2016
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Steam in the British Isles - main line & industrial 1963 - 1970 Tony Bowles
November Last days of SR steam & the 'Withered Arm' in diesel days Bill Chapman
September Modelling a small brewery layout based on Horninglow Wharf Dave Wright & Dave Richards
October Pre-1968 British steam John Dagley-Morris
September A 5th Colour-Rail journey Paul Chancellor
August UK railway photography the digital way - heritage & modern John Bagshaw
July 1978 - that was the year that was Les Nixon
June Annual Railway Quiz Chris Eaton & Dave Hook
May Atlantic Coast Express, Salop, North East & New Zealand Michael Clemens
April The 1960s in black-and-white Ian Krause
March Illustrated tour of signalling & signals in and around Burton Dave Harris
February Engines I have known: Part 2 Dave Fleming
February PSoV 2015 Dave Richards & Karl Jauncey
January Forty years of railway photography John Calton
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2015
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Plymouth to Exeter in BR days & the current scene Richard Binding
November Engines I have known: Part 1 Dave Fleming
November My working days: Marshalling yards Michael Carrier
November Around South Yorkshire & North Derbyshire Les Nixon
October Ireland & the Isle of Man systems in steam days passed David Mitchell
September Engine sheds: Part 10 Ryde - Stoke Chris Banks
August 1991 and onwards Roger Jones
July Midlands' diesels, electrics & steam over the last 20 years Phil Grain
June Annual Railway Quiz Chris Eaton & Dave Hook
May Bulleid Pacifics Colin Boocock
April A fourth Colour-Rail journey Paul Chancellor
March Railways in the Yorkshire landscape Stephen Gay
February PSoV 2014 Dave Richards & Karl Jauncey
January Firing days at Retford 36E Terry Curzon
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2014
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December A tribute to Paul Riley: Part 2 Tony Bowles
November A railwayman and steam Michael Carrier
November 1960's railways within an imaginary M25 David Cross
October Pennistone to Nottingham Victoria via bits in between Mike Eggenton
September Modelling: Tunnels, viaducts, bridges & structures David Wright
September The Cromford & High Peak Railway in working days John Moreton
August Video footage in the year so far Graham Briggs
July UK railway photography - the digital way John Bagshaw
June Annual Quiz Chris Eaton & Dave Hook
May The history of Toton Mashalling Yards Brian Amos & Phil Burton
April Return of Wardle's Dawdle - The Ticknall Tramway
April Ciné films of Jim Clemens and his son Mike Clemens
March My & Stan Needham's slides Mark Ratcliffe
March East Midlands & Great Central area in the late 60s Bill Chapman
February Preserved Steam on Video 2012 Dave Richards & Karl Jauncey
January A walk around Burton Loco Shed Dave Fleming
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2013
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December A tribute to Paul Riley: Part 1 Tony Bowles
November A Colour-Rail journey Paul Chancellor
October Engine sheds: Part 9 Peterborough to Rugby Chris Banks
September Today's railways: Part 2 Adam Crick
September John Proctor - A lifetime in steam Dave Richards
August The North Staffs in LMS days Basil Jeuda
July Plan & progress on the construction of a un-rebuilt Patriot John Hastings-Thomson
locomotive to be named 'The Unknown Warrior'
June Modelling: Painting the back scene David Wright
June Annual Quiz Peter Baumgartner
May Picture postcard railway rambles Stephen Gay
April Local scenes in the days of steam Ken Woolley & Paul Waterfield
March Aspects of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Martin Nield
March Life with a Pentax 67 Peter Skelton
February Preserved Steam on Video 2012 Karl Jauncey & Dave Richards
January Lost, re-opened and preserved lines Jon Turner & Bob Smythe
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2012
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Paul Riley - The early years Tony Bowles & Mike Squire
November Eastleigh Works Colin Boocock
October John Whiteley
September Malcolm Crick
September Spain Peter Gray
August Steaming through Britain Graham Briggs
July Richard Binding
June Landscape modelling David Wright
June Annual Railway Quiz
May Steam tracked back: 1967 - 1960 Richard Inwood & Mike Smith
May Leon Powsney & Alf Molyneux
April Canklow to Cape Town Mike Eggenton
March Decades of steam: 1971 - 1991 Roger Jones
February Preserved Steam on Video 2011 Karl Jauncey & Dave Richards
January Mike Clemens
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2011
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December 45 years of railway photography Les Nixon
November A fourth evening with father's slides: Paddington to the West David Cross
October Behind the scenes with the 1970s-1900s support crews Rob Tibbets
September Today's railways Adam Crick
September The Midland through the Peak & Buxton to New Mills John Morten
August Lost railways of Leicestershire Rodger Smith
July UK railway photography: the digital way John Bagshaw
June David Court & Mike Notley
June Annual Railway Quiz
May Visit to East Midlands Train Maintenance Depot, Etches Park, Derby
May Landscape railway modelling David Wright
May Picture postcard railway rambles Stephen Gay
April British engine sheds: part 8 (Trafford Park to Perth) Chris Banks
March Mark Coney
March Now and then Ken Horan
February Preserved Steam on Video 2010 Karl Jauncey & Dave Richards
January North Staffordshire steam: Macclesfield - Uttoxeter Les Henshaw
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2010
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
November In retrospect Roger Jones
October Five decades of railway photography John Whiteley
September A second helping of Malcolm's locally-based slides Malcolm Crick
September The West Country in the 1960s Peter Gray
August Steaming through Britain Graham Briggs
July Steam in the UK Robert Falconer
June An evening with Mike Notley and David Court
June Annual Railway Quiz Dave Hook
June Modelling - Painting and weathering buildings David Wright
May Byways around Britain David Mitchell
April Forty years of photographs David Walker
March Moved by Steam Mike Smith & Richard Inwood
March Beware of engines! John Hunt
February Preserved Steam on Video 2009 Karl Jauncey & Dave Richards
January Along Midland lines Rob Foxon
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2009
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December A thousand eggs on a bicycle Colin Boocock
November The Hope Valley route in the transition period from steam to diesel Brian Staniland
October A further evening with father's slides David Cross
September Slides of the local area and scrap yards nationwide Malcolm Crick
September All trains great and small Dennis Lovett
August Lost railways of Derbyshire Geoffrey Kingscott
July The North Briton Rail Tour and preserved locomotives of the LMS Alan Price
June How to construct scale buildings for your model railway David Wright
June Annual Railway Quiz Dave Hook
May Woodhead - the lost railway Stephen Gay
April Steam engine sheds "I to M" excluding London Chris Banks
March A second helping of Richard's slides Richard Binding
March A selection of films from the British Transport Collection Alan Willmott
February Preserved Steam on Video 2008 Karl Jauncey & Dave Richards
January The dragon's dying breath - steam in China Ken Horan
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2008
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Steam on ciné in the 50s and 60s Mike Clemens
November Railways in the Peak District Les Nixon
October 20 years of mainline steam Malcolm Ranieri
September Southern steam in the south and west Peter Gray
August Steaming through Britain Graham Briggs & Derek Penney
July Is the Master Cutler a South Yorkshireman? Martin Bromley
June Annual Railway Quiz Dave Hook
May Industrial steam around Northwest Leicestershire & South Derbyshire David Webb
April Recent railway accidents Rev Miles Mitson
April The four regions 'namers' show Alan Sainty
March Signal boxes Richard Binding
March The Leslie Howard Collection Michael Harvey
February Preserved Steam on Video 2007 Karl Jauncey & Dave Richards
January Railway films of Britain and China Les Henshaw
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2007
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December BR traction in the Deltic era 1961 – 1981 Hugh Ballantyne
November Eric Edwards' photographs around Burton Peter Williams
November BR steam in the final years Derek Huntriss
October More of father's slides: an LMS miscellany David Cross
September BR steam 1962-68 Roger Jones/Mark Ratcliffe
August Bulleid Pacifics Bob Goodman
July The lost railways of Nottinghamshire Geoffrey Kingscott
June Annual Railway Quiz Dave Hook
May The collector's mix Gavin Lake
April Pre-preservation and early days of the Severn Valley Railway Alan Longdon
March Loco sheds of London Chris Banks
February Brewery railway slides Peter Williams
February Preserved Steam on Video 2006 Karl Jauncey & Dave Richards
January Railways remembered Rob Foxon
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2006
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December 1967-1977: The transition years Mike Squires
November Eric Edwards' photographs in and around Burton Peter Williams
November The A - Z of railways Les Nixon
October 45 years of steam in colour Derek Smith
September Rails around Wales Peter Gray
August My adventures with "Classic Steam" Richard Derry
July Steaming through Britain Graham Briggs
June Annual Railway Quiz Dave Hook
May Steam in the 1960s – the end and the beginning Ray Read
April Engines I have known Dave Fleming
March 50 years of railway photography: Part II Gavin Morrison
February Preserved Steam on Video 2005 Karl Jauncey & Dave Richards
January BR in steam days 1950-1968 Alan Willmot
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2005
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December The Last Post Les Henshaw
November The Peak Line in the early days of steam and diesel Brian Staniland
October A further helping of father's slides David Cross
September Two videos of steam locos John Purdie
September Story of the Euro Tunnel: its construction and operation Richard Storer
August The story of the Sandringham Class LNER B17s Bob Goodman
July From Pullman to Pendolino Bill Devitt
June Annual Railway Quiz Dave Hook
May Main and preserved lines John Bagshaw
April Transport in the Burton area - railways and buses Philip Stanbridge
March BR North West - motive power from the 1970s to privatisation Tom Heavyside
February A review of main line steam in 2004 Karl Jauncey & Dave Richards
January Railways remembered Rob Foxon
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2004
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December A tour of the London sheds Peter Groom
November The railways of Scotland Les Nixon
October Steam days in West and North Devon Peter Gray
September Irish railways in the days of steam Tom Ferris
August "Steam Video" Magazine 2004 Graham Briggs
July Annual Railway Quiz Dave Hook
June Lord Willoughby's Railway - the Edenham Branch Rod Pearson
May The Barrow Hill Roundhouse Project Mervyn Allcock
April General transport films with a local theme Don Garner
March Railways in the North West Rob Foxon
February A review of main line steam in 2003 Karl Jauncey & Dave Richards
January Locomotives under his care Brell Ewart
No reports available
2003
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Engine sheds Chris Banks
November Fireworks with Mr Colour-Rail Ron White
October The LNER Pacifics Peter Townend
September The B1 story with particular reference to 61264 Mike Cobley
August A video presentation including main and preserved lines Graham Briggs
July The Bass railway trips Rod Pearson
June Annual Railway Quiz Dave Hook
May Wanderings from Wellingborough Ken Fairey
April The Alf Moss Collection (Burton Area Railways) Philip Stanbridge
March An evening with father's slides David Cross
February A review of main line steam in 2002 Karl Jauncey & Dave Richards
January A New Year programme of archive film Rob Foxon
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2002
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Great Western steam in BR days Hugh Ballantyne
November A silk purse from a sow's ear Les Nixon
October Exe Valley and East Devon Peter Gray
September Best of 35mm slides worldwide Peter Skelton
August A grinder to town Martin Bromley
July On track for Pandora's Box Stuart Smith
June Annual Railway Quiz Dave Hook
May Forty years of railways in Robin Hood Country David Amos
April 1960s steam around Britain David Mitchell
March 50-years of railway slides Gavin Morrison
February A review of main line steam in 2001 Karl Jauncey & Dave Richards
January Archive railway footage Les Henshaw
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2001
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Freight today and yesterday John Spencer-Gilks
November Holidays by rail to Blackpool and the Fylde Barry McLoughlin
October From amateur spotter to professional photter John Stretton
September Slides of the local area Gordon Coltas
August The A1 Project Bob Alderman
July Annual Railway Quiz Dave Hook
June Murders along the line Cliffe Wrate
May Railway nostalgia around Bedfordshire David Eatwell
April Diary of a trainspotter Michael Harvey
March The LMS in Ireland Tom Ferris
February A review of main line steam in 2000 Dave Richards & Karl Jauncey
January A programme of archive films Rob Foxon
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2000
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December The latest additions to the Colour-Rail Collection Ron White
November A narrow gauge spectacular Les Nixon
October Transport in the 60s with a local flavour John Ireland
September Steam in Cornwall Peter Gray
August Present day steam in Britain and Poland Chris Smith
July The Great Train Robbery Cliffe Wrate
June Annual Fun Quiz Chris Eaton
May LMS Royal Scots Bob Goodman
April Burton area prints Pat Webb
April Steam in the Midlands Peter Groom
March Steam - home and away Ken Horan
February A review of main line steam in 1999 Karl Jauncey & Dave Richards
January Railway operations in the 1950s and 60s Trevor Owen
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1999
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Millennium Celebration: Burton in the past K Woolley, P Waterfield & R Jeffcoat
November Steam in the Sixties Fred Butler
October Charter trains and VIP specials John Spencer-Gilkes
September Medium format miscellany Peter Skelton
August Photograph competition results
July Annual Fun Quiz Chris Eaton
June Men of all sorts ran the railway Richard Hardy
May Along the Great Central from Marylebone Tommy Tomalin
April Steam on shed – Code D & Eastleigh Chris Banks
March More ciné films Bill Garbutt
March Branch lines with bacon and egg Hugh Davis
February A review of main line steam in 1998 PSOV
January Southern Region steam Trevor Owen
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1998
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December All aboard the Pines Express – Bath to Bournemouth Chris Youett
November North East across to the North West Bill Garbutt
November Trains in the snow Les Nixon
October Stanier Jubilees 1934-1967 Bob Goodman
October A visit to the Brush Works Lougborough
September A visit to the Bluebell Railway
September Rail freight traffic in the Burton area Phil Eames
September On my bike in search of industrial steam Tim Jeffcoat
August Personal railway reminiscences Bob Essery
July Annual Fun Quiz Chris Eaton
June A running-shed apprenticeship at Stratford Stan Hinbest
May Stratford, the human revolution as DMPS 1959-1963 Richard Hardy
April A journey along the GC: Part 1 Sheffield to Cleethorpes David Webb
March A railway trip around the Midlands Bill Garbutt
March South Devon railways in the days of steam Peter Gray
February A review of main line steam in 1997 PSOV
January An evening with the LMS Film Unit Rob Foxon
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1997
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Steam on the Western and Southern Regions Trevor Owen
November Latest offerings from the Colour-Rail Collection Ron White
October Modern traction in the local area Phil Eames
October Strong Country connections – Southern steam in the 60s Hugh Ballantyne
September British steam in the 60s – railways in south Derbyshire Robin Jeffcoat
August 30th anniversary of the closure of the Burton brewery railways Phil Stanbridge
July Days on the footplate Colin Jacks
June Annual Fun Quiz Chris Eaton
May Days at Stewarts Lane Richard Hardy
April The last 25 years of world steam Colin Garratt
April Fall and rise of British steam (1964-1968 & 1968-1996) Ralph Ward
March BR steam in action Malcolm Ranieri
February A review of main line steam in 1996 PSOV
January Railway company and private branch lines around Burton Cliff Shepherd
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1996
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December BR steam in action on the main line Trevor Owen
November A railway enthusiast in the tropics Les Nixon
October Up the main, down the junction Graham Morgan
September Railways of Burton upon Trent in the 1960s Robin Jeffcoat
August A Welsh tour Martin Bromley
July Days at Woodford Halse (1949) Richard Hardy
June Annual Fun Quiz Chris Eaton
May Days at Burton Shed (17B) Dave Fleming
April Railways remembered – cinema centenary Rob Foxon
March Steam miscellany including archive and local scenes Ken Woolley
February A review of main line steam 1995PSOV
January Steam in the 1960s including the Bass system Ray Read
Click here for a PDF of the 1996 Meeting Reports.
1995
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Archive ciné John McCann
November Local archive: South Africa and Freight on preserved lines Phil Waterfield
October Modern history: early years of the preserved Great Central Stanford Jacobs
September Films: archive and preservation Chris Pratt
August Railways in the steam age Les Henshaw
July A Scottish and Welsh tour Martin Bromley
June Annual Fun Quiz Chris Eaton
May Locomotive sheds A to C Chris Banks
April LNW&GN Joint Railway – Market Harborough to Nottingham Robin Cullup
March Railways remembered – the 1940s Rob Foxon
February A review of main line steam 1994 PSOV
January View from a balloon: Canada, Norfolk, Cross City Line, Class 60s Robin Matthams
No reports available.
1994
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December 1950s and 60s in steam John McCann
November Latest 300 slides from the Colour-Rail Collection Ron White
October Railway photographs worldwide Les Nixon
September LMS locomotives to 8P Hugh Ballantyne
August Great Central in the 1960s Brian Healey
July Newton replicas – nameplate manufacturing “Gone with regret” David Newton
June Annual Fun Quiz Chris Eaton
May LMS and LNER locomotives Chris Banks
April Steam miscellany – Stourpaine, S&C, Barry Docks, preserved FR trains David Putt
March BR in transition Colin Boocock
February A review of main line steam in 1993 PSOV
January The Wirksworth branch; line to Skye; and New Zealand Les Henshaw
No reports available.
