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Adrian Curtis is a journalist, editor, historian and author who spent the bulk of his professional career covering football at the highest level for the Mail on Sunday, Evening Standard and the Press Association, including Champions League and World Cups across the globe. He has also worked for numerous local newspapers and was a member of the launch team behind the triple award-winning Cambridge Independent. He has devoted his life to researching the Western Class locomotives, having followed them for the last five years of their lives in the 1970s. This year (2020) marks his 41st year of researching the fleet, more than four decades in which he has uncovered some remarkable facts. His first book on the class was published in 1978 and he has since written 20 in total and contributes regularly to railway magazines. He is regarded as a noted and respected expert on the class and is a member of both the Society of Authors and the National Union of Journalists.
About his Talks...
My talks are presented with Powerpoint illustrations. To give a presentation, I will require the venue to supply a projector and laptop and you’ll need an HDMI cable too – I will bring my material on a USB drive.
Fee:
FREE, except for travelling expenses if more than 10 miles from starting base in Peterborough, Cambs. Petrol receipt will be supplied.
