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LOCAL RAILWAY SOCIETIES

 

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

 

Q4. 2024

 

October to December 2024

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- Abergavenny & District Steam Society

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

 

Tuesday 8 October: Talk

Presentation to be confirmed by Martin Connop-Price

 

Tuesday 12 November: Talk

‘The Golden Valley Railway’

Presented by Bob Steel (Ewyas Lacy Study Group)

 

12th December: Talk

Presentation to be confirmed by David Jones.

 

- Alcester Railway Circle

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

 

Monday 21 October: cine film

‘Nostalgia of Steam on 8mm cine film

Presented by Chris Pratt

 

Monday 18 November: Talk

'Final Years of BR Steam'

Presented by Ralph Ward

 

Aln Valley Railway

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

 

Thursday 17 October: Talk

‘The Newcastle and Berwick Railway’

Presented by Brian Rogers

 

Thursday 14 November: Talk

‘History of National Railway Museums Scotland’s Railway Collection’

Presented by Dr. Meredith Greiling

 

Thursday 12 December: Social

The Members Entertain

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- Altrincham Electric Railway Preservation Society

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

 

Friday 11 October: Talk

‘In Search of Steam in Japan’ 

Presented by John Owen

 

Friday 8 November: Talk

'The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Then and Now'

Presented by Bob Barnard

 

- Basingstoke and District Railway Society

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

 

Wednesday 9 October: Talk

‘Steam Variety in Northern China’

Presented by Peter Robins

 

Wednesday 23 October:

Members Photo Night

 

Wednesday 13 November: Talk

‘The LMS Patriot Project - Aims and Progress’

Presented by Colin Hall

 

Wednesday 27 November:

‘Members' Photo Night’ to mark 50 years of the Society

 

Wednesday 11 December: Social

Christmas film and buffet

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- Bath Railway Society

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

 

Thursday 3 October: Talk

‘Final Journey – The Untold Story of Funeral Trains’

Presented by Nicholas Wheatley

 

Thursday 7 November: Talk

‘Woodhead – The Lost Railway Part 2’

Presented by Stephen Gay

 

Thursday 5 December: Talk

‘The Rise and Fall of Bristol Bath Road Diesel Depot’

Presented by Roy Kethro

 

Blandford Forum Railway Club

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

 

Awaiting details

 

- Bradford Railway Circle

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

 

Wednesday 16 October: Talk

‘Steam Memories from the David Lane Archive’

Presented by Ben Gordon Taylor

 

Wednesday 13 November: Talk

‘Where Would You Like to Go?’

Presented by Anthony Hicks

 

Wednesday 11 December: AGM

AGM & Members' Night

 

- Bristol Railway Circle

(Venue: Room 4 at BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, 7.45pm)

 

Tuesday 1 October

DVD Evening (at President’s House)

 

Tuesday 15 October: AGM

Society AGM (BAWA)

 

Tuesday 5 November

Ten Minute Papers (at President’s House)

 

Tuesday 19 November: Talk

‘Lost Branch Lines’ (BAWA)

 

Tuesday 3 December

DVD Evening (at President’s House)

 

Tuesday 17 December

‘David Tritton Collection’

 

- Bromsgrove Railway Club

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

 

Wednesday 9 October: Cine films and stills

‘Somerset and Dorset’

Presented by Michael Clemens

 

Wednesday 13 November: Talk

‘Vale of Berkeley Railway’

Presented by Ian Raven

 

Wednesday 11 December: AGM

Annual General Meeting

and Christmas get together with entertainment from the committee

 

- Buntingford Railway & Local History Society

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

 

Friday 18 October: Slides

‘Railway Slides’

Presented Phil Wood

 

Friday 15 November

‘The Buntingford Branch’

Presented by Stephen Ruff

 

Friday 20 December

‘Mid-Suffolk and North Norfolk Railways’

Presented Richard Tremaine

 

- Burton Railway Society

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

 

Wednesday 3 October: Talk

‘Magic of the Settle and Carlisle’

Presented by Robert Falconer 

 

Wednesday 7 November

Colour Rail Collection (provisional)

Presented by Paul Challenor

 

Wednesday 5 December: Talk

‘Local Railways of the 1960's’

Presented by Phil Waterfield

 

- Cambridge Railway Circle

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

 

Friday 4 October: AGM

AGM, also presentations from Alan Denney & Ray Clark

 

Friday 4 November: Talk

‘An illustrated talk about French Railway their history to the present day’

