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National Railway Museum

South of England Group
Vice Presidents: Alan Pegler OBE, FRSA; Sir William McAlpine Bt, FRSE, FCIT, FRSA

Last Update

25 May 2009

Briefings

These are the Briefings sent to members of the FNRM living in the south of England. They are available to view as pdf files, for which you will need Adobe Acrobat, or similar reader. The advantage of pdf is that the display will appear exactly as the original Briefing was produced.

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Diary of Events

News

Briefings

The following are in A5 format

Issue and Date

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Contents

53 - March 2009

821

AGM Report, Members' Evening, Collection Locos on the Mainline, 1247 Repaint, Outreach, New Postcards, Lord Nelson update, Flying Scotsman update, Summer Outing Arrangements, Elections to Council

52 - December 2008

844

AGM Notice, Wensleydale Railway, Railways at War, Summer outing to Statfold Barn, Outreach to TADrail and Warley, Sales on the move

51 - September 2008

744

Summer Outing to Amberley, Rails to Metroland by Dr Clive Foxell, Dedication to Captain Bill Smith, Four A4s at York, Steaming throughAustria, Outreach report to Quainton Road

50 - June 2008

400

Be Safe Men - Making Railway Workers Safe 1900 to 1939 by Dr Mike Esbester, 1968 and all that, Spanish Practices, Outreach to Alexandra Palace, NRM Locos in the south

49 - March 2008

773

Summer Outings advance notice, Outreach to Biggleswade MRX, AGM report, Romance of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway by Mr Alan Postlethwaite, Members' slide evening, NRM engines in the South

No 48 - December 2007

518

AGM/New Year Socail, Evening Lecture on Sutton Coldfield Railway - "The Little Engines that went to Sleep", Evening Lecture "NRM - Building our Future from the Past", Bill Smith Commemmorative Bench, Summer Outing 2 to Frimley Lodge Railway

No 47 - October 2007

37

Summer Outing to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Swiss Railways, Preservation of Electric Traction, New Group Web Site, Outreach Report to Sandy and Lord Nelson Trips, Norman Lee

No 46 - June 2007

290

Bill Smith; Film Evening; Members' Evening; Outreach to Trains at Trinity & Lord Nelson Trips; Canadian Railways; What Colour Locos - a reply; Summer Outing Report part 1

No 45 - March 2007

972

Summer Outing Notice; AGM report; The Search Engine; What Colour Locos?; Lord Nelson Excursions; Outreach to Warley, Biggleswade and Alexandra Palace; End Pieces

No 44 - December 2006

159

Outreach to Beaconsfield, Farnham, Colchester and Royson; The Life of a Railway Journalist or Editing the Railway Magazine; Romance and Railways; AGM Advance Notice; Summer Outing advance notice; NER Office Bookley; SoE Web Site

No43 - October 2006

768

Outreach to Sandy Toy Collectors Fair, Railtours, Lord Nelson Update Steam over the Alps, Channel Tunnel Rail Link

No42 - June 2006

860

Outreach report, Signalling on the Great Cockcrow Railway, Visit Reports to Exbury and Adrian Shooter's railway, Lord Nelson Rededication, European Railways, Keep In Touch

No41 - March 2006

384

Outreach report, AGM report, Members' slide evening, Rocket Down-under, Exbury visit notice, Summer outing to WSR, Lord Nelson update

No 40 - December 2005

293

Outreach Report, Jim Rees on the NRM Engineering Dept, Donald Wilson on the Kent and East Sussex Railway, AGM calling notice, Members' slide evening notice

No 39 - October 2005

447

Summer Outing to Darlington and Shildon, Berlin Technical Museum, Ian Markey on the work of the Railway Mission since 1881

No 38 - June 2005

322

Outreach (Alexandra Palace, Trinity), Evening Meetings: Helen Ashby, Neil Butters, New York Transit Museum, A Bishop Visits

No 37 - March 2005

423

10 Years on, AGM report, Evening Lecture: Charles Firminger, Rocket Down Under, Outreach (Warley, Biggleswade), Summer Outing Update, Lecture Programme, Lord Nelson Update

No 36 - December 2004

638

Evening Meeting: Dave Newhall, 8mm Movies, AGM notice, Summer Outing preview for 2005, Technical Museum Vienna, New Website address

No 35 - September 2004

263

Summer Outing to Swindon, Outreach (City of Truro trips, Sandy, East Herts Miniature Railway, Old Warden) Michael Bailey on Trevitick & before, Tour of USA, Mulhouse refurbishment.

