Annual General Meeting, 2012

The 2012 Annual General Meeting of the Midland Railway Society will be held at the Carriage Shop Theatre, North Midland Railway Roundhouse, Derby on Saturday, 14th April 2012 from 11am. The AGM will be followed by the Presidential Address given by David Hunt.

Events

Forthcoming Events in the Society calender.

AGM — 14th April 2012, Carriage Shop Theatre, North Midland Railway Roundhouse, Derby
The AGM will start at 11am, followed by a break for lunch. David Hunt's Presidential address will start at 2pm. David's address is entitled "Heysham and the Irish Sea."
Members' Meeting , Kettering — Saturday 26th May 2012
The meeting will be at the Corn Market Hall, Kettering on Saturday, 26th May 2012. The Speaker will be Peter Butler who will talk on "St. Pancras and his Station". The rooms will be available from 11 am and the talk will commence at 1.30 pm

The Society bookstall will be in attendance.

About the Society

We are a society of about 400 members whose interests cover all aspects of the Midland Railway. Members recieve a high quality Journal three times a year and a newsletter four times a year. There are events throughout the year where members can socialize and learn more about the Midland Railway. We also help run the Midland Railway Study Centre and publish books and pamphlets on historical aspects of the Midland Railway.

Aims of the Society

  • Bring together those interested in the Midland Railway; including its predecessors, successors, joint lines and working arrangements.
  • Disseminate information via a selection of publications.

Journal Contents 2011

Issue No. 46 – Summer 2011

Journal cover image

Front cover: This delightful Edwardian postcard has almost everything that a transport enthusiast might want — a viaduct, train, bridge, river (the River Anker), car and bicycle; and even a donkey. The lady and gentleman in the car were possibly from Bole Hall, just beyond the viaduct and whose grounds were amongst the trees. The cartoon execution is very unusual, but is very effective here. Why it was produced and for whom is, presently, unknown. At least one person bought a copy of this card, the example in the Burrows collection at the Study Centre. The Anker viaduct was one of the two major structures on the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, and we present a photograph of it on page 10. [Roy F. Burrows Midland Collection Trust, No. 23660: MR Study Centre]

Griff Wagon

The Society has commissioned an 4mm scale 'OO'-gauge model of a 7-plank wagon from Bachmann in the livery of "Griff" of Nuneaton. Only 500 units have been produced and each comes with an individually numbered information card.

The prototype of this model was constructed by Hurst Nelson Ltd in 1905 and was registered with the Midland Railway.

We now have on-line ordering for this wagon through PayPal.

Midland Railway Study Centre

The Midland Railway Study Centre houses the largest publicly accesible collection of Midland Railway ephemera and documentation. The Study Centre is brought to you by: The Roy F. Burrows Midland Collection Trust, The Midland Railway Society and Derby's Museum of Industry and History.

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