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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. |
FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
2025 |
• Friday 3rd October 2025 – Alan Price
“The Australian Steam Scene”
Alan visited us last season to talk about the Barry Railway and Woodham’s scrapyard and its locomotives. He was also our guide for our Didcot visit in June. He recently returned from his third visit to Australia and tonight will share his steam railway memories from those visits. An opportunity to see how railway preservation is done on the other side of the world.
• Friday 7th November 2025 – Dr Malcolm Savidge
“The Life and Locomotives of R. E. L. Maunsell”
Malcolm is Chairman of the Stroud Society of Model Engineers and owns a beautiful live steam model of a King Arthur class locomotive that he runs on the society's railway in Stroud’s Stratford Park. He has studied the life and work of R. E. L. Maunsell so tonight we will enjoy an evening of Southern stesam.
• Friday 5th December 2025 – David Aldred
"By Cambrian lines to Barmouth in the 1960s"
David has never visited us before but regularly gives talks to various organisations around Gloucestershire. He gives a lot of talks on local railways but suggested his talk on Barmouth would be more suitable for an audience of railway enthusiasts, so tonight we will see David’s photographs around Barmouth when there was still plenty of steam around. |
2022-25 Meetings Archive
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