LOCAL RAILWAY SOCIETIES
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Q3. 2026
July to September 2026
Note this calendar is based on information provided as at 18 June 2026. As full details of meetings are not always published a full quarter in advance, up-dates to this calendar will occur periodically. Note Societies often change their events, often on little notice.
- Abergavenny & District Steam Society
(Venue: Kings Arms, Neville Street, Abergavenny, starts 7.30pm)
Tuesday 14 July: Talk
‘Great Western Broad Gauge 2’
Presented by Brian Arman
Tuesday 11 August: Talk
‘US Army diesels’
Presented by John Bushby
Tuesday 8 September: Talk
‘Somerset and Dorset’
Presented by Michael Clemens
Alcester Railway Circle
(Venue: Alcester Unionist Club, High Street, Alcester B49 5AB, starts 7.30pm)
Talk season resumes in September
Monday 21 September: Talk
‘Southern Branch Lines’
Presented by Alan Price
- Altrincham Electric Railway Preservation Society
(Venue: Altrincham Methodist Hall, Barrington Road, Altrincham WA14 1HF, starts 7.30pm)
Talk season resumes in October
- Basingstoke and District Railway Society
(Venue: Wote Street Club, Basingstoke, RG21 7NG, starts 7.45pm)
Wednesday 8 July: Talk
‘Goslings Galivants’
Presented by Paul Gosling
Wednesday 22 July: Talk
‘Keeping Track’
Presented by Colin Brading
Wednesday 12 August: Talk
‘The Great Central Railway’
Presented by Raymond Schofield
Wednesday 26 August: Talk
The Dick Sansbury Collection
Presented by John Barrowdale
Wednesday 9 September: Talk
‘Even more Old, New, Borrowed and Blue’
Presented by Alastair Wood
Wednesday 23 September: Talk
‘Hanging around in Germany’
Presented by Colin Boocock
- Bath Railway Society
(Venue: Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Road, Bath, BA1 2RH, starts 7.30pm)
Talk season resumes in September
- Bradford Railway Circle
(Venue: Bradford Mechanics' Institute Library, 76 Kirkgate, Bradford BD1 1SZ, starts 2pm)
Wednesday 22 July: Talk
Transport In Valencia
Presented by Geoff Butler
Wednesday 19 August: Talk
‘Harz, An Autumn Visit’
Presented by Philip Lockwood
Wednesday 16 September: Talk
Spen Valley Railways
Presented by Philip Hellawell
- Bristol Railway Circle
(Venue: Redland Parish Church Hall: Times 1pm to 3pm)
Talk season resumes in Autumn
- Bromsgrove Railway Club
(Venue: St Godwald's Church Hall, Aston Fields, Bromsgrove B60 2EA, starts 7:45pm)
Talk season resumes in September
- Buntingford Railway & Local History Society
(Venue: The Crown, 17 High Street, Buntingford, starts 8pm)
Friday 17 July: Talk
‘Walk to Thundridge Church’
Led by Dave Blowers
Friday 21 August: Social
Society Social at Standon Green End Farm, 7pm
Friday 18 September: Talk
‘Saddle Tank Books’
Presented by Pauline Hazel
- Burton Railway Society
(Venue: Marston’s Sports & Social Club, Shobnall Road, Burton-on-Trent DE14 2BG, starts 7.30pm)
Thursday 2 July: Talk
Something Great Western, no doubt !
