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TRADITIONAL RAILWAY SOCIETIES

 

MEETINGS AND EVENTS: JUNE 2023

 

- Abergavenny & District Steam Society (Kings Arms, Abergavenny 8pm)

13 June:  Monmouthshire Eastern Valley: Ray Viney

 

- Basingstoke and District Railway Society (Wote Street Club, Basingstoke 7.45pm)

14 June: European Travels In The Early 1970s: John Barrowdale

28 June: Welsh Highland Railway: Charles Clark

 

- Bath Railway Society (Museum of Bath at Work 7.30pm)

1 June: AGM followed by Members Evening

 

- Bournemouth Railway Club (Avon Room, Winton Methodist Community Centre, Heron Court Road, Bournemouth BH9 1DE)

10 June: Final Bournemouth Railway Club Meeting    

 

- Bradford Railway Circle (Bradford Mechanics' Institute Library, 76 Kirkgate, Bradford)

28 June: Neville Hill Depot - Diary of an Escapee: Peter Holden

 

- Bromsgrove Railway Club (St Godwald's Church Hall, Bromsgrove 7:45pm)

14 June: An evening with Steve Bach: Steam at Home and Abroad

 

- Buntingford Railway & Local History Society (The Crown, 17 High Street, Buntingford, 8pm)

16 June:  Visit to Nuthampstead Air Museum

 

- Burton Railway Society (Marston’s Sports & Social Club 7.30pm)

7 June: Railway Quiz

 

- Colonel Stephens Society

8 June: Belgium, the Home of the Light Railway (7.30pm Zoom)

 

- Continental Railway Circle (St.Paul’s Church Centre, Marylebone 7.15pm)

8 June: Two weeks in Indonesia in 1979, and short visit to Congo from Zambia in 1970: David Thornber

 

- Gosport Railway Society (Christ Church Parish Centre 7.30pm)

16 June:  My Railway Travels: Paul Gosling

 

- Gravesend Railway Enthusiasts Society (Emmanuel Baptist Church, Gravesend)

6 June: The Kent Steam Age: Dave Burton

 

- Great Central Railway Society (Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Sheffield 7.30pm)

1 June: The Railways of Colonel Stephens: David Hanger

 

- Great Western Society - Taunton Local Group: (Stoke St Mary Village Hall 7.30pm)

16 June: Journey to Wales: Francis Lewis

 

- Grimsby & Cleethorpes Railway Group (The No.1, Station Approach, Cleethorpes 7.30pm)

21 June: Steam from Peterborough to York: Chris Nettleton

 

- Haywoods Permanent Way (Sports & Social Club, Gt.Haywood)

28 June: AGM followed by presentation Wes Till

 

- Huddersfield Railway Circle (Old Court Room, Town Hall 7.30pm)

7 June: Along the lines with Modern Traction: Davis Tillotson

 

- Leicester Railway Society (Braunstone Civic Centre, Leicester 7.30pm)

20 June: The history of the Trent Valley Railway: Robin Mathams and Dave Barrett

 

- Lincoln Railway Society (St Hugh's Church, North Hykeham 7.30pm)

12 June: UK Railtouring Through The 80’s: Jim Sparks

 

- London & North Western Railway Society

24 June: LNWRS Open Day (Kenilworth Study Centre, CV8 2FD).  Booking essential. 10am to 4pm

 

Lutterworth Railway Society (Lutterworth Bowls Club 7.30pm)

1 June: Mansfield Railway: William Taylor

15 June: Industrial Railways: Mike Lee

 

- Marlow & District Railway Society (Bourne End Comunity Centre 7.30pm)

15 June: The Great Marlow Railway: Mike Walker

 

- Monmouthshire Railway Society (Lysaght Institute, Newport 7pm) 

15 June: The Western Valley, Newport to Risca: MRS/Ray Viney      

 

- Norbury & South London Transport Club (Shirley Methodist Church, Shirley, 7.45pm)

20 June: British steam in the last decade: Jeremy Harrison

 

- Norfolk Railway Society (URC Hall, Norwich 7.30pm)

1 June: Visit to East Anglian Transport Museum at Carlton Colville

 

- Oxfordshire Railway Society (Kidlington Baptist Church, 7pm)

12 June: The Cholsey and Wallingford Railway: Dr Tony Stead

 

- Pennine Railway Society (Doncaster Town Fields Sports Club, 7.30pm)

7 June: Go East Young Man: Philip Benham

21 June: Keith the Farmer Part 4: Pete Sargison

 

- Pewsey Vale Railway Society (Woodborough Social Club, 7.30pm)

13 June: Bulleid Tavern Cars: Anthony Clare

 

- Plymouth Railway Circle

19 June: Summer Fixtures: A guided walk: Turnpikes, Canal and Railways: Tony Vigars. Meet at 7pm in Bedford Square, Tavistock

 

- Rail Riders Club

10 and 11 June:  Rail Riders Railway Show: At the Crewe Heritage Centre, open to both club members and the general public

 

- Railfuture

4 June: London & South East branch ‘Bridge the Gap’ campaign stall at Uckfield & District Lions Club Family Fun Day and car boot sale.

