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LOCAL RAILWAY SOCIETIES

 

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

 

Q3. 2025

 

July to September 2025

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Note this calendar is based on information provided as at 15 June 2025.  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. 

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- Abergavenny & District Steam Society

(Venue: Kings Arms, Neville Street, Abergavenny, starts 8pm)

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Tuesday 8 July: Talk

‘More Great Western Broad Gauge’

Presented by Brian Arman

 

Tuesday 12 August: Talk

‘Worcestershire Railways’

Presented by Chris Wilkinson

 

Tuesday 9 September: Talk

‘Why the trains don’t go clickety click any more’

Presented by Andy Franklin

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Alcester Railway Circle

(Venue: Alcester Unionist Club, High Street, Alcester B49 5AB, starts 7.30pm)

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Talk season resumes in September

 

Monday 15 September: Talk

‘Celebration of 200 Years of the Modern Railway’

Presented by D. Morgan

 

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Aln Valley Railway

(Venue: The Old Waiting Room, Alnwick Station, 'Barter Books' bookshop, Alnwick NE66 2NP, start 7pm for 7.30pm)

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Awaiting details

 

Altrincham Electric Railway Preservation Society

(Venue: Altrincham Methodist Hall, Barrington Road, Altrincham WA14 1HF, starts 7.30pm)

 

Talk season resumes in October

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- Basingstoke and District Railway Society

(Venue: Wote Street Club, Basingstoke, RG21 7NG, starts 7.45pm)

 

Wednesday 25 June: Talk

‘To a Mountain in Tibet’

Presented by Geoff Saunders

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Wednesday 9 and 23 July: Talk

Details to be announced

 

Wednesday 13 August: Talk

‘The Great Northern Railway & Kings Cross Station’

Presented by Raymond Schofield

 

Wednesday 27 August: Talk

Details to be announced

 

Wednesday 10 September: Talk

Details to be announced

 

Wednesday 24 September: Talk

‘The Hampshire Community Rail Partnership’

Presented by Mark Miller

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- Bath Railway Society

(Venue: Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Road, Bath, BA1 2RH, starts 7.30pm)

 

Talk season resumes in September

 

Thursday 4 September: Talk

Details to be announced

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Blandford Forum Railway Club

(Venue: Blandford Scout Hall, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7BS)

 

Waiting for details.

 

- Bradford Railway Circle

(Venue: Bradford Mechanics' Institute Library, 76 Kirkgate, Bradford BD1 1SZ, starts 2pm)

 

Wednesday 25 June: Quiz

‘A Quizzical Tour’

Presented by John Holroyd

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Wednesday 23 July:  Talk

The Highland Railway, Part 1

Presented by Bill Jagger

 

Wednesday 20 August: Talk

‘The Halifax High Level and North & South Junction Railway’

Presented by Philip Hellawell

 

Wednesday 17 September: Talk

‘Prince of Wales - Brand New Steam for the 21st Century’

Presented by Gary Hughes

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- Bristol Railway Circle

(Venue: Redland Parish Church Hall: Times 1pm to 3pm)

 

Tuesday 1 July

Club BBQ

 

Tuesday 15 July

Evening Trip - Details from club

 

Talk season resumes in Autumn

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- Bromsgrove Railway Club

(Venue: St Godwald's Church Hall, Aston Fields, Bromsgrove B60 2EA, starts 7:45pm)

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Talk season resumes in September

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Wednesday 10 September: Talk

‘Steam on the Lickey and Beyond’ 

Presented by Brian Bosket

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- Buntingford Railway & Local History Society

(Venue: The Crown, 17 High Street, Buntingford, starts 8pm)

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Friday 18 July: Talk

‘The Bedford & Cambridge Railway’

Presented by Stephen Owen

 

Friday 15 August: Social

Society Social at Standon Green End Farm, 7pm

 

Friday 19 September: DVD Show

‘The Buntingford Branch Line Remembered' – DVD

 

- Burton Railway Society

(Venue: Marston’s Sports & Social Club, Shobnall Road, Burton-on-Trent DE14 2BG, starts 7.30pm)

 

Thursday 3 July: Talk

‘An English Rambler’

Presented by Robin Mathams

 

Thursday 7 August: Talk

Colour Rail - Final visit

Presented by Paul Chancellor

 

