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Meetings

WEDNESDAY,MARCH4...............

Burton Railway Society. Marston’s Sports & Social Club, Shobnall Rd, Burton upon Trent DE14 2BG. 19.30. ‘The Great Western Railway – a Personal Appreciation’: Colin Ellis.

Pennine Railway Society. Club 39, 39 College Rd, Doncaster DN1 3JH. 19.30. ‘Grantham to Kings Cross’: Steve Armitage.

RCTS. Greenfinch Church Hall, Greenfinch Ave, Ipswich IP2 OSQ. 14.15. ‘Over Ten Years on Platform 5’: Robert Pritchard.

Talking of Trains. Surbiton Library, Ewell Rd, Surbiton KT6 6AG. 19.00. ‘The Charm of Suffolk’: David Ager.

THURSDAY,MARCH5.................

Bath Railway Society. Church Hall, St Mary’s Church Hall, Bathwick, Bath. 19.30. ‘Pier Railways and Tramways in Britain’: Nick Kelly.

Ffestiniog Railway Society (Bristol area group). BAWA Club, Southmead Rd, Bristol BS34 7RF. 19.45. ‘Lynton & Barnstaple Progress - Achieved and Planned’: Ian Cowling, Trustee, Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust.

Great Central Railway Society (Sheffield branch). Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Rd, Sheffield S2 2TP. 19:30. ‘By Great Central from Barton-on-Humber to Wrexham’: Chris Youett.

Lutterworth Railway Society. United Reformed Church, George St, Lutterworth LE17 4EF. 19.30. Annual meeting and photo competition (members only).

Norfolk Railway Society. United Reformed Church Hall, Ipswich Rd, Norwich NR4 6QR. 19.00. ‘The Art of Railway Timetabling’: Ian Henderson.

RCTS. Saltaire Methodist Chapel, Saltaire Rd, Shipley BD18 3HJ.19.30. Branch annual meeting and members’ presentation.

SLS. St John Ambulance Centre, Sandes Ave, Kendal. LA9 4LL. 19.15. ‘Recent Railway Rambles’: David Allison.

FRIDAY,MARCH6....................

RCTS (Furness Lakes

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