Meetings:
are held at The Gateway Education and Arts Centre, Chester Street,
Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB Click for map
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second and fourth Thursday of each month, September - April
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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 £3.00.
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 2023
30 December 2023: Escape the turkey! Mince pie specials on the Cambrian and the W&L
Click for full details UPDATE Members still wishing to book for this should contact Lionel Price
immediately to see if seats are still available on the two trains which the group will ride on
Recent outings included:
15 July 2023: A day out in the Shropshire hills
Snailbeach and Bishop’s Castle Railway Museum
24-29 July 2023: Isle of Man
24 August 2023: Summer pub outing - the Bhurtpore Inn, Wrenbury
Contact for outings is Lionel Price - outings@saloprailsoc.org.uk
Meetings Programme 2023 - 24
Meetings are on Thursdays. Start 19.00; finish 21.30
14 Sept
1960s films from the Jim Clemens collection
Michael Clemens
Still images from the East Midlands, including ironstone industrials
Cine covering (a) Spain and (b) Shropshire, Severn Valley and surrounding areas
28 Sept
Sir Nigel Gresley & the A4s
David Macintosh
12 Oct
The Glorious Steam Railways of India (1970s / early 80s)
John Sloane
26 Oct
DBC charter operations and management
Richard Corser
9 Nov
Branch lines of E. Sussex Pt 2 including the Cuckoo line
Leon Coast
23 Nov
‘The toss of a coin’ - a career on BR
David Maidment
14 Dec
The CM&DP and Clee Hill railways
Martin Connop Price
followed by buffet at The Gateway
11 Jan 2024
Fun with southern steam in the sixties
Malcolm Garner
25 Jan
Cornish Branchlines
John Rimmer
8 Feb
Severn Valley Railway, its ups and downs
Peter Darkin
22 Feb
South Africa in 1970s: the Golden Years
Ron Davies
14 March
Charters
Barrie Hawkin & Nick Burden
28 March
Shrewsbury’s railways, a vintage story pt 2 1950s to present day
Dave Giddins
11 April
The Corris Railway – Overcoming adversity in re-establishing
a much loved line
Chris Jones
25 April
AGM
Fixtures and/or titles may be provisional. 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 £3.00