'National Railway Societies' - Events for November 2022 featuring:

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• Branch Line Society (BLS)

• Historical Model Railway Society (HMRS)

• Locomotive Club of Great Britain (LCGB)

• Railway & Canal Historical Society (RCHS)

• Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (RCTS)

• Stephenson Locomotive Society (SLS)

 

STEPHENSON LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY has the following presentations:

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On Friday 4 November:

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SLS (Teeside) has a presentation entitled ‘Northumbria Steam’ to be given by Ian McInnes. Venue is Newport Community Hub, St. Pauls Road, (Union Street) Middlesbrough, TS1 5NQ. Start time 7pm.

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On Saturday 5 November:

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SLS (Manchester Centre) has a presentation entitled ‘Railways in the North: past, present-and future’ to be given by Professor Paul Salveson. Venue is The Friends’ Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS. Start time 2pm.

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On Tuesday 8 November:

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SLS (London/Home Counties: Godalming Centre) has a presentation entitled ‘Navigation Road and All That’ to be given by Ted Buckley. Venue is at Scout & Guide Headquarters, Godalming.  Start time 2.30pm.

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On Wednesday 9 November:

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SLS (South Lakeland, Kendal) has a presentation entitled ‘Hest Bank & Beyond’ to be given by Michael Ellis. Venue is at Betty Limb Room, Abbot Hall Social Centre, Dowker's Lane, Kendal LA9 4DN. Start time, 7.15pm.

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On Friday 11 November:

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SLS (Newcastle) has a presentation entitled ‘Railways of Peru Part 2 - The North’ to be given by Phil Kirkland. Venue: Conference Room, 1st Floor, Newcastle Arts Centre, 67 Westgate Road, Newcastle. Start time, 7pm.

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On Saturday 12 November:

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SLS (Midlands, Kidderminster) has a presentation entitled ‘Developments on the Vale of Berkeley Railway' to be given by Ian Raven. Venue is Kidderminster Railway Museum (adjoining Seven Valley Railway station), DY10 1QX. Start time, 2pm.

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On Monday 14 November:

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SLS (Ayr Centre) has a presentation entitled ‘The construction of Fairlie Tunnel’, to be given by John F. Riddell. Venue is Lauriston Hotel, 15 South Crescent Road, Ardrossan, KA22 8EA. Start time 7.30pm.

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On Tuesday 15 November:

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SLS (Teeside) has a presentation entitled ‘Railway Roundabout 2021’ to be given by John Hunt. Venue is Langdon Square Community Centre, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough TS8 0TF. Start time is 2pm.

 

BRANCH LINE SOCIETY has the following events and trips:

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On Friday 11 November

 

Trip entitled ‘La’al Ratty Once in a Lifetime Experience’. On the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, a rare ‘all available track’ experience.

 

On Friday 18 November

 

Trip entitled ‘Doon Valley Railway’. A riding visit to the standard gauge Doon Valley Railway located at the former Dunaskin Ironworks in Waterside, near Patna in Ayrshire.

 

Saturday 19 November/ Sunday 20 November

 

The Society will hold its 2022 Annual General Meeting at the SRPS Station Café, Bo’ness. This fixture is for members only. Following the AGM, Chris Totty will present a movie show in the café of the Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway.

 

On Saturday 19 November

 

A trip on the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway, all available lines.

 

On Sunday 20 November

 

A trip to Lathalmond Railway Museum. As part of the AGM weekend, a visit to friends at Shed 47 Railway Restoration Group who operate the Lathalmond Railway Museum. A comprehensive diesel hauled visit on the standard gauge line will explore lines not normally used in passenger service

 

A trip to Fife Heritage Railway (Kirkland Yard) standard gauge. Further details available in due course from the Society.

 

On Saturday 26 November

 

Trip entitled ‘The Class 315 Commemorative Event’. A special event to commemorate the outstanding years of service provided by the Class 315’s.

 

HISTORICAL MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY has the following presentations:

 

On Friday 25 November:

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HMRS (Essex Area Group) has a presentation entitled ‘From Afon Tawe to the Coaly Tyne’ to be given by John Shaw. Venue is Tower Room at Great Baddow Millenium Community Centre, Recreation Ground, Baddow Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9RL. Start time, 8pm.

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On Saturday 26 November:

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HMRS (Bristol Area Group) has a presentation entitled ‘My father's post-war railway photographs and the story of his Gauge 1 Garden Railway’. Venue is the Wansdyke Room, Saltford Hall, Wedmore Road, Saltford, BS31 3BY. Start time is 2.30pm.

 

On Wednesday 30 November:

 

HMRS (Bletchley Area Group) has an event [entitled ‘Wolverton Works - the last 30 years - demolition and the rise of Tesco’ to be given by Philip Marsh. Venue is Whaddon Way Church Centre, Beaverbrook Court, Whaddon Way, Bletchley, MK3 7JS. Contact area organiser for details. Start time is 7.30pm.

