vintage Michelin railbus; behind is a diesel freight locomotive. In the background is a substantial early twentieth century station building with large hipped, tiled roof."

Photo provided by Colin Miell.

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29 Sept 2023 – Jeff Ryan + Bill Northrop
"Life and Times of 48773"

• [Research notes]
• Wikipedia page: LMS Stanier Class 8F 8233
• The Stanier 8F Locomotive Society

Original image from Wikimedia Commons
Source caption:
" Ex-LMS Stanier Class 8F No. 48305 being prepared for the next day
at Loughborough Shed on the Great Central Railway. Behind is BR Standard Class 7 No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell. The photograph was taken during a night shoot event during the winter steam gala. This gala had a "1968" or "end of steam" theme, which is appropriate as 70013 survived until the end. 48305 didn't, having been withdrawn in January 1968 and hence is dressed as 48773, which survived until the end in August. "48773" carries replica headboards the real 48773 carried on 4 August 1968; LCGB (Locomotive Club of Great Britain), and "Farewell to Rose Grove Steam", in addition to the reporting No. "1Z74", and the shed plate "10F" for Rose Grove. Fortunately, the real 48773 survived and has run many miles in preservation though she is currently non-operational and housed in the Engine House on the Severn Valley Railway. – Duncan Harris – 30 January 2009"
[CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Photo caption:
"48773 (actually 48305 in disguise) decorated to commemorate the 'Farewell to Rose Grove Steam' rail tour hauled by 48773 in August 1968 – Winter steam gala, Loughborough Shed, Great Central Railway, 30 January 2009. – Duncan Harris – via Wikimedia Commons [CC BY-SA 2.0]"

ALT text:
"A heritage railway loco shed at night. A large heavy freight locomotive is in steam and being prepared for the next day's service."

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22 Sept 2023 – Frank Banfield
"Rare films from 1910 and more... (archive 16mm ciné films)"

Photo caption:
"70029 'Shooting Star' passing through Slough with the up 'Red Dragon', 23 April 1955 (Ben Brooksbank – Geograph [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)"

Image previously used for:
30 Mar 2018 - "Good Friday Archive Ciné Evening" - Frank Banfield (and previous events)
22 Sept 2023 - "Rare films from 1910 and more..." - Frank Banfield

ALT text:
"A monochrome view of the platforms at Slough station in 1955. A large steam locomotive (a British Railways 'Britannia' class 4-6-2) is rushing through at the head of The Red Dragon, a named express passenger train from Carmarthen to Paddington."

Image from Wikimedia Commons –
Source caption: "Slough Station and the Up 'Red Dragon' View westward, towards Reading and the West; ex-Great Western Paddington-Reading-Bristol and the West main line, junction for Windsor (Central). Instead of the usual GW 'Castle', the 'Red Dragon' (07.30 Carmarthen - Paddington) was worked for a few years by one of the 15 BR Britannia Pacifics tolerated by the Western Region, here No. 70029 'Shooting Star'. On the right can be glimpsed one of the numerous 61XX 2-6-2Ts that dominated the local services from Paddington, possibly here working from Windsor."
Full attribution: Ben Brooksbank [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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15 Sept 2023 – Rob Smith
"Executions on Tower Hill"

• [Research notes]
• https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/rob-smith-footprints-of-london-1394683923
• https://footprintsoflondon.com/guides/rob-smith/\
• Footprints of London – walks by Rob Smith
• Text from description of zoom talk, Virtual Tour – Executed on Tower Hill :

  The story of some of the many people who were executed outside the Tower of London at Tower Hill.

  The Tower of London may be famous for the executions that took place there, but more people were beheaded outside on Tower Hill. Today, an often overlooked plaque bears the names of some of the people who were executed on the spot. In this talk on Zoom, Footprints of London guide Rob Smith, tells the stories of the people whose names are on the plaque, and the events that caused them to lose their lives in such dramatic fashion.

