| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: | |
| When: | On Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm |
| Venue: | BCH - Baptist Church Hall |
| 2026/27 meetings | |||||
| Sep | Oct 7 | Nov 4 | Dec 2 | Jan | Feb 3 |
| Mar 3 | Apr 7 | May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
The Steam and Transport Group exists to cater for all those interested in transport of all types driven by steam. This doesn't exclude any steam driven machinery of interest such as water pumping stations etc. We have a variety of talks in our meetings in 2026/27.
We always welcome members or non members who would like to give a presentation of their choice on suitable subjects. We look forward to seeing you at our first meeting on 7 October with the reminder that the hall fee is now £12 for the six sessions, tea and tempting biscuits provided free.
Come along and join us for one or more sessions, free tea and biscuits at half time, bring a friend if you want,
Total cost for the year of 6 sessions is only £12 or £2 per session. We like cash or cheques at the first meeting to partially cover the cost of the hall hire.
Members are encouraged to present their own material, and Peter can offer assistance with that.
| 7 October | Chris Meridith is giving a talk on the restoration of the "Clan Line" locomotive from a derelict state in a scrap yard in Wales to a fully certified running locomotive on the main line (collection for Clan Line to be taken). |
| 4 November | S & T member Martin Vlietstra is giving a talk on the Government of Natal Railways and their various problems over time. |
| 2 December | A talk about the history of railway signalling from 1700 to 2026 by Peter Maddison. |
| 4 February | Frank Wall will be telling us about the Bord Na Mona turf (peat) railways in Ireland, their rise and fall + another, as yet unspecified, talk by Peter Maddison. |
| 3 March | Peter will be giving a talk on the history of the internal combustion engined locomotive from 1860 to the present day. |
| 7 April | Peter will be giving a talk on subterranean London, much more than you think ! |