Marlow & District Railway Society Programme

-> PROGRAMME <-

Forthcoming Events

PLEASE NOTE: IT IS PLANNED THAT ALL MEETINGS, WILL BE HYBRID, WITH AN ACTUAL MEETING TAKING PLACE AT THE BOURNE END COMUNITY CENTRE, AND ALSO AS A ZOOM PRESENTATION, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

Please note, meetings start at 19.30 and for those on ZOOM, please ensure you have registered before 18.30 on the day of the meeting. Thank you

15^th January 2026	Jack Boskett	"From Railways to Royalty" Multi-award winning photographer Jack Boskett is set to captivate audiences with his upcoming presentation, "From Railways to Royalty." His extensive portfolio includes his experiences as an official photographer during the solemn occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and the grandeur of King Charles III's Coronation. Surprisingly, Jack attributes his remarkable journey to his initial passion for railways. This seemingly unrelated interest served as the catalyst for his eventual career trajectory. And showcasing his extraordinary talent and unique perspective. Plus - Expect a lot of humour and bad jokes!
19^th February 2026	Mike Walker	>> Society's AGM << followed by "White Gold - The story of china clay and the railways." Mike will examine the story of the Cornish china clay industry and the role the railways have historically and continue to have in its transportation both to ports in the county for export and to other parts of the country
19^th March 2026	Christopher Jones	"The Central Wales Line Part 1 Shrewsbury to Llandovery." In the 1840's two new railway companies The LNWR of 1846 and The MR of 1844 were both engaged in a race to get to the riches of South Wales principally the town of Swansea. The LNWR turned out to be the more successful of the two and obtained the freight traffic from the other, post grouping. We will travel "Over the hills and far away" on the track of The LNWR towards Swansea
16^th April 2026	Jeremy Harrison	"Part 2 of 'Railways before the War - that's the Great War" A presentation of Black and White images, drawn from the Ken Nunn collection and scanned from glass plates, illustrating railways in Britain before the Great War. Tonight's is the second of three parts, starting with a few images from before the Great Boer War (as it was known at the time), and then featuring Eastern England, Scotland and Ireland. The Ken Nunn collection was acquired by the LCGB after Ken's death, and although it has now been transferred to the NRM, 'showing rights' to the scanned images were retained, and Jeremy Harrison is making this presentation wearing his LCGB hat.

For more information about the society please contact us.

-> PROGRAMME <-