  Starting with Simon of Sudbury, who incurred the wrath of Poll Tax rebels in 1381, through to Henry VIII's former assistants like Thomas Cromwell, and Lord Lovat the unfortunate Scottish Earl who was the last person to be executed on Tower Hill, there are stories of pride, treachery, bravery and malice.

Original image from Wikimedia Commons

• Source caption:
  "The murder of Simon Sudbury, the Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Robert Hales, Treasurer of England, and the prior of the Hospitallers, in the Tower of London by rebels during the Peasant's Revolt, 14 June 1381."
• Image taken from Chroniques de France et d'Angleterre, Book II.
• Originally published/produced in S. Netherlands; circa 1460-1480.
• from British Library via Flickr and Wikimedia Commons

Photo caption:
"The murder of Simon Sudbury, the Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Robert Hales, Treasurer of England, and the prior of the Hospitallers, in the Tower of London by rebels during the Peasant's Revolt, 14 June 1381. – Chroniques de France et d'Angleterre, Book II – circa 1460-1480 – via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)"

ALT text:
"A coloured illustration from a medieval text showing a room in a stone castle. Three sword-wielding soldiers, wearing armour made of leather and chain-mail, are attacking three robed figures: a monk, an archbishop, and a nobleman."

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08 Sept 2023 – Richard Crane
"On the route of the 'Golden Arrow'"

• Research notes:
• Dick Crane is the current tutor/lecturer at "Talking of Trains", a railway educational evening class / entertainment / social group in Surbiton that has been running over 64 years!
• Talking of Trains website
• Videos of the talk are available on YouTube (Part 1, Part 2)

Photo caption:
"Un-rebuilt Bulleid Pacific 34067 'Tangmere' at Folkestone Harbour, in a recreation of the 'Golden Arrow' train. – (courtesy Dick Crane)"

ALT text:
"A streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive in the sharply curved platforms of the closed Folkestone Harbour station. The 'Battle of Britain' class locomotive is partly obscured by steam, and features large, three-dimensional gold arrows on the front and side."

Photo provided by Dick Crane.

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01 Sep 2023 – Bob Stonehouse
"Railways at Home and Abroad"

Photo previously used (briefly) for 18th Nov 2022, Shaun Bradbury, "Modern Traction Show".
...and probably others prior to 2022 (not yet looked!)

Photo caption:
"'Western' Class 52 diesel-hydraulic No. D1013 'Western Ranger' on a night time van train, captured at Paddington station in the winter of 1976/7. – 4 February 1977 (Barry Lewis – [CC BY-SA 2.0], Wikimedia Commons)"

ALT text:
"A night time scene of a Western class diesel locomotive heading a train of bogie parcels vans at the platform of a major London terminus station."

Image Wikimedia Commons –
Source caption: "Another shot of 'Western' class 52 No. D1013 "Western Ranger" on a night time van train, captured at Paddington station in the winter of 1976/7. – Barry Lewis – 4 February 1977" [CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons]

Raw text from Bob Stonehouse email:

My presentation is subtitled From Old Oak Common to the Khyber Pass. The journey starts from the days of diesel-hydraulic locomotives in front rank service at Old Oak Common shed in the 1970s via scenes around Harrow, northern France and Canada then with glimpses of Greece, Jordan and Zimbabwe amongst others, ending with the Khyber Pass in 1996. The photos are from my own adventures and those pictures taken on LCGB trips. The slides were taken mainly on Kodachrome with some Ektachrome which at the time was cheaper to buy as it did not include processing.

I have been an LCGB member since early 1974 and joined the London Branch committee in 1976 as Branch Secretary. I became Chairman of Central London branch LCGB, which was formed in 1978, in 1983 and continue in that role to this day. I also took over the role of Branch Secretary as well in 1998. In 2005 I took over as Chairman of the LCGB Members Services Committee whose main role is to organise the Club Annual reunion, based on UK topics only as opposed to the Overseas Reunion. Since Covid we have decided to focus on one Reunion, in January, which is currently in the planning stage for 2024. I have taken part in several LCGB overseas tours which are both interesting rail-wise but also culturally very educational.

