Ipswich
Dates for Your Diary
Indoor meetings
| Wednesday 3rd September Ipswich | Looking Back at the 1980s Stephen Cobb A slide presentation of the UK railscene in the period 1980 to 1989, both on the national network and preserved lines, together with some European material |
| Wednesday 1st October Ipswich | The kent & East Sussex Railway Dr Gerald Siviour A look at the Kent and East Sussex Railway, past and present |
| Wednesday 5th November Ipswich | The B17 "Footballers" Colin Briggs The story of the LNER B17 4-6-0’s presented by Colin Briggs from Northampton as a follow-on (second half..?) to his previous “Railways – an A-Z of Football Clubs” meeting! |
| Wednesday 3rd December Ipswich | Branch AGM and Christmas Meeting The Branch Annual General Meeting followed by a selection of Members slides. |
| Wednesday 7th January 2009 Ipswich | Mr Smiths Video Show Mark Smith Another selection of Marks video material taken in the UK and Europe in recent years, featuring a variety of railed transport |
| Wednesday 4th February 2009 Ipswich | A 1960s London Shedbash Peter Groom A return visit to the Branch by Peter Groom, this evenings presentation being an “Eastern free” look at steam in the London area, covering Nine Elms, Willesden and Old Oak sheds |
| Wednesday 4th March 2009 Ipswich | Irish Railways in the Late 1950s and 1960s David Soggee A look at the railways of Ireland during the transition from steam to diesel traction. |
| Wednesday 1st April 2009 Ipswich | Roade to York Robin Patrick Railwayman and Enthusiast, 1963 to the present day. From Signalman at Roade Junction through to GNER Duty Operations Manager at York, covering Steam, Diesel and Electric traction. |
| Wednesday 6th May 2009 Ipswich | Rhapsody in Blue John Yelverton Mr “Felixstowe Ying” presents a show covering the British Railways “blue era” from the late 1960s through to the 1980s |
Branch meetings are held at the "Back Room", St Thomas' Church, Bramford Lane, Ipswich IP1 5EP, on the first Wednesday of every month (September to May), commencing at 19.30. A donation of £ 1.00 members / £ 2.00 non-members is requested.
Both Society members and non-members are very welcome to attend our meetings
July 2008