Presented by Richard Binding
Thursday 6 August: Talk
“From the John Proctor Collection – Part 2”
Presented by Dave Richards
Thursday 3 September: Talk
Subject to be advised
Presented by John Bagshaw
- Cambridge Railway Circle
(Venue: Arbury Community Centre, Campkin Road, Cambridge, CB4 2LD
Talk season resumes in September
Friday 5 September: Talk
'East West Rail'
Cirencester Railway Society
(Venue: Bingham Library, 1 Dyer Street, Cirencester, GL7 2PZ, starts 7.30pm)
Talk season resumes in Autumn
- Cornwall Railway Society
(Venue: Memorial Hall, Redruth Methodist Church, starts 6.30pm)
Talk season resumes in Autumn
Saturday 13 September: Visit
The Ffestiniog Railway Society will play a visit to the Society after an absence of many years
- Friends of the Railway Studies Collection
(Venue: Newton Abbot Library, Passmore Edwards Centre, Market Street, Newton Abbot, starts 7pm)
Talks resume in September
- Giggleswick Railway Circle
(Venue: Settle Victoria Hall, starts 10.30am)
Talk season resumes in Autumn
- Gravesend Railway Enthusiasts Society
(Venue: Emmanuel Baptist Church, Windmill Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1BB, starts 7.30pm)
Tuesday 7 July: Talk
‘Memories of Britain’s railways’
Presented by James Willis and Jeremy Washington
Tuesday 4 August: Talk
‘Preserving the Ruston & Hornsby 88DS’
Presented by Graeme Gleaves
Tuesday 1 September: Talk
‘Preserving The Medway Queen’
Presented by Mark Bathurst
Thursday 17 September: AGM
Annual General Meeting
- Grimsby & Cleethorpes Railway Group
(Venue: The No.1, Station Approach, Cleethorpes, starts 7.30pm)
Wednesday 15 July:
Film shows at Phil Sheard's house
Wednesday 19 August:
Film shows at Phil Sheard's house
Wednesday 16 September: Talk
‘A Railway Miscellany'
Presented by Jason Cross
- Harborough Railway Association
(Venue: Conservative Club, Fairfield Road, Harborough
Awaiting programme details
- Haywoods Permanent Way
(Venue: Sports & Social Club, Main Road, Great Haywood, starts 7.30pm)
Wednesday July 29: Talk
To be advised
Presented by Carl Dudley
Wednesday August 26: Talk
‘Free and Easy - members' photos, etc.’
Wednesday 30 September: Talk
To be advised
Presented by Rob Morrey
- Huddersfield Railway Circle
(Venue: Old Court Room, Town Hall, Huddersfield, starts 7.30pm)
Wednesday 1 July: Talk
‘The Ralph Martin Collection Part 3’
Presented by Robert Clarke
Further programme to be released.
- Ipswich and District Historical Transport Society
(Venue: Ipswich Citadel, 558 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, IP4 4PH, starts 7.30pm)
Programme to be released.
Irish Railway Record Society - London
(Venue: The Gallery at Alan Baxter, 77 Cowcross Street, Farringdon, London EC1M 6EL, starts 6pm).
Talk season resumes in October
Irish Railway Record Society - Manchester
(Venue: Waldorf Pub, Central Manchester, starts 6.30pm)
Talk season resumes in October
- Kettering & District Locomotive Society
(Venue: Cornmarket Hall, London Road, Kettering NN15 7QA, start 7.45pm)
Awaiting details of programme
- Leicester Railway Society
(Venue: Braunstone Civic Centre, 209 Kingsway, Braunstone, Leicester LE3 2PP, starts 7.30pm)
Awaiting details of programme
- Lincoln Railway Society
(Venue: St Hugh's Church, Harewood Crescent, North Hykeham, Lincs, LN6 8JB, starts 7.30pm)
Monday 13 July: Talk
‘Railways, Royalty and More’
Presented by Jack Boskett
Monday 10 August: Talk
‘The Somerset and Dorset , Then and Now’
Presented by John Bagshaw
Monday 14 September: Talk
‘Railways in a Cornish Landscape (Part 2)’
Presented by Stephen Gay
- Lutterworth Railway Society
(Venue: The Pavillion, Recreation Ground, Coventry Road, Lutterworth, LE17 4RB, starts 7.30pm)
Talk season resumes in September
Thursday 5 September: Talk
‘Pre-Grouping in Colour’
Presented by Martin Bloxsom
- Marlow & District Railway Society