I do not have a suitable digital picture to send you but if you find one of a Western or a Hymek at OOC or Paddington, and/or an HGS of Pakistan Railways then that will be suitable for the tone of the presentation.

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04, 11, 18, 25 Aug 2023 –
"Members' Presentation Evenings"

Photo caption:
"Big Screen Transport Mix Presentation (P Jewell)"

ALT text:
"A montage of small images of vintage transport subjects, including: a London bus, Isle of Wight hovercraft and tube train, steam and diesel locomotives, and a traction engine. The overall background photo shows a Thames Turbo train in the Windsor bay platform at Slough station."

Source image (original): SWRS Transport Mix (P Jewell montage) - Original

Source image (letterbox/Facebook): SWRS Transport Mix (PJ) - Compressed height

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28 Jul 2023 –
"Train Spotters' Barbecue"

Nobody spotted that the displayed year was wrong!

Photo caption:
"'Bar-B-Que sausages' – Photo by User:Salimfadhley – from Wikimedia Commons"

Original image from Wikimedia Commons – Source caption: "'Bar-B-Que sausages'"
– Photo by User:Salimfadhley – from Wikimedia Commons

ALT text:
"Sausages cooking on a barbecue"

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21 Jul 2023 – Matt Francis
"Cargo and Container Shipping"

Photo caption:
"One of the world's largest container ships, HMM Algeciras, seen during sea trials off the coast of South Korea in 2020. – (Photo: HMM)"

ALT text:
"A very large, but empty, container ship proceeding at speed in the middle of an almost calm, deep blue sea."

Photo provided by Matt Francis.

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14 Jul 2023 – Tony Stead
"History of the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway
...and the Maidenhead Canopy"

• Research notes:
• Cholsey & Wallingford Railway website

Photo caption:
"Resplendent in the GWR colours familiar to visitors to The Manor, the newly restored Maidenhead Canopy at Wallingford station in June 2021. GWR Pannier 4612 awaits with the next passenger service to Cholsey. – (courtesy Tony Stead)"

ALT text:
"A Pannier tank steam locomotive and two-coach train, all in Great Western Railway livery, sits at Wallingford station platform under a Victorian overall roof that features ornate wooden valances and prominent iron truss rodding."

Photo provided by Tony Stead.

Full text provided by Tony Stead:

Cholsey and Wallingford Railway is an ex-GWR branchline closed to passenger traffic in 1958, to freight in 1965 and finally as a siding serving ABM Maltings in 1981. From 1981 it was taken over by a Preservation Society. The first part of the talk will look at the history of the line and the attempts to finance its development as we have recently acquired some remarkable records and, for the later years, some new photographs, none of which have been published.

The current Station, located on the site of the old Maltings, has not benefitted from an original purpose-built station building and has, in the words of a recent article in 'Heritage Railway' 'For most of its preserved life, Wallingford Station has been, to be frank, a dump.' In the second part we will look at the arrival, and restoration, of the Maidenhead Canopy which has totally transformed the site. The canopy, or train shed, became a problem for Network Rail and the Cross Rail project but surely a Brunellian structure of this age (it was present as Broad Gauge trains passed by) should be preserved? The talk will consider how the canopy avoided being listed and how Cholsey and Wallingford Railway sought permission to relocate it to Wallingford. Once disassembled it should have been easy to reassemble but in the haste to remove it all considerations of its future became lost and the method of removal involved predominantly a gas axe, a chain saw and no documentation. Faced with such carnage how does one fund the restoration, repair and reconstruction of such an important building?

Having previously been a Guard and Board Member at CWR Tony took on the role of Chairperson after retiring from academia in 2019. He was instrumental in obtaining grants to restore the Maidenhead Canopy and then, during Covid lockdown, to oversee its installation at Wallingford. He also obtained several other grants for 'station improvement' projects, initiated attempts to relocate Stoke Canon signal box and introduced the Polar Express to the railway. During his tenure the Railway was awarded two significant national awards.

