THE NORTH
WALES
COAST
RAILWAY
CALENDAR
Rheilffordd
arfordir gogledd Cymru Calendr
LAST UPDATE: 07 July 2008
This page is a handy
reference
for the dates of coming events, many of which will have been first
mentioned on
the Notice Board page. Details of special or unusual trains, meetings
of
societies, and anything else of railway interest in the North Wales
area,
will appear here. Organisers, please send in your details. We will
include a website/email address or telephone number for confirmation
wherever
possible:
this website takes no responsibilty for the accuracy of the information
contained here, or for the cancellation of trains or events.
Special
thanks to the Wrexham
Railway
Society for their invaluable assistance with this page. For a
regularly updated calendar of steam runs around the UK, we recommend www.uksteam.info.
July 2008
5 July Steam on the
Coast 'The
North Wales Coast Express' Worcester-Holyhead 71000 Duke of
Gloucester:
Crewe-Holyhead-Crewe Railway
Touring Company [Cancelled]
12 July Steam on
the Coast 'The
Welsh Mountaineer' Manchester Victoria to Llandudno Junction, then
Blaenau
Ffestiniog and return. 45407 +
76079 (postponed from 5 April.)
Railway
Touring Company
[Cancelled]
12 July Deltic diesel on the Cambrian
'The Snowdonian' Preston, Wigan, Warrington, Crewe, Stafford, Penkridge
to Barmouth and Pwllheli. Pathfinder Tours
15 July (Tues) RCTS
Informal station observation at Doncaster between 11:00 and 16:45 hrs
approx. Main group leaves Chester station at 07:45. Visitors
welcome: please contact Geoff
Morris at geoffreymorris[at]tiscali.co.uk in advance.
27 July (Sun) RCTS
Visit to Bala Lake Railway and Llangollen Railway (d.m.u. trip).
Depart from Chester at 09:00. Visitors welcome: please contact
Geoff
Morris at geoffreymorris[at]tiscali.co.uk in advance.
28 July - 1 August Steam on the
Cambrian Machynlleth - Porthmadog
(-Pwllheli) 76079:
Machynlleth-Porthmadog(-Pwllheli) and return (Runs through to Pwllheli
Wed and Fri) West Coast Railway
Company. Times for these trains as below:
(Mon-Fri)Machynlleth d 10.05,
Dovey Jc a 10.11 d 10.12, Tywyn a 10.30 d 10.32,
Barmouth a 11.00 d 11.02, Harlech a 11.22 d
11.23, Porthmadog a 11.50.
(Wed and Fri only continues: Porthmadog d 11.45 Pwllheli a
12.40 d 14.15 Porthmadog a 14.55)
(Mon-Fri) Porthmadog d 14.55, Harlech, a 15.13 d 15.19, Barmouth
a 15.42 d 15.50, Tywyn a 16.20 d
16.22, Dovey Jc a 16.44 d 16.53, Machynlleth
a 17.00
August 2008
Every Sunday in August and August Bank Holiday Monday: Steam on the Coast. 'The North Wales
Coast Express.' Liverpool Lime Street (dep. 10:00), Broad Green ('which
has a large car park'), Warrington Bank Quay, Frodsham and
Chester to Llandudno Junction, Conwy, Bangor or Holyhead and
return. 'This will be a regular summer steam service from Liverpool and
Chester to Holyhead. We have a pool of three steam locomotives, all
Pacifics and restored to top operating condition for hauling these
trains. They are 6201 Princess Elizabeth, 60009 Union of South Africa
and 71000 Duke of Gloucester.' Railway Touring Company
4 - 8 Aug Steam on the Cambrian: see 28 July
9 Aug Steam day at Eaton Hall, home of Sir Arthur Heywood's unique
railway. www.eeo.co.uk
11-15 Aug Steam on the Cambrian: see 28 July
25-29 Aug Steam on the Cambrian: see 28 July
September 2008
5 September Clwyd Railway
Circle ‘An Evening with Les Nixon’ A mix of pictures
taken over the past 50 years from this highly acclaimed railway
photographer including some foreign material from all over the
world.
