Posts by MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales
The Kidderminster Railway Museum
The former GWR grain and wool warehouse which is now home to Kidderminster Railway Museum – Image credit : Robin – SVR member, shareholder and Charitable Trust Patron and Guardian…
Read MoreVisit to Tamworth & Nuneaton
Goods depots around Liverpool
Part I – The Docks On 3rd November the branch welcomed back Paul Wright for one of his presentations drawn from his wealth of local knowledge of the history of…
Read MoreThe Railways of Port Sunlight
Presenter: Mike Lister The Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales branch held its first face to face meeting in Chester for over 18 months on Monday 18 October. 21 members were…
Read MoreVisit to Doncaster
The Rail Freight Group
On 20th September Maggie Simpson OBE, Director General of the Rail Freight Group, gave us a Zoom presentation on the workings of the Group. The RFG is the representative body…
Read MoreVisit to South Wales
Eight members made a trip to Newport and Cardiff on 14th September with the Chester contingent travelling in both directions on the Holyhead WAG on which the Class 67s have…
Read MoreThe Superb Years – 1950s/60s
John Sloane – 8th September 2021 The Branch’s first physical meeting since the onset of Covid took place in Liverpool on 8th September when an attendance of 21 saw a…
Read MoreVisit to Newcastle
On 17th August six members travelled to Newcastle, primarily to savour the Tyne & Wear Metro whilst the existing units are still operating. Five of the party travelled on the…
Read More19th July 2021 · The History of Crewe Heritage Centre
The Zoom meeting held on 19th July entitled “The History of Crewe Heritage Centre” was presented by Michael Lenz. Michael explained that the Centre was set up in the mid-1980s…
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