South East Branch
Meetings Programme 2008 Ashford and Maidstone
| Mon. 7th Jan. | Great British Railway Photographers | Brian Stephenson | Digital Images from Rail Archive Stephenson+some of today's best colour. |
| Mon.4th Feb. | Railways of East Anglia | John Day |
East Anglian railways over the last 30 years. |
| Mon.3rd Mar. | The Last Revolution | Dr. Frank Andrews | How railways revolutionised social habits, engineering and made possible what we take for granted today. |
| MAIDSTONE Wed 2nd April | West from Dover in the 60s | Peter Groom | A B+W presentation of the railway scene in Kent and Sussex. |
| Mon.7th April | A High in the Low Countries | Steve Ollive | A look at the railways of the Benelux countries. |
| Mon.12th May | The Isle of Man Railways | Geoff Brockett | All the railways and tramways of the island from 1974 to 2007. |
| Mon.2nd June | A Digital Extravaganza |
Branch Members | An opportunity for members who have gone digital to show their work. |
| Mon7th July | SouthEastern Railways and the Class 395s | Mark Ellerby | Ashford Intl. Station Manger talks about the changing railway scene in Kent. |
| Mon.4th Aug. | The History of the Rail Atlas | Stuart Baker | From first edition in 1977 to the present day. |
| Mon.1st Sept. | Football Clubs - The A to Z of Railway Connections | Colin Briggs | An illustrated presentation on the links between football clubs and our railways. |
Mon.6th Oct. 200th Meeting |
My Travels 1992 to 2008 | Hugh Gould SocietyPresident | A celebration of the branch's 200th meeting. |
| MAIDSTONE Tue 14th Oct | The Railways of Kent | Bob Ratcliffe | The railways of Kent with emphasis on the Medway area. |
Mon 3rd Nov.
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Colour-Rail 2008 | Ron White | Mr Colour-Rail himself with his latest gems. |
| Mon.1st Dec. | Branch AGM + NetworkRail South East | Andrew Munden | The Route Director South East will talk about the infrastructure today. |
During the summer months outdoor visits are arranged to railway installations of note not normally open to the individual and visits out of the area are also organised. To see the report on the Eurostar/HRT day out to Paris CLICK HERE. To see the report on the Eurostar/HRT day out to Lille and Brussels CLICK HERE.
Outdoor Programme 2008
| Sun. 1st June | The Fawley Hill Railway (Sir Alfred McAlpine) by private coach from Folkestone. |
| September | To be advised |
Exhibition Programme 2008
The branch operates a sales stand at a number of local model railway exhibitions as detailed above.
| Sat./Sun. 19th/20th January. | Canterbury Model Railway Exhibition | St Anselms School, Old Dover Road, Canterbury. |
| Sat.16th Feb. | Tonbridge Model Railway Exhibition | The Angel Centre, Tonbridge. |
| Sat./Sun.9th/10th June | Chatham Model Railway Show | Chatham Maritime Centre. |
| Sat./Sun. 4th/5th Oct. | Folkestone Model Railway Exhibition | Lees Cliff Hall, Folkestone. |