Presented by Gerald Brown

 

Friday 6 December: Talk

‘Hitchin South Diaries’

Presented by George Howe

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- Cardiff & Avonside Railway Society

 

Friday 25 October: Doncaster Flyer

A day trip to Doncaster with free time

 

Saturday 16 November: Didcot Railway Centre

A day trip to Didcot Railway Centre

 

Saturday 14 December: London Flyer

A day trip to London with free time

 

Cirencester Railway Society

(Venue: Bingham Library, 1 Dyer Street, Cirencester, GL7 2PZ, starts 7.30pm)

 

Friday 11 October: Talk

‘Railways of Sharpness’

Presented by Mike Smith

 

Friday 1 November: Talk

‘Railways to Royalty’

Presented by Jack Boskett

 

Friday 6 December: Talk

‘All about the Letter ‘A’’

Presented by Mike Dodd

 

- Cornwall Railway Society

(Venue: Memorial Hall, Redruth Methodist Church, starts 6.30pm)

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Saturday 12 October: Talk

‘My 41-year railway career’

Part 1 From Willesden to Eurostar

Part 2 Will be a collection of Railway Photographs

Presented by member Dennis Clarke

 

Saturday 9 November: Talk

‘Fifty Years with the Class 50s’

Presented by Geoff Hudson (former Depot Manager at Laira)

 

Saturday 14 December: Show

A show entitled ‘The Railways around Plymouth’

Presented by Amyas Crump

 

- Friends of the Railway Studies Collection

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

 

Wednesday 16 October: Talk

‘From Okehampton to the Atlantic Coast’

Presented by Bernard Mills.

 

Tuesday 19 November: Talk

‘Mishap, Misfortune and Misadeventure’

Presented by John Heaton.

 

Tuesday 17 December: Social

Christmas Quiz

Presented by Colin Stone

 

- Giggleswick Railway Circle

(Venue: Settle Victoria Hall, starts 7.30pm)

 

Wednesday 30 October: Video Presentation

'A Video Presentation'

Presented by Ted Parker

 

Wednesday 20 November: Talk

'The Life of O Winston Link'

Presented by John Goodall

 

Wednesday 11 December: Talk

'British Steam in the Preservation Era, 1970-1995'

Presented by David Fowler

 

- Gosport Railway Society

(Venue: Christ Church Parish Centre, Stoke Road, Gosport, starts 7.30pm)

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Awaiting programme

 

- Gravesend Railway Enthusiasts Society

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

 

Tuesday 8 October: Talk

‘Taking Trains Abroad’

Presented by Dave Coxon

 

Thursday 24 October: Talk

‘Solent Railway Part 2’

Presented by Tony Riley

 

Awaiting further programme

 

- Grimsby & Cleethorpes Railway Group

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

 

Wednesday 16 October

'Colorado Railroads'

Presented by Graham Lightfoot

 

Wednesday 20 November

'On the Narrow Gauge'

Presented by John Tasker

 

Wednesday 18 December

'Scenic Britain by Train'

Presented by Stephen Gay (ticket only)

 

- 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 30 October: Talk

‘Chester and Holyhead Railway’

Presented by Philip Lloyd

 

Wednesday 27 November: Talk

‘Black Country Freight (Part 1)’

Presented by David Hayes

 

Wednesday 11 December:

Christmas Social

 

- Huddersfield Railway Circle

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

 

Wednesday 9 October: Talk

‘Huddersfield & Sheffield junction Railway’

Presented by Alan Lewis

 

Wednesday 23 October: Talk

‘The Bernina Line’

Presented by Philip Lockwood

 

Wednesday 6 November

Annual Dinner

 

Wednesday 20 November

Railway Photographic Selection

Presented by Anthony Hicks

 

Wednesday 4 December: Talk

‘From Ossett to Penzance via Wick’

Presented by Roger Hepworth

 

Wednesday 18 December: Social

Chairman’s Evening (presentation and social gathering)

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- Ipswich and District Historical Transport Society

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

 

Wednesday 30 October: Talk

‘Flying Cats plus one Flying Dog’

Presented by Debach Airfield Group

 

Wednesday 27 November Talk

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

Presented by Liz Gibson

 

Irish Railway Record Society - London

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

 

Friday 18 October: Talk

“North Kerry to East Cork” by Gerry McMahon

 

Friday 22 November: Talk

“Portlaoise Traincare Depot and the ICR Fleet” by Neil Dinnen

 

Friday 6 December: Talk

“Hidden treasures – Irish images from David Soggee and other vintage

photographers” by Leslie McAllister + London Area AGM

 

Irish Railway Record Society - Manchester

(Venue: Waldorf Pub, Central Manchester, starts 6.30pm)

 

October 10: Talk

Jim McBride presents “The Swilly Then and Now”.