No 34 - June 2004

522

Outreach report to Alexandra Palace, Leighton Buzzard and Railfest, Evening talk reports on International Experiences with High Speed Trains, and Ideals Above One's Station, A Quick Look Round Railfest, Autumn season of lectures

No 33 - March 2004

715

AGM report, Outreach programme to Warley and Biggleswade, Railfest volunteers required, Summer Outing Plans, Danish Railway Museum, Michael Turner Prints, Plans for Members' evening, Evening lecture - Restoration of Lord Nelson

No 32 - December 2003

612

Outreach report, Colchester Model Railway Exhibition, Summer Outing Plans, AGM notification, The 4449 Coach Restoration, Evening Meeting reports for October (Memebers evening) and November (Deltics on the ECML), Book Review for "End of the Line"

No 31 - September 2003

704

Wabtec (Doncaster) Open days, Wensleydale Railway, Outreach, Computer Interactives by Robin Gray

No 30 - July 2003

1000

Summer Outing Report, Volunteers' Evening, Operating or Wrecking the National Collection (Evening talk by Richard Gibbon), New Zealand Museums, New Briefing Format, Steam Revival, South of England Website, Outreach Report, The End of the Line (book by Martin Dawes)

The following are in A4 format

No 29 - April 2003

32

11th AGM, Outreach programme inc Green Arrow, Summer Outings for 2003, Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, Sydney Powerhouse Museum, Cobham Bus Museum

No 28 - December 2002

123

Outreach programme, Summer Outing for 2003, Evening Slide Show, Hertfordshire Rail Tour to Scarborough, AGM notice, Cuneo Prints for sale

No 27 - September 2002

202

Outreach programme, Summer Outing to Severn Valley, Lord Nelson Donation, Evening Talk on Pendon, Crystal Palace Walk

No 26 - June 2002

128

Outreach programme, 25th Anniversary Dinner, King George V Oxford to Cambridge Line, Friends Benefits

No 25 - March 2002

117

AGM report, Summer Outing, Days Out, The Work of the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Preservation Trust, Outreach programme

No 24 - December 2001

140

What do you want from your membership?, AGM notice, Outreach programme, Work of the GWR Preservation Group, Friends Tours 2002

No 23 - October 2001
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45

Summer Outing (Pendon/Didcot), Secondhand books, NRM on the radio, Outreach programme, Out of the Black Hole, AGM advance notice

No 22 - June 2001
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26
42


Shinkansen arrives in Britain, Summer Outing, FNRM AGM, Diary of a train-spotter, Lord Nelson Appeal

No 21 - March 2001
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48
45

19th AGM Report, Summer Outing advance notice, The Engineering History of Robert Stephenson's Rocket by Michael Bailey and John P Glithero, Outreach 2001 programme, Oh My Lord (report on Lord Nelson restoration)

No 20 - November 2000
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43
43

AGM advance notice, Outreach Events report, SoE donation to NRM, Virtual Reality at the NRM by Robin Gray, Leighton Buzzard Light Railway and the Protected Simplex Locomotive by Tony Tomkins and Chris Grimes

No 19 - June 2000
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39
43


Steam on the Met report, Old Oak Common preview, By Rail to Southgate Cemetery, Donation to Lord Nelson

No 18 - March 2000
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41
41

8th AGM report, Steam on the Met advance notice, Aspects of the Great Western by Peter Lugg, A request for help, Outreach 2000

No 17 - December 1999
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35
41


Notice of AGM, Outreach programme, NRM armoured engine, Evening talk - NRM Posters, West Coast Main line in 1899

No 16 - October 1999
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39
45

Another move of venue for evening meetings, Outreach events (pic of Rocket at Tenterden), Collection stock in the south, A Shedmaster's life at Stewart's Lane HMRS at Bletchley Park

No 15 - June 1999
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35
43

Change of Venue for evening meetings, Centerary of J52, Outreach programme, Evening with Ron White, Railways of Sri Lanka, Further Outreach events

No 14 - March 1999
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31
36

AGM report, Green Arrow comes south, Summer outing advert, Green Arrow in South programme, Outreach programme, Great Cockrow return visit

No 13 - December 1998
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30
43


AGM advert, St Pancras Visit report, Ideas for Summer, Colchester MR Exhib., Dick Hardy

No 12 - August 1998
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32
44


Lord Nelson Donation, Gt Cockcrow visit, M&SW Jct, Steam on Met 98, Outreach programme

No 11 - April 1998
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45
45


AGM report, Lord Nelson, Summer Outing advert, Greg Beecroft, Outreach Programme, World Wide Web

No 10 - December 1997
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34
45


AGM advert, Lord Nelson, Ed Bartholemew, Parallel Outreach event

No 9 - September 1997
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34
44


Leighton Buzzard, Turner Print, Railway Transport Film evening, Duchess at Nene Valley

No 8 - May 1997
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42
43


AGM, Summer Outing advert, Turner prints, Outreach programme, HMRS at Bletchley

No 7 - December 1996
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71
49


Duchess Final, AGM advert, Alan Pegler, Colin Divall

No 6 - October 1996
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39
34


Summer Report, FNRM AGM, Clapham Station (Yorks)

No 5 - May 1996
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39
32


Midland Railway Trust, Covent Garden visit, Summer Outing (McAlpine), Outreach, Railway Signalling

No 4 - February 1996
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41
35


AGM, Clan Line, Summer Outing, Bedford-Bletchley Outreach programme

No 3 - October 1995
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16
15


Andrew Scott, J52, IoW report, Sir Lamiel

No 2 - May 1995
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19
13


Isle of Wight, Evening Meetings, Constitution Rocket on Tour, Drummond T9

No 1 - January 1995
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15
11


Evening Mtgs, Duchess trip, Turner prints Summer Outing