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Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 14 B – Spending a Penny Spending a Penny (B) is the second part of the talk by Tim Davies. In this part George Jennings marries his first wife Mary Ann Coates Gill  in 1836. They had four children. George Jennings established his company in Paris Street, Lambeth, in 1837. At this stage he worked virtually single handed. Mary died in 1844. In 1850 he consulted...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 1 C – Disused Stations Please note : Disused Stations was missed from the talk on the London Underground as we ran out of time. A number of members said they would like to hear it so I have recorded this podcast. This material will be to the other parts of the talk when they are posted. Tim Davies tells us about the London Underground’s Disused Stations...

Episode 20 – Life on the Watercress Line – Autumn Steam Gala (2) Welcome to the Autumn Steam Gala (2). The Steam Gala features Guest locomotives as well as  Watercress Line regulars. There is a Steam Gala each Spring and Autumn. This episode features Schools Class ‘Cheltenham’ ,  Class 9F No. 92212  and Class 2MT No. 41312 . 4-4-0 Schools Class locomotive No. 925 Cheltenham...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 13 a – Marconi (1) Please note : This talk is in two parts and Marconi (1) is the first  part. Please scroll down to the second part after listening to this one. I regret that the sound quality varies during the recording due to issues with the PA system. Alan Freeland tells us about the life of Marconi starting with his childhood and then his first experiment...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 13 b – Marconi (2) Please note : This talk is in two parts and Marconi (2) is the second  part.  I regret that the sound quality varies during the recording due to issues with the PA system. Alan Freeland continues to tell us about the life of Marconi. This episode, Marconi (2), starts with the technology that Marconi brought to the world. Alan also looks at a...

Your Big Project – Series 1 Episode 13 – Review Welcome to Review , the last talk in the series ‘ Your Big Project ‘. Hopefully this series of podcasts will improve the chances of success for your project. We have considered the good, the bad and the extremely ugly throughout the series! The Review is where you learn from the successes and mistakes in your project . If you...

Episode 19 – Life on the Watercress Line – Autumn Steam Gala (1) Welcome to the Autumn Steam Gala (1). The Steam Gala is an opportunity to see Guest locomotives on the Watercress Line. There is one in the Spring and this one each Autumn. This episode features Foxcote Manor and ‘Prairie’ tank locomotive 5199 . 4-6-0 locomotive No. 7822 Foxcote Manor This is one of a class of...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 12 a – Victoria and Albert (1) Please note : This talk is in five parts and Victoria and Albert (1) is the first  part. Please scroll down to each part after listening to the previous part. There is a linked video after parts 1, 2, 4 and 5. Nigel Mariott tells us about the lives of Victoria and Albert and their great love for each other. He brings humour to th...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 12 b – Victoria and Albert (2) Please note : This talk is in five parts and Victoria and Albert (2) is the second part. Please scroll down to each part after listening to the previous part. There is a linked video after parts 1, 2, 4 and 5. Nigel Mariott tells us about the lives of Victoria and Albert and their great love for each other. He brings humour to th...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 12 c – Victoria and Albert (3) Please note : This talk is in five parts and Victoria and Albert (3) is the third part. Please scroll down to each part after listening to the previous part. There is a linked video after parts 1, 2, 4 and 5. Nigel Mariott tells us about the lives of Victoria and Albert and their great love for each other. He brings humour to the...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 12 d – Victoria and Albert (4) Please note : This talk is in five parts and Victoria and Albert (4) is the fourth part. Please scroll down to each part after listening to the previous part. There is a linked video after parts 1, 2, 4 and 5. Nigel Mariott tells us about the lives of Victoria and Albert and their great love for each other. He brings humour to th...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 12 e – Victoria and Albert (5) Please note : This talk is in five parts and Victoria and Albert (5) is the last part. Please scroll down to each part after listening to the previous part. There is a linked video after parts 1, 2, 3 and 4. Nigel Mariott tells us about the lives of Victoria and Albert and their great love for each other. He brings humour to the...

