62 •The Railway Magazine• July 2019
Meetings
TUESDAY,JULY2 ....................
Chipping Norton Railway Club.Chipping
Norton Town Hall, Market Place, Chipping
NortonOX75NA.19.30.
‘My Life and Trains’: Jim Portlock.
Gravesend Railway Enthusiasts’Society.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 50 Windmill St,
Gravesend DA12 1BB. 19.30. TBA.
EnfieldTransport Circle.First Floor Meeting
Room, Enfield Drill Hall, 1, Old Park Ave, Enfield,
Middlesex EN2 6PJ. 20.00.
‘British Steam in South Africa: 1987 to Present’:
Kenneth Livermore, North British Locomotive
Preservation Group.
Railway Correspondence andTravel Society
(RCTS).Beechen Grove Baptist Church,
Clarendon Rd, Watford WD17 1JJ. 19.00.
‘AnEveningwithmyFather’sSlides’:DavidCross.
Worcester Locomotive Society.Barbourne
Ex-Services Club, The Moors, Worcester
WR13ED.19.00.‘50SlidesApiece’–invited
members’ favourite slide images.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3.................
Burton Railway Society.Marston’s Sports &
Social Club, Shobnall Rd, Burton-upon-Trent
DE142BG.19.30.‘ModernTraction:BRinthe
Seventies’: Gavin Lake.
Pennine Railway Society.Club39CollegeRd,
Waterdale, Doncaster DN1 3JH. 19.30.
Jon Law, The B Team.
THURSDAY,JULY4...................
Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.
Darlington Cricket Club, South Terrace,
Feethams, Darlington DL1 5JD. 19.10.
Monthly meeting.
Great Central Railway Society (Sheffield
branch).The Harlequin, 108 Nursery St, Sheffield
S3 8GG. 18.30. Evening walk - meet at Harlequin.
RCTS (ThamesValley branch).Observations at
Clapham Junction station.
Fixtures Secretary Andrew Jenkins 01793 783749
[email protected]
RCTS.Methodist Church Hall, Silver St, Stony
Stratford, Milton Keynes MK11 1BE 19.30
‘The Art of Timetabling Planning’:
Stephen Newman.
FRIDAY, JULY 5.......................
Slough &Windsor Railway Society.The Manor,
Brunel Way Slough Station. 19.45. ‘Swindon to
Swindon via Southampton Central’: Bob Bunyar.
MONDAY, JULY 8.. ...................
Lincoln Railway Society.St Hugh’s Church,
Harewood Cres, North Hykeham, Lincoln
LN6 8JG. 19.30. ‘Gold In Them Thar Hills and
Railways’: Graham Lightfoot.
Southern Electric Group (Sussex branch).
Deall Room, Southwick Community Centre
BN42 4TE. 19.30. ‘EMU Preservation - Cinderella
or Saviour’: Simon Jeffs.
TUESDAY,JULY9.....................
PewseyVale Railway Society.Woodborough
Social Club, Woodborough, Pewsey Wilts
N9 5PL. 19.45.
‘A Lifetime of Railway Discoveries’: Michael Bunn.
RCTS (Merseyside, Chester and NorthWales
branch).‘Strathclyde Day Ranger’: Alan Turton
01606 854227 [email protected]
RCTS.Tilehouse St Baptist Church, Upper
Tilehouse St, Hitchin SG5 2EE. 19.30.
‘By Midland to Cambridge’: Robin Cullup.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10......... .......
Basingstoke & District Railway Society.
Wote St Club, New Rd, Basingstoke RG21 7NG.
19.45. ‘The Past, Present & Future of the
Barnstaple Line’: John Gulliver.
LCGB (Dorking branch).Friends Meeting House,
Butter Hill, South St, Dorking. RH4 2LE. 19.30.
‘Baie de Somme Railway’: Mike Bunn.
RCTS (Bristol branch).Observation afternoon
at Oxford station and evening observation at
Didcot station.
RCTS.Old Church Rooms, Park Rd, Radyr, Cardiff
CF15 8DF. 19.30. Summer social meeting.
THURSDAY,JULY11..................
Continental Railway Circle.St Paul’s Church
Centre, Rossmore Rd, Marylebone, London
NW1 6NJ. 18.30. Miscellaneous presentations by
four contributors both digital and slides.FRIDAY, JULY 12......... .............
Slough andWindsor Railway Society.
The Manor Brunel Way, Slough Station. 19.45.
‘Mystery Rail Trip’ (members).MONDAY, JULY 15....... .............
RCTS (South Essex branch).Annual visit to
Mangapps Farm Railway Museum at
Burnham-on-Crouch.TUESDAY,JULY16....................
Leicester Railway Society.Braunstone Civic
Centre,209Kingsway,LeicesterLE32PP.19.30.