The photos shows GWR Pannier 4612 under the newly restored Maidenhead Canopy in June 2021.

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07 Jul 2023 – Chris Zaremba
"My Trip to Japan"

Photo caption:
"E7 series Shinkansen train at Tokyo (Central) Station ready for a service on the Tokyo-Nagano route – April 2023 (courtesy Chris Zaremba)"

ALT text:
"A close-up of the cab end of a highly-streamlined express passenger train in a city station in Japan. The high-gloss finish of the bodywork is very obvious."

Photo provided by Chris Zaremba.

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30 Jun 2023 – Will Stratford
"Filming Exploits on the Mid Hants Railway"

• Will Stratford research notes:
• wsteamy – Will's essentially dormant Twitter account
• @drones_and_steam – Will's very live Instagram account
• Will's YouTube channel – (not much recent)
• Watercress Line YouTube channel – where you can see Will's films for the MHR

Photo caption:
"Inside the tender of BR Standard Class 4 75079, while filming an episode on how a steam locomotive works. (courtesy Will Stratford)"

ALT text:
"A smiling gentleman in a boiler suit leans through a tall rectangular hole inside a boxy steel-fabricated structure (the inside of a steam locomotive tender)."

Photo provided by Will Stratford.

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23 Jun 2023 – Tom Ingall
"Great Central Railway Reunification Project"

• Tom Ingall (BBC Reporter)
• https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/unify/about.php
• Tom Ingall's talk to the GCR Rolling Stock Trust
• Previous visit – 9th April 2021 (text based on this)

Photo caption:
"The 125 year-old bridge carrying the Great Central Railway over the Grand Union Canal at Loughborough. On 12th December 2018, contractors are cutting free the lattice bridge parapets so they can be restored off-site. (courtesy Tom Ingall)"

ALT text:
"A traditional plate steel girder bridge, with engineering brick abutments, built to carry a railway across a canal. Two showers of sparks are seen falling from the side of the bridge as contractors cut away the steel lattice work parapets."

Photo provided by Tom Ingall.

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16 Jun 2023 – Peter Latham
"More Holidays by Rail in the UK"

Photo caption:
"Class 40 1Co-Co1 diesel-electric D345 (40 145) stands at the head of the Pathfinder Golden Anniversary railtour train, on 10th June 2023. (Peter Latham)"

ALT text:
"A large heritage diesel locomotive (BR Class 40) with railtour headboards, beautifully restored into mid-1960s green livery, standing at a station."

Photo provided by Peter Latham.

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09 Jun 2023 – Geoff Burch
"Rambling Railwayman's Recollections"
Tales of a former Southern Region steam locomotive driver.

• [Research notes]:
• Same photo used for Geoff's first visit, "The Ramblings of a Railwayman", 10th June 2022.

Photo caption:
"Steam on the Southern: Bulleid wartime Q1 class 0-6-0 33027 passing through Clapham Junction station with a down milk train, 18 July 1964. (Ben Brooksbank – Geograph [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)"

Photo ALT text:
"Archive view of an austerity-design steam locomotive, a Bulleid Q1, hauling a train of milk tank wagons through a large inner-city station in London."

Image from Geograph via Wikimedia Commons –
Source caption: "Down milk empties at Clapham Junction (Windsor Lines).
View eastward, towards Waterloo etc.: ex-LSW and LB&SC major junction, also connecting with West London Extension Line. The train, probably from the Milk Depot at Vauxhall, is passing under the great 'A' signalbox (with its wartime steel canopy) and along the Platform 4 line towards Putney, Richmond etc., headed by Bulleid wartime Q1 class 0-6-0 No. 33027 (built 7/42 as C11, withdrawn 1/66). – Ben Brooksbank: 18 July 1964".
[CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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02 Jun 2023 – Mike Fenton
"Maurice Deane's Branch Line Photography"

Photo caption:
"Collett 58XX class 0-4-2 5804 runs round its short train at Tetbury in 1962 (Maurice Deane)"

ALT text:
"A small steam locomotive (Class 58xx 0-4-2T) runs round its train at Tetbury station in 1962. The decorative valance of the platform canopy casts a deep shadow over the single passenger coach. Trees line the top of the grassy embankment behind, emphasising the rural location."

