Society Meetings
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March 2012
THURSDAY, MARCH 1
Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway (Cheltenham area group). Library, The Burgage, Prestbury, Cheltenham. 19.15. 'Trains - Past and Present': Peter Skelton.
Lutterworth Railway Society. United Reformed Church, George Street, Lutterworth LE17 4EF. 19.30. Annual meeting.
Nuneaton Railway Circle. Chilvers Coton Conservative Club, Bridge Street, Nuneaton. 19.45. 'The Welsh Highland Railway': Peter Johnson.
Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (RCTS). The Crown, Market Square, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes. 19.30. 'It is Grim Up North': Steve Batty.
Stephenson Locomotive Society (SLS). St John Ambulance Centre, Sandes Avenue, Kendal LA9 4LL. 19.15. 'On Narrow Gauge Tracks': Tom Heavyside.
Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS). Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2JL. 19.30. 'Scotland's Railways Caught on Film': Keith Jones.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway Society (Birmingham area group). St Laurence Pastoral Centre, Church Road, Northfield, Birmingham B31 2LX. 19.30. 'The Railways of Singapore': Gerry Nichols.
Kettering & District Locomotive Society. Cornmarket Hall, London Road, Kettering. 19.45. 'Railways Within 50 Miles of Kettering': Peter Groom.
RCTS. St Peter's Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, Bristol. 19.30. Branch agm and slide/digital contest.
RCTS. County Hotel, Lancaster Road. Carnforth. 19.30. 'The Stainmore Line': David Tyreman.
SLS. The Mining Institute Lecture Theatre, Neville Hall, Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 19.00. 'Kingman Canyon – USA Railroading in Arizona': David Fraser.
SLS. The Settlement Centre, Union Street, Middlesbrough TS1 5NQ. 19.00. Centre annual meeting and members' slides.
SATURDAY, MARCH 3
The Gresley Society Trust. 14.00. York Library, Museum Street, York YO1 7DS. 'Something about the LNER': Andrew Dow.
MONDAY, MARCH 5
North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Northallerton area group). Northallerton Town Cricket Club, Farndale Avenue, Northallerton. 19.30. 'John Lockwood Archive (The Phil Dalley Collection)': Steve Armitage.
RCTS. The Elwick Club, Church Road, Ashford. 19.30. 'Copyright BR': John Goss. RCTS. Christ Church Community Hall, Burney Lane, Ward End, Birmingham. 14.00. 'The Stonebridge Railway – A Long Lost Line': Roger Waring.
RCTS. St Crispin Social Club, Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton. 19.30. 'A Review of Locomotives Entering the Service of BR in 1948': Brian Benford.
Rowley Regis Railway Society. Birchley Social Club, Brunel Road, Oldbury. 19.30. 'Railways Caught and Railways Missed – Part 2': Ned Williams.
Stafford Railway Society. St Leonard's Sports & Social Club, St Leonard's Avenue, Stafford. 19.30. 'A Magical Swiss Train Journey': Rob Morrey.
TUESDAY, MARCH 6
North East Essex Railway Association. 1st Floor, The Community Centre, The Triangle, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. 19.30. Photographic competition.
RCTS. St Thomas' United Reformed Church, Langley Road, Watford. 19.30. Branch annual meeting followed by members' slides.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7
Cheshire Lines. The Blossoms Hotel, Stockport. 19.30. 'Welsh Narrow Gauge': Phil Taylor.
Electric Railway Society. Keen House, Calshot Street, London N1 9DA. 19.00. 'San Francisco': Ian Gledhill.
Mirfield Railway Enthusiasts' Society. The Navigation Tavern, Station Road, Mirfield WF14 8NR. 19.30. 'More Diesel and Steam Slides': Steve Battye.
SLS. Hayes Village Hall, Hayes Street, Hayes, Bromley. 19.30. 'Locomotives of Australia': Brian Garvin.
Warwickshire Railway Society. The Lamp Tavern, Barford Street, Highgate, Birmingham B5 6AH. 19.30. 'Steam In Poland': Peter Lockley.
THURSDAY, MARCH 8
Locomotive Club of Great Britain (LCGB). Chiswell Green URC Hall, Watford Road, St Albans. 19.30. 'The 5AT Locomotive Project': Richard Coleby.
RCTS. The Brunswick Methodist Hall, Newcastle. 19.30 'Thomas Bouch – Engineer': Professor Ian Moffatt.
Severn Valley Railway (Cheshire Branch). The Boarhound, Brook Street, Macclesfield. 19.30. 'A Slide Show of BR Steam Before 1960': Richard Greenwood.
Many more dates in the magazine...
Current Issue: March 2012
• EXCLUSIVE - MALLARD AND GREEN ARROW TO JOIN
THE ‘BIG FOUR’ GALA AT BARROW HILL
• HS2 GETS THE GO-AHEAD
• BRITANNIA HAULS THE ROYAL TRAIN
• FREIGHT ONLY LINES
Where they are and what they carry
• PLAYING TO THE WHISTLE
Links between railways and football
• TITLED TRAINS
• WORLD GAUGE SURVEY
• DRS ‘CLASS 68s’
PLUS:
• Next issue on sale: 7 March 2012