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The Great Central Railway Society Annual General Meeting
Sat. 19th May 2012
The Bassetlaw (North Notts) Railway Society Club Rooms, Retford Railway Station, Station Road, Retford DN22 7DE.
11:00 - AGM
14:00 - Talk by local speaker TBA.
The Great Central Railway Society (Sheffield Branch)
"The Harlequin", 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG.
Car parking nearby at Aizlewood Mills. On bus routes 47, 48 and 53.
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for pedestrian routes from the railway station (20 minutes).
At 7.30pm on the 1st Thursday of the month.
Contact: Ken Grainger 0114 254 0275 / Bob Gellatly 01909 565763.
11:00 - AGM
14:00 - Talk by local speaker TBA.
The Great Central Railway Society (Sheffield Branch)
"The Harlequin", 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG.
Car parking nearby at Aizlewood Mills. On bus routes 47, 48 and 53.
View map
for pedestrian routes from the railway station (20 minutes).
At 7.30pm on the 1st Thursday of the month.
Contact: Ken Grainger 0114 254 0275 / Bob Gellatly 01909 565763.
Car parking nearby at Aizlewood Mills. On bus routes 47, 48 and 53.
View map for pedestrian routes from the railway station (20 minutes).
At 7.30pm on the 1st Thursday of the month.
Contact: Ken Grainger 0114 254 0275 / Bob Gellatly 01909 565763.
Thursday 2 February 2012 - 'J.G.Robinson and other Locomotive Artists - Part 2' by Ken Grainger.
Thursday 1 March 2012 - 'Preserved British Steam on video' by Chris Jones.
Thursday 5 April 2012 - 'The Ashover Light Railway' by Richard Booth.
Thursday 3 May 2012 - 'A Lifetime of Railway Enthusiasm' by Howard Turner.
Thursday 7 June 2012 - 'Steam in Saxony' by Bob Gellatly.
NO MEETINGS IN JULY AND AUGUST
Thursday 6 September 2012 - 'Various Trains in Various Places' by Richard Paget.
Thursday 4 October 2012 - 'BR Standards at Work Around the Country - Part 1' by Ashley Shimwell.
Thursday 1 November 2012 - 'Railway Meanderings from Chesterfield to Penistone' by Brian Staniland.
Thurday 6 December 2012 - Members' Presentations.
The Great Central Railway Society (Spinkhill Branch)
'Angel Hotel', College Road, Spinkhill, Sheffield S21 3YB.
At 7.30pm on the 3rd Monday of the month.
Contact: Frank Greaves 01909 473927.
At 7.30pm on the 3rd Monday of the month.
Contact: Frank Greaves 01909 473927.
Monday 20 February 2012 - 'British Steam 2011' by Chris Jones & Ashley Shimwell.
Monday 19 March 2012 - 'The GCR 567 Locomotive Project' by Andrew Horrocks-Taylor.
Monday 16 April 2012 - 'BR Standards at Work Around the Country – Part 4' by Ashley Shimwell.
Monday 21 May 2012 - 'Steam in Saxony' by Bob Gellatly.
Monday 18 June 2012 - 'Immingham Docks – A 100 Years of Progress' by Bryan Longbone.
Monday 16 July 2012 - 'Round the World by Train' by Colin Boocock.
Monday 20 August 2012 - 'J.G.Robinson and other Locomotive Artists – Part 2' by Ken Grainger.
Monday 17 September 2012 - 'Classic Film Night' with Mick Hayes.
Monday 15 October 2012 - 'On Parallel Lines' by Ken Horan.
Monday 19 November 2012 - Members' Evening: My Favourite Clips on video/DVD.
Monday 17 December 2012 - 'Coming up with the Goods' by Stuart Donohoe.
The Great Central Railway Society (London Branch)
'Keen House' (home of The Model Railway Club), 4 Calshot St, King's Cross, London N1 9DA.
Contact: Richard Butler 01525 372487 or 0207 620 5399.
Contact: Richard Butler 01525 372487 or 0207 620 5399.
Friday 24 February 2012 - 'Merseyrail' by Richard Crane. 6.30pm.
Friday 23 March 2012 - 'New England in the Fall' by Bob Gellatly. 6.30pm.
Monday 30 April 2012 - 'Railways of East London' by Jim Connor (with the Railway and Canal Historical Society at
The Rugby Tavern, 19 Great James Street, London WC1N 3ES. 6.30pm).
Saturday 2 June 2012 (provisional) - Exploring the Stanmore Village Branch Line. Meet Harrow & Wealdstone station (down side ticket hall) 10.10am.
We hope to arrange a mini-bus trip to see old railways of the Hertford area in mid July.
Further details will be shown here when available.
The 8E Railway Association (Northwich Branch)
'The Gladstone Club', Station Road, Northwich CW9 5RB.
At 7.45pm on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.
Contact: Paul Tench 07790 486 735
www.8erailwayassociation.org.uk.
At 7.45pm on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.
Contact: Paul Tench 07790 486 735
www.8erailwayassociation.org.uk.
Tuesday 14 February 2012 - 'Archive Cine Film from the 50s and 60s' by Colin White.
Tuesday 13 March 2012 - 'Back to the 60s' by Geoff Coward.
Tuesday 10 April 2012 - 'Walking the Line – Discovering Lost Railways' by Stephen Gay.
Tuesday 8 May 2012 - 'The A-Z of Railways around the World' by Les Nixon.
Lutterworth Railway Society
United Reformed Church, George Street, Lutterworth LE17 4EF.
At 7.30pm on 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month.
Contact: Dave Hanger 01455 203307.
At 7.30pm on 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month.
Contact: Dave Hanger 01455 203307.
Thursday 2 February 2012 - 'The Shropshire & Montogomeryshire Light Railway' by Mike Christensen.
Thursday 16 February 2012 - 'The Kettering to Cambridge Line' by Robin Cullup.
Thursday 1 March 2012 - AGM / Photo Competion / Shoebox Challenge.
Thursday 15 March 2012 - 'New Zealand Encounters' by Ray Puddy.
Thursday 5 April 2012 - 'Travels with a 645' by Gavin Lake.
Thursday 19 April 2012 - 'The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway' by Chris Ward.
Thursday 3 May 2012 - 'Along LNER Lines' by Rob Foxon.
Thursday 17 May 2012 - 'The Darjeeling & Himalayan Light Railway' by Bavid Barrie.
Saturday 19 May 2012 - Annual Model Railway Exhibition at Lutterworth Sports Centre.
Thursday 7 June 2012 - 'The Cromford & High Peak Railway' by Trevor Bradley.
Thursday 21 June 2012 - 'The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway' by Bob Poole.
Everyone will find a warm welcome at any of the meetings listed above.
There will be an admission charge or donation requested to cover costs.