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Club Diary Last updated 18/02/2012
Monthly Transport Slide Shows in Hastings by Terry Blackman & Rob Crouch - next meeting Monday 12th March 2012. Click for Poster. Click to send email.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the Hall being unavailable on 1st March, the programme for the following Thursdays has been slipped by one week to reflect this.
Thursday 23rd February 2012 - Running Night - Tankers & Bulk Carriers.
Thursday 1st March 2012 - HALL UNAVAILABLE - tba.
Thursday 8th March 2012 - Maintenance Night - Working on Layout.
Thursday 15th March 2012 - Running Night - Big Four (Period 1 below).
Thursday 22th March 2012 - Running Night - BR 1980s (Period 6 below).
Thursday 29th March 2012 - Maintenance Night - Working on Layout.
Themes Expanded
1. Big Four - LMS, LNER, GWR, and SR (1923-47)
2. British Railways (1948-mid 1960s) - Steam (mainly early BR emblems), early railcars, pilot scheme diesels.
3. British Railways End of Steam (late 1960s) - Surviving Steam, green diesels. Occasional Blue/Grey vehicle.
4. British Rail pre-TOPS corporate image - First Blue/Grey liveries, all blue railcars, green surviving.
5. British Rail post TOPS Blue/Grey (1970s) - Everything in Blue/Grey or Blue with TOPS numbers. Steam special revival.
6. British Rail Sectorisation (1980s) - InterCity, ScotRail, Network SouthEast, Railfreight Grey, etc.
7. Early Privatisation (1990s) - First round of franchises eg, Connex, Virgin Mark 3s, GNER, Great Western, Central, EWS, etc.
8. Current Privatisation (2000s) - Current and recent scene eg, Southern, Virgin "Silver", First, Freightliner Coal, etc.