(Venue: Bourne End Comunity Centre, Wakeman Road, Bourne End, starts 7.30pm)
Thursday 16 July: Talk
‘That Was The Year That Was ~ 1972’
Presented by Geoff Plumb
Thursday 20 August: Talk
‘Railway2000 in Retrospect’
Presented by Mike Lamport
Thursday 17 September: Talk
‘H. C. Casserley’
Presented by Robert Freeman
- Matlock Railway Club
(Venue: The Duke William, Church Street, Matlock, starts 7.30pm)
Talk season resumes in Autumn
- Norfolk Railway Society
(Venue: URC Hall, Ipswich Road, Norwich NR4 6QR, starts 7.30pm)
Talk season resumes in September
- Nuneaton Railway Circle
(Venue: Chilvers Cotton Conservative Club, 18 Bridge Street, Coton, Nuneaton, starts 7.45pm)
Talk season resumes in September
- Oxfordshire Railway Society
(Venue: Kidlington Baptist Church, High Street, Kidlington, OX5 2DS, starts 7pm)
Talk season resumes in September
Monday 14 September: Talk
‘Oxford To Cambridge Then And Now’
Presented by Richard Crane, Former Chair of Bedford to Bletchley Rail Users Association
- Peak Railway Association: Derwent Valley Branch
(Venue: Darley Dale Methodist Church Hall, Dale Road North, Darley Dale, DE4 2FS, starts 7.30pm)
Monday 27 July: Talk
‘Wingfield Station’
Presented by John Abbot
Monday 28 September: Talk
‘Railways of the Upper Derwent Valley’
Presented by Roger Hallett
Peak Railway Association: Sheffield Branch
(Venue: Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield S2 2TP, starts 7pm)
Monday 6 July: Talk
‘A Cinder Path Leads to the Shed’
Presented by John Hunt
Monday 3 August: Talk
‘That was the Year that was – 1962’
Presented by Geoff Plumb
Monday 7 September: Film
‘A Selection of Sheffield Transport Films from the 1950s and 1960s’
Presented by Paul Fox
- Pennine Railway Society
(Venue: Doncaster Town Fields Sports Club, Bennetthorpe, Doncaster DN2 6AA, starts 7.30pm)
Wednesday 2 July: Talk
'G and H'
Presented by John Law
Wednesday 16 July: Talk
‘Keith The Farmer Part 7'
Presented by Pete Sargieson
Further programme awaited
- Pewsey Vale Railway Society
(Venue: Woodborough Social Club, Smithy Lane, Pewsey SN9 5PL)
Tuesday 14 July: Talk
‘The Devon Belle’
Presented by
Starts 7.30pm
Tuesday 11 August
‘The London Underground’ and Photo Competition
Starts 7.30pm
Tuesday 8 September
‘Chris Milner, travel writer’
Presented by Chris Milner
Starts 7.30pm
- Plymouth Railway Circle
(Venue: St Edward's Church Hall, Home Park Avenue, Peverell, Plymouth, starts 7.30pm)
Monday 7 September: Talk
‘The West Country in the era of steam – Part 2 – The GWR’
Presented by Bernard Mills
Monday 21 September: Talk
‘The Privatisation Years Part 3: 1995-2010’
Presented by Steven Andrews
- Railway Club of the New Forest
(Venue: Brock Village Hall, Highwood Road, Brockenhurst, starts 7.30pm)
Friday 31 July: Talk
‘Wandering Locos’
Presented by Jim Boudreau
Friday 25 September: Talk
‘Return of Steam to the Looe Branch’
Presented by John Fissler
- Reading Transport Group
(Venue: Church House, 59 Church Street, Caversham, starts 7.45pm)
Talk season resumes in September
- Redditch Railway Interest Group
(Venue: Forge Mill & Bordesley Abbey Visitors Centre, Needle Mill Lane, Redditch, starts 2pm)
Talk season resumes in September
Friday 11 September: Talk
‘Restoration of GWR Large Prairie Tank No 4150 at Severn Valley Railway’
Presented by Peter Maddicks
- Shropshire Railway Society
(Venue: The Gateway Education & Arts Centre, Chester Street, Shrewsbury SY1 1NB, starts 7pm)
Talk season resumes in September
- Slough & Windsor Railway Society
(Venue: The Manor, Slough Railway Station, Brunel Way, Slough, starts 7.30pm
Details to be released
- South East Essex Railway Society
(Venue: Dundonald Drive, Leigh on Sea, Essex, starts 8pm)
Wednesday 8 July: Visit
To Paul Barnard’s Daws Heath Garden Railway as seen on ‘Hornby A Model World’ on Yesterday TV
Thursday 16 July:
Garden meeting from 3pm. 0,0n30, P4, 00 and HO gauges.