8 June: London & South East branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. Venue: Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton BN1 1YD. Starts 4pm

14 June: London & South East regional branch, Herts & Beds division meeting. Online. 7.30pm to 8.30pm.

17 June: East Anglia open branch meeting. Venue: St Mary’s at Stoke, Stoke Street, Ipswich IP2 8BX.  Starts 2pm.

 

- Railway Club of the New Forest (Brock Village Hall, Highwood Road, Brockenhurst, 7.30pm)

30 June: The Bluebell Railway: Tony Storey    

 

- Railway Performance Society

29 June: Kemble area Meeting: The Tavern Inn, Kemble. 12 noon.

 

- Railway Ramblers

Sat 3 June: Skirlaugh to Hornsea (Yorkshire) (7.5 miles)

Tues 6 June: Alfreton Station - Westhouses & The Blackwell Trail (Derbyshire) (6 miles)

Sat 10 June: Railways of the Lancashire Coalfield: Atherton round (North West) (9.5 miles)

Sat 10 June: Spa Valley Railway (Kent) (2 miles)

Tues 13 June: Former Railways around Crewe (4miles)

Sat 17 June: Railways of Northants: Irthlingborough - Thrapston/Titchmarsh West (8 miles)

Fri 23 to Sun 25 June: Dartmoor Tramways Weekend

Sat 24 June or Sat 1 July (to be determined): Mawddach Trail (Wales) (9.5 miles)

Weds 28 June: Tapton Area - South Yorkshire (4 miles)

 

- Signalling Record Society

17 June: Signalling Archive Open Day (Kenilworth, Warwickshire). Pre-booking essential. 10am to 4pm

 

- Slough & Windsor Railway Society

9 June: Rambling Railwayman's Recollections: Geoff Burch

 

- South East Essex Railway Society 

16 June: Summer Programme: Return visit to Barnards Farm Railway West Horndon. From 3pm, first train at 4pm

22 June: Summer Programme: Visit to Colne Valley Railway: Castle Hedingham Station, Halstead

29 June: Summer Programme: Annual visit t Mangapps Farm Railway Museum, Burnham on Crouch.

 

- Southern Counties Railway Society (George Lee Room, Christ Church, Freemantle, Southampton, 6.45pm)

17 June: Annual General Meeting

 

- Southern Electric Group (South Hants) (Eastleigh Railway Institute, 7.30pm)

6 June: Members’ slides.

 

 - Southern Electric Group (Sussex) (Southwick Community Centre, 7.30pm)

12 June: More Steam in Action: Derek Osborne.

 

- Stevenage Locomotive Society (Community Arts Centre, Stevenage, 7.30pm)

29 June: Tracks of My Years Part 1 - Travels with a Camera: Kevin Wilkins

 

- Sutton Railway Group (St Clement's Church Hall, Sutton on Sea, 7pm)

1 June: ‘The Viking Link’ plus regular features.

 

- Swiss Railway Society

18 June: Neuburg 1913 and 2013: Jim Finlayson (by Zoom)

 

- Tewkesbury YMCA Railway Society

4 June: Carris Garden Railway running day 2pm (weather permitting). Phone club for details

13 June: Working party at Station cottages Toddington: 7pm, Contact club for details

17 June: Brass band concert & afternoon picnic at Gotherington station 2pm – 6:30pm

27 June:  Evening signalbox visit. Contact club for details

 

- The 8D Association

10 June: The Warrington & Stockport Railway Walk.  Starts 10am

 

- The Enfield Transport Circle (Enfield Drill Hall Sports Club, 8pm)

6 June: Presentation: Working Steam in South Africa: 1987-1994 (in 35mm slides): Kenneth Livermore

 

- Welsh Railways Research Circle

3 June: AGM and Member’s Day: At Rhiwderin Community Centre at 11am (doors open at 10.30)

20 June: Archiving Day at Rhiwderin

 

- Weston-Super-Mare Railway Society (Conservative Club, Weston-Super-Mare, 8pm)

6 June: A 'Box' of Allsorts: Ian Bosket

- Wimborne Railway Society (United Reformed Church Hall, Wimborne, 7.30pm)

8 June: 10 Images on a Theme

22 June: 70s, 80s and 90s Transport: Trevor Hargreaves

 

- Worcester Locomotive Society (Barbourne Ex-Services Club, Worcester, 8pm)

6 June: Final Journey - The untold story of funeral trains: Nicholas Wheatley

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