Meetings:
are held at The Gateway Education and Arts Centre, Chester Street,
Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB Click for map
•
second and fourth Thursday of each month, September - April
•
start at 19.00 and finish at 21.30, with break for refreshments
Guests are welcome at meetings, and are asked to pay a minimum
donation of £4.00.
Outings:
are mainly in the summer; there’s usually an “escape the turkey” trip
around Christmas, and sometimes an Easter day away too.
Programme
Members’ Outings Programme 2026-27
7 March: visit to Spring Steam Spectacular at the Statfold Barn Railway
7-11 July: Devon 2026 SRS summer tour
20 July: Annual summer pub trip: the Great Western
15 Aug: River Weaver cruise on the "Daniel Adamson" preserved steam tug
Further suggestions welcome! Keep an eye on this page for details of future outings
Contact for outings is Lionel Price - outings@saloprailsoc.org.uk
Meetings Programme autumn 2026
Meetings are on Thursdays. Start 19.00; finish 21.30
10 Sept
A Brian Penney presentation
Chris Wilkinson
24 Sept
The Welsh Marches line
Chris Davies
8 Oct
How to plan a railway
James Bennett, TfW Timetabling
and Stabling Strategy Manager
22 Oct
Great Central part 2 (postponed from Jan ‘26)
Philip Hamson
12 Nov
Swansea Paxton Street shed and the
Central Wales line
Steve Bartlett
26 Nov
British Railways steam at work 1948-68
Steve Armitage
10 Dec
Seasonal Snow Scenes
Doug Capewell
Fixtures and/or titles may be provisional. Please check this page regularly for updates
Meetings are held at The Gateway Education and Arts Centre, Chester Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB
Click for map
•
second and fourth Thursday of each month, September to April
•
start at 19.00 and finish at 21.30 with a break for refreshments 20.00 - 20.30
Guests are welcome at meetings, and are asked to pay a minimum donation of £4.00