SRPS Winter Meetings 2009-2010

The Scottish Railway
Preservation Society

WINTER MEETINGS

2009 - 2010

Each year since its formation the Scottish Railway Preservation Society has held a series of winter meetings. This popular area of the Society's activities has grown to the stage where meetings are held in several Scottish towns and cities :

Edinburgh
Motherwell
Perth

The meetings cover diverse topics, from historical reviews of Scotland's railway heritage and studies of the contemporary railway scene, to examining practices abroad. The broad range of topics are bound to appeal no matter what anyone's individual interest, and are highly recommended to anybody in the area.
Admission to all meetings is free and is open to all, whether members or non-members.
A collection is made to help defray room hire costs.

EDINBURGH

Edinburgh Map

All meetings are held
Thursday evenings at 7.30pm

in the Meeting Room,
Quaker Meeting House,
7 Victoria Terrace
Edinburgh.

Organiser - Dr Peter Howell
Tel: 0131 334 5232

Thursday 1 October 2009
The Cathcart Circle
Jack Kernahan
Illustrated talk on the history and operation of the line.

Thursday 5 November 2009
The Deeside Railway
Dr Mike Cooper
A virtual trip along the branch using the G.N.S.R Association photographic archive.

Thursday 3 December 2009
Members' Slides Evening
followed by seasonal refreshments.
Contributions welcome - contact Peter Howell.

Thursday 7 January 2010
A Kaleidoscope of Trains
Max Fowler
The changing motive power and rolling stock scene over the last 30 years captured by the camera.

Thursday 4 February 2010
The Waverley Line and the RCAHMS Recording Programme
David Easton of the RCAHMS.
The work of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) in recording the surviving remains of the Waverley line.

Thursday 4 March 2010
Rails To Consett
David Tyreman
Photographs from the J W Armstrong Trust Collection.

Thursday 1 April 2010
The Airdrie-Bathgate Project
Hugh Wark, Network Rail Project Manager

Other Railway Talks in Edinburgh are organised by
The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society (RCTS)
The Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA)
Capital Rail Action Group (CRAG)

MOTHERWELL

Motherwell Map

All meetings are held on
Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm

in the Vestry Hall,
Holy Trinity Church,
Avon Street,
Motherwell
Note change of day and venue

Organisers -
Fred Landery Tel: 01698 457777
Alistair Maclean Tel: 01698 263814

Tuesday 13 October 2009
The Last 12 Months Through the Camera Lens
Ian Lothian
Railway slides Ian has taken over the last year.

Tuesday 10 November 2009
SRPS Grand Challenge Quiz
Questionmaster - Angus Rex
Teams from the Society display their railway knowledge in their annual bid to win the SRPS Challenge Trophy.

Tuesday 8 December 2009
Managing Railway Holidays
W Stuart Sellar
Challenges of a Tour Manager in which railway travel figures prominently – illustrated.

Tuesday 12 January 2010
Main Lines Across the Border
Morrison Bryce
Old and new photographs using new technology of the main lines into Scotland from England.

Tuesday 9 February 2010
40 Years a Railwayman and Enthusiast, Part 2
David Coddington
Continuing to chart David's railway career, following on from his talk last year.

Tuesday 9 March 2010
An Englishman's View of Scotland 30 Years Ago
Tony Jervis
Slides taken in and around Glasgow, Edinburgh and Fife in the 1970s.

PERTH

Perth Map

All meetings are held on
Thursday evenings at 7.30pm
in the Museum and Art Gallery,
George Street, Perth

Organiser - Alex R Forsyth
Tel: 01738 622187

Thursday 1 October 2009
Old Scene, New Scene
Angus Rex
The changing scene on the Scottish Railway network in the last 40 years, including Galloway and railway preservation.

Thursday 18 March 2010
The Isle of Man Revisited
Iain Hastie
The changing Manx scene captured on camera.


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