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November 14: Talk

Martin Logan “Remembering the Fallen”.

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December 12: Talk

Andrew Waldron presents “An Irish Railway Study Tour”

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- Kettering & District Locomotive Society

(Venue: Cornmarket Hall, London Road, Kettering NN15 7QA, start 7.45pm)

 

Awaiting details of Autumn Programme

 

- Leicester Railway Society

(Venue: Braunstone Civic Centre, 209 Kingsway, Braunstone, Leicester LE3 2PP, starts 7.30pm)

 

Tuesday 15 October: Talk

'From Melton Mowbray North to the East Coast'

Presented by Michael Chapman and Brian Holland

 

Tuesday 19 November: Talk

'The Waverley Route'

Presented by Dennis Lovett

 

Tuesday 10 December

Christmas meeting

 

- Lincoln Railway Society

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

 

Monday 14 October: Talk

‘1960’s Scottish Miscellany’

Presented by Michael Clemens

 

Monday 11 November: AGM and Competition

Society AGM & Photo Competition

 

Monday 9 December

‘George Hinchcliffe & Flying Scotsman’

Presented by Graeme Wade

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-  Lutterworth Railway Society

(Venue: The Pavillion, Recreation Ground, Coventry Road, Lutterworth, LE17 4RB, starts 7.30pm)

 

Thursday 3 October: Talk

‘Railways in & around WW2’

Presented by Robin Mathams

 

Thursday 17 October: Talk

‘Rugby (Midland) - Peterborough (East) Line’

Presented by Gavin Ramsay

 

Thursday 7 November: Talk

‘The San Francisco Cable Cars’

Presented by Tom Ingall

 

Thursday 21 November: Talk

‘Cardiff Canton Diesel Depot & 1980 Reminiscences’

Presented by Steve Morris

 

Thursday 5 December: Talk

‘Living the Dream (With the occasional nightmare) 86259 Peter Pan’

Presented by Les Ross

 

Thursday 19 December

To be announced

 

- Marlow & District Railway Society

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

 

Thursday 17 October: Talk

‘Pendon Museum - Oxfordshire's Amazing Secret’

Presented by Chris Webber

 

Thursday 21 November: Talk

‘Working on the Railway’

Presented by Mike Romans

 

Thursday 19 December: Talk

‘Steam Variety In Northern China’

Presented by Peter Robins

 

Matlock Railway Club

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

                            

Thursday October 10: Talk

‘More Of My Favourite Photographs’

Presented by Les Nixon

 

Thursday October 24: Talk

‘The Patriot Project’

Presented by John Hasting

 

Thursday November 7: Talk

‘An Evening on the Southern and Great Western Regions’          

 

Thursday November 21: Talk

‘The Battle of the Bullieds - Clan Line and Taw Valley’ 

 

Thursday December 5: Talk

‘Miscellany of Railway Photos’

Presented by John Penn

 

Thursday December 12: Social

Christmas at MRC – Food and Films

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- Norfolk Railway Society

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

 

Thursday 3 October: Talk

‘Building the new P2 Prince of Wales’

Presented by Liz Gibson (A1 Steam Locomotive Trust)

 

Thursday 17 October: Talk

‘Crown Point Depot’

Presented by Dave Baston (Depot Manager)

 

Thursday 7 November: Talk

’28 February 1959: the day the M&GN closed’

Presented by Richard Adderson

 

Thursday 21 November: AGM and Video

AGM followed by Video roundup

Presented by Chris Eve

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Thursday 5 December: Talk

‘The Woodhead Line Revisited’

Presented by Chris Mitchell

 

Thursday 19 December

Informal meeting with members’ contributions

 

- Nuneaton Railway Circle

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

 

Thursday 3 October: Talk

‘Night Steam’

Presented by Joe Connell

 

Thursday 17 October: Talk

‘Less Ross in conversation with Driver Ray Poole’

 

Thursday 31 October: Talk

‘Forty Years Down the Line’

Presented by Steve Nikols

 

Thursday 14 November: Talk

‘The Russ Watkins Collection’

