The Railway Magazine – August 2019

56 •TheRailway Magazine•August2019

Meetings

WEDNESDAY,AUGUST 7..............
BurtonRailway Society .Marston’ sSports&
Social Club,Shobnall Rd,Burton-upon-Trent
DE14 2BG. 19.30.
‘I MovedItMyWay’: Andrew Goodman.

PennineRailway Societ y .Club39, 39 CollegeRd,
Waterdale ,DoncasterDN1 3JH. 20.00.
‘It’sall gone Bl ack&White’: KeithGlossop.

FRIDAY,AUGUST9...................
Slough andWindsorRailw ay Society.
TheManor,BrunelWay,SloughStation. 19.45.
Members’ presen tation evening.

SUNDAY, AUGUST11.................
Railway Corresp ondenc e&TravelSociety
(RCTS) .(SouthEastbranch) .Coach visitto
Chinnor &Princes Risborou gh &Didcot Railway
Centre.Contact:[email protected]

MONDAY,AUGUST12................
LincolnRailway Society .St Hugh’s Church,
Harewood Crescent, North Hykeham, Lincoln
LN68JG.19.30.
‘From Railwaysto Royalty’:Jack Boskett.

Southern Electric Group (Sussexbranch).
DeallRoom, Southwick CommunityCentre,
Southwick BN42 4TE. 19.30. ‘The BrightonMain
Line in Sussex’: John Blackwell.

TUESDAY,AUGUST13................
PewseyVale Railway Society .Woodborough
Social Club,Woodborough, Pewsey,Wilts
SN95PL.19.45.
‘GreatEastern Lines 1954-1962’:Ken Livermore.

RCTS (Merseyside,Chesterand NorthWales
bran ch) .Gloucestershire andWarwickshire
Steam Railwayvisit. Contact: Alan Turton 01606
854227 Merseysi [email protected]. uk.

WEDNESDAY,AUGUST14.............
Basingstoke&Distri ctRailwaySocie ty.
Wote St Club,New Rd,Basingstoke RG217NG.
19.45. ‘The CanadianPacific Project’:
Dr BeckyPeacock,proje ctsupervisor at the
Mid-Hants Railway.

THURSDAY,AUGUST15...............
GranthamRailway Societ y .St John’s Church,
StationRdEast, Gr antham NG31 6BX. 19.30.
‘North YorkshireMoorsRailway’:Peter Barsby.

RCTS (West Riding branch) .Observationsat
Doncaster. Contact: w.r.bobgreen @gmail.com.

SuttonColdfie ld Railway Societ y .St James’
ChurchCentr e, Mere GreenRd, Sutton Coldfield
B755BW.20.00.‘SouthAfricaand Zimbabwe in
the1980s’: Brya nAcford.

FRIDAY,AUGUST16..................
Locomotive Club of GreatBritain (L CGB).
(Centr al Londonbranch).Main Hall, Keen House,
9CalshotSt,LondonN1 9DA. 18.30.
Members’ images ;transparencyanddigital
pictures equallywelcome.

Grea tWesternSociety (GWS) .Village Hall, Stoke
St Mary,Taunton, TA35DE.19.30.
‘Fifteen MinutesEach’: mc Franci sLewis.

Slough andWindsorRailway Society.
TheManor,BrunelWay,SloughStation. 19.45.
Members’ presen tation evening.

MONDAY,AUGUST19................
RCTS (ThamesValleybranch) .Observationsat
Didcot Parkwa y. Contact: AndrewJenkin s01793
783749 [email protected]. uk.

TUESDAY,AUGUST20................
LeicesterRailway Societ y .Braunstone Civic
Centre,209 Kingsway,Leices terLE3 2PP.1930.
Members’ evening.

WEDNESDAY,AUGUST21.............
PennineRailw ay Societ y .Club39College Rd,
DoncasterDN1 3JH. 19.30.
‘A Surprise Packag e’:AndyBarclay.

THURSDAY,AUGUST22...............
SuttonColdfie ld Railway Societ y .St James’
ChurchCentre,MereGreen Rd,SuttonColdfield,
B755BW.20.00.‘Southe rn Steam–Southand
West in Colour ’: RobertCasselden.

FRIDAY,AUGUST23..................

SloughandWindsorRailway Society.

TheManor,BrunelWay,SloughStation. 19.45.

Members’ presen tation evening.

WEDNESDAY,AUGUST28.............

Basingstoke&Distri ctRailwaySociety.

