Specialist Societies: Meetings and Events
Q2 2025
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April to June 2025
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Note this calendar is based on information provided as at 31 March 2025. As full details of meetings are not always published a full quarter in advance, up-dates to this calendar will occur periodically through the quarter.
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- British Overseas Railways Historical Trust (BOHRT):
Super Tuesdays:
General library open days on the second Tuesday in the month, except August.
Venue: West Greenwich House, 141 Greenwich High Rd, London SE10 8JL
Admission free.
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Saturday 5 April
Talk (via Teams): ‘Brief and Eventful History of the British-Financed Shanghai-Nanking Railway (1898-1949)’
Presented by Glyn Thomas
Starts 7pm
- Broad Gauge Society
Bi-annual magazine ‘Broadsheet’ (Spring 2025) now due out
Saturday 5 April
Annual General Meeting
Venue: Saint Teresa's Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road North, Filton, Bristol, BS7 0SN.
Time: Starts from 12 noon
- Colonel Stephens Society
Quarterly magazine ‘The Colonel’ (Spring 2024) now due out
Wednesday 16 April
Talk (by Zoom): 'The Alexandra (Newport & South Wales) Dock & Railway'
Presented by Rod Hall
- Continental Railway Circle
(Venue: St. Paul’s Church Centre, 5 Rossmore Road, Marylebone, starts 7.15pm)
Thursday 10 April
Digital Show
‘South East Asia’
Presented by John Sloane
Thursday 8 May
Digital Show
‘East Africa Zanzibar and the Bububu Railway 1880 to 1929’ (a digital show of scanned historical material).
Presented by Kevin Patience
Thursday 12 June
‘China vintage electric traction’ followed by ‘Taiwan narrow gauge’ both in digital format.
Presented by Michael Reilly
- Engine Shed Society
Quarterly magazine ‘LINK’ (Spring 2025) now due out
- The Gresley Society
Tri-annual magazine ‘The Gresley Observer’ now due out
- The Industrial Railway Society
Quarterly magazine ‘Industrial Railway Record’ (Issue No. 260) now due out
‘Bulletins’ (UK and Overseas Bulletins) and e-Bulletin now out
- Light Rail Transit Association
Tuesday 1 April
Southampton, 19.30, Martyn Davies: miscellaneous railway slides
Venue: Eastleigh Railway Institute, £3.
(in combination with Southern Electric Group)
Monday 14 April
Leeds 19:30, AGM followed by Malcom Hindes: ‘The Roundhay Tram’
Venue: The Engine House, Middleton Railway, Moor Road, Leeds LS10 2JG
Donation £1 (includes light refreshments)
Tuesday 15 April
London 1900, David Connor. ‘Light Rail in Alberta’
Venue: The Model Railway Club, Keen House, Calshot Street, London, N1 9DA. £2.00
Tuesday 6 May
Southampton 19.30. Roger Manley: shares some of his recently digitised ciné films, including material on urban and Vicinal trams in Brussels
Venue: Eastleigh Railway Institute, £3.
(in combination with Southern Electric Group)
Monday 12 May
Leeds 19:30, John Holmes: ‘European Travels’
Venue: Engine House Middleton Railway Moor Road Leeds LS10 2JG £1
Tuesday 3 June
Southampton 19.30. Members’ digital images
Venue: Eastleigh Railway Institute, £3.
(in combination with Southern Electric Group)
Tuesday 18 June
London 1900, David Connor: ‘Chicago Area Museums’
Venue: The Model Railway Club, Keen House, Calshot Street, London, N1 9DA
- The Military Railway Study Group
Latest newsletter ‘Bulletin’ now out
- The Narrow Gauge Railway Society
Quarterly magazine ‘Narrow Gauge’ (April 2025) is now due out
Latest newsletter ‘Narrow Gauge News’ is now out
- Rail Riders Club
Quarterly magazine ‘Rail Riders Express’ is now out
- Railway Performance Society
Quarterly magazine ‘Milepost’ (April 2024) is now due out
Q2 meeting details not yet released.
- Railway Ramblers
Quarterly magazine ‘Railway Ramblings’ is now out
Thursday 3 and Friday 4 April
Walk: Bristol Bash
A 3 day tour in the Bristol Area
Saturday 12th April
Tissington (Derbyshire) (10m)
Saturday 12th April
Wakefield to Ossett (West Yorkshire) (4m)
Tuesday 15th April
Evening Walk; Goldenhill - Burslem (Stoke on Trent Area)
Wednesday 16th April
The Saffron Walden Branch (Essex/Cambs) (8.5m)
Tuesday 29th April
Evening Walk; Silverwood to Braithwell (South Yorkshire) (4m)
Wednesday 30th April
District Railway’s Branch - Mill Hill Park to Hounslow forgotten stations (Middlesex) (3m)
Tuesday 6th May
Evening Walk; Goldenhill - Burslem (Stoke on Trent Area)
Thursday 8th May
Monkland & Kirkintilloch Railway - Glenboig to Millersneuk (Scotland) (5m)
Friday 9th May
Millersneuk to Strathblane (Scotland) (9.5m)
Saturday 10th May
Strathblane to Croftamie (Scotland) (8.5m)
Sunday 11th May
Forth & Clyde Canal - Kirkintilloch to Kelvinsdale Station (Scotland) (8.5m)
Tuesday 13th May
Evening Walk; Lancashire & Yorkshire and mooted ELR (Greater Manchester) (4m)
Tuesday 13th May
Cross Valleys walk: Ystrad Mynach - Crosskeys (Wales) (8m)
Saturday 31st May
Blackburn - Chorley Line: Abbey Village (Withnell Station) - Chorley (8m)
Thursday 5th Jun to Saturday 7th June
Purbeck Break.
