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Dates for Your Diary

Indoor meetings

Thursday 9th February
Newcastle
Out and About in the Past Year
Hugh Gould (Society President)
Thursday 16th February
Darlington
The End of Motive Power as we Knew it
Tom Greaves
Thursday 8th March
Newcastle
Thomas Bouch, Engineer
Professor Iain Moffatt

Other Events

Saturday 10th March-Sunday 11th March
Birtley
Branch Stand at Birtley MRX
Community Centre, Ravensworth Road, Birtley, DH3 1EN
Saturday 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday 10:00 to 16:00

Indoor meetings

Thursday 15th March
Darlington
Decline and Rise of Bishop Auckland Station
Andrew Everitt
Thursday 22nd March
Newcastle Afternoon Meeting 13:30 hrs
Developments at the National Railway Museum
Steve Davies MBE
Thursday 12th April
Newcastle
The Union Pacific Railroad
John Irving
Thursday 19th April
Darlington
The Cromford and High Peak Railway
John Holroyd
Thursday 26th April
Darlington Afternoon Meeting 14:00 hrs
Mexborough and its Locomotive Depot
Mike Brearley
Thursday 10th May
Newcastle
A Visit to Wales with Colour Rail
David Tyreman

Other Events

Saturday 12th May-Sunday 13th May
Spennymoor
Branch Stand at Spennymoor MRX
Town Hall, Spennymoor, DL16 6DG
10:00 to 16:00 both days

Indoor meetings

Thursday 17th May
Darlington
A Visit to the Southern with Colour Rail
Barry Burns

Other Events

Saturday 19th May-Sunday 20th May
Middlesbrough
Branch Stand at Middlesbrough MRX
Settlement Centre, St Paul's Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 5NQ
Saturday 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday 10:00 to 16:00
Saturday 25th August-Sunday 26th August
North Shields
Branch Stand at Blyth & District MRX
The Park Sports Centre, North Shields, NE29 6TL
Saturday 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday 10:00 to 16:00

Newcastle meetings are held at Room 1, Brunswick Methodist Hall, Brunswick Place (behind Fenwick's Store), Newcastle NE1 7BJ, commencing at 18.30

Darlington meetings are held at The Scout Building, Widdowfield Street, Darlington DL3 6NF, 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

last updated: 23/01/12