Thursday 4 September: Talk

‘Preservation from the 1970’s’

Presented by John Bagshaw

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- Cambridge Railway Circle

(Venue: Arbury Community Centre, Campkin Road, Cambridge, CB4 2LD

 

Talk season resumes in September

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- Cardiff & Avonside Railway Society

 

Saturday 26 July: London Flyer

A day trip to London

 

Awaiting Autumn trips programme

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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)

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Talk season resumes in Autumn

 

Saturday 27 September: Visit

The Lynton & Barnstaple Steam Gala

 

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- Friends of the Railway Studies Collection

(Venue: Newton Abbot Library, Passmore Edwards Centre, Market Street, Newton Abbot, starts 7pm)

 

Talks resume in September

 

Tuesday 16 September: Talk

‘Model Railways A Hobby And A Business’

Presented by John Polley

 

- Giggleswick Railway Circle

(Venue: Settle Victoria Hall, starts 10.30am)

 

Talk season resumes in Autumn

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- Gravesend Railway Enthusiasts Society

(Venue: Emmanuel Baptist Church, Windmill Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1BB, starts 7.30pm)

 

Tuesday 1 July: Talk

‘Ivatt Diesel Recreation Society’

Presented by Andrew Hoseason

 

Tuesday 2 September: Talk

‘London Buses in the 1960s & 1970s’

Presented by Paul Hills

 

Thursday 18 September: AGM

Annual General Meeting

 

- Grimsby & Cleethorpes Railway Group

(Venue: The No.1, Station Approach, Cleethorpes, starts 7.30pm)

 

Talk season resumes in September

 

Wednesday 17 September: Talk

‘The Old Dalby Test Track' and 'Railways from both Sides of the Fence'

Presented by Jason Cross.

 

- Harborough Railway Association

(Venue: Conservative Club, Fairfield Road, Harborough

 

Awaiting details of Autumn Programme

 

- Haywoods Permanent Way

(Venue: Sports & Social Club, Main Road, Great Haywood, starts 7.30pm)

 

Wednesday July 31: Talk

‘Final Journey - The Story of Funeral Trains (Part 2)’

Presented by Nicolas Wheatley

 

Wednesday August 28: Talk

‘Free and Easy - members' photos, etc.’

 

Wednesday 25 September: Talk

Entertaining with his Travels

Presented by Rob Morrey

 

- Huddersfield Railway Circle

(Venue: Old Court Room, Town Hall, Huddersfield, starts 7.30pm)

 

Wednesday 2 July:  Talk

‘The Ralph Martin Collection Part 2’

Presented by Robert Clarke

 

Wednesday 16 July:

Member’s Open Evening

 

Wednesday 30 July: Talk

‘Twilight of the Grids (Class 56)

Presented by Mark Allatt

 

Wednesday 13 August: Talk

’Scotland’

Presented by Keith Marshall

 

Wednesday 27 August: Talk

‘Breakfast in America’

Presented by Chris Davis

 

Wednesday 10 September: Talk

‘The Vic Nutton Collection’

Presented by Chris Davis/ Cris Taylor

 

Wednesday 24 September: Talk

‘Railways in the Cornish Landscape Part 2’

Presented by Stephen Gay

 

- Ipswich and District Historical Transport Society

(Venue: Ipswich Citadel, 558 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, IP4 4PH, starts 7.30pm)

 

Talk season resumes from September

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 Irish Railway Record Society - London

(Venue: The Gallery at Alan Baxter, 77 Cowcross Street, Farringdon, London EC1M 6EL, starts 6pm).

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Talk season resumes in October

 

Irish Railway Record Society - Manchester

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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)

 

Talk programme resumes in September

 

Tuesday 16 September

'Doncaster to Hull via Goole'

Presented by Steven Gay

 

- Lincoln Railway Society

(Venue: St Hugh's Church, Harewood Crescent, North Hykeham, Lincs, LN6 8JB, starts 7.30pm)

 

Monday 14 July: Talk

‘The Great Train Robbery’

Presented by Ian Boskett

 

Monday 11 August: Talk

‘My Favourite Pictures’

Presented by Robin Skinner

 

Monday 8 September: Talk

‘The San Francisco Cable Cars’

Presented by Tom Ingall

 

-  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

 

Thursday 19 September: Talk

‘Australia 2024’