October 2008
3 October Clwyd
Railway Circle ‘The Tramways & Railways to Holywell’
Illustrated talk of the rail systems that served Holywell. John R
Thomas
November 2008
7 November Clwyd Railway
Circle ‘Archive Cine Film’ B & R Video Productions
present a
night of nostalgia including footage taken in North Wales. This
is an
ideal opportunity to pick up this years Christmas present in video or
DVD format. Colin White
December 2008
5 December Clwyd
Railway Circle ‘Welsh Railways over the years’ A look back at
steam days in the principality covered by Arriva Trains Wales.
See how it’s changed over the years. Larry Davies
January 2009
9 January Clwyd
Railway Circle ‘Steaming through the Gauges in the 21st
Century’ A
medium-format slide presentation showing steam trains in the UK,
Europe, North America, Africa and the Middle East from the year 2000
onwards. Please note this is the 2nd
Friday of the month. Geoff Morris
February 2009
6 February Clwyd
Railway Circle ‘The Birkenhead Railway’ On his doorstep, this
is one of Edgar’s favourite railways and best programmes. Edgar
Richards
March 2009
6 March Clwyd
Railway Circle ‘AGM followed by Chairman’s Evening & Photo
Competition’ This being Francis’s last year as Chairman, he takes
a look back at his life long interest in railways. Francis Phillips
April 2009
3 April Clwyd
Railway Circle ’55 Years of the Development of the Talyllyn
Railway’ The
trials and tribulations of running a railway in preservation.
Andy Lawton
May 2009
June 2009
Groups and their meeting places
8E
Association
Meetings are held
at Northwich (The Gladstone Club) at 7:30pm on the 2nd Tuesday of
each month - excluding July and August. Warrington (St.Hilda’s
Clubroom, Slater St., Latchford) - occasional fixtures - see the club's
meetings page for details.
Cambrian Railways Society
Meetings are held in Oswestry at the Cambrian Institute in Gobowen Road.
Clwyd Railway Circle
A programme of illustrated talks on the first Friday of the
month from
September to April at the Jubilee Community Centre, 45 Seabank Drive,
Prestatyn, LL19 7PP. Visitors Welcome: Admission £1. Anybody
requiring information about the
programme
should contact: David Jones Tel: 01244 537440 or email:
davejan64[at]btinternet.com
Ffestiniog
Railway
Society
Dee & Mersey Group of the Ffestiniog
Railway
Society holds
meetings
the last Wednesday of January, February, March,
April, September,
October
and November each year. All meetings are at the The Cross Keys,
Lower Bridge Street, Chester, at 7.40pm.
Contact Geoff
Lake, secretary at GLake51269[at]aol.com
Llandudno and
Conwy
Valley Railway
Society
Meetings are held at 19:30 at the The Royal British Legion Club
in Conwy,which is right in the middle of town with excellent
bus services and one minute from The Railway station. Contact Keith
Jones
(tina[at]kljones.supanet.com)
Merseyside Railway History
Group
A warm welcome is extended to all visitors at the Group's meetings, and
further information about the Group may be obtained from the Hon Sec,
who may be contacted at 0151-677-6062 or :mrhg[at]btinternet.com.
Meetings are held at the United Reform Church Hall, Meols Drive, West
Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, UK and commence at 7.45 pm.
North Wales
Railway
Circle
North
Wales
Railway
Circle, Bangor,
meets on Tuesday
evenings,
generally the 1st and 3rd of the month, at 19.30 for a prompt 19:45
start.
Change of Venue: Bangor branch meetings now take place in the Railway
Institute,
Euston Road (behind the station sidings). It's about 5-10 minutes walk
from the railway
station: turn right on to the road and then right
again
under the railway
bridge, bear right into Penchwintan Road, then first
right into Euston Road (no road name sign); the Railway
Institute is a
short way up the hill next to the Royal Mail delivery office. There is
a car park.. Information from Dave Lindsay on 01407 740646 or
lindsays262[at]btinternet.com
RCTS:
Railway
Correspondence and
Travel
Society, Merseyside and North Wales
Branch
Chester meetings are held at: The "Town Crier"
, Station Road/City
Road, Chester (opposite the railway
station.)