Saturday 7th June
Railways of Lincolnshire 23: Bardney – Wragby (8.5m)
Tuesday 10th June
Caistor Canal (Lincolnshire) (5m)
Thursday 26th June
Evening Walk; Liverpool's Outer Loop (Merseyside) (5m)
Saturday 28th June
The Hendre-Ddu Tramway (Powys Wales) (9m)
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- Signalling Record Society
Quarterly magazine ‘The Signalling Record’ (Spring 2024) is now due out
Saturday 26 April
Event: Signalling Archive Open Day
Venue: Kenilworth Study Centre, Princes Drive Industrial Estate, Coventry Road, Kenilworth CV8 2FD
Saturday 17 May
Event: Signalling Archive Open Day
Venue: Kenilworth Study Centre, Princes Drive Industrial Estate, Coventry Road, Kenilworth CV8 2FD
Tuesday 27 May
Visit to signal boxes in West Sussex
Saturday 21 June
Event: Signalling Archive Open Day
Venue: Kenilworth Study Centre, Princes Drive Industrial Estate, Coventry Road, Kenilworth CV8 2FD
Saturday 28 June
Event: Annual General Meeting (also on-line)
Venue: Kenilworth Study Centre, Princes Drive Industrial Estate, Coventry Road, Kenilworth CV8 2FD
- Southern Electric Group
Quarterly magazine ‘Live Rail’ (March 2025) is now out
- Southern Electric Group (South Hants)
(Venue: Eastleigh Railway Institute, 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh SO50 9FE, starts 7.30pm)
Tuesday 1 April
John Godfrey: Eastern European roundabout (trams and trains)
Tuesday 6 May
Roger Manley shares some of his recently digitised ciné films, including material on urban and Vicinal trams in Brussels.
Tuesday 3 June
Members digital images.
- Southern Electric Group (Sussex)
(Venue: Southwick Community Centre, 24 Southwick Street, Southwick, Brighton BN42 4TE, starts 7.40pm)
Wednesday 14 May
Keith Goodsell: ‘Swiss Railway Wonderland’
- Talking of Trains
(Venue: Surbiton Library Room, Ewell Road, Surbiton KT6 6AG, starts 7pm)
Season now finished until September 2025
- The Tramway and Light Railway Society
Thursday 3 April
Brentford 14.30. Roger Manley: Films of Wuppertal and other systems
Venue: London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN
Wednesday 9 April
Sussex 19.40. John Parkin: British archive & current European Trolleybuses
Venue: Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, BN42 4TE.
Monday 14 April
Merseyside 19.45. Geoff Senior: Around 250 MTMS images of town tram systems between the Rivers Irwell, Mersey & Ribble
Venue: Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG
Saturday 26 April
Taunton 14.00. Craig Ryan: Crich Gala 1999
Venue: West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton Heathfield, TA2 8NE.
£2.00 incl. light refreshments
Saturday 26 April
Garstang 14:00. Models Day including films
Venue: St. Thomas’ Church Hall, Church St., Garstang, PR3 1PA
Saturday 26 April
Nottingham 1400. Modelling Session
Venue: Beeston Scout Hut, Middle Street, Beeston, NG9 1GA
Thursday 1 May
Brentford 14.30. Eddie Dawes: London trams crossing railways
Venue: London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN
Monday 19 May: AGM
Merseyside 19.30 for 19.45. Annual General Meeting and Models Night
Venue: Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG
Saturday 24 May
Taunton 14.00. Brian Boddy: Bitten by the Transport Bug
Venue: West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton Heathfield, TA2 8NE.
£2.00 incl. light refreshments
Saturday 31 May
Nottingham 1400. John Crofts: Nottingham Tramways
Venue: Beeston Scout Hut, Middle Street, Beeston, NG9 1GA
Thursday 5 June
Brentford 14.30. Bob Hodges: Video presentation
Venue: London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN
Wednesday 11 June
Sussex 19.40. Jonathan James: Tramway Travels.
Venue: Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, BN42 4TE.
Saturday 21 June
Coatbridge, 1300. Scottish trams show and tell & talk
Venue: Summerlee Museum, Heritage Way, Coatbridge ML5 1QD
Saturday 28 June
Arnside 14:00 Jon Allen: 1:16 garden layout
Saturday 28 June
Taunton 14.00. Mark Blackstone: 20 Favourite British Trams/Systems
Venue: West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton Heathfield, TA2 8NE.
£2.00 incl. light refreshments
Saturday 28 June
Nottingham 1400. Phil Williams Garden Railway
Venue: Beeston Scout Hut, Middle Street, Beeston, NG9 1GA
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