Presented by Sue & David Hanger

 

- Marlow & District Railway Society

(Venue: Bourne End Comunity Centre, Wakeman Road, Bourne End, starts 7.30pm)

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Thursday 17 July: Talk

‘Railway Accident Investigation Branch’

Presented by Ian Capewell

 

Thursday 21 August: Talk

‘An evening with Gerald Daniels - A proud railwayman 1954 – 1993’

Presented by Gerald Daniels

 

Thursday 18 September: Talk

‘The trials and tribulations of running a successful rail franchise in the UK’

Presented by Mark Hopwood

 

Matlock Railway Club

(Venue: The Duke William, Church Street, Matlock, starts 7.30pm)

 

Talk season resumes in Autumn

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- Norfolk Railway Society

(Venue: URC Hall, Ipswich Road, Norwich NR4 6QR, starts 7.30pm)

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​Talk season resumes in September

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- Nuneaton Railway Circle

(Venue: Chilvers Cotton Conservative Club, 18 Bridge Street, Coton, Nuneaton, starts 7.45pm)

 

Talk season resumes in September

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- Oxfordshire Railway Society

(Venue: Kidlington Baptist Church, High Street, Kidlington, OX5 2DS, starts 7pm)

 

Talk season resumes in September

 

Monday 9 September: Talk

‘Great Marlow Railway 150th Anniversary’

Presented by Mike Walker

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Peak Railway Association: Derwent Valley Branch

(Venue: Darley Dale Methodist Church Hall, Dale Road North, Darley Dale, DE4 2FS, starts 7.30pm)

 

Monday 29 July: Talk

‘The Derailment of the St Pancras to Bradford Express in 1948’

Presented by Mike Brearley

 

Monday 30 September: Talk

‘The Chesterfield Canal – Past, Present and Future – Continued’

Presented by Rod Auton

 

Peak Railway Association: Sheffield Branch

(Venue:  Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield S2 2TP, starts 7pm)

 

Monday 7 July: Talk

‘A Cinder Path Leads to the Shed’

Presented by John Hunt

 

Monday 4 August: Talk

‘Ted Talk - Reservoir Railways in the Derwent Valley’

Presented by Roger Hallatt

 

Monday 1 September: Talk

‘A 12th Colour-Rail Journey’

Presented by Paul Chancellor

 

- Pennine Railway Society

(Venue: Doncaster Town Fields Sports Club, Bennetthorpe, Doncaster DN2 6AA, starts 7.30pm)

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Wednesday 2 July: Talk

'E and F'

Presented by John Law

 

Wednesday 16 July: Talk

‘Keith The Farmer Part 5.5'

Presented by Pete Sargieson

 

Wednesday 6 August: Talk

‘Wait and see!'

Presented by Andy Barclay

 

Wednesday 20 August: Talk

'A Multitude of Colour'

Presented by Rob Hay

 

Wednesday 3 September: Talk

 ‘Promoting the Legacy of Robert Stephenson’

Presented by Philip Benham

 

Wednesday 17 September:

Digital Image Competition

 

- Pewsey Vale Railway Society

(Venue: Woodborough Social Club, Smithy Lane, Pewsey SN9 5PL)

 

Tuesday 8 July: Talk

‘Brunel's Railway Empire’

Presented by Tim Bryan

Starts 7.30pm

 

Tuesday 12 August

Members' Show and Tell Evening

Starts 7.30pm

 

Tuesday 9 September

‘1965 a Colour Rail Journey’

Presented by Paul Chancellor

Starts 7.30pm

 

- Plymouth Railway Circle

(Venue: St Edward's Church Hall, Home Park Avenue, Peverell, Plymouth, starts 7.30pm)

 

Monday 7 July:  Summer Outdoor

Walk along the route of the Plym Valley

 

​Friday 11 July:   Summer Outdoor

Society visit to Laira Depot.

 

Saturday 26 July:  Summer Outdoor

Visit to South Devon Railway at Buckfastleigh to visit Lee Moor No.2 and see the exhibition.