Photo provided by Mike Fenton.

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26 May 2023 – SWRS Members
"Members Talks and Films"

Photo caption:
"Deutsche Reichsbahn (DDR) 4-6-2 locomotives 01 2118 and 01 2204 passing at Saalfeld Bahnhof, September 1980 (Michel Huhardeaux – [CC BY-SA 2.0], Wikimedia Commons)"

ALT text:
"Two substantial red and black, East German steam locomotives pass on a multi-track railway, with lineside industrial buildings behind and tree-covered hills in the distance."

Image Wikimedia Commons –
Source caption: "Saalfeld/Saale railway station in East Germany (with DDR locos 01 2118 and 01 2204). – Michel Huhardeaux – September 1980" [CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons]

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19 May 2023 – Tony Storey
"Watercress Line Over the Years (with 1960's steam pictures)"

Photo caption:
"Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Class 7F 2-8-0 no. 53808 hauling the demonstration freight train between Ropley and Alresford on the Mid-Hants Railway, 29th April 2023. (Tony Storey)"

ALT text:
"A 1920s British steam locomotive designed for freight work (S&DJR Class 7F 2-8-0) hauling a demonstration goods train on a slight embankment in the Hampshire countryside."

Photo provided by Tony Storey.

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12 May 2023 – Frank Banfield
"Cinema Transport Presentation (archive 16mm ciné films)"

Photo caption:
"Maidenhead station, 25 July 1953: 4-6-0 No 6953 'Leighton Hall' on a Paddington-Oxford stopping train, and 2-6-2T No 6118 coming off the branch from High Wycombe with a goods train. (Ben Brooksbank – Geograph [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)"

Image previously used for:
29 Nov 2019 - "Railways in the 1950s (archive ciné films)" - Frank Banfield

ALT text:
"Busy scene of a railway station in the 1950s, with passenger and freight trains hauled by GWR steam locomotives"

Image from Wikimedia Commons –
Source caption: " A 'Hall' and a 61XX at Maidenhead station.
View NW, towards Reading, also High Wycombe; ex-GWR Paddington - Reading and the West main line, junction of branch to Bourne End and High Wycombe - closed beyond Bourne End from 4/5/70. At the Down Slow platform is 4-6-0 No. 6953 'Leighton Hall' (built 2/43, named 4/47, withdrawn 12/65) on a Paddington - Oxford stopping train, while 2-6-2T No. 6118 with a goods is coming off the branch from High Wycombe."
25 July 1953 (Ben Brooksbank – Geograph [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)

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05 May 2023 –
"Coronation Barbecue"

Photo caption:
"'Bar-B-Que sausages' – Photo by User:Salimfadhley – from Wikimedia Commons"

Original image from Wikimedia Commons – Source caption: "'Bar-B-Que sausages'"
– Photo by User:Salimfadhley – from Wikimedia Commons

ALT text:
"Sausages on a barbecue"

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28 Apr 2023 – Rob Holder
"Transport Mix"

Photo caption:
"A Class 455 in South Western Railway livery crossing Black Potts viaduct over the Jubilee River, between Datchet and Windsor – 14 Jan 2022 – Rob Holder"

ALT text:
"A brightly coloured multiple unit train crossing a multi-arched Victorian brick viaduct over a broad watercourse in the countryside."

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21 Apr 2023 – Frank Taylor
"Heritage Railway Training"

Photo caption:
"Frank Taylor demonstrating use of a point clip to secure a set of points (or 'switch'), to prevent them from being changed remotely."

