| Events |
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main focus of much of the activity of the WRRC where members can meet and
discuss the railways of Wales are at our series of Winter
meetings and Summer
walks. |
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| What's
On 2007-2008 Season |
| Meetings marked
thus (***) are held at the United
Services Mess, Wharton Street, Cardiff. All other meetings
unless otherwise stated are held at Rhiwderin
Community Centre, Rhiwderin, Newport
Members and Non Members Welcome – Fully paid up
members entrance free, non members are requested to give a donation (£1
minimum please). |
The following dates have
been set aside for the winter meetings; more details to follow:
| Saturday 10 November
2007
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WRRC Open Day, Rhiwderin
Centre
11.00am Doors open. Come and view the archives
and discuss forthcoming developments.
An O Gauge test track will be in attendance.
2.30pm "Something Old - Something New"
Mike Dodd - Tewekesbury YMCA Railway Society. |
Friday 16 November
2007
7.30pm
Workman's Hall
Blaenavon
Entrance £5.00 |
The History of South
Wales Railways - The Western & Eastern Valleys of Yesterday
Arthur Llewellyn
Not a WRRC event, but has been organised by the
Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway Society, this is an evocative talk on the
past railway glories of the area - well worth attending.
Contact: John Down, Development Officer
of the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway |
Saturday 26 January
2008
Saturday 2 February
Saturday 9 February
11.00- 13.00 each occasion |
Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the Railways in
South Wales
Not a WRRC event, but a series of themed lunchtime
schools led by Terry McCarthy, a Circle member.
Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning
Enrol at www.cardiff.ac.uk/learn/enrol
or call 029 2087 0000
Email: Learn@Cardiff.ac.uk
Click here
for poster details
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Saturday 17 May
2008 |
National Library of Wales,
Aberystwyth
We require a minimum of 8 members to view a range
of material held in the collections of the National Library.
See full details below |
| June 2008 |
A.G.M.
and Annual Forum
WRRC Rhiwderin Centre |
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| Summer
Walks 2008 Season |
| Walks
are now being arranged for Summer 2008, and full details will be posted
when they have been finalised. If any member is interested in organising
one of the summer walks, please contact the Circle via: membership@wrrc.org.uk. |
However, for your diaries please note the following
date: |
Saturday 5 April
2008
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Monmouth to Coleford
Walk led by Lee Holland
This popular walk following the railway line from
Monmouth to Coleford, which closed in 1917, is being repeated.
Further details to follow. |
Saturday 19 April
2008
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Mid Wales Railway – Llanidloes to Moat Lane
Junction
Walk led by Brian Poole
A walk from Llanidloes to Moat Lane Junction.
Meet at Caersws Station Yard at 10.15 for 10.30 departure. Connecting
trains from Cardiff, Chester, Birmingham etc. via Shrewsbury arrive at
Caersws at 10.13. For this eight mile walk strong footwear and waterproof
clothing is advised. As there are no suitable refreshment facilities
en route please bring your own food etc. Some fields could be through
meadows with suckler cows with calves at foot. Any members and friends
bringing dogs on this walk must keep them on a lead at all times.
The walk will finish at Caersws railway station about 16.00 with train
departing at 16.33, and a later one at 18.33, with connections for Cardiff,
Chester, Birmingham etc. Please advise at your earliest convenience
if attending as transport will be needed to reach the starting point at
Llanidloes. |
Saturday 17 May
2008
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National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Members are advised to arrive between 10.00 and
10.30 in order that the necessary administrative tasks can be carried out
quickly and efficiently. Full instructions will be given upon arrival.
Please be sure to bring two items of identification from the following:
driving licence, a recent utility bill, passport or bank card.
The Library is situated on Penglais Hill on the
A487 road and is well signposted from all directions. There is a
large car park adjacent to the Library.
The morning will taken up with an introduction
about the work of the Library and after lunch a chance to view some of
the railway documents etc held here.
Lunch may be taken at the Pen Dinas restaurant
on the Ground Floor of the Library or in Aberystwyth itself. The
restaurant serves a wide variety of food. Lunch is served from 12.00
– 14.00. The Library closes at 17.00. For further information
check the website: www.llgc.org.uk |
Sunday 18 May
2008
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Merthyr Tydfil, Tredegar and Abergavenny
Junction Railway
Walk led by Stephen Key (A&DSS)
Note this walk is taking place on a SUNDAY and
is a joint venture with the Abergavenny & District Steam Society (A&DSS)
along the trackbed of the Abergavenny to Merthyr line from Brynmawr to
Abergavenny.
It is some years since the Circle walked this line
and with the recent celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the last
train, organised by the Circle and the A&DSS, it was agreed that a
walk should be undertaken to view the remains. It will be a chance
to view the Clydach & Gelli Felen tunnels, Gelli Felen Halt and the
Clydach viaduct plus other remains. As the trackbed from Clydach station
to Gilwern station is in private ownership a detour will be necessary.
There will be a buffet lunch at ‘The Lion’, Gilwern at 13.00. Please
advise me if you wish to partake of this buffet lunch. Walk to resume about
14.00 with arrival in Abergavenny by 17.00. The trackbed from Gilwern
to Llanfoist is now tarmac.
Meet at Abergavenny bus station at 10.30 where
a forty seater bus is being provided to take members to the starting point
of the walk in Brynmawr. If there are more than forty participants
then cars to be used to transport excess numbers to starting point. Although
the walk is mainly downhill, strong footwear and waterproof clothing is
advised.
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Sunday 29 June
2008
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The Corris Railway
Meet at museum at 11.00, lunch 12.00, train down
to Maespoeth 13.00. Visit original engine shed, signal box and new
carriage shed. Return on 15.00 train or a later train. Complete journey,
including talk usually takes about an hour. Visit finish about 16.00/17.00.
Reduced fare for party, £4.00 per person with over 60s £3.00.
Museum free. Members wishing to attend please advise as soon as possible.
Members attending are advised to make their own arrangements for refreshments
as those at railway are limited. The railway has been very helpful
in making these arrangements which are flexible depending on weather &
number of passengers travelling on the line on this day.
The railway is on the A487 road from Machynlleth
to Dolgellau. To reach the station turn off the A487 opposite the
Braich Goch Bunkhouse & Inn and the station yard is the second turn
on the right as you enter the village just past Holy Trinity Church.
Parking is very restricted in the area although there is a small car park
just beyond the station |
Saturday 16 August
2008
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The Brecon Tramroad
Tudor Watkin’s annual walk will focus on the northern
section of the Brecon Tramroad. Those who came on last year’s walk
on the Cribarth will certainly enjoy this follow up walk. Full details
to follow. |
Date TBC - August?
2008
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The Bryngwyn branch - Welsh Highland Railway
Walk led by Mark Hambly, Dave Southern &
Glyn Williams
This walk will concentrate on the upper reaches
of the Welsh Highland Railway Bryngwyn Branch and the lines into the quarries
it served on Moel Tryfan. It will be a ‘circular’ walk, starting
and finishing at Y Fron (SH 506 549) – OS Outdoor Leisure Sheet 17 (Snowdon)
– at 10.30 and aiming to finish by 16.00. Stout footwear recommended,
a packed lunch, waterproofs & a sun hat required.
Full details to follow. |
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