Your Big Project – Series 1 Episode 12 – Implementation / Go-Live Welcome to Implementation / Go-Live , talk twelve in the series ‘ Your Big Project ‘. Hopefully this series of podcasts will improve the chances of success for your project. We always consider the good, the bad and the extremely ugly ! Implementation / Go-Live is where your work becomes reality. If you have s...

Episode 18 – Life on the Watercress Line – Watercress People (2) Welcome to Watercress People (2), where I have the opportunity to interview some of the people who make the Watercress Line happen – when you and visit. My first interview in Watercress People (2) is with David Mead who has been  involved since the early days after British Rail closed the line in the 1970s. I then talk to Steve...

Your Big Project – Series 1 Episode 11 – Testing Welcome to Testing , talk eleven in the series ‘ Your Big Project ‘. Hopefully this series of podcasts will improve the chances of success for your project. We always consider the good, the bad and the extremely ugly ! Testing, properly carried out, is essential if your project is to have any chance of success. Far too often...

Episode 17 – Life on the Watercress Line – Christmas Leave (2) Welcome to Christmas Leave (2), where I have the opportunity to travel with servicemen and their families at Christmas. Some are travelling back to base and others are going home for a few days. There are all types of people in Christmas Leave (2) , in addition to the military I meet the entertainer at Alresford, a black ma...

Your Big Project – Series 1 Episode 10 – Training Welcome to Training , talk Ten in the series ‘ Your Big Project ‘. Hopefully this series of podcasts will improve the chances of success for your project. We always consider the good, the bad and the extremely ugly ! You need to have excellent training if your project is to have any chance of success. Far too often people sk...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 11 A – Shortcuts Around the World (A) – the Suez and Panama Canals  Please note : Shortcuts Around the World (A) is the first part of the talk by Bruce Oelman. Once you have listened to this part please scroll down to part B. In Shortcuts Around the World (A) Bruce tells us about the building of the Suez Canal and then starts on the story of the Panama C...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 11 B – Shortcuts Around the World  (B)  – the Suez and Panama Canals  Please note : Shortcuts Around the World (B) is the second part of the talk by Bruce Oelman. In Shortcuts Around the World (B) Bruce tells us about the building of the Panama Canal. He covers the difficulties encountered by the French in their efforts. He also talks about the corruptio...

Your Big Project – Series 1 Episode 9 – Build Welcome to Build , talk nine in the series ‘ Your Big Project ‘. Hopefully this series of podcasts will improve the chances of success for your project. We always consider the good, the bad and the extremely ugly ! Many of you in the business may think that this is where IT takes over. This is incorrect! The IT team may take the...

Episode 16 – Life on the Watercress Line – Christmas Leave (1) Welcome to Christmas Leave (part 1), where I have the opportunity to travel with servicemen and their families. With Christmas just over those who had leave for Christmas are travelling back to base. Those who were on duty over Christmas are going home for a few days. The Home Guard are very active in Christmas Leave (1) ch...

Your Big Project – Series 1 Episode 8 – Data Welcome to data , talk eight in the series ‘ Your Big Project ‘. Hopefully this series of podcasts will improve the chances of success for your project. We always consider the good, the bad and the extremely ugly ! I talk about the need to take every opportunity to improve data quality. The improvement work should have started as...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 10 A – The Sick Man of Europe and the Berlin Conference of 1878 (A) Please note : this talk is in two parts. Please scroll down to the second part after listening to Part A. Peter Duffy tells us about the fate of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire in The Sick Man of Europe and the Berlin Conference of 1878 . The conference led to changes in the countries allocated...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 10 B – The Sick Man of Europe and the Berlin Conference of 1878 (B) Peter Duffy tells us about the fate of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire in The Sick Man of Europe and the Berlin Conference of 1878 . The conference led to changes in the countries allocated to the different European Empires in both the Balkans and Mediterranean. The Sick Man of Europe and the Be...

Your Big Project – Series 1 Episode 7 – Listen Welcome to Listen, talk seven in the series ‘ Your Big Project ‘. Hopefully this series of podcasts will improve the chances of success for your project. We always consider the good, the bad and the extremely ugly ! I talk about the need for everyone, from the top downwards, to listen. The listening should have started as part...