ALT text:
"A railway worker, wearing an orange high-visibility vest, crouching down to clamp the moving rail of a point (the switch rail) to the fixed (or 'stock') rail using a point clip."

Photo provided by Frank Taylor.

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14 Apr 2023 –
Slough & Windsor Railway Society – Annual General Meeting

• Use a PRJ photo of No. 3 (DSCF1661.JPG) from SWRS Middleton Trip, 2015, for Social Media.
• [ALT text]:
  "A small 0-6-0 steam locomotive in front of a wooded countryside background.
  [Full caption]: 1924-built Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST "Slough Estates No.3" simmers gently at the far end of the Middleton Railway in Leeds, October 2015 (Photo: Peter Jewell)"

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07 Apr 2023
Good Friday Railwayana & Miscellaneous Auction

Photo caption:
"Christie's Auction Room (edited) - Plate 006 from 'Microcosm of London' (1808) - (Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)"

ALT text:
"Interior view of a 19th century art auction house, with auctioneer in action, an audience of bidders, and framed oil paintings on the walls."

Original image from Wikimedia Commons – Source caption: "Christie's auction room in London: This engraving was published as Plate 6 of Microcosm of London (1808). [Public domain]"

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31 Mar 2023 –
"Members' Hobbies and Interests Evening"

Photo caption:
"Big Screen Transport Mix Presentation (montage of Peter Jewell's photos)"

ALT text:
"A montage of small images of vintage transport subjects, including: a London bus, Isle of Wight hovercraft and tube train, steam and diesel locomotives, and a traction engine. The overall background photo shows a Thames Turbo train in the Windsor bay platform at Slough station."

Source image (original): SWRS Transport Mix (P Jewell montage) - Original

Source image (letterbox/Facebook): SWRS Transport Mix (PJ) - Compressed height

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24 Mar 2023 – Hattie Frankl / John Coke
(i) Wombles Genre
(ii) Thirty-Eight Years at O.A.P.

• [Research notes] Wombles photo was from Top of The Pops

Photo caption:
"Above: The Wombles pop group appearing on Top of The Pops. Below: LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T 41312 approaching Ascot Station from the Ash Vale line with the 'March Hare' steam special, 26 Mar 2000 (Robin Webster – Geograph [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)"

ALT text:
"Two pictures - Above: The Wombles pop group on Top of The Pops. Below: A British Railways steam locomotive (LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T) hauling a passenger train along a tree-lined track."

Image from Geograph via Wikimedia Commons –
The March Hare enters Ascot 41312 on the "March Hare" steam special traverses the junction at the west end of Ascot station, and also enters SU9268. – Robin Webster – 26 March 2000"
Full attribution: / The March Hare enters Ascot / [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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17 Mar 2023 – Mike Swift
Train to Frame

• 360swift ['About' page] – Mike Swift's website. [Contact via email.]
• Slough Station iPhoneography Project 2020 – Arty iPhone photo collection

ORIGINAL PHOTO – the "photographer + Bittern" photo used for the photo competitions
Photo changed late Thursday evening to the one provided by Mike Swift. (Also used for social media.)

Photo caption:
"GWR Class 57 diesel loco 57603 rests at Penzance, Cornwall, after arriving with the 23:45 Night Riviera Sleeper service from Paddington. – (Mike Swift)"

ALT text:
"A view along the platform inside a stone-built Victorian terminus station with a curved overall roof. A diesel locomotive sits at the head of the recently arrived sleeper service from London."

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10 Mar 2023 – Keith Lawrie and Kevin Arnold
"Railway Ramblers"

• [Research notes]:
• Railway Ramblers – the website

Photo caption:
"Railway Ramblers pose for a group photo in front of the long-closed Tyler Hill Tunnel on the former Canterbury to Whitstable line – October 2017. – c/o Keith Lawrie"

ALT text:
"A group of 20-30 ramblers stand in front of a tall brick wall with tree foliage across the top and on either side. Immediately behind the ramblers is the arched mouth of a double-track railway tunnel, which has been bricked-up about ten feet in."