 

Monday 9 September: Talk

‘The West Country in the era of steam (SR and WR)’

Presented by Bernard Mills

 

Awaiting full Autumn programme

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- Railway Club of the New Forest

(Venue: Brock Village Hall, Highwood Road, Brockenhurst, starts 7.30pm)

 

Friday 27 June: Talk

‘UK Steam from the 70's to the noughties’

Presented by Ian Copplestone

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Friday 25 July: Talk

‘Steam Survivors’

Presented by Tony Storey

 

Friday 26 September: Talk

‘East German Narrow Gauge’

Presented by John Barrowdale

 

- 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 12 September: Talk

‘A Swiss Odyssey’

Presented by Gareth Wigley

 

- Shropshire Railway Society

(Venue: The Gateway Education & Arts Centre, Chester Street, Shrewsbury SY1 1NB, starts 7pm)

 

Thursday 14 August to Tuesday 19 August

August 2025: Tour

Scotland Summer 2025

 

 Thursday 11 September: Talk

‘The rebuilding and restoration of the Llangollen Railway over 50 years’

Presented by Peter Dickinson

 

Thursday 25 September: Film

‘Railway Films including S&DR 150’ 

Presented by Ron Davies

 

- Slough & Windsor Railway Society

(Venue: The Manor, Slough Railway Station, Brunel Way, Slough, starts 7.30pm

 

Friday 4 July: Talk

‘That Was The Year That Was – 1962 – (Part 2)’  

Presented by Geoff Plumb

 

Friday 11 July: Talk

‘Around Japan by Limited Express – exploring the classic (3'6") railway network’ 

Presented by Geoff Warren

 

Friday 18 July: Talk

‘A Journey in Broad Gauge’         

Presented by Reverend Canon Brian Arman

 

Friday 25 July: Social

Trainspotters' Barbecue Have a chat and watch the trains go by while enjoying a tasty burger!

 

1, 8, 22 and 29 August

Members' Presentation Evenings

 

Awaiting further dates talks programme

 

- South East Essex Railway Society

(Venue: Dundonald Drive, Leigh on Sea, Essex, starts 8pm)

 

Thursday 3 July:

Garden meeting from 3pm. 0,0n30, P4, 00 and HO gauges.

 

Wednesday 23 July: Visit

Daws Heath Garden Railway as seen on ‘Hornby A Model World’ on Yesterday TV

 

Tuesday 17 July: Study tour

Docklands Light Railway study tour.

From Tower Gateway DLR station to ride over various parts of the now extensive Docklands Light Railway system, including going to Bank, Canary Wharf, Stratford (by both routes), Lewisham and Woolwich Arsenal and possibly Beckton  

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​- Southern Counties Railway Society

(Venue: George Lee Room, Christ Church, Freemantle, Southampton, starts 6.45pm)

 

Talk season resumes in September - Awaiting Details

 

- Stevenage Locomotive Society

(Venue: Community Arts Centre, Roaring Meg Retail Park, Stevenage, starts 7.30pm)

 

Thursday 26 June:

‘Railtours and Specials, the last 40 years – Part Two’

Presented by John Day

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Thursday 31 July: Talk

‘End of steam on British Railways, Part 1, 1966-67, Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield area plus the North-East’

Presented by Michael Smith

 

Thursday 28 August: Talk

‘The Photographs (colourised!) of Peter Townend, King’s Cross shedmaster’

Presented by Ian MacCabe

 

Thursday 25 September: Talk

‘lndustrial Action’

Presented by Geoff Plumb

 

- Stratford-upon-Avon Railway Group

(Venue: St. Andrews Church Hall, Shottery, CV37 9HQ, starts 7.30pm)

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Talk season resumes in September

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Monday 22 September: Talk

‘Twelfth Colour Rail Journey’

Presented by Paul Chancellor

 

- Sutton Coldfield Railway Society

(Venue: St James Church Centre, 61 Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield B75 5BW, starts 7.45pm)

 

Wednesday 25 June: Selection of movies

Steam movie films from 1962 through to 2025

Presented by Terry Mann

 

Wednesday 9 July:

‘Renaissance at Crewe - Locomotive Services operations from the former Crewe Diesel Depot’

Presented by Peter Greenwood

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Wednesday 16 July: Talk

‘Steam in New Zealand’

Presented by Mike Newport

 

Wednesday 23 July: Talk

‘The History of Trams’

Presented by Peter Waller

 

Wednesday 30 July:

DVD's from the Frank Wheeler collection

Presented by Ken Taylor

 

