Aln Valley Railway

Bart Rippon’s latest book will be available for Christmas 2008.
It shows his fascination  with the line, where he
spent much of his early youth. Many years of
enjoyable research has culminated in a history
that revisits the old branch, commencing at
Alnmouth with its engine shed and goods yards,
and following the journey to Alnwick.
As well as personal accounts and recollections,
the book includes a selection of previously
unpublished photographs showing the several
types of steam locomotive to be found at
Alnmouth’s engine shed, the steam-hauled
passenger trains to and from Alnwick and the
railway’s infrastructure. Further details available from the ‘New Titles’ link at:

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CHANGE TO ADVERTISED PROGRAMME: first indoor meeting.
 
Please note that the advertised speaker, Professor Alan Earnshaw, is not sufficiently well to be able to come to speak to us at our meeting on Thursday.
 
Instead Gordon Hall will give a slide presentation entitled “So far, so good” and Roger Jermy will give a slide presentation entitled “Roland and Molli”.
 
It is hoped that Alan Earnshaw will be fit enough to visit us next winter season (2009-10).