Shrewsbury Railway Heritage Trust
Britannia Pacific 70022 alongside Rocke Walk, Coleham around 1960 (photo Russell Mulford)
Meetings and Events in 2007
2007 Railway Heritage Walks
Walks are around 1 to 2 miles of easy walking, taking about 2 hours
Meet at the Old Abbey Station, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury.
Just turn up!
Wednesday 23rd May 2007 at 7pm
'Belle Vue Railwalk'
led by David Giddings
Wednesday 18th July 2007
'Back of the Sheds'
led by David Giddings
Wednesday 1st August 2007
'Underdale and the Potts'
led by David Giddings
This is the 40th Anniversary of the closure of the Steam Loco Sheds at Coleham and the end of regular steam in the area.
Donations will go to Shrewsbury Railway Heritage Trust
CONTACT: David Giddins Tel. 01743 368590 for further information.
40th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
'OVER THE POINTS - 1967'
THE END OF STEAM IN SHREWSBURY
Thursday 21st June - Saturday, 7th July 2007
at the
English Bridge Workshop Gallery,
Abbey Foregate,
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6AD
A major exhibition recalling the end of the steam era for rail services in Shropshire and the closure of the Shrewsbury Engines Sheds is to be staged in Shrewsbury this summer.
The Exhibition is being organised by the Shrewsbury Railway Heritage Trust. It will be held at The English Bridge Workshop Gallery, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury (Tel 01743 243283) with support from other groups involved with Shrewsbury's railway history.
Trust Chairman Councillor Mansel Williams says:
"Forty years ago this year we witnessed the end of Shropshