This award winning film was premiered in Turin earlier this year and had its UK premiere in July at the Lancia Motor Club National Rally.
Now it is on regional release and NTT members, and their accompanied guests, are invited to see it on Tuesday 29th October at Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, Manor Road, Walton on Thames KT12 2PF.
The 90 minute film begins at 19.30.
There is parking for 40 cars at the centre. Cost is £10 per head.
If you would like to attend please respond by email
A Group visit to the Transport for London Signalling Control Centre at Hammersmith has been arranged for Wednesday 13th November 2024 at 2pm.
With it being an operational workspace and due to space constraints, our numbers are strictly limited to 12 places, so if you’re interested then please don’t delay in responding and please note how to book, as shown below.
The charge for this visit is £5 for Members and places will be allocated on a “first come first served basis”. Once you have been notified that you have definitely been allocated a place on the visit, payment should be made to our Treasurer, but please do not send any payment until you have that confirmation. You will be notified subsequently of how payment should be made.
The Control Centre is a relatively new state of the art signalling centre which controls train movements on what London Underground terms as the “sub-surface” lines, namely the Circle, Hammersmith & City, District and Metropolitan lines and which allows trains to be operated automatically once the systems are up and running.
Those of you who have been on our previous visits to various existing signalboxes on the Metropolitan Line will be aware that the points and signals are life expired and the installation programme is proceeding in stages at present with the Northern extremities of the Met Line not due to be completed until 2026/7 with the Uxbridge branch being the final section to go live.
Unfortunately, there are no catering facilities on site, but with Hammersmith Town Centre being close by, there are plenty of places where food and drink can be obtained.
To book your place on this visit, please email ourThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
We look forward to receiving bookings but please don’t delay, as this trip is expected to fill up quickly.
The National Transport Trust is organising a programme of Zoom presentations throughout the winter, and asking some of our recent award winners to share the story of their project.
We will choose three award winners for each evening, and each winner will give an illustrated talk for about 20 minutes, followed by an opportunity for questions at the end.
The first Zoom evening is 20th November 2024 at 7pm, when the programme will be:
1. The Jetstream project is run by Sywell Aviation Museum in Northamptonshire. This aircraft is a rare 1969 Jetstream, a small turbo-prop powered airliner. The team have rescued the aircraft and are completing this challenging restoration as a static exhibit which will be used as a classroom and display space for young people and visitors.
2. Waterwitch is a 1946 Clinker-built Sailing/Rowing gig, the only one of her kind afloat. The boat is being restored to provide training and experience on the water to Sea Rangers.
3. Stephen Middleton is no stranger to the NTT and has received several awards for his work on locomotive and rolling stock restorations. This project is the high-quality restoration of the 1877 Great Eastern Railway Prince of Wales Saloon.