Meetings:
are held at The Gateway Education and Arts Centre, Chester Street,
Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB Click for map
•
second and fourth Thursday of each month, September - April
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start at 19.00 and finish at 21.30, with break for refreshments
Guests are welcome at meetings, and are asked to pay a minimum
donation of £4.00.
Outings:
are mainly in the summer; there’s usually an “escape the turkey” trip
around Christmas, and sometimes an Easter day away too.
Programme
Members’ Outings Programme 2026-27
7 March: visit to Spring Steam Spectacular at the Statfold Barn Railway
7-11 July: Devon 2026 SRS summer tour.
15 Aug: River Weaver cruise on the "Daniel Adamson" preserved steam tug. For details click here
Further suggestions welcome! Keep an eye on this page for details of future outings
Contact for outings is Lionel Price - outings@saloprailsoc.org.uk
Meetings Programme autumn 2026
Meetings are on Thursdays. Start 19.00; finish 21.30
10 Sept
A Brian Penney presentation
Chris Wilkinson
24 Sept
The Welsh Marches line
Chris Davies
8 Oct
How to plan a railway
James Bennett, TfW Timetabling
and Stabling Strategy Manager
22 Oct
Great Central part 2 (postponed from Jan ‘26)
Philip Hamson
12 Nov
Swansea Paxton Street shed and the
Central Wales line
Steve Bartlett
26 Nov
British Railways steam at work 1948-68
Steve Armitage
10 Dec
Seasonal Snow Scenes
Doug Capewell
Fixtures and/or titles may be provisional. Please check this page regularly for updates
Meetings are held at The Gateway Education and Arts Centre, Chester Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB
Click for map
•
second and fourth Thursday of each month, September to April
•
start at 19.00 and finish at 21.30 with a break for refreshments 20.00 - 20.30
Guests are welcome at meetings, and are asked to pay a minimum donation of £4.00