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OVERSEAS TOUR NEWS TOUR 05/12 Genoa and Corsica Sunday
13th May - Monday 21st May 2012 Just one place remaining on this attractive tour (Colin Miell) Tour 06/12 – Dordt in Stoom Festival Friday 1st to Monday 4th June 2012 Bookings closing date 21st April. (Colin Miell) Tour 07/12 – Albania Sunday 7th to Saturday 13th October 2012 We need more bookings for this tour to go ahead. Click here for full details (Colin Miell) Tour 08 /12 Turkey – East Anatolia - Dates being confirmed (Brian Garvin) |
Club AGM 21st April 2012 The AGM was a great success with one of the best attendances
of recent times. After the formalities of the AGM Graham Stacey entertained members with a wonderful show of pictures, taken in Olympic years 1908 and 1948, from the Ken Nunn collection and the day ended with a convivial dinner at a local restaurant. A full report will appear in the Bulletin in due course. |
LCGB IN STEAM RAILWAY MAGAZINE
We are pleased to say that the LCGB is the subject of the Society
Spotlight feature in STEAM RAILWAY issue 389, published 27 May 2011. STEAM RAILWAY. Issue No.390, published on 24 June 2011, includes an article and photographs (including on the front cover) about the re-enactment on 11 June 2011of the LCGB last train over the Kent and East Sussex line from Robertsbridge to Tenterden 50 years ago. This was organised by Geoff Silcock of Sentimental Journeys, our former Photographic Secretary RAILWAY MAGAZINE The same event receives half a page of coverage in the August issue published on 6 July 2011 HERITAGE RAILWAY - the July - August issue includes an article and excellent photographs by Geoff Silcock, the organiser of the Kent and East Sussex event. TODAY'S RAILWAYS - EUROPE The July issue, published on Monday 27 June 2011, includes an account and photographs of the recent very successful Club tour of Bulgaria with standard and narrow gauge steam charters. There is also a small mention in the 'World Track Record' feature in the August RAILWAY MAGAZINE referred to above. STEAM DAYS - The August issue includes an article on the last days of steam on the Ironstone railways of the South Midlands including some information provided through the Bedford Branch and coverage of the Branch's railtours on the Nassington system at its very end in December 1970. RAILWAY MAGAZINE - the September issue, published on 3rd August, includes an interesting article by well known writer, Colin Boocock, about the railways of Albania. When you reach the final paragraph, it tells the reader that Colin's visit was with the LCGB Study Tour in October 2010. |
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