2025
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Lutterworth Railway Society Zoom talk Tom Frances Coleman – The last Chief Draughtsman of the L.M.S. Railway
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In 1958 one of Britain`s greatest locomotive designers died without public fanfare or recognition, mourned only by his family. Yet William Stanier, arguably one of our greatest engineers and his leader, said of him that without his Chief Draughtsman all…
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The 50th Gravesend Model Railway show 1st and 2nd November 2025
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Venue Northfleet School for Girls, Hall Road, Northfleet,Kent, DA11 8AQ Date: 1st and 2nd November 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Cost: £6 Free Parking, Hot and cold drinks avaialbe 50th Model Railway Exhibition 2025 -Saturday 50th…
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Midland & Great Northern Railway – Bob Poole
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Thursday 22 May – Midland & Great Northern Railway – Bob Poole Regular meetings are typically held on the first Tuesday and the second-to-last Thursday of each month. Meetings start at 7.45 pm at Emmanuel Baptist Church Hall, Windmill Street,…
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It’s time for a PEP talk – George Marcar
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Tuesday 6th May It’s time for a PEP talk (George Marcar) Regular meetings are usually held on the first Tuesday and the second to last Thursday of each month. Meetings start at 7.45pm at: Emmanuel Baptist Church Hall, Windmill Street,…
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LMS Patriot Project – Colin Hall
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Thursday 17th – Colin Hall will be joining us to give us an update about the LMS Patriot Project, and it appears there has been significant progress since the last visit to GRES. This will take place at our usual venue…
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My holiday in Australia (David Hanger)
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Tuesday 1st: My holiday in Australia (David Hanger) Regular meetings are usually held on the first Tuesday and the second to last Thursday of each month. Meetings start at 7.45pm at: Emmanuel Baptist Church Hall, Windmill Street, Gravesend, DA12 1BB
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4732 – The 4SUB at Margate (Graeme Gleaves)
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Thursday 20th – Graeme Gleaves will be joining us to tell us about “4732: The 4SUB at Margate”. Labelled as ‘the train that took you home’, the 4SUBs and the later 4EPBs, formed the backbone of local commuter lines across the Southern…