Wote St Club,New Rd,Basingstoke RG217NG.

19.45. ‘South Af rica Steam Narrow Gauge Lines’:

Norman Hogg.

THURSDAY,AUGUST29...............

StevenageLocomotiveSociety .Community

Arts Centre,Roaring MegRetailPark, Stevenage.

19.30. ‘M odernImage–not quite’ :Peter Robins.

SuttonColdfieldRailway Societ y .St James’

ChurchCentr e, Mere GreenRd, Sutton Coldfield

B755BW.20.00.

‘60s Steam in theBritishIsles’:TonyBowles.

FRIDAY,AUGUST30..................

SloughandWindsorRailway Society.

TheManor,BrunelWay,SloughStation. 19.45.

Members’ presen tation evening.

SATURDAY,AUGUST31...............

Tramway&LightRailw ay Society (East

Midlandsarea) .6thBeeston Scout Hut, Middle

St,Beeston,Notti ngham NG91GA.14.00.

‘Bring aThing’–members’oppor tunit yto

discusscurrenttraminterest.

MONDAY,SEPTEMBER 2..............

Peak Rail Association (Sheffieldbranch).

TheHarlequin,108NurserySt,SheffieldS38GG.

19.30. ‘M elbourne to Melbourne’:Gavin Lake.

TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER3..............

Chipping NortonRailw ay Club .Chipping

Norton Town Hall, MarketPlace, Chipping

Norton OX75NA.19.30.

‘Archive RailwayFilms’: Mike Clemens.

EnfieldTransportCircl e .FirstFloor Meeting

Room,The Enfield Drill Hall, 1Old Park Ave,

Enfield,Middlesex EN26PJ.20.00.

‘TransportVideoMiscell any’:Peter Watson.

Gravesend RailwayEnthusiasts’Societ y.

Emmanuel Baptist Church, 50 WindmillSt,

GravesendDA12 1BB. 19.30.

‘Steam inSouthAfrica’:GeoffRoberts.

RCTS .BeechenGrove Baptist Church,Clare ndon

Rd,Watford WD17 1JJ. 19.00. ‘The Artof

ConstructingTimetables’:AndySmith.

Worcester LocomotiveSociet y .Barbou rne

Ex-ServicesClub, TheMoors,Worcester

WR13ED.19.00.‘LT Panniers at work ontheLT

Network,1968to6th June1971, Sights,Sound &

Reminiscences’: PeterHudson.

WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER4..........

BurtonRailway Society .Marston’ sSports&

Social Club,Shobnall Rd,Burton-upon-Trent

DE14 2BG. 19.30. ‘EngineSheds Part12 –The

Finale!’: ChrisBanks.

WarwickshireRailwaySocie ty .Lamp Tavern,

BarfordSt,Highgate, BirminghamB56AH. 1 9.30.

‘MoreUKSteam in the1960s’: SteveBache.

THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER5............

Grea tCentral RailwaySocie ty (Sheffield

branch) .TheHarlequin,108NurserySt,Sheffield

S3 8GG.19:30. ‘RamblingswithaNew Camerain

1962’: Brian Holland.

Lutter worthRailway Societ y .UnitedReformed

Church,George St,Lutterworth, LE17 4EF. 19.30.

‘The Edge HillLightRailway’:MarkReader.

RCTS .Methodi st ChurchHall, Silver St,Stony

Stratford, Milton Keynes MK11 1BE19.30.

‘PrinceofWales ,Brand NewSteam forthe 21st

Century’:MichaelReadman.

Friends oftheStockton&DarlingtonRailway.

Darlington Cricket Club,SouthTerrace,

Feethams,Darli ngtonDL15JD.19.10.

Monthlymeeting.

FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 6................

RCTS .St Pe ter’sChurchHall, Ch urch Rd,Filton,

Bristol BS347BX 19.30. ‘M cRailrover–Touring

Scotland in th emid-70s to thePresent Day’:

StuartWarr.

SloughandWindsorRailway Society.

TheManor,BrunelWay,SloughStation. 19.45.

Members’ presen tation evening.

StephensonLocomoti ve Societ y .Conferen ce

Room(accessvia BlackSwanCourtYard),

Newcastl eArtsCentre,67WestgateRd,

Newcastl e-upon-TyneNE1 1SG. 19.00. ‘Blyth &

Tyne Railwa yPart4:‘AMisce llany’:EdOrwin.

EXHIBITIONS

DAILYUNTILAUGUST 26 ............