Presented by Adrian Paul

 

Thursday 28 November: Talk

‘An 11th Colour-Rail Journey’

Presented by Paul Chancellor

 

Thursday 12 December: Social

Christmas Social Evening

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- Oxfordshire Railway Society

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

 

Monday 14 October: Talk

‘East West Rail’ (Delivering East West Rail)

 

Monday 11 November: Talk

‘Shipton on Cherwell Accident 1874’

Presented by Peter Webber

 

Monday 9 December: Fim Show

‘Bumper annual film show’

Presented by Michael Clemens

 

Peak Railway Association: Derwent Valley Branch

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

 

Monday 25 November: Talk

Out and About in the UK and Europe

Presented by Robert Pritchard

 

Peak Railway Association: Sheffield Branch

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

 

Monday 7 October: Slideshows

‘Locos for Scrap’ and ‘Trains by Night’

Presented by Gavin Lake

 

Monday 4 November: Digital + Video Feature

‘Explore Lincolnshire by Rail’

Presented by Mike Fish

 

Monday 2 December: Annual Update and Social

Pie, Pea & Mash Supper after Peak Rail Director ‘State of the Union’ update and Q&A. Evening concludes with Roy Wilson ‘The 2024 Transport Scene in Sheffield & beyond’

 

- Pennine Railway Society

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

 

Wednesday 2 October: Talk

 ‘After A, B and C, now D’

Presented by John Law

 

Wednesday 16 October: Talks

'Train Doctor' and '125 Update'

Presented by Roger Senior and John Zabernik

 

Wednesday 6 November:

Anniversary Celebration Night

John Sanderson - ‘50 years of The Pennine Railway Society’

 

Wednesday 20 November: Talk

‘Charters for Charity’

Presented by Jerry Dickinson

 

Wednesday 4 December

‘PENNINE SHIELD’ QUIZ

 

Wednesday 18 December

Members Slides at Christmas

 

- Pewsey Vale Railway Society

(Venue: Woodborough Social Club, Smithy Lane, Pewsey SN9 5PL, starts 2.45pm)

 

Tuesday 8 October: Talk

‘Irish Narrow-Gauge Railways’

Presented by Andy Cundick

 

Tuesday 12 November: Talk

‘The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway’

Presented by David Sibson

 

Tuesday 10th December: Talk

‘Swindon Railway Works’

Presented by Brian Arman

 

- Plymouth Railway Circle

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

 

Monday 7 October: Talk

‘The Railway Studies Collection’

Presented by Graham Walker

 

Monday 21 October: Talk

‘Narrow Gauge Panorama’

Presented by James Wait

 

Monday 4 November: AGM

Annual General Meeting

 

Monday 18 November: Talk

‘Standard and Narrow-Gauge Steam and Diesel in Sicily, France and Argentina’

Presented by Chris James

 

Monday 2 December: Talk

‘Sir Robert Reid- British Railways’ Greatest Leader’

Presented by Jim Collins

 

Monday 16 December: Talk

The Mills Railway Year 2024

Presented by Bernard Mills

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- Railway Club of the New Forest

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

 

Friday 25 October: Talk

‘The Dee Railway Bridge Disaster of 1847’

Presented by Alan Hayward

 

Friday 29 November: Talk and Social

‘29th Britain’s First Railway Murder’ and Members evening

Presented by Paul Stickler

 

December 2024

[To be Announced] Christmas Dinner

 

- Reading Transport Group

(Venue: Church House, Caversham, starts 7.45pm)

 

Wednesday 2 October: Talk

‘Roaming around London with a camera’

Geoff Brockett

 

Wednesday 9 October: Talk

‘More Transport Treasures’

Presented by Graham Bilbe

 

Wednesday 16 October: Talk

‘Railways in Wales’

Shaun Bradbury

 

Wednesday 23 October: Talk

‘That was the year -1966’

Geoff Plumb

 

Wednesday 30 October: Talk

‘Rambling railwayman's recollections’

Geoff Burch

 

Wednesday 6 November:

Details yet to be advised

 

Wednesday 27 November: Talk

Details yet to be advised 

 

Wednesday 18 December:

Details yet to be advised 

 

- Redditch Railway Interest Group

(Venue: Forge Mill & Bordesley Abbey Visitors Centre, Needle Mill Lane, Redditch, starts 2pm)

 

Friday 11 October: Talk

‘Darjeeling Himalaya Railway’

Presented by David Churchill

 

Friday 8 November: Talk

‘Still Spotting After All These Years!’