1993
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December The Lickey Incline Rob Foxon
November Isle of Man and Photo Charter freights Chris Milner
October Archive steam slides David Webb
September Preserved steam on the main line Bob Green
August 17B Burton shed Dave Fleming
July Dave’s slides of steam in BR days Dave Richards
June Annual Fun Quiz Chris Eaton
May BR and Irish railway miscellany Chris Banks
April Locomotives of the Brush Company G Toms
March Steam in the BR era Roger Siviter
February A review of main line steam 1992 PSOV
January Desborough Co-op Railway and sheds in the 1930s Rob Foxon
No reports available.
1992
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December 1950s and 60s steam John McCann
November 30 years of railway photography Les Nixon
October Large format slides of preserved steam Steve Kirk
September BR steam – the final years David Webb
August The ‘Knotty’ – North Staffordshire Railway Basil Jeuda
July Annual Fun Quiz Chris Eaton
June Personal memories of Burton: The changing face of railways David Fletcher
May Locomotives of the LMS Chris Banks
April The re-opening of the Ivanhoe and Robin Hood lines Stuart Smith
March Romance of railways (2) Robin Matthews
February A review of main line steam 1991 PSOV
January Burton’s brewery railways Phil Stanbridge
No reports available.
1991
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December The LNER Rob Foxon
November Steam on the main line 1990 and 1991 David Groves
October Slides of LNER locomotives Keith Pirt
September Steam in the 1960s Brian Healey
August Steam in the Derby - Nottingham area in the 1950s Frank Ashley
July Annual Fun Quiz Chris Eaton
June L&SWR – London to Exeter Martin Bromley
May Irish railways Colin Boocock
Apri Ciné of preserved steam Ken Plowman
March Romance of railways (1) Robin Matthews
February Steam on the main line 1990 PSOV
January Freight in the North East in steam days Ray Hammond
No reports available.
1990
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December The Lickey Incline TUA Film Services
November Railway roundabout films Ken Plowman
October Railways around Burton Nelson Twells
September Preserved steam on ciné David Groves
August Annual Fun Quiz Chris Eaton
July Tales of a BR passenger guard Martin Bromley
June Peak Rail video David & Hilary Barratt
May An LMS miscellany Nelson Twells
April. Birmingham Railway Museum, Tyseley Brian Wilkinson
March Teddy Boston’s films (2) Audrey Boston
February Brewery railways and ciné of the Tutbury Jinny Phil Stanbridge
January Tales of 17B Dave Fleming
No reports available.
1989
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Midland 150 Rob Foxon
November His life and times Michael Draper
October Steam on the main line 1989 PSOV
September The Settle & Carlisle Railway
August Teddy Boston's films (1) Audrey Boston
July Video of 5593 ‘Kholaphur' Steve Warren (?)
June Burton & Ashby Light Railways Joe Storer
May Quiz Stuart Smith
April 40 years of BR Rob Foxon
March Preserved steam film show PSOV
February Archive ciné of BR steam Peter Swift
January A review of main line steam in 1988 PSOV
No reports available.
1988
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Steam 1939-64 including A4s in Scotland Chris Pratt
November Railways during the war Rob Foxon
October Life behind the driver Martin Bromley
September Trans-Siberian experience Don Watson
August
July The Midland Railway Stuart Smith
June Snow Hill Station Derek Harrison
May Preserved steam film show
April Great Central Railway (particularly Lutterworth) Martin Bromley
March Night Mail David Kirk
February (Possibly: PSOV)
January Railways in the Burton area including the breweries Phil Stanbridge
No reports available.
1987
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December LMS remembered Rob Foxon
November Continental railways Joe Storer
October 1930s steam loco working and preserved steam on BR Chris Pratt
September
August
July Film show Mike Richardson
June Film show Bob Clegg
May Slide show Peter Lockley
April Burton & Ashby Light Railways Joe Storer
March Railway films – the 1950s Rob Foxon
February Railway films P Thorne
January Brian Steele
No reports available.
1986
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Railway preservations in Europe Bob Clegg
November (Cancelled due to the presenter’s illness)
October Steam specials since 1972 Mike Whymant
September Modern traction night Brian Steele
August Steam & Diesel 50% Steam 50% Diesel Chris Pratt
July Films Mike Richardson
June Films Bob Clegg
May
April Film night Brian Steele
March Film night Chris Pratt
February More 16mm railway films Brian Steele
January Selection of 16mm railway films Brian Steele
No reports available.
1985
MONTH TITLE PRESENTER(S)
December Social evening
November Archive film show
November Midland Railway Centre Bob Clegg
October (Railway speaker)
September Archive films – Royal Mail and Jubilee rebuild at Crewe
August Inaugural Meeting
No reports available.