Thursday 13 August: Visit
To the Braxted Bakery Railway, Little Braxted
- Southern Counties Railway Society
(Venue: George Lee Room, Christ Church, Freemantle, Southampton, starts 6.45pm)
Talk season resumes in September
- Stevenage Locomotive Society
(Venue: Community Arts Centre, Roaring Meg Retail Park, Stevenage, starts 7.30pm)
Thursday 30 July: Talk
‘Power under the Pennines. The story of the Woodhead Electrics’
Presented by Kevin Wilkins
Thursday 27 August: Talk
‘Railway 200 in retrospect’
Presented by Mike Lamport
Thursday 24 September: Talk
‘North from King’s Cross’
Presented by David Jackman
- Stratford-upon-Avon Railway Group
(Venue: St. Andrews Church Hall, Shottery, CV37 9HQ, starts 7.30pm)
Talk season resumes in the Autumn
- Sutton Coldfield Railway Society
(Venue: St James Church Centre, 61 Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield B75 5BW, starts 7.45pm)
Wednesday 8 July:
‘Librarian's Choice’
Presented by Mike Newport
Wednesday 15 July: Talk
‘The Gresley Inheritance - Gresley 150’
Presented by David McIntosh
Wednesday 29 July: Talk
‘GCR Signalman’
Presented by Bob Exell
Further details to be released
- Sutton Railway Group
(Venue: St Clement's Church Hall, Church Lane, Sutton on Sea, Lincs LN12 2FE, starts 7pm)
Talk season resumes in the Autumn
- Tewkesbury YMCA Railway Society
(Venue: YMCA, 97 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RS, starts 7.45pm)
Sunday 26 July
Visit to LT museum Covent Garden and post office railway if time permits
Talk season resumes in September
- The 8D Association
(Venue: DCBL Stadium/Widnes RLFC, Lowerhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 7DZ, starts 7pm)
Talk season resumes in September
Thursday 10 September: Talk
‘Bolton and Leigh Railway’
Presented by Phil Wood.
- The 8E Railway Association
(Venue: Gladstone Club, Station Road, Northwich CW9 5RB, starts 7.45pm)
Saturday 14 July: Social
Summer day out - To be announced
Tuesday 11 August: Social
Summer day out - To be announced
Tuesday 8 September: Talk
‘Through Kirton Tunnel Part 2’
Presented by Stephen Gay
- The Enfield Transport Circle
(Venue: Enfield Drill Hall Sports Club, 1 Old Park Avenue, Enfield EN2 6PJ, starts 8pm)
Talk season resumes in September
Tuesday 8 September: Talk
‘Every Picture Tells a Story – Vol 4’
Presentation: John Baxter
- WC&P Railway Group
Friday 17 July: Film Presentation
‘Battling the Bombers’
Presented by David Young
Clevedon Venue: St Andrew's Church Centre, Old Church Road, Clevedon, BS21 7UF
Friday 18 September: Talk
‘Swindon Works - The Churchward Years’
Presented by Brian Arman
Portishead Venue: Folk Hall, 95 High Street, Portishead, BS20 6PR
- Wells Railway Fraternity
(Venue: Wells Town Hall, Wells, Somerset, starts 7.30pm)
Talk season resumes in September
Tuesday 8 September: Talk
‘Preserving, Maintaining and Operating Three Western Class Locos’
Presented by Paul Finch & Peter Bamber
- Weston-Super-Mare Railway Society
(Venue: Conservative Club, 24-26 Alexandra Parade, Weston-Super-Mare, starts 8pm)
Tuesday 7 July:
‘Birmingham to Penzance Through Time and Distance’
Presented by Paul Stanford
Tuesday 4 August: Members night
Members' Slides & Digital Images
Tuesday 1 September: Talk
‘German Railway Wanderings’
Presented by Richard Newton
- Wimborne Railway Society
(Venue: United Reformed Church Hall, Chapel Lane, Wimborne BH21 1PP, starts 7.30pm)
Thursday 9 July: Talk
‘The Shillingstone Project - Past, Present and Future’
Presented by Gavin Collins
Thursday 23 July: Talk
An audio-visual evening with Brian House - including a look at Bournemouth Trolleybuses
Thursday 17 September: Talk
‘Ships of the Solent’
Presented by Colin Hall
- Worcester Locomotive Society
(Venue: Barbourne Ex-Services Club, The Moors, Worcester WR1 3ED, starts 8pm)
Tuesday 7 July: Visit
‘Black Country Freight and the industries served - Part One’
Presented by David J. Hayes
Tuesday 4 August: Talk
‘Railways around Cheltenham and Gloucester from the archives’
Presented by Mike Dodd
Tuesday 1 September: Talk
‘The Best Way to see Snowdonia’
Presented by Tim Maynard