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The Cirencester Railway Society was formed in 1978 by John Thomas and John Head. They continued as Chairman and Treasurer until 2022- a remarkable record for which they have been recognised as Honorary Members.
Meetings are held at 7:30pm in the Bingham Library in Cirencester (GL7 2PZ) on the first Friday evening each winter month, October to April. An average of 20 members attend these meetings and refreshments are served.
Occasional outings are organised, often in conjunction with Stroud Vintage Transport & Engine Club. Whilst our members are primarily interested in full size railways several are also model railway enthusiasts. |
CONTACT
• Chairman: Mike Smith
• Secretary: Rick Martin
• Treasurer: JohnTiffney
MEMBERSHIP
The annual subscription is £20, and the fee for visitors is £4. To join just attend and pay the Treasurer. |
MEETINGS
Autumn 2024
The program for 2025 will be announced here in due course. |
• Friday 11th October 2024 – Mike Smith
“Railways of Sharpness”
The New Dock at Sharpness opened in 1874, 150 years ago this year and the Berkeley Road to Sharpness passenger service ended in 1964, 60 years ago this year. Mike Smith gave a short talk on the Railways of Sharpness as part of the launch event for the “Sharpness 150” celebrations earlier this year. This is an extended version of that talk.
NOTE: This is the SECOND Friday of the month
• Friday 1st November 2024 – Jack Boskett
"Railways to Royalty”
A welcome return visit from Jack who last visited us in December 2018. He has been very busy working as a professional photographer since then, so this year’s “Railways to Royalty” show will be very different to his 2018 show. Certainly one to look forward to.
• Friday 6th December 2024 - Mike Dodd
"All about the Letter “A”"
Mike last visited us a couple of years ago and tonight he will show us another selection of photographs from the Toddington-based Restoration and Archiving Trust’s collection. The first half takes us overseas to Argentina, Austria and Australia first then we return home for the second half where we visit a selection of steam age stations & locations across Britain beginning with the letter A. All from the Restoration and Archiving Trust’s archive and featuring a variety of different photographers. |
2022-23 Meetings Archive
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