Group Leisure & Travel – May 2019

Michael Milner

at a glance...

Name of group: British Rail

Staff Railway Society

No. of members: 100 plus

Time organising: 12 years

Favourite destination: York

Full steam ahead...

First of all, Michael, how did you start organising travel for groups?

I began organising group trips due to my interest in travel. I enjoy

visiting new places and along the way found that lots of people at the

railway were asking me about them, such as how to get to certain

locations and attractions. This led to me beginning to organise group

trips so that we could all go and experience certain places together.

You’re connected to more than one group.

Can you tell me a bit about this?

Yes! The main group I am involved in is the British Rail Staff Railway

Society of which I have been chairman since 2012. This is made up of

many staff and volunteers at the railway, who like myself, have a keen

interest in railways and trains. But besides this, I also help provide

information to various social groups including a local Salvation Army

Social Group and the Sports and Social Club.

Laura Sexton speaks with Michael Milner

about his passion for railways and coming

up with new ideas for his group adventures.

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