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The Great Central Railway Society
Autumn Meeting
Saturday 26 October 2024
at St Peter's Centre, Church Side, Mansfield NG18 1AP.
Speakers to be arranged.
The Model Railway Club
Keen House, 4 Calshot Street, London N1 9DA.
(Close to King's Cross station.)
At 7.30pm
Thur 10 Oct - 'Uppingham - Rutland's only Railway Terminus' by Andrew David.
The Great Central Railway Society (Sheffield Branch)
The Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield S2 2TP.
(500m from Sheffield railway station. 300m from Granville Road/Sheffield College tram stop. Nearest bus stop is Queen's Road.)
To find our meeting room follow the GCRS sign in the entrance.
At 7.30pm on the 1st Thursday of the month.
A donation of £4 requested.
Contact: Bob Gellatly 01909 565763 / 0751 901 1213.
NO MEETING IN AUGUST
Thur 5 Sept 2024 - 'Great Central Machines and Metals' by Steve Armitage.
Thur 3 Oct 2024 - 'Through Kirton Tunnel - Part One' by Stephen Gay.
Thur 7 Nov 2024 - 'From Canklow to Cape Town' by Mike Eggenton
Thur 5 Dec 2024 - Quiz and Review of the Year.
Thur 2 Jan 2025 - 'Through Kirton Tunnel - Part Two' by Stephen Gay.
Thur 6 Feb 2025 - 'Along the GC from Sheffield to Gainsborough' by Chris Booth.
Thur 6 March 2025 - 'The Schools - Maunsell's Masterpiece' by Bob Gellatly.
Thur 3 April 2025 - 'Twenty Years of High Speed Railways in the UK' by David Hanger.
The Grimsby & Cleethorpes Railway Group
The No.1, Station Approach, Cleethorpes DN35 8AX.
At 7.30pm on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
A donation of £3 requested.
Contact: Stuart Blackbourn 01472 505853 (sc.blackbourn@ntlworld.com).
NO MEETINGS IN JULY AND AUGUST
Wed 18 Sept 2024 - 'The Splendour of Swiss Railways' by Rob Morrey.
Wed 16 Oct 2024 - 'Colorado Railroads' by Graham Lightfoot.
Wed 20 Nov 2024 - 'On the Narrow Gauge' by John Tasker.
Wed 18 Dec 2024 - 'Scenic Britain by Train' by Stephen Gay. (ticket only)
The 8E Railway Association (Northwich Branch)
The Gladstone Club, Station Road, Northwich CW9 5RB.
At 7.45pm on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. £3 for non-members.
Contact: Paul Tench 07790 486 735
www.8erailwayassociation.org.uk
Sat 13 July 2024 - Day out to be arranged.
Tue 10 Sept 2024 - 'Boat Trains and Channel Packets' by John Hooley.
Tue 8 Oct 2024 - 'Building the P2 Prince of Wales' by Graham Nicholas.
Tue 12 Nov 2024 - 'Navigation Road and All That' by Ted Buckley.
Tue 10 Dec 2024 - 'Steam in North Wales and the Borders since 2010' by Ian Pilkington.
Lutterworth Railway Society
The Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Coventry Road, Lutterworth LE17 4RB.
At 7.30pm on 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month.
Contact: Alan Bilton 01455 207996 / 0777 175 6013 or info@lutterweorthrailwaysociety.co.uk
www.lutterworthrailwaysociety.co.uk
The Leicester Railway Society
The Braunstone Civic Centre, 209 Kingsway, Leicester LE3 2PP.
At 7.30pm on 3rd Tuesdays. £4 for non-members.
Contact: Brian Holland 0778 570 7573.
www.leicesterrailwaysociety.com
NO MEETINGS IN JULY AND AUGUST
Tue 17 Sept 2024 - 'Penistone to Sheffield Victoria' by Stephen Gay.
Tue 15 Oct - 'From Melton Mowbray North to the East Coast' by Michael Chapman and Brian Holland.
Tue 19 Nov - 'The Waverley Route' by Dennis Lovett.
Tue 10 Dec - Christmas meeting.
The Sheffield Transport Study Group
Contact: Paul Beardsley at beardspaul@aol.com / 0787 197 5479.
Fri 30 Aug - Sheffield United Tours coach trip from Sheffield to Wirksworth with a luncheon on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.
The Gainsborough Model Railway Society
Open Days will be held on the following dates from 1.30pm to 5.30pm.
Admission £5 (adults), £4 (children) and £12 (family of 2 + 2)
Sun 21 July 2024
Sat & Sun 24/25 Aug 2024
Sun 6 Oct 2024
Sun 1 Dec 2024
Sat & Sun 28/29 Dec 2024