REVISED ALT text (after Twitter tweet prepared):
"A group of 20-30 ramblers stand in front of the arched mouth of a disused single-track railway tunnel set in a tall, wide brick wall with tree foliage across the top and on either side."

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03 Mar 2023 –
"Manor Hall Museum Artefact Talks"

UPDATE THESE:
• [Research notes] Photo previously used for:
• "Mid Hants Railway" - Frank Taylor - 08 January 2021

SECOND PHOTO
(replaced on Thursday evening!)

Photo caption:
"Interior view of The Manor showing some of the many items of railwayana displayed on the walls – 28 Feb 2023 (Peter Jewell)"

ALT text:
"Interior view showing railway lamps, station signs and models displayed on the walls."

ORIGINAL PHOTO

Photo caption:
"Interior view of The Manor showing some of the many items of railwayana displayed on the walls – 03 Aug 2021 (Peter Jewell)"

ALT text:
"Interior view showing railway signals, signs and models displayed on the walls."

Photo: initially using PRJ's Aug 2021 picture of entrance to Manor (from inside). Taken during reconstruction works to demonstrate that there is space to rearrange the tables to allow door to open fully!
Hopefully can find time to go and take a more representative one (eg of model of No.3.)

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24 Feb 2023 –
"Transport 35mm Slide Photo Presentation"

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17 Feb 2023 – Frank Taylor
"A Wander Around YouTube"

• [Research notes] Photo previously used for:
• "Mid Hants Railway" - Frank Taylor - 08 January 2021

Photo caption:
"BR Class 9F 2-10-0 leaving Ropley for Alresford with the 'Pines Express', Mid Hants Railway, 06 Mar 2010 (Peter Trimming – Geograph [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)"

ALT text:
"A large British Railways steam locomotive (Class 9F 2-10-0) hauling a passenger train through a shallow cutting in the Hampshire countryside."

Image from Geograph via Wikimedia Commons –
Source caption: "The 'Pines Express' Leaves Ropley, Hampshire. The driver 'opens up' (thank you!) before 9F class no.92212 cruises down the bank, towards Alresford, during the Mid Hants Railway Spring Gala 2010. – Peter Trimming – 6 March 2010"
Full attribution: Peter Trimming / The "Pines Express" Leaves Ropley, Hampshire / [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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10 Feb 2023 – Adrian Palmer
"2000 Travel Log"

• [Research notes] Previous talks by Adrian Palmer:
• "Travelling on Overseas Tours with LCGB" - 08 January 2021
• "Brazil and Madagascar" - 20 May 2016

Photo caption:
"Wood burning Pacific 231.501 about to leave Phnom Penh, Cambodia with a special train. January 2000. – Adrian Palmer"

ALT text:
"Cambodia, January 2000: In front of a row of tall palm trees, under a cloudless blue sky, a large wood-burning steam locomotive is leaving a station with a mixed train. The train comprises bogie freight wagons and a few carriages. The station platform is a wide weed-free paved area level with the track, which, by contrast resembles a garden lawn: the rails being completely obscured by the foliage."

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(Webmaster was busy that week, and didn't even get to the meeting!)

03 Feb 2023 – John Coke
"Commercial and Home Movie Cinema" (archive ciné films)

Photo caption:
"Looking across the running lines west of the station, GWR 2-6-2T 61xx class Large Prairie is seen sitting at its home shed of Slough (81B). Known to enthusiasts as 'Tanner One-ers', this class was the mainstay of suburban services into Paddington, including the daily direct trains from Windsor & Eton Central, until displaced by diesel multiple units in the early 1960s. (Ben Brooksbank – 8 June 1962 – Geograph [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)"

ALT text:
"An archive view of Slough from June 1962. A lone 2-6-2T steam locomotive gently simmers with steam coming from its safety valve bonnet. Behind the locomotive are the many tracks of the loco shed, the Windsor Branch, and the Great Western Main line. In the background, a line of 12-ton vans rest in the goods sidings that run along the back of a row of 1930s housing."