ChesterfieldRailwayModellers -Cromford

Mill CharityExhibition .ArkwrightMill, Mill

Lane,Cromford, Derbyshire DE43RQ.

11.00-16.00. Admissi on free.

http://www.chesterfieldrailwaymodellers.co.u k.

WEDNESDAY,AUGUST 7..............

TappersTrainColle ctors’ClubEvening

Meet .BromleyCommonMetho dist Church,

Bloomfield Rd,Bromley,Kent. 19.30-22.30.

Admissi on free.

WEDNESDAYS, AUGUST7,14, 21&28.

TauntonModel RailwayGroup Open Days.

BishopsLydeardStation,Station Rd, Bishops

Lydeard, Taunton, Somerset TA43BX.

10.30-16.00. Adult£1.50,child50p.

http://www.ttmrc.c o.uk.

AUGUST10..........................

Bexhill ModelRailway Club -50thYear

AnniversaryModel Railway Exhibition.

St Richar d’sCatholic College, Ashdown

Rd,Bexhill -on-Sea, East Sussex TN40 1SE.

10.00-17.00. Ad ult£5, chil d£2, family£12.

http://www.bexhillmrc.org.uk.

Bressingham SteamMuseum-EastAnglia

Garden Railway Show .Bressingham Steam

Museum, LowRd, Bres singham,Diss,Norfo lk

IP22 2AA. 10.30-17.00. Ad ult£6.50.

http://www.thebressinghamgarden s.com.

Heywood ModelRailway GroupOpen Day.

Club Rooms,Unit4,P arkWorks, RiverSt,

Heywood,Lancs OL10 4AB.10.00-16.00.

http://www.hmrg.co.uk.

Gauge OneModel RailwayAssociation–TheBig

Model and HobbyShow .SouthportConvent ion

Centre,Promenade,Southport, Merseyside

PR9ODZ.10.00-16.30. Adult£6, conces sion £5,

child £4.www.g1mra.com.

SATURDAYSUNDAY, AUGUST 10 11...

EllesmereModel Railway ClubExhibition.

EllesmereTownHall, Willow St,Ellesmere,

Shrops hire SY 12 0AL. Saturday 10.00-17.00,

Sunday 10.00-16.00. Adult£4.50 ,child£2.

LeylandModel Railway Club

Exhibition .LeylandCivic Hall, West Paddock,

Leyland, LancsPR25IDH. Saturday10.00-17.00,

Sunday 10.00-16.30. Ad ult£5, chil d£3.50,family

£13.50. leylandmrc.org.

Skipton&Distri ctRailway Societ y-Annual

ModelRailway Exhibition .Skipton Academy,

GargraveRoad, Skipton,North Yorkshire

BD23 1UQ. Saturday10.00-17.00,Sunday10.00-

16.00. Adult£5. http://www.skip tonrail soc.org.uk.

WellsRailw ay Fraternity-Railwell s.

TheTownHall, MarketPlace, Wells, Somerset

BA52RB.Saturda y10.30 -17.30,Sunday10.00-

16.30. Adult£7, chil d£4, railwells.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST11.................

AeronValley Railway Society-WestWales

ModelRailway Exhi bition.

LlwyncelynMemorial Hall,CardiganRd

(A487),Llwyncelyn, Aberaeron,Ceredigion

SA46 0AF. 10.00-16.30. Adult£4, child£2,

family£10.denisbates.uwclub.net.

North Norfolk ModelRailway

Show .Sheringham HighSchool,HoltRd,

Sheringham,Norfo lk NR26 8ND.10.00-17.00.

Adult£5, chil d£2, family£12.

FRIDAYSATURDAY,AUGUST 16 17....

Templefor dOrganisingGroup -Templeford

Open Day .BesselsGreen Baptist Church Hall,

BesselsGreen Rd,Sevenoaks, Kent.

Friday 17.00-21.00,Saturday10.00-14.00.

SATURDAY,AUGUST17...............

Bishop’s Stor tfor dRailw ay Society Model

Railway Exhibition .Birchwood HighSchool

Sports Hall, Pa rsonageLane, Bishop’s Stortford,

HertsCM235BD.10.30 -16.30.

Adult£5, chil d£2, family£10.bsrs.webplus.net.

