Details of area group meetings are shown below.

Leicestershire Area Group

2010

Friday Sept 10th – “DERBY WORKS & THE MARKET OVERTON STORY” - Bill Devitt, remembers his time as an apprentice at Derby Locomotive Works in the 60’s & 70’s, then later as General Manager at Market Overton, the then home of 4472 & 4079.

Friday Sept 17th – “THE G.C.R. AT THE MOVIES” - An extra meeting presented by G.C.R. Director, Tom Ingall, who introduces footage taken by Roy Emmett, of Movies being filmed on the railway, including “Shadowlands” and “Enigma”.

Friday Oct 8th – “THE NORTH WALES COAST LINE-PART 2” - David Scudamore continues his illustrated journey westwards along this scenic main line towards Abergele and Llandudno.

Friday Nov 12th – “RAILS IN BLACKPOOL AND THE FYLDE” - John Brooks celebrates the 125th anniversary of this extensive and popular Tramway system, coupled with pictures of steam hauled trains around the lines in West Lancashire.

Friday Dec 10th – “MAIN LINE STEAM, 2010, ON VIDEO” - Karl Jauncey and Dave Richards, of “Preserved Steam on Video”, return again to present the very best of this year’s spectacular steam action on Britain’s main lines.

2011

Friday Jan 14th – “FOLLOWING THE ATLANTIC COAST EXPRESS” - This is both a film and slide presentation by Mike Clemens, covering the route of the famous S.R. train from Waterloo to Cornwall, featuring the branch lines the train served in the West Country.

Friday Feb 11th – “COLOUR-RAIL, FROM BLUE & GREY TO BLACK & GREEN” - Paul Chancellor, the new owner of the famous transport archive company, presents a selection from the huge collection of images.

Friday Mar 11th – “ STEAM IN SCOTLAND – PART 2” - Another superb presentation of steam north of the border by Chris Banks. This time covering the lines from Glasgow through to Inverness.

All meetings are held at St. Bartholomews Church Hall, Church Lane, Quorn, near Loughborough, commencing at 7.30pm, on the second Friday of the month, from September to March inclusive. Refreshments should be available during the interval. Admission is free, although a collection is held to defer costs. Any surplus is used to fund various projects on the G.C.R. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. For further information, contact John Calton on 0116 2676909, Keith Satterly 0116 2530990, or Phil Bosworth on 01509 558213