Events

Templecombe anniversary celebration

03/10/2023

More information: www.templecombevillage.uk/station.html

 

DRA October members' social

04/10/2023 18:30

Social evening at the Taw River Inn, Sticklepath, Okehampton, EX20 2FG, on the first Wednesday of each month. All members are welcome.

 

Britain's Railways through the Seasons

20/10/2023

A presentation to Launceston Railway Circle by David Goodyear. A look at the last four decades of change in BR traction, including preserved railways, steam and modern motive power. David has written 2 railway books which can be purchased from Pen & Sword Books: 'Britain's Railways through the Seasons' and 'Images of the British Railway Landscape'.

Meetings are held in St. Stephens Hall, next to the church, with vehicular access off Roydon Road (B3254) and a free car park. The hall is normally open by 1900 to allow members to meet and talk, and for meetings to start promptly at 1930. Tea/coffee are served about 2030. Meetings close by 2145.

Visitors are warmly welcomed to LRC meetings, and will pay the entrance fee of £3. The annual subscription for members is at present £15.

 

DRA November members' social

01/11/2023 18:30

Social evening at the Taw River Inn, Sticklepath, Okehampton, EX20 2FG, on the first Wednesday of each month. All members are welcome.

 

Three cheers to British Rail - Plymouth and Cornish Railways

17/11/2023

Presentation to Launceston Railway Circle by Jim Collins, who was last at an LRC meeting in c1986! Jim reflects on his time as Area Manager, Plymouth, and later as A.M. for Plymouth and Cornish Railways between 1984 and 1988.

Meetings are held in St. Stephens Hall, next to the church, with vehicular access off Roydon Road (B3254) and a free car park. The hall is normally open by 1900 to allow members to meet and talk, and for meetings to start promptly at 1930. Tea/coffee are served about 2030. Meetings close by 2145.

Visitors are warmly welcomed to LRC meetings, and will pay the entrance fee of £3. The annual subscription for members is at present £15.

 

DRA December members' social

06/12/2023 18:30

Social evening at the Taw River Inn, Sticklepath, Okehampton, EX20 2FG, on the first Wednesday of each month. All members are welcome.

 

Railway Studies and Modellers Show 2023

09/12/2023

The Railway Studies Collection, part of Newton Abbot Library, is believed to be the second largest collection of railway materials in the country, after York's National Railway Museum. All aspects of Britain's Railways are covered by the Collection, with material of interest to railway and social historians, writer's, modellers, researchers and those with a more general interest. As well as a vast array of railway books, the Collection holds thousands of photographs, and many original blueprint documents, track plans, maps, and timetables.

On Saturday 9th December, Newton Abbot Library will be holding its second ever Railway Studies and Modellers Show. The first show back in 2021 saw over 700 people gather together to celebrate their hobby and passion for railways, raising hundreds of pounds for the charity, Libraries Unlimited.

There will be layouts in a variety of gauges, as well as trading stands, a photograph exhibition, rare and old books from the archives of the Railway Studies Collection, activities for families, and more.

Newton Abbot library's address: Passmore Edwards Centre, Market St, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2RJ.

There will be two talks:
'Not Just Trains', 11am, presented by Graham Walker, Secretary of the Friends of the Railway Studies Collection
'From Railways to Royalty', 2pm, presented by Jack Boskett, Professional Railway Photographer

More details on the posters below

 

The Mills's Railway Year 2023

15/12/2023

The Launceston Railway Circle welcomes usual December speaker Bernard Mills, who will show pictures of his and Audrey's rail travels around Britain during 2023.

Meetings are held in St. Stephens Hall, next to the church, with vehicular access off Roydon Road (B3254) and a free car park. This meeting will start half an hour earlier than usual, i.e. with doors open at 1830 for a prompt 1900 start.

Visitors are warmly welcomed to LRC meetings, and will pay the entrance fee of £3. The annual subscription for members is at present £15.

 

Lappa Valley Railway presentation

16/02/2024

Ben Harding's presentation to the Launceston Railway Circle about the Lappa Valley Railway. Ben plans to put an anniversary spin on the talk, to celebrate 50 years since the railway opened.

Meetings are held in St. Stephens Hall, next to the church, with vehicular access off Roydon Road (B3254) and a free car park. The hall is normally open by 1900 to allow members to meet and talk, and for meetings to start promptly at 1930. Tea/coffee are served about 2030. Meetings close by 2145.

Visitors are warmly welcomed to LRC meetings, and will pay the entrance fee of £3. The annual subscription for members is at present £15.

 

Stuart Warr's railway travels

15/03/2024

Presentation to Launceston Railway Circle by Stuart Warr featuring images from his travels to the West Country including Cornwall, from the 1970s to the present.

Meetings are held in St. Stephens Hall, next to the church, with vehicular access off Roydon Road (B3254) and a free car park. The hall is normally open by 1900 to allow members to meet and talk, and for meetings to start promptly at 1930. Tea/coffee are served about 2030. Meetings close by 2145.

Visitors are warmly welcomed to LRC meetings, and will pay the entrance fee of £3. The annual subscription for members is at present £15.