Annual quiz.
RCTS (ThamesValley branch).Observations at
Banbury station 17.00: Andrew Jenkins 01793
783749, [email protected].WEDNESDAY, JULY 17......... .......
Pennine Railway Society.Club 39 College Rd,
Waterdale, Doncaster DN1 3JH. 19.30. ‘London
andtheSouthWestinthe1950sand60s-Black
and White Extravaganza’: Graeme Wade.
RCTS (Mid Hants Railway branch).Observations
at Eastleigh station from 16.30: Ted Vaughan
023 8084 9533 [email protected]
RCTS (West Riding branch).Visit to Bradford
Model Railway Engineers Northcliffe Woods
Park,Shipley.18.30.THURSDAY,JULY18..................
Marlow & District Railway Society.Bourne End
Community Centre, Bourne End, Bucks SL8 5SX.
19.15. ‘Travels with the LCGB in North Korea in
2014/5’: Colin Miell.FRIDAY, JULY 19......... .............
Central London Branch,Locomotive Club of
Great Britain.Main Hall at Keen House,
9 Calshot St, London N1 9DA. 18.30.
‘Railway Photography: A Different Point of View’:
Steve Sedgwick.
GWS.Village Hall, Stoke St Mary, nr Taunton
TA3 5DE. 19.30. ‘The Best of Great Western
Steam’: David Oldham.
Slough andWindsor Railway Society.
The Manor Brunel Way, Slough Station. 19.45.
Members’ barbecue.THURSDAY,JULY25..................
Stevenage Locomotive Society.Community
Arts Centre, Roaring Meg Retail Park, Stevenage.
19.30. ‘Locomotive Services Limited & Royal Scot
Trust’: Peter Adds.FRIDAY, JULY 26......... .............
Railway Club of the New Forest.McLellan Hall,
Lymington Community Centre, Cannon St,
Lymington. 19.30.
‘The Great Cockcrow Railway’: Mike Underwood.
Slough andWindsor Railway Society.The Manor Brunel Way, Slough station. 19.45.
‘Railway Preservation in France’: Michael Bunn.SATURDAY,JULY27 ..................
Tramway & Light Railway Society East
Midlands Area.6th Beeston Scout Hut, Middle
St,Beeston,NottinghamNG91GA.14.00.
‘Australian Tramways 1981, 1996 and 2016’:
Bob Bracegirdle.MONDAY, JULY 29........ ............
Nantwich & Market Drayton Railway Society.
King’s Head Inn, Shrewsbury Rd, Market Drayton
TF9 3EH. 20.00. Members’ film evening.TUESDAY,JULY30....................
RCTS.Methodist Church, junction of Ludwick
Way and Cole Green Lane. Welwyn Garden City
AL73PN.14.00.‘SwindonWorks1880-1922-the
Golden Years’: The Rev Canon Brian Arman.THURSDAY,AUGUST1................
RCTS (Bristol branch).Dinner at the Hope &
Anchor, Midford. 19.00.
Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.
Darlington Cricket Club, South Terrace,
Feethams, Darlington DL1 5JD. 19.10.
Monthly meeting.FRIDAY, AUGUST 2...................
Slough andWindsor Railway Society.
The Manor Brunel Way, Slough Station. 19.45.
Members’ Presentation Evening.EXHIBITIONS
FRIDAYSATURDAY, JULY 56... .......
Wrenbury & District Model Railway Club – 6th
Open Doors Event.Wrenbury Village Hall,
Cholmondeley Rd, Wrenbury, Cheshire. Fri 19.00-
21.30; Sat 09.30-16.00. Features 14 layouts under
construction, new O gauge Wrenmere, Kerbstone
St Margaret’s OO layout , N gauge layout Oldfield
North and a smaller portable N layout. A range
of model railway items for sale plus DVDs and
magazines. Free entry. See an example of a OO
modular board built to the NMRA BR standard.
Guest OO9, N & OO layouts.SATURDAY, JULY 6........................
Train CollectorsSociety21st ModelRail and Toy
Train Exhibition. Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Guttmann Rd, Aylesbury, Bucks. 10.30-17.00. 20
model and vintage train layouts running all day.
Adult £5.
Beaconsfield Model Railway Exhibition.The
Beaconsfield School, Wattleton Rd, Beaconsfield,
Bucks HP9 1SJ.
http://www.beaconsfieldmrc.org 10.30-17.00. Adult £5,
child£2.50,wheelchairsfree.21layouts,trade
support and demonstrations.
World of Motion and Barry Stockton Fairs -
Merseyside Hobbies,Toy and Model Railway
Exhibition.Hulme Hall, Bolton Rd, Port Sunlight,
Wirral, Merseyside. 10.30-15.30. Adult £4.50, child
£1. 15 layouts, society stands, vintage bus rides,
displays of model boats, aircraft, cars, commercialvehicles, buses and trams.SATURDAYSUNDAY, JULY 67 ............
