Posts by MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales
Visit to Doncaster
Seven Members attended on a bright but cold day with a biting northerly wind. Manchester to Cleethorpes Trans Pennine Express services were operating as per the timetable so that the…
Read MoreThe experiences of a railway chaplain
The Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales branch of the RCTS were privileged to have Mike Roberts present their Zoom meeting on Monday 20 February. Originally from Warrington and now based…
Read MoreLancashire Day Ranger
Eight members attended this fixture, six of whom met at Manchester Piccadilly with the Merseyside contingent meeting the rest of the party at Blackpool North. We left Manchester in bright…
Read MoreVisit to Stafford
Ten members braved the driving rain to visit Stafford on 10th January. The number of recordings did not quite hit the heights of the December Stafford fixture but a good…
Read MoreVisit to Stafford
In the months of December and January when the days are short the branch limits its outdoor visits to the relatively local Stafford station. Because of the ongoing disputes on…
Read MoreJeremy to the rescue….
Over 60 members had registered for the scheduled zoom meeting headed “The GNR, Colwick to Basford – a trip around the back line” and were waiting to see the presentation…
Read MoreMerseyside Electrics
Branch members were highly entertained on Wednesday 7 December by Charles Roberts on the subject of the Merseyside Electrics. After giving us a brief introduction to the work of the…
Read MoreSheffield to Cleethorpes – Part 2
Branch members were royally entertained this month by Stephen Gay who continued his talk covering the journey from Sheffield to Cleethorpes. Part 1 of the talk was delivered before the…
Read MoreVisit to Tamworth & Nuneaton
The dreadful weather deterred some members from attending but 5 hardy souls made the trip to Tamworth & Nuneaton on a very wet day. Tamworth was abandoned earlier than planned…
Read MoreAn illustrated history of the British Transport Police
The M C & NW branch hosted a zoom meeting on Monday October 17th titled “An Illustrated History of the British Transport Police”. It was presented by Bill Rogerson MBE,…
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