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Thursday 16thSeptember 2010: Andrew Everett makes a very welcome third visit to Alnwick, this time to present the story of an early electrical railway pioneer: “Charles Hesterman Merz, 1874 - 1940: the bringer of electricity.”
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Thursday 14th October 2010: ‘The Quintinshill Disaster’.The tragic story of this frightful railway disaster, which took place in May 1915 near to Gretna and resulted in the deaths of hundreds of soldiers, will be related to us by Cliff Pettit of Alnwick.
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Thursday 18thNovember 2010: Dave Dunn comes to Alnwick for the first time to show some of his spectacular pictures of “Steam in the North East – the 1950s and 1960s”. Lots of local flavour (photos of Tweedmouth, Alnmouth, Alnwick, Blyth, Newcastle) – not to be missed!
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Thursday 16th December 2010: “The Members Entertain”: Our annual Christmas Buffet evening when Members, and perhaps some Guests, will entertain us with short talks, slides or film material of their choice on a railway topic. Do volunteer! There will be a Christmas Raffle also! Visitors are very welcome!
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Thursday 20th January 2011: A grand start to the New Year! Bart Rippon comes to visit us again ‘all the way from Oz’ to present his illustrated talk on “The Alnwick Branch.” Another record attendance is expected! Put this date into your diary… and turn up early for a good seat!
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Thursday 17th February 2011: “The Railways of Cornwall”. John Irvine travels up to Alnwick from Haydon Bridge to give us a PowerPoint presentation illustrating the railways of England’s most south westerly county in the last twenty years … ’tis a long way from the north east!
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Thursday 17th March 2011: “Mainly 60s: Bob’s Recollections.” Bob Payne comes to us from Whitley Bay to show us some of the colour slides he took in the North East area in the middle of the last century … they are mainly, but not exclusively, ‘steam’! A real treat in store!
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Thursday 21st April 2011: Michael Carrier comes all the way from Armathwaite in Cumbria to give us his talk ‘Railwaymen and Steam’. Michael is a very good speaker and will give us an excellent evening’s entertainment.
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Thursday 12th May 2011: “AVRS v Gunnerton Railway Circle”. Our annual quiz ‘tussle’ with the Gunnerton Railway Circle for the Flat-bottom Trophy! To be hosted by Gunnerton this year. Ask if you need travel details or require a lift.