by John Darnton | 16 May 2014 | People
Alexander Forbes 1834 – 1880 Relationship with the Hatfield and St Albans Railway Company: Alexander Phorbes was appointed Secretary at the second Board meeting, on 17th April 1863. Life Highlights: Born on 31st October 1834 at Artillery Barracks, Woolwich,...
by John Darnton | 16 May 2014 | People
Major Charles Lomax 1850 – 1916 Relationship with the Hatfield and St Albans Railway Company: M.C. Lomax was appointed Secretary at the Board meeting of 29th July 1880, in place of the late Alexander Forbes, whom he had assisted. He signed newspaper notices as Major...
by John Darnton | 12 May 2014 | Bringing the History of Smallford Station to Life
The Alban Way The Alban Way is a footpath and cycleway which follows the course of the former Hatfield and St Albans Railway. At the Hatfield end, it starts close to where the branch line diverged from the East Coast main line, from London to the north and Scotland,...
by John Darnton | 28 Apr 2014 | Bringing the History of Smallford Station to Life
De Havilland Model Railway Society Model Railway Exhibition Ludwick Way Methodist Church Welwyn Garden City 26th April 2014 There were 24 exhibits at this exhibition, most of which were model railways. “Bringing the History of Smallford Station to Life”...
by John Darnton | 22 Apr 2014 | Bringing the History of Smallford Station to Life, People
Stationmasters 1865 – 1951 This information is largely taken from documents in Roger Taylor’s archive, appearing to be based on Trade Directory information, and is incomplete. Hatfield (already open in 1865, being on the Great Northern Railway main line) 1910 – 1915...