NGaugeSocietyNorthWalesAreaGroup
ofAnnualShow.Ysgol Porth y Felin, Llanrwst
Rd, Conwy LL32 8FZ. Saturday 10.00-17.00;
Sunday 10.00-16.00. Adult £5, child £1, family
£10. Refreshments, disabled access, large car park
adjacent, 10 minutes walk from Conwy station.
12 layouts, mainly N Gauge. Trade support.
Guildford Model Engineering Society’s Stoke
Park Railway GalaWeekend.Stoke Park, London
Rd, Guildford, Surrey. 10.00-17.00. Miniature
steam train rides, two garden railways, 4mm
indoor layout, model traction engines, model
boats, model exhibition, traders and societies,
demonstrations and displays. Wheelchair access.
Basildon Model Railway Club - Basildon 40th
Model Railway Exhibition. James Hornsby School,
Leinster Rd and Nicholas Lane, Laindon, Basildon,
Essex. Saturday 10.00-17.00; Sunday 10.00-16.00.
Adult £5, concession £3, child £2, family £12. 24
layouts. Wheelchair access.
Ellesmere Model Railway Club at Classic
TransportWeekend.Llangollen Railway,
Llangollen Station, Abbey Rd, Llangollen,
Denbighshire. 10.00-16.00.
Barry & Penarth Model Railway Club - Penarth
Exhibition 2019.StCyres Comprehensive School,
Sully Rd, Penarth, Glamorgan. Saturday 10.00-
17.00; Sunday 10.00-16.30. Adult £5, child £3.
A vintage bus servicewill operatebetweenCogan
station and the exhibition. There is a swapmeet/
toy fair at Cogan Leisure Centre on the Saturday.
Blyth &Tyne Model Railway Society - Mini
Show.Masonic Hall, Moor Edge Rd, Shiremoor,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear. Saturday
10.00-17.00; Sunday 10.00-16.30. Adult £5.
Allproceedstocharity.10layouts.SUNDAY, JULY 7 ..........................
Ilford&WestEssexModelRailwayClub-Live
SteamOpenDay(ride-onrailway).10.30am-
4pm. Next to north side of Chadwell Heath
station, Station Rd, Chadwell Heath, Essex.
Theclubisholdingthemonthlyopendaywith
five layouts.
Warley Model Railway Club - Summer Open
Day.Warley MRC Clubrooms, Unit 1f, Pearsall
Drive, Oldbury, West Midlands. Admission free.
12 layouts. Wheelchair access.
Whitwell & Reepham Model Engineering
Club - Miniature Mayhem Gala.TopFieldLight
Railway, Whitwell & Reepham station, Whitwell
Rd, Reepham, Norfolk. 12.30-16.30pm. Guests
are asked to exhibit/run/steam/drive the items
brought with them. The event is open to all forms
of model engineering.
Selkent Model Railway Club - Sevenoaks
Model Rail & Real Ale Show.Sevenoaks Primary
School, Bradbourne Park Rd, Sevenoaks, Kent.
10.00-16.00. Adult £6, child £5, concession £5 and
family £15. Real ale served alongside 18 quality
layouts and trade support. Wheelchair access.SATURDAY, JULY 13.......................
FriendsofRobertBarclay26thannualmodel
railwayexhibition.Robert Barclay Academy,
Cock Lane, Hoddesdon, Herts EN11 8JY. 10.30-
16.30. Adult £4.50, concession £3, family (2+2)
£12. 25 layouts. Quality trade stands, society and
club stands, including model boats and lorries.
All profits to academy projects.
Launceston branch of the N Gauge Society’s All
Gauges Model Railway Exhibition.Launceston
Town Hall, Cornwall. Adult £4, seniors £3, child
free. Layouts, trade stalls and refreshments.
Visitors will beable to run ownlocos.
St Laurence Church Model Railway Exhibition.
St Laurence Church, School Lane, Alvechurch,
Worcs. 12 layouts including Thomas the Tank
Tomy,OgaugetesttrackandaGauge1layout.
Wheelchair access.
Gauge 1 Yorkshire Group - Gauge 1 North.
Agricultural Business Centre, Agricultural
Way, Bakewell, Derbyshire. 10.30-16.00.
Adult £3, child £5. The main attraction will
be the Gauge 1 Yorkshire Group’s layout
Ridings which has a new scenic section.
Demonstrations, live steam operation on aDRS Class 37 Nos. 37038 and 37059 pass Tupton, Derbyshire with a Pathfinder’s
‘Yorkshire Explorer’tour from Taunton to Harrogate on June 8.ROBERT FALCONER