Port Sunlight meetings
are held at: The Lever Club, Greendale Road, Port Sunlight (Adjacent to
Port Sunlight station). All meetings commence at 7:45 pm. Contact
Richard Neale (rwnealeatl[at]supanet.com)
Members and visitors are most welcome, and a £2 entrance
charge is requested, to contribute towards the costs of the meetings.
Shrewsbury-Chester Rail
Users’ Association
Meetings
are held as indicated. At Gobowen at the
Railway station, Chirk in the Royal British Legion Club and Wrexham in
St
Marys’ Social Club, Regent St.
Shropshire Railway Society.
Meetings
are held in Shrewsbury at the Gateway
Education & Arts Centre, Chester St in the “Mary Margaret
Room”.
usually on the second and fourth Friday of each month, start at
1930hrs and finish at 2200hrs. 'Non-members are welcome to a maximum of
two meetings, and are asked to make a small voluntary contribution to
society funds.'
Wrexham
Railway
Society
Monthly meetings are held in the Catholic
Social Club at St Marys
Church
Regent St, Wrexham, opposite Grosvenor Road traffic lights starting at
19.45.
The
venue provides for a comfortable and convivial atmosphere with adequate
off the street car parking. Annual subscription for Society members
£6
all classes. Visitors welcome on payment of £1.50 at the door.
Welshpool and
Llanfair Railway
North
West
Meetings are in the Town Crier Hotel, City
Road, Chester.
Wirral
Railway
Circle
Meetings are at the Williamson Art Gallery, Slatey Road,
Birkenhead.
Charter Train Operators
Compass Tours
The Barn, 119a New Street, Halsall, Ormskirkm United Kingdom, L39 8RR
Telephone: 01704 840573
Heartland Rail 0845
607 6395, email mail[at]heartlandrail.com
Hertfordshire
Rail Tours Now known as Stobart Pullman, Pullman House,
RTC Business Park, London Road, Derby, DE24 8UP. email:
enquiries[at]traintrips.co.uk Telephone 01332 374517
Mid-Cheshire Rail
Users' Association
Past-Time
Rail 116 Trent Valley Road, Lichfield, Staffs WS13 6EU. Bookings:
0871
8714119
(Monday - Friday 09.30 to 17.00) or by fax on 01543 417531. Email for
mailing list and brochure: contact@past-timerail.co.uk
PMR Tours PO Box
6233, The West Shed, Ripley DE5 4AD Tel: 01773-743986
Pathfinder
Tours, Stag House, Gydynap Lane, Inchbrook, Woodchester,
Gloucestershire,
GL5 5EZ. Bookings: 01453 835414
The Railway
Touring Company.
PO Box 1012, Kings Lynn
PE30 3YN Tel: 01553-661500 Fax: 01553 661800
Email: enquirie[at]railwaytouring.co.uk
Steamy Affairs 18 Popes Lane,
Terrington St Clement, Norfolk PE34 4NT Tel: 01553-828107 or
01327-342361 [Note: this company is
believed to have ceased trading.]
Green
Express 66 Stonegate, Hunmanby, Filey YO14 0PP Tel 01723 891400
Vintage
Trains, 670 Warwick Road, Tyseley, Birmingham B11 2HL Tel:
0121
707 4696
Kingfisher Railtours,
Felmersham, Mills Road, Osmington Mills, Weymouth, Dorset. DT3 6HE
Tel/Fax 0870 747 2983
Steam Dreams
'Bookings Office is open daily Monday to Friday from 0900hrs to 1730hrs
and on Saturday between 0930hrs and 1200hrs,' Telephone 01483 209888,
or email info[at]steamdreams.co.uk
Compiled by Charlie
Hulme, with special thanks to George Jones.