CrawleySignalBoxPreservation Societ yOpen

Day .CrawleySignal Box, HighSt,Crawley,

West Sussex RH11 7AH. 12.00-16.00.

http://www.crawl ey.cyng.org.uk/Signal Box.html

AstolatModel Railway Circle Open Day .Barge

BuildingShed,DapduneWharf, Wharf

Rd,Guildford, Surrey GU14RR.11.00-17.00.

Entrancefee of adult£3.95, chil d£2.30,family

£11. 50,isp ayable to theNational Trustasc lub

roomsare on it sproperty,but onceonsitethe

opendayisf ree. http://www.astolatmrc.c o.uk.

CravenArms andDistrictModelRailw ay Circle -

Ludlow ModelRailwayExhibition.

Clive Pavilion,Ludlo wRacecourse, Bromfield Rd

(A49), Ludlow,Shropshire SY82BT.10.00-16.00.

Adult£3.50,famil y£7.

Silverfox DCCModel Railway Club Annual

Exhibition .Oakgrove SecondarySchool,

Venturer Gate, Middleton,Brickhill St,Milton

Keynes, BucksMK10 9JQ. Openingtimes:10.00-

16.00. Adult£6, child £2.silverfoxdcc.co.uk.

MidlandandGreat NorthernJoin tRailway

SocietyModel RailwayExhibition .TheAtrium,

SpenserAve,North Walsham,Norfol kNR289HZ.

10.00-16.00. Adult£5, conces sion £4,child£2,

family £12.

SATURDAYSUNDAY, AUGUST 17 18...

Little BygShow .St Cyngar’s ChurchRoom,

offChurch Rd,Borth-y-Gest ,GwyneddLL49 9LU.

Saturday11.00-17.00,Sunday10.30 -16.00.

Adult£2.

CarnforthStationTrustModel Railway

Weeken d .Carn forthStationHeritageCentre,

Warton Rd,Carnf orth, LancsLA5 9TR.10.00-16.00.

Adult£2. http://www.carnforthstation.co.u k.

NationalTramwayMuseum-ModelTram,

Trolleybus,Bus and Railway Exhibition.

Crich TramwayVillag e, Town End, Crich,

DerbyshireDE4 5DP. 10.00-16.30.

Adult£17.50, conces sion £14, child £10.50,

family£40.5 0. http://www.tramway.co.uk.

Leicester ModelRailway Group70th

AnniversaryExhibition .St Margar et’s Church,

St Margaret’sSt, Leicester LE13EB.

Saturday10.30 -17.00,Sunday13.00-16.00.

http://www.lmrg.co.uk.

TheOne CollectionOpenWeekend.

Horn by VisitorCentre,Westwood Indu strial

Estate, Margate, Ke nt CT94JX.10.00-16.00.

Adult£10,concession £6,famil y£26.

http://www.hornby.com.

Scarborough&Distric tRailw ay

Modellers-Pickering 2019 ModelRailway

Exhibition .Memori al Hall,PotterHill, Pickering,

NorthYorkshireYO18 8AA. Saturd ay 10.00-17.00,

Sunday 10.00-16.00. Adult£10,concession £5,

family£10,childfree. http://www.sdrmweb.co.uk.

Redditch ModelRailway Club PopUpModel

Railway Show .Kingfisher Shoppi ng Centre,

Unit24Walford Walk,Redditch, WorcsB98 4HJ.

Saturday0900-17.30, Sunday 10.30-16.30.

http://www.redditch-mrc.c om.

Ross-on-Wye RotaryClubModel Railway

Exhibition .JohnKyrle Hi gh School ,Ledbury

Rd,Ross-on-Wye,Herefor dshi re HR97ET.

Saturday10.00-17.00,Sunday10.00-16.30.

Adult£4, chil d£3, family£10.

http://www.rotar y-ribi.org.

East Neuk ModelRailway Club -StAndrews

ModelRailw ay Exhi bition .Town Hall, Queens

Garden s, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9TA. Saturday

10.00-17.30, Sunday10.30 -17.00.Adult£5, child

£2.50, family£12.www.eastneukmrc.co.u k.

Isle ofPurbeck ModelRailw ay Show.

HarmansCrossVillag eHall, Haycraft’s Lane,

Swanage, Dorset BH19 3PB. Saturday10am-5pm,

Sunday 10am-4.30pm.

Prices :adult£5, chil d£2, family£12.

SATURDAYMONDAY,AUGUST 17 19..

SummerTrains .FamousTrainsModel Ra ilway

Building,Mark eatonPark, DerbyDE223BG.

11.00-16.00. Adult£2.50,child£1, family£5.