Presented by Dave Besley

 

- Shropshire Railway Society

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

 

Thursday 10 October: Talk

‘What has Privatisation done for us? - 30 years on’

Presented by Ian Walmsley

 

Saturday 12 October: Visit

Locomotive Services Ltd, Crewe

Afternoon visit taking in the boiler shop, workshops and outside storage area.

 

Thursday 24 October: Talk

‘Every picture tells a story’

Presented by John Baxter

 

Thursday 14 November: Talk and Film

‘British Transport films’

Presented by Jeremy Nicholls

 

Thursday 28 November: Talk

‘Restoration of a NSR carriage’

Presented by Dr David Woolliscroft

 

Thursday 12 December: Talk

‘Isle of Man Transport 1982’

Presented by Steve Price

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- Slough & Windsor Railway Society

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

 

Friday 4 October: Talk

‘Medium Gauge Steam’

Presented by Neil Kearns

 

Friday 11 October: Talk

‘Chasing Elusive Steam in the 70s and 80s - Austria, Italy, Yugoslavia’

Presented by Donald Wilson

 

Friday 18 October: Talk

‘Travelling with my Camera in 1994’

Presented by Derek Spicer

 

Friday 25 October: Talk

‘Britain, India and the US in the 19th Century’

Presented by Andy Brown

 

Friday 1 November: Talk

‘Class 91 Presentation’

Presented by Ben Denton-Cardew

 

Friday 8 November: Black and white slide show

‘Euston to Carlisle in the Fifties’

Presented by David Cross

 

Friday 15 November: Talk

‘Both Sides of the Tweed’

Presented by Dennis Lovett

 

Friday 22 November: Talk

‘Snow and Scandinavia’

Presented by Geoff Warren

 

Friday 29 November: Talk

‘The Liberation Line’

Presented by Christian Wolmar

 

Friday 13 December: Talk

‘Year 2001 Travel log’

Presented by Adrian Palmer

 

- South East Essex Railway Society

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

 

Thursday 24 October: Extraordinary General Meeting [Members only]

 

Thursday 28 November:

‘Night of the Dusty Bins’ (facts, a photo gallery, memories and the future of the class)

 Presented by Lydia Clary

 

Thursday 5 December: Social

Christmas Social at ‘The Elms’ PH London Road Leigh on Sea from 6pm.

 

Thursday 12 December: Social

Mince pies and Track night - setting up from 7pm

 

- Southern Counties Railway Society

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

 

Saturday 21 October: Talk

'Cross Channel Rail Ferries WW1 / WW2'

Presented by Gordon Adams

 

Saturday 18 November: Talk

'Mixed Transport'

Presented by Martyn Davies

 

Saturday 16 December: Film and Social

Film Show - also Small Christmas Buffet

Martin Davey

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- Stevenage Locomotive Society

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

 

Thursday 31 October: Talk

‘Colourful Colorado’

Presented by Barrie Woods

 

Thursday 28 November: Talk

‘The Corris Railway – past, present & future’

Presented by Chris Jones

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- Stratford-upon-Avon Railway Group

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

 

Talk season resumes in the Autumn – Awaiting Details

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- Sutton Coldfield Railway Society

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

 

Wednesday 23 October: Talk

The Hixon Rail Disaster

 

Wednesday 30 October: Talk

Railways Through the Cornish Landscape

 

Wednesday 13 November:

Members Digital Evening

 

Wednesday 20 November: Talk

Photographic Selection

 

Wednesday 27 November: Talk

Travels of a Railway Writer

 

Wednesday 11 December: Talk

Railway Engineering

 

Wednesday 18 December: Talk

More Bits and Pieces

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- Sutton Railway Group

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

 

Thursday 3 October:

Meeting. All the Regulars. Group discussion. Videos

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Thursday 7 November:

Meeting: Details to be released

 

Thursday 5 December: Social

Christmas bash including buffet

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- Tewkesbury YMCA Railway Society

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

 

Tuesday 1 October: Talk

 ‘A lad with a camera’

Presentation by Mr Peter Evans

 

Tuesday 15 October:

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

 

Tuesday 22 October:

‘The Honeybourne line & beyond’

Presentation by John Dagley Morris

 

Tuesday 29 October

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

 

Tuesday 5 November: Talk

‘Countries & stations beginning with the letter ‘A’’

