Posts by MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales
Visit to Chesterfield
Our visit to Chesterfield attracted 7 members who travelled either via Derby or Sheffield. The weather was kind to us with sunshine keeping us warm. Although there was not too…
Read MoreColour-Rail : 9th Journey
The Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales Branch of the RCTS were magnificently entertained by Paul Chancellor at their Liverpool meeting on 4 May. This meeting was delayed from January because…
Read MoreMerseyrail Fleet Replacement
20 attendees were entertained in Chester on Monday 25 April to a presentation by David Powell, who is the Programme Director at Merseytravel responsible for managing the introduction of the…
Read MoreEast Midlands Day Ranger
The Wrexham & Shropshire Railway
The Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales branch were entertained by Geoff Plumb on the subject of the Wrexham and Shropshire Railway. Over 70 joined the meeting over zoom. Geoff gave…
Read MoreVisit to Doncaster
L & Y Engines at work – Part I
Wednesday 2 March saw the first Liverpool-based face to face meeting since last November. 18 attendees were highly entertained by Paul Shackcloth who showed photographs of L and Y Engines.…
Read MoreNetwork North West
Members from the Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales branch were well entertained by Martyn Hilbert on the subject of Network North West. Martyn’s knowledge of the railways in the north…
Read MoreWest Midlands Day Ranger
On a windy but mild day 9 Members attended this fixture. The party met at Crewe travelling aboard 221113/221117 on [9M48 07.54 Blackpool – Euston] We changed at Wolverhampton to…
Read MoreRail Policy in Wales
30 members listened to a zoom presentation by Professor Stuart Cole CBE entitled “Rail Policy in Wales”. Stuart, who comes from Llanelli, is Emeritus Professor of Transport at the University…
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