SRPS Winter Meetings 2012-2013

The Scottish Railway
Preservation Society

WINTER MEETINGS

2012 - 2013

Each year since its formation the Scottish Railway Preservation Society has held a series of winter meetings. This winter's meetings are at two venues :

Edinburgh
Motherwell

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 4 October 2012
Pixel Power
Keith Sanders
Seven Years of railway photography using a digital camera.

Thursday 1 November 2012
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.

Thursday 6 December 2012
Members' Slides Evening
followed by seasonal refreshments.
Contributions welcome - contact Peter Howell

Thursday 17 January 2013 (Change of date)
The ScotRail Adopt a Station Scheme
John Yellowlees, ScotRail External Relations Manager
150 ScotRail stations now have volunteers doing gardening. Accommodation surplus to operational requirements houses new uses. Posters present communities' heritage to the visitor and passing traveller.

Thursday 14 February 2013 (Change of date)
American Short Lines
Kenny Williamson
A railway modeller's dream caught on camera.

Thursday 14 March 2013 (Change of date)
The Kindertransports
Martyn Clegg
The poignant story of a railway rescue mission from WW II and its commemoration 70 years on.

Thursday 11 April 2013 (Change of date)
The Last 40 Years – A Time of Great Change
Ian Lothian
Changes to liveries and rolling stock captured by the camera.

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

MOTHERWELL

Motherwell Map

All meetings are held on
Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm

in the Vestry Hall,
Holy Trinity Church,
Avon Street,
Motherwell

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

Tuesday 16 October 2012
The Roy Crombie Collection
Hamish Stevenson & Davie Hall
A selection of digitised photographs from the collection which was left to SRPS.

Tuesday 13 November 2012
Members’ Night
Fred Landery
Contact Fred if you wish to add to the evening’s entertainment.

Tuesday 11 December 2012
Steam on the Narrow Gauge
Alistair Maclean
A look at Narrow Gauge steam in the UK, Europe and Australia.

Tuesday 8 January 2013
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Iain Gilbert
Locations and locomotives in recent years.

Tuesday 12 February 2013
The Great North in Colour
Keith Jones, Great North of Scotland Railway Association
Slides over five decades from the cameras of Keith Jones and the late Norris Forrest.

Tuesday 12 March 2013
WRA Scotland Branch (age three and a half)
Stew Green, Wensleydale Railway Association
The history and development of the Branch to its current level (circa 35 members).


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