Image from Geograph via Wikimedia Commons –
Source caption: "View NW at the junction of the Windsor (Central) branch, off the ex-GW Paddington - Reading etc. main line, towards Reading and Windsor to the right, London to the left. By 1962, many of these powerful 2-6-2Ts had been displaced from their dominance on the Paddington suburban services by DMU, but No. 6167 (built 10/35) was still around. In 1954, at the zenith of this class Slough (BR(WR) code 81B) had 22 '6100's, out of a total allocation of 40 engines, the others being 15 0-6-0T and 3 0-4-2T. – Ben Brooksbank: 8 June 1962".
[CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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27 Jan 2023 – Jim Ballantyne
"Catching-up after Covid!"

(Publicised title: "Coming Back from Covid")

Photo caption:
"Built in 1904 for the Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Colliery, the unique Kitson 0-6-2T no.29 is seen with a train of Victorian GWR coaches at Didcot Railway Centre during a summer residence in 2021 – Jim Ballantyne"

ALT text:
"A train of meticulously restored Victorian carriages, at Didcot Railway Centre, pulled by a medium-sized 0-6-2 tank locomotive of similar vintage. The coaches are of Great Western Railway design: the first being a 4-wheeler, and the second a bogie clerestorey coach."

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20 Jan 2023 – Rob Holder
"Transport Mix"

Photo caption:
"A Class 455 in South Western Railway livery crossing Black Potts viaduct over the Jubilee River, between Datchet and Windsor – 14 Jan 2022 – Rob Holder"

ALT text:
"A brightly coloured multiple unit train crossing a multi-arched Victorian brick viaduct over a broad watercourse in the countryside."

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13 Jan 2023 – Adam Baxter
"Marlow Railway and River 1831-1891"

• [Research notes]
• The Marlow Society: The River and Railways - Marlow 1831-1891 – source of text used
• PDF of poster for Marlow Society talk – [PDF]
• Photo 1 - boat on river
• Photo 2 - 517 Class at Marlow Station

Photo caption:
"Marlow station during the 1870's, soon after the opening of the line. GWR 517 Class 0-4-2, in early saddle tank form, sits at the head of a passenger train. – Marlow Society website"

ALT text:
"Victorian era view of Marlow station. An open-cab saddle tank steam locomotive sits at the head of a train of 4-wheel coaches. The station building features ornate brick chimneys, a short valanced canopy over the platform, and decorative stonework. A pile of boxes, barrels and other luggage is at the back of the platform. Seven gentlemen, in various uniforms and almost certainly all station staff, stand stiffly and some distance apart for the benefit of the photographer."

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06 Jan 2023 – Question master: Chris Zaremba
Zoom Quiz - "New Year's Fun (Railway!) Quiz"

Photo caption:
"DB Class '001' (DRG Class '01') coal-fired 4-6-2 No.001 111 in largely original condition, climbing the Schiefe Ebene on a Bamberg–Hof express. Feb 1973 (Hugh Llewelyn [CC-by-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)"

ALT text:
"A snowy, mid-winter scene: a large powerful German steam locomotive (a DB Class 001) approaches on an express passenger train. The two-track main line railway rounds a curve into a tree-lined cutting. The speed of the train is emphasised by the smoke billowing back from the chimney and the steam from the cylinders swathing both sides of the train."

Image from Wikimedia Commons –
Source caption: "DB Class "001" (DRG Class "01") coal-fired 4-6-2 No.001 111 in largely original condition with small boiler, narrow chimney and front fall plate, 02/73. 001 111 is climbing the Schiefe Ebene on a Bamberg - Hof express. – Hugh Llewelyn: February 1973".
[CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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