 

LOCOMOTIVE CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN has the following meetings:

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On Tuesday 1 November:

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LCGB (Bedford branch) has a presentation entitled ‘Stratford & Midland Jct Railway (The Railways of Northampton Part 5)‘ to be given by Barry Taylor. Venue is at St John's Church Hall, St John’s Street, Bedford, MK42 0DL. Start time is 7.30pm.

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On Tuesday 8 November:

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LCGB (North London branch) has a presentation entitled ‘That Was The Year That Was 1963’, to be given by Geoff Plumb. Venue: The Parish Room, St Michaels Church, Bounds Green Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8HE. Start time 2pm.

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On Wednesday 9 November:

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LCGB (Dorking branch) has a presentation entitled ‘A Selection from the Ken Nunn Collection’ to be given by Robert Jackson. Venue: Friends Meeting House, Butter Hill, South Street, Dorking, RH4 2LE. Start time 7.30pm.

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On Thursday 10 November:

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LCGB (St Albans branch) has a presentation entitled ‘That was the year that was 1966’ to be given by Geoff Plumb. New Venue: St Bartholomew's Church, 47 Vesta Avenue, St Albans AL1 2PE. Start time, 7.30pm.

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On Friday 18 November:

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LCGB (Central London branch) has a presentation entitled ‘SNCF Steam Swansong plus Heritage Highlights’ to be given by Nick Lera. Venue is Keen House, 4, Calshot Street, London N1 9DA. Start time is 6.30pm.

 

RAILWAY & CANAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY has the following events:

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On Friday 4 November:

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RCHS (East Midlands) has a presentation entitled ‘Picture Postcard Railway Rambles’ to be given by Stephen Gay. Venue is the Beeston Methodist Church, Chilwell Road, Nottingham. Start time, 7pm.

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On Saturday 5 November:

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RCHS (North East Group) has a presentation entitled ‘The latter days of Narrow Boat Carrying’ to be given by Paul Monahan. Venue is St Olave’s Church Hall, Marygate Lane, York YO30 7BJ. Start time 2.15pm.

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On Thursday 10 November:

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RCHS (East Midlands Group) has a ‘Group Walk’ entitled ‘GCR Gotham Branch and Gypsum Tramways’, a circular walk of about 4½ miles.

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On Saturday 12 November:

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RCHS (North West Group) will be holding a presentation entitled ‘R H Greaves: A Man Who Built Bridges’ to be given by Bill Jagger. Venue is the Friends’ Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS. Start time 2pm.

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On Monday 14 November:

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RCHS has a National Zoom presentation entitled ‘The Railway that Helped win the Crimean War’. Start time, 6.30pm.

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On Saturday 19 November:

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RCHS (West Midlands Group) has a presentation entitled ‘John Rennie in the West Midlands’ to be given by Peter Cross-Rudkin. Venue is Birmingham & Midlands Institute, 3 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS. Start time, 2pm.

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On Saturday 26 November:

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RCHS (South West Group) has a Zoom presentation entitled ‘Wimborne & East Dorset Railways’ to be given by Colin Divall and Peter Russell. Start time, 2pm.

 

RAILWAY CORRESPONDENCE AND TRAVEL SOCIETY has the following presentations:

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On Tuesday 1 November:

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RCTS (Watford branch) has a presentation entitled ‘Behind Closed Doors’ and ‘Underground Photos from the Past’, to be given by Brian Hardy. Venue is Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford WD17 1JJ. Start time is 7pm.

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On Wednesday 2 November:

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RCTS (Furness, Lakes & Lune) has a presentation entitled ‘China’ to be given by David Hugill. Venue is Royal Station Hotel, Market Street, Carnforth, LA5 9BT. Start time is 7.30pm.

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On Friday 4 November:

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RCTS (Bristol branch) has a presentation entitled ‘That Was The Year That Was, 1963’ to be given by Geoff Plumb. Venue is St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, BS34 7PL. Start time is 7.30pm.

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On Tuesday 8 November:

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RCTS (Cambridge branch) has a presentation entitled 'Gone Forever – Images of BR Steam in the North of England (Part 2)’ to be given by Michael Smyth. Start time 7.30pm. Venue is The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge CB21 5HD.

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RCTS (Croydon & South London branch) has a presentation entitled Railways of the Former USSR’ to be given by Jeremy Harrison.  Venue is East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon. Start time is 7.30pm.

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RCTS (East Midlands branch, Nottingham) has a presentation entitled ‘Crich Tramway Museum’ to be given by Frank Bagshaw. Start time is 7.30pm. Venue is The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham. Start 7.30pm.

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RCTS (MCNW branch) has a visit to Tamworth & Nuneaton. Times, 10am to 3.30pm. Details from Alan Turton. Email merseyside@rcts.org.uk.

