Meetings:
are held at The Gateway Education and Arts Centre, Chester Street,
Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB Click for map
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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 2025-26
26/27 September: Darlington - S&D 200 celebrations and the replica Locomotion in action.
27 December: Escape the turkey - visit to the East Lancs Railway
Plans for 2026:
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Summer - heritage and other railway interest in south-west England (details to follow)
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Statfold Country Park (the Statfold Barn Railway)
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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 spring 2026
Meetings are on Thursdays. Start 19.00; finish 21.30
8 Jan
Great Central part 2
Philip Hamson
22 Jan
The Rebirth of UK Tram Systems
Steve Page
12 Feb
Swansea and Mumbles Railway
Paul Barker
26 Feb
Shrewsbury Photographic Society railway competition (details to follow)
12 Mar
Black Country Freight part 2
David J Hayes
26 Mar
Where do you want to go?
Anthony Hicks
9 April
To the Arctic Circle by rail
Jeremy Nicholls
23 April
AGM and buffet
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