10:30 - Doors open.
11:00 - AGM.
12:30 - Lunch break. Visit local eateries or bring your own.
13:45 - Presentation: 'The Great Central in Yorkshire and Beyond' by Steve Armitage.
16:00 - Finish.
The venue is a ten minute walk from Barnsley railway station. Leave the transport interchange at the exit leading to the town centre. Turn left and follow Eldon St. On reaching the Halifax fork left onto the pedestrianised area and head uphill towards the Corner Pin pub on the left. Continue along Pitt St and turn left after the Post Office onto Blucher St. The venue is on the left. The entrance is down the right side of the building.
To access the nearest car park, come off the A628 West Way onto Wellington St and continue until reaching the Corner Pin pub on your right. Turn left here onto Pitt St and left again after passing the post office onto Blucher St. Continue past the venue after which the road turns left into Lower Castlereagh St. Use the car park on your left. A man will approach you and ask for £3 for the day's parking. If full, you may have to use the NCP car cark on the opposite side of the road for £4.50.
Historical note
The building started life as a Methodist chapel in 1829. It closed in 1958 and the building was bought by the Barnsley British Co-operative Society for use as a social centre.
It was bought by Hope House Church in 1982. It is on the Hudson Taylor Trail.
Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) was a missionary from Barnsley who founded the China Inland Mission.
Thur 2 May 2024 - 'Rusty Buffers: Tinsley Footplate Memories' by Roger Wainwright.
Thur 6 June 2024 - 'The Making of a New Clan - 72010 Hengist' by Chris Jones.
Thur 4 July 2024 - Visit to CTL Seal, Butterthwaite Lane, Ecclesall S35 9WH. Meet at 7.30pm or at 6.30pm to enjoy a short walk first.
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 - TBA 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'.
Thur 3 April 2025 - 'Twenty Years of High Speed Railways in the UK' by David Hanger.
Wed 17 April 2024 - 'Rails on the Isle of Man' by Jason Cross.
Wed 15 May 2024 - 'Steam around Doncaster and Lincoln' by Chris Nettleton.
Wed 19 June 2024 - 'East of Wakefield in Steam Days' by Roger Hepworth.
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)
Tue 14 May 2024 - 'The East Coast Main Line from York to Edinburgh' by Stephen Gay.
Tue 11 June 2024 - 'Visit to Stalybridge station.
Tue 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.
Thur 18 April 2024 - 'Hong Kong Tramways' by Dave Carson.
Thur 2 May 2024 - 'The History and Mystery of the Milwaukee Road' by Guy Hardy.
Thur 16 May 2024 - 'Northamptonshire Railways: Part 7' by Mike Dix.
Tue 16 April 2024 - 'Closure of the Rugby to Peterborough Line' by Gavin Ramsey.
Tue 21 May 2024 - 'Recent Railway Galas' by Michael Chapman and Brian Holland.
Tue 18 June - ' Loughborough to Coalville by L&NWR' by Andy Lowe.
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.
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)
Sat 15 June 2024
Sun 21 July 2024
Sat & Sun 24/25 Aug 2024
Sun 6 Oct 2024
Sun 1 Dec 2024
Sat & Sun 28/29 Dec 2024