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        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 is requested.
        Contact: Bob Gellatly 01909 565763 / 0751 901 1213.

        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.

        Thur 1 May 2025 - 'The County Donegal Joint Railway' by Ken Grainger.

        Thur 5 June 2025 - 'My Life around the Railway' by John Law.

        Thur 3 July 2025 - An evening walk/visit - TBA.

        NO MEETING IN AUGUST

        Thur 4 Sept 2025 - 'The Glory of York' by Steve Armitage.

        Thur 2 Oct 2025 - 'Midland Wanderings' by Mike Eggenton.

        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).

        Wed 15 Jan 2025 - 'An A to Z of Great Central Railway Locomotives in the LNER' by Bob Gellatly.

        Wed 19 Feb 2025 -'Where would you like to go? You decide!' by Anthony Hicks.

        Wed 19 March 2025 - 'Les goes West: Preserved railways in the USA and Canada' by Paul King & Les Thickett.

        Wed 16 April 2025 -'Doncaster Station over the Years' by Bryan Longbone.

        Wed 21 May 2025 -'A Railway Photographer 1959-1966' by Chris Nettleton.

        Wed 18 June 2025 - 'Restoring the World’s First Internal Combustion Passenger Train' by Steve Hoather.

        Weds 16 July & 20 Aug 2025 - Summer Film Shows at Phil Sheard’s house. Booking with Phil is essential 01472 697334 (home) or 01472 291934 ( shop). Limit of 10 per evening.

        Wed 17 Sept 2025 -'The Old Dalby Test Track' and 'Railways from both Sides of the Fence' by Jason Cross.

        Wed 15 Oct 2025 -'Scottish Railways through the years' by Mike Fish.

        Wed 19 Nov 2025 -'Getting the Railways off the Ground' by Colin Brading.

        Wed 18 Dec 2025 -'Sheffield to Kirton Lindsey'. by Stephen Gay. A buffet is included during the evening. This is a ticket only event - available for purchase at the Nov. meeting.

        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

        Tue 14 Jan 2025 - AGM

        Tue 11 Feb 2025 - 'Macclesfield Railways in the 1950s and 60s' by Martin Welch.

        Tue 11 March 2025 - 'Steam in South Africa' by Phil Braithwaite.

        Tue 8 April 2025 - 'Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Engine Sheds' by Noel Coates.

        Tue 13 May 2025 - 'Sheffield to Kirton Tunnel' by Stephen Gay

        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

        Thur 2 Jan 2025 - 'Merry-Go-Round Expansion' by Bob Newitt & Ian Collinson.

        Thur 16 Jan 2025 - 'Midland Main Line Reflections' by Phil Lindsey.

        Thur 6 Feb 2025 - Bring a Thing evening.

        Thur 20 Feb 2025 - 'Stanton on Film' by Steve Flinders.

        Thur 6 March 2025 - 'Stainforth & Keadby Canal Sliding Railway Bridge' by Alan Bilton.

        Thur 20 March 2025 - AGM

        Thur 3 April 2025 - 'The Somerset and Dorset 1938-68' by Chris Pratt.

        Thur 17 April 2025 - 'Living the Dream with 86259 Peter Pan' by Les Ross.

        Thur 1 May 2025 - 'Bristol Brabazon, B36 and the Ekranoplane' by the Wycliffe U3A Group.

        Thur 15 May 2025 - 'New England in the Fall' by Bob Gellatly.

        Thur 5 June 2025 - 'Green Obsessive - Blue Outlook' by Gavin Lake.

        Thur 19 June 2025 - TBA

        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



        The Gainsborough Model Railway Society

        Florence Terrace, Gainsborough DN21 1BE
        www.gainsboroughmodelrailway.co.uk


        Open Days will be held on the following dates from 1.30pm to 5.30pm.
        Admission £5 (adults), £4 (children) and £15 (family of 2 + 2).
        Cash payments only.

        Sat & Sun 28/29 Dec 2024

        Sat & Sun 19/20 April 2025

        Sat 14 June 2025

        Sun 20 July 2025

        Sat & Sun 23/24 Aug 2025

        Sun 5 Oct 2025

        Sun 7 Dec 2025

        Sat & Sun 27/28 Dec 2025

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