MCN Meeting Report
Visit to Hull
Seven Members attended the fixture travelling from Liverpool and various other points west. Travel was via Doncaster in both directions utilizing Trans Pennine, Hull Trains & Northern Trains. Hull was…
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The Branch has not visited Strathclyde since 2019 so it was deemed imperative that a visit was undertaken this year. As usual the main party met at Warrington Bank Quay…
Read MoreVisit to Newcastle
The choice of location was dictated by our need to see as many Tyne & Wear Metro units before their withdrawal. Our preference was to travel via York but the…
Read MoreVisit to Newport & Cardiff
Four Members attended the fixture, the numbers being depleted owing to illness and a cancelled train. The area is not what it used to be in terms of freight activity…
Read MoreVisit 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…
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