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Wednesday 9 November

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RCTS (South Wales branch, Radyr) has a presentation entitled ' Cambrian Country’ to be given by Dave Waldren.  Venue is at Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff CF15 8DF. Start time 7pm.

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RCTS (Sheffield branch) has a presentation entitled ‘Let’s go round again!’ to be given by Anthony Hicks. Venue is 60-68 Trippet Lane, Sheffield, S1 4EL. Start time is 7.30pm.

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Thursday 10 November

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RCTS (Scotland branch) has a presentation entitled ‘Liveries Old and New / Photos that cannot be repeated’ to be given by Stuart Malcolm. Venue is SCT Edinburgh, Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL. Start time, 2.30pm.

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RCTS (Peterborough) has a presentation entitled ‘A Wee Look Around Scotland’ to be given by Robin Mathams. Venue is St Luke’s Church, Mayor's Walk, Peterborough. Start time, 7pm.

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Saturday 12 November

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RCTS (West of England) has a presentation entitled ‘An Area Managers Memories’ to be given by John Heaton. Venue is Mint Methodist Church, Fore Street, Exeter. Start time, 7pm.

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Monday 14 November

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RCTS (Ipswich & District branch) has a presentation entitled ‘Epping and Ongar Railway’ to be given by Rodger Green. Venue is Greenfinch Church Hall, Greenfinch Avenue, Ipswich IP2 0SQ. Start time is 2.15pm.

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Tuesday 15 November

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RCTS (Humberside branch, Scunthorpe) has a presentation entitled ‘South Yorkshire Joint Railway’ to be given by Bob Gellatly. Venue is The Black Beauty, Keddington Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 2QU. Start time 7.30pm.

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Wednesday 16 November

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RCTS (Solent branch, Eastleigh) has a presentation entitled ‘Peterborough & Werrington’ given by Philip Haines.  Venue is at the Eastleigh Railway Institute, 2 Romsey Road, SO50 9FE. Start time is 7.30pm.

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Thursday 17 November

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RCTS (Cheltenham branch) has a presentation entitled ‘Ramblings with a new camera in 1962/1963’ to be given by Brian Holland. Venue is Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY. Start time is 7.30pm.

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RCTS (North East branch, Darlington) has a presentation entitled ‘Another Personal Selection’ to be given by Frank Tweddle. Venue is Darlington Cricket Club, Feethams, South Terrace, Darlington, DL1 5JD. Start time is 7pm.

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RCTS (Surrey branch, Woking) has a presentation entitled ‘South Western Railway - An Update’ to be given by Claire Mann, Managing Director, South Western Railway. Venue is Woking United Reformed Church, White Rose Lane, Woking GU22 7HA. Start time is 7.15pm.

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RCTS (West Riding branch) has a presentation entitled ‘All Things North & Eastern’ to be given by Steve Armitage.  Venue is at Saltaire Methodist Church Saltaire Road, Shipley BD18 3HJ. Start time is 7.30pm.

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Monday 21 November

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RCTS (MCNW branch, Chester) has a presentation entitled ‘Sheffield to Cleethorpes – Part 2’ to be given by Stephen Gay. Venue is at The Town Crier, City Road, Chester, CH1 3AE. Start time is 7.30pm.

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RCTS (Northampton branch) has a presentation entitled ‘My life as a Railway Civil Engineer’ to be given by Steve Brame. Venue is Roade Village Hall, Bailey Brooks Lane, Roade, Northampton, NN7 2LS. Start time, 2pm.

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RCTS (South Essex branch, Shenfield) has a presentation entitled ‘The Current Day Scene in Europe’ to be given by Brian Garvin. Venue is Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, CM15 8LB.  Start time is 7.30pm.

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Tuesday 22 November

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RCTS (Thames Valley branch) has a presentation entitled ‘All Change, Britain’s Railways 1967 to 1979’ to be given by Mike Beale. Venue is Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, OX11 7JN. Start time 7.30pm.

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RCTS (East Midlands branch, Nottingham) has a presentation entitled ‘NR’s New Measurement Train’ to be given by Jason Saxon & Chris Johnson. Venue is at The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham NG1 4EZ. Start time is 7.30pm.

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Wednesday 23 November

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RCTS (Chichester branch) has a presentation entitled ‘A Toss of the Coin - My Life as a Railway Professional’ to be given by David Maidment. Venue is Bassil Shippam Centre, Tozer Way, St Pancras, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 7LG. Start time is 7.15pm.

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Thursday 24 November

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RCTS has a National Zoom presentation title to be determined. Start time is 7.30pm.

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Monday 28 November

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RCTS (Windsor & Maidenhead branch) has a Zoom presentation entitled ‘Installing the Station Canopy from Maidenhead on the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway’, to be given by Dr Tony Stead. Start time is 7.30pm.

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