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Barnstaple Rail Fest 2024
01/08/2024
Celebrating the 170th Anniversary of the Barnstaple to Exeter Line.1st - 5th August, 10am to 3pm
Barnstaple Guildhall and Pannier Market
Rail history and model railway exhibition
Further events throughout Barnstaple
Open and free to all
More details on the Barnstaple Town Council website.
also:
The South West Heritage Trust has produced a commemorative blog exploring the N Devon line and broader southwest railway themes.
The Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership has more info about the celebrations here.
Tarka Valley Railway Summer Gala
03/08/2024
Saturday August 3rd and Sunday August 4th.Details at https://www.tarkavalleyrailway.org/.
DRA August members' social
07/08/2024 18:30
Social evening at the Taw River Inn, Sticklepath, Okehampton, EX20 2FG, usually on the first Wednesday of each month. All members are welcome.
Okehampton Show
08/08/2024
Download the above as a PDF
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More information: https://www.okehamptonshow.co.uk/
DRA September members' social
04/09/2024 18:30
Social evening at the Taw River Inn, Sticklepath, Okehampton, EX20 2FG, usually on the first Wednesday of each month. All members are welcome.
Working for Sir Robert Reid
20/09/2024
Presentation to Launceston Railway Circle by Jim Collins (you may remember his excellent presentation when in 2023 telling us about his time as Manager in Plymouth and Cornwall). This talk is about Sir Robert Reid, B.R. Chairman.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 October members' social
02/10/2024 18:30
Social evening at the Taw River Inn, Sticklepath, Okehampton, EX20 2FG, usually on the first Wednesday of each month. All members are welcome.
Britain’s Railways through the Seasons: Autumn and Winter
18/10/2024
Presentation to Launceston Railway Circle by David Goodyear. He has his slides are organised by season. This talk is 'Britain’s Railways through the Seasons: Autumn and Winter' followed by 'Austria’s Scenic Railways Snapshot'.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.
Halloween Spooktacular at the Tarka Valley Railway
26/10/2024
Details TBA at https://www.tarkavalleyrailway.org/.
DRA November members' social
06/11/2024 18:30
Social evening at the Taw River Inn, Sticklepath, Okehampton, EX20 2FG, usually on the first Wednesday of each month. All members are welcome.
The reinstatement of the Okehampton rail service.
15/11/2024
Presentation to Launceston Railway Circle by Dr. Michael Ireland from OkeRail on the success of the re-opening of the Okehampton to Exeter regular rail service.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 2024 members' social
04/12/2024 18:30
Social evening at the Taw River Inn, Sticklepath, Okehampton, EX20 2FG, usually on the first Wednesday of each month. All members are welcome.
Santa Specials on the Tarka Valley Railway
07/12/2024
Saturday 7th and Saturday 14th December 2024.Details TBA at https://www.tarkavalleyrailway.org/.
The Mills’s Railway Year 2024
20/12/2024
Launceston Railway Circle welcomes Bernard Mills to give a presentation to its Christmas meeting on his and Audrey’s rail travels around Britain during 2024.Meetings are held in St. Stephens Hall, next to the church, with vehicular access off Roydon Road (B3254) and a free car park. For this meeting doors will open at 1830 for a 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.