MCN Meeting Report
The 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…
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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…
Read More13th July 2021 · Trip to Scotland
The Branch’s first outdoor visit since the onset of Covid took place on 13th July when six members joined what has previously been our annual trip to Scotland, although this…
Read More21st June 2021 · Construction of HS1
David Kelso gave a Zoom presentation entitled “Construction of HS1 – Channel Tunnel Link Rail Link – Phase 1”. David’s presentation covered each contract throughout Kent individually from Fawkham Jct.…
Read More17th May 2021 · Narrow Gauge in Nepal & Pakistan
Geoff Warren gave a Zoom presentation entitled “Narrow Gauge in Nepal and Pakistan”. Geoff began by showing the Janakpur Railway, the Nepal Government Railway and the Kosi Project, the latter’s…
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