Programme of Meetings -
- Caters for a wide range of railway interests and always welcomes new members.
- Meetings every Thursday from 7.45pm until 10.00pm.
- Has a programme of talks and presentations covering all aspects of railway operations old and new, British and overseas.
- Has monthly test track evenings for members to run trains and exchange modelling ideas.
- Holds annual modelling and photographic competitions and has organised visits to preserved railways and other sites of interest.
Forthcoming programme
| DATE |
ACTIVITY |
SPEAKER |
| 10th Nov | More from the David Palmer Slide Collection | Ken Taylor |
| 17th Nov | A Colour-Rail Journey | Paul Chancellor |
| 24th Nov | Steam on the Cambrian | Richard Icke |
| 1st Dec | Test Track & Chit Chat | Members |
| 8th Dec | 1960’s Colour Slides – My Last Year’s as a BR Fireman | Ken Horan |
| 15th Dec | Impressions of Japanese Railways The Shinkansen, the 3ft 6in system & some private lines | Ted Talbot |
| 22nd Dec | Ladies Night with Les Ross Anecdotes from my “Around the world phone call show” | Members |
| 5th Jan | Test Track & Chit Chat | Members |
| 12th Jan | One Thousand Eggs on a Bicycle | Colin Boocock |
| 19th Jan | The Last Years of Steam on British Railways | Steve Bach |
| 26th Jan | Review of 2011 | Ken Taylor |
| 2nd Feb | Test Track & Chit Chat | Members |
| 9th Feb | Quiz Night | Jim Hart |
| 16th Feb | My Impressions of Pakistan’s Railways | David Bathurst |
| 23rd Feb | Our Annual Photographic Competition | Members |
| 1st March | Test Track, Chit Chat & Modelling Competition | Members |
| 8th March | The South Staffs Railway | Bob Yate |
| 15th March | The Seventies to Privatisation | Robin Mathams |
| 22nd March | Narrow Gauge Spectacular | Les Nixon |
| 29th March | Annual General Meeting | Members |
| 5th April | Test Track & Chit Chat | Members |
| 12th April | More Modern Traction with a dash of Steam | Geoff Dingle |
| 19th Apr | A 1980's Somerset Insider | Michael Mensing |
| 26th Apr | Exhibition Preparation & Presentation of Competition Awards | Peter Cullen & Members |
| 3rd May | Test Track & Chit Chat | Members |
| 10th May | Railways to Whitby | John Dixon |
| 17th May | More of This & More of That | Jim Steptoe |
| 24th May | Mainly Midlands Steam on Cine in the 60’s | Michael Clemens |
| 31st May | Keeping the Troops on Track - Metro-Cammell at War | Andrew Lound |
| 7th June | Test Track & Chit Chat | Members |
| 14th June | So you think you can run a Railway- Part 2 | George Richardson / Chris Mitton |
| 21st June | Darjeeling and the Toy Train | Malcolm Carrington |
| 28th June | Today’s Railways | Adam Crick |
| 5th July | Test Track & Chit Chat | Members |
Want to find out more about the Society?
We welcome all enquiries so please come along to St James Church Centre, Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield
B75 5BW at 7.45pm any Thursday evening and sample a club evening for yourself as our guest.
Directions -
From Birmingham City Centre:
Take the A5127 through Erdington, Wylde Green and Sutton Coldfield, following signs for Four Oaks. Having passed Four Oaks train station on your right hand side, at the next roundabout, turn right on the B4151 Mere Green Road. The Church hall is on the left hand side just after Sainsbury’s supermarket.
From A38 (North or South):
At the Weeford roundabout (the junction with the A453 and A446) take the A453 towards Tamworth (not Sutton). After half a mile, turn left onto the B4151. Go straight on at the first set of traffic lights, following the road as it curves to the right after the Fox and Dogs pub. The entry to the Church hall is on the right hand side after the St James Road and the Church.
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