Wednesday 13 August:

‘Midlands Industrial Steam’

Presented by Mike Nicholls

 

Wednesday 20 August: Social

Outing to the Churnet Valley Railway

 

- Sutton Railway Group

(Venue: St Clement's Church Hall, Church Lane, Sutton on Sea, Lincs LN12 2FE, starts 7pm)

 

Thursday 3 July

Third quiz night of the Year ​

 

Talk season resumes in the Autumn 

 

- Talking of Trains

(Venue: Surbiton Library Room, Ewell Road, Surbiton KT6 6AG, starts 7pm)

 

Talk season resumes in September

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- Tewkesbury YMCA Railway Society

(Venue: YMCA, 97 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RS, starts 7.45pm)

 

Tuesday 5 August

A special slide show evening at YMCA

 

Tuesday 2 September: Talk

‘More Black & White Gems’

Presentation by Paul Dorney

 

Tuesday 9 September:

Members evening bring your slides, memory sticks & DVDs to share

 

Tuesday 16 September: Talk

‘Still Spotting’

Presentation by Dave Besley

 

Tuesday 23 September:

Members evening bring your slides, memory sticks & DVDs to share

 

Thursday 30 September: Trip

Day trip by van from Ashchurch to the Dart Valley Railway

 

- The 8D Association

(Venue: DCBL Stadium/Widnes RLFC, Lowerhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 7DZ, starts 7pm)

 

Talk season resumes in September

 

Thursday 4 September: Talk

‘Liverpool Exchange Station’

Presented by Paul Wright

 

- The 8E Railway Association

(Venue: Gladstone Club, Station Road, Northwich CW9 5RB, starts 7.45pm)

 

Saturday 12 July: Social

Summer day out - Locomotive Services Limited, Crewe Diesel Depot

 

Tuesday 29 July: Social

Summer day out - Chester - Making Tracks V

 

Talk season resumes in September

 

Tuesday 9 September: Talk

‘Gresley and the A4s’

Presented by David McIntosh

 

- The Enfield Transport Circle

(Venue: Enfield Drill Hall Sports Club, 1 Old Park Avenue, Enfield EN2 6PJ, starts 8pm)

 

Talk season resumes in September

 

- WC&P Railway Group

 

Friday 18 July: Film Presentation

'Classic Railway Newsreels with John Huntley' Part 1 - Steam’

Presented by Ian Bennett

Venue: Clevedon Venue: St Andrew's Church Centre, Old Church Road, Clevedon, BS21 7UF

 

Friday 19 September: Talk

‘Swindon Works from the beginning (Part 3)’

Presented by Brian Arman

Venue: 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 9 September: Talk

‘The Stockton & Darlington Railway – the Railway that got the World on Track’

Presented by Caroline Hardie and Niall Hammond

 

- Weston-Super-Mare Railway Society

(Venue: Conservative Club, 24-26 Alexandra Parade, Weston-Super-Mare, starts 8pm)

 

Tuesday 1 July:

'Colourail' Journey Number 12’

Presented by Paul Chancellor

 

Tuesday 5 August: Members night

Members' Slides & Digital Images

 

Tuesday 2 September: Talk

‘All About the Letter ‘A’ (Part One)’

Presented by Mike Dodd

 

- Wimborne Railway Society

(Venue: United Reformed Church Hall, Chapel Lane, Wimborne BH21 1PP, starts 7.30pm)

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Thursday 3 July: Talk

‘Alan's Outings - photographic and video highlights’

Presented by Alan Swinburne

 

Thursday 17 July: Talk

Snippets from the Brian House portfolio

 

Thursday 11 September: Talk

‘The Humble DMU’  

Presented by Mike Wescombe

 

Thursday 25 September: Talk

‘More tales from the Footplate’  {provisional)

Presented by James Luther

 

- Worcester Locomotive Society

(Venue: Barbourne Ex-Services Club, The Moors, Worcester WR1 3ED, starts 8pm)

 

Tuesday 1 July: Visit

Outside visit to Worcester and District Model Engineers at Diglis

 

Tuesday 5 August: Talk

‘Transport Museum Whythall’                                                                               

Presented by Denis Chick

 

Tuesday 2 September: Talk

‘John Dinsdale slides from the 1960's’                                                 

Presented by Chris Wilkinson

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