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MEETINGS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 6

Great Central Railway Society (Sheffield branch). The Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield S2 2TP. 19.30. ‘Trains in the Snow’: Les Nixon.

Lutterworth Railway Society. Lutterworth Bowls Club, Coventry Road, Lutterworth LE17 4RB. 19.30. ‘Too tall for the tube? Height of passengers a growing problem’: Lester Hillman.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 7

St Teresa’s Church Club, 71 Gloucester Road North, Filton, Bristol BS34 7PL. ‘Swindon Works

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