Week of Events
The Doncaster Rover
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Stephen Gay. Travelling from Frickley to Finningly, Mexborough to Moorends and Bentley, Bessacarr to Bawtry. This is a railway journey which criss-crosses the Doncaster borough. Using Stephen’s slides taken over the last 40 years, the presentation will also look at waterways and historic buildings. We will…
SOUTH WALES BRANCH OUTDOOR EVENT – WALKING OLD RAILWAY LINES
On Wednesday 1st October Ian Reese will be leading a walk along the west bank of the River Usk and into the Pillgwenlly area of Newport to show us the almost entirely disappeared railway scene of years gone by. There were many railway lines crowding the west bank, bringing coal down from the valleys for…
Milton Keynes Branch Meeting – ‘West Midlands Trains – Our Challenges & Opportunities for the Future’
Geoff Grant, Stakeholder Manager for West Midlands Trains, gives an overview of the key priorities facing the company in terms of their fleet, customer experience, accessibility and innovation.
Bristol Meeting – ‘The Advanced Passenger Train’ by Kit Spackman
Kit Spackman, who was the Tilt System Development Engineer on the APT-E programme, will explain the fascinating story of the whole APT Programme.
Archive And Library Open Day – CANCELLED
Archive And Library Open Day Cancelled due to us STILL awaiting completion of the interior works by GTR.