Speaker Programme
All meetings are to be held at Lysaght Institute, Newport
2024
Thursday 12th September 2024 - 7pm start AGM - John Livsey presentation followed by films Admission free
Thursday 17th October 2024 - 7pm start Michael Clemens South Wales - images from the Richardson Collection
Michael Clemens back with a look at the Richardson collection, many of which will be used in a new book Michael is researching on South Wales.
Thursday 14th November 2024 - 7pm start Peter Brabham S.Wales Industrials in the 60s and 70s (Chaplin & Wiltshire)
Peter Brabham dips into the superb Chaplin & Wiltshire collection for a close look at the South Wales industrial scene in the 60s and 70s.
Thursday 5th December 2024 - 7pm start Paul Chancellor Colour Rail Evening
Paul Chancellor returns with samples of this year's additions to the renowned and ever expanding catalogue, adding 800 images a month on average.
2025
Thursday 16th January 2025 - 7pm start G. Nichols Memories of Steam in Devon and Cornwall.
(A. Jarvis & M. Warburton collection).
Following his Welsh-themed talks, Gerry Nichols returns with colour and monochrome images of Devon & Cornwall, including T9's on the Whithered Arm. As before, Jarvis & Wharburton images feature but will also get support from other sources recently scanned.
Thursday 13th February 2025 - 7pm start MRS Video Films
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Thursday 13th March 2025 - 7pm start Ken Mumford Brecon & Merthyr Railway Pt1 (Brecon - Pontsticill)
M.R.S member of 60 plus years, Ken Mumford, was born and bred in the shadow of the Brecon & Merthyr line and begins a south-bound journey along the route when he brings along Part 1 of his presentation in March.
Thursday 17th April 2025 - 7pm start Paul Chancellor Colour Rail Evening
Selected 2025 additions. Paul Chancellor has announced he is retiring from going ‘on the road’ with Colour Rail after 2025, hence getting him back with the year’s additions on the only spare date in the programme. So come along in April before Paul ‘retires’!
Thursday 15th May 2025 - 7pm start Roy Kethro The Rise and Fall of Bristol Bath Road Diesel Depot
Roy Kethro tells the story of Bristol Bath Road, one of the Western Region's main diesel depots created as part of the modernisation programme, through to its demise as the age of privatisation approached. He started working there as an apprentice fitter, then witnessing the many reorganisations, ultimately being aligned with the Inter-City under sectorisation and succumbing to the transition to wards the fixed formation passenger train.
Thursday 12th June 2025 - 7pm start Ray Viney The Sirhowy Valley
Continuing the railways in the valleys theme, our Journal Editor Ray Viney makes his regular appearance in June to present a talk on the Sirhowy Valley. The evening will feature images from a host of resources recalling the route from Nantybwch to Risca together with the industries and services lost pre-dating the Beeching era.
Thursday 18th September 2025 - 7pm start AGM followed by films Admission free
Thursday 16th October 2025 - 7pm start Rev. Cannon B. Arman A Broad Gauge Journey, Swindon to South Wales
Rev. Canon Brian Arman makes a welcome return in October with a broad gauge journey from Swindon to Swindon via Gloucester, the South Wales Railway and Vale of Neath. One of the stories to be told is how our section of broad gauge was changed over to standard gauge in 1872 over a number of weekends, never having gone through the process of dual gauging, like the south west route.
Thursday 13th November 2025 - 7pm start Ian Boskett 1960s UK Railways
Info to follow.
Thursday 4th December 2025 - 7pm start Peter Brabham The end of Steam in N. England and Scotland (Wiltshire & Chaplin collection)
Info to follow.