North East
Dates for Your Diary
Indoor meetings
| Thursday 20th November Darlington | The Changing Face of Coal Trains David Stewart-David |
| Thursday 11th December Newcastle | Quiz Test your Knowledge, Have a Laugh at your Mistakes Jim Sedgwick: |
| Thursday 18th December Darlington | Mince Pies and Quiz; You Never Know, you Might Win! Jim Sedgwick |
| Thursday 8th January 2009 Newcastle | Slides from the 50s and 60s Bob Payne |
| Thursday 15th January 2009 Darlington | Nigel Gresley, The Man and his Achievements Chris Nettleton |
| Thursday 12th February 2009 Newcastle | The History of Lambton Engine Works and its Locomotive Sheds 1835-2007 Colin Mountford and Malcolm Young |
| Thursday 19th February 2009 Darlington | 60s and 70s Railway Nostalgia Trevor Ermel |
| Thursday 12th March 2009 Newcastle | India and Portugal Safari David Anderson |
| Thursday 19th March 2009 Darlington | Picture Postcard Railway Ramble Stephen Gay |
| Thursday 26th March 2009 Newcastle | London Sheds in the 50s and 60s Peter Groom afternoon meeting - 14.00 start |
| Thursday 9th April 2009 Newcastle | Rails to the Arctic Phil Lockwood and Enid Vincent |
| Thursday 16th April 2009 Darlington | The B.T.C. Police Brian Bell |
| Thursday 14th May 2009 Newcastle | Out and About in the Past Year Hugh Gould (Society President) |
| Thursday 21st May 2009 Darlington | Light Rail in France – The Current Scene Graham Jellett |
Other Events
| Saturday/Sunday 15th/16th November | Branch Stand at Wear Valley Model Railway Show Both Days 10:00 to 16:00 St Catherine's Church Hall, Crook, County Durham |
| Saturday/Sunday 29th/30th November | Branch Stand at Blyth Model Railway Exhibition Both Days 10:00 to 17:00 Blyth Community College, Chase Farm Drive, Bebside, Blyth (Next to ASDA) |
| Saturday/Sunday 6th/7th December | Branch Stand at Darlington Model Railway Exhibition. Saturday 10:00 to 16:30 Sunday 10:00 to 16:00 Darlington College, Haughton Road, Darlington (NOTE NEW VENUE) |
Newcastle meetings are held at Room 1, Brunswick Methodist Hall, Brunswick Place (behind Fenwick's Store), Newcastle NE1 7BJ, on the second Thursday of each month from September to May, commencing at 18.30.
Darlington meetings are held at The Scout Building, Widdowfield Street, Darlington DL3 6NF, on the third Thursday of each month from September to May inclusive, commencing at 19.00. If travelling by car, there is adequate free street parking around the venue.
For those arriving by rail, the venue is close to North Road Station, on the Darlington to Bishop Auckland line. Leave the station and walk ahead along Station Road. Cross over Hopetown Lane and Widdowfield Street is directly ahead, with the Scout Building on the left hand corner. Walking time under 5 minutes.
The venue is approximately 1.5 miles from the main Darlington Bank Top Station. Leave the station via the Northern exit (past the taxi ranks) and turn left into Parkgate. Turn right at the roundabout along the dual carriageway (Saint Cuthberts Way A167), then bear left at the next roundabout (A167). At the next roundabout turn right into Northgate (A167) and proceed along this road for approximately half a mile. Bear left into Hopetown Lane (Station Road), and the venue is about a hundred yards on the left. Walking time approx. 40 minutes.
Buses operate from near Bank Top Station along Northgate to Hopetown Lane, but as services and timings are subject to change it is best to check locally or on the web.
Both Society members and non-members are very welcome to attend our meetings
August 2008