Presentation by Mike Dodd

 

Tuesday 12 November

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

 

Tuesday 19 November: Talk

‘More archive slides – the latest acquisitions’

Presentation by Chris Smith

 

Tuesday 26 November

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

 

Tuesday 3 December: Talk

‘Medium format railway views over the last few years’

Presentation by Mike Wathen

 

Tuesday 10 December: Talk (open meeting held at Tewkesbury Baptist church)

Presentation by Ian Boskett entitled “The great train robbery”

 

Tuesday 17 December: Social

Christmas party - fun for all including buffet food

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- The 8D Association

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

 

Thursday 3 October: Talk

‘Mid Sixties Steam in the North West’

Presented by John Sloane

 

Thursday 7 November: Talk

‘The Great Central / Midlands Railway Joint Widnes Branch’

Presented by Paul Wright

 

Thursday 5 December: Talk

‘The Lettuce Line’ (West Lancashire, Liverpool, Southport & Preston Junction Railway 1878-1964)

Presented by Keith Hick

 

- The 8E Railway Association

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

 

Tuesday 8 October: Talk

‘The P2 Prince of Wales. Building Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive.’

Presented by Graham Nicholas

 

Tuesday 12 November: Talk

‘Navigation Road and All That’

Presented by Ted Buckley           

 

Tuesday 10 December: Talk

‘Steam in North Wales and the Borders since 2010’

Presented by Ian Pilkington

 

- The Enfield Transport Circle

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

 

Tuesday 1 October: Talk

‘Railways before the War - That's the Great War’ - Part 2

Presentation: Jeremy Harrison

 

Tuesday 5 November: Talk

‘The 2024 Bob Todd Tribute Presentation’ - 20th Anniversary Meeting

Presentation: Kenneth Crane

 

Tuesday 3 December: Talk

‘The Liberation Line’

Presentation: Christian Wolmar

 

- WC&P Railway Group

 

Friday 22 November: Talk

‘Swindon Works from the beginning (part 2)’

Presented by Brian Arman

Weston-s-Mare Venue: St Peter's Church Hall, Baytree Road, Milton, Weston-s-Mare, BS22 8HG

 

-  Wells Railway Fraternity

(Venue: Wells Town Hall, Wells, Somerset, starts 7.30pm)

 

Tuesday 8 October: Talk

‘The Abbotsbury Branch’

Presented by Chris Challis

 

Tuesday 12 November: Talk

‘Railway Engineering in Chippenham - An Industrial and Social History’

Presented by Mark Glover

 

Tuesday 10 December: AGM

AGM followed by Quiz set by last year’s winner

Presented by Andy Ball

 

- Weston-Super-Mare Railway Society

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

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Tuesday 1 October: Talk

‘The Paul Riley Tribute Show - Part 2’

Presented by Mike Dodd

 

Tuesday 5 November: AGM

Annual General Meeting

 

Tuesday 3 December: Talk

‘35 Years of Photographing Railways - Part 4’

Presented by Lionel Jones

 

- Wimborne Railway Society

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

Thurs 14 December: Brian House's Audio-Visual Christmas Treat

 

Thursday 3 October: Talk

‘Joining The Dots - Bournemouth Transport in the 1920s’

Presented by Colin Edwards

 

Thursday 17 October: Talk

‘The T3 And T9 Story’

Presented by Nathan Au

 

Thursday 31 October:

Quiz Night

 

Thursday 14 November: Talk

‘Ibsley - The Story of an Airfield’

Presented by Nigel Seymour

 

Thursday 21 November

‘Wimborne’ Running Evening - A Chance To Catch Up With The Club's Showcase Layout

 

Thursday 28 November: Talk

‘More Stations’

From The Camera of Paul Carpenter

 

Thursday 12 December: AGM

Annual General Meeting 8.00pm

 

Thursday 19 December:

Brian House's Audio-Visual Show.

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- Worcester Locomotive Society

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

 

Tuesday 1 October: Talk

‘Lost images from Richard Moreton's loft and image sale’

Presented by Chris Wilkinson

 

Tuesday 19 October: Social

85A Reunion - Details from the Society  

 

Tuesday 5 November: Talk

‘Ashchurch to Tewkesbury’ by Ian Boskett

‘Saving the Worcester News Newspaper Archives’ by Chris Wilkinson

 

Tuesday 3 December: Talk

‘1970's and 1980's Worcester Locomotive Society Tours’

Presented by Mike King

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