Posts by MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales
Rail 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…
Read MoreVisit to Stafford
Six members met at Stafford on what was a cold, grey, but mercifully dry, winter’s day. Further south, because of engineering work between Rugby and Milton Keynes, LNWR trains from…
Read MoreDigital Photographs from 2010 to 2013
A decision was made several days before the AGM that, owing to the ever worsening situation with the Omicron strain of Covid, the AGM would have to be a Zoom…
Read MoreVisit to Stafford
The day started badly for some as 2 members travelling from Chester were delayed because of a cancelled train and our member from Colwall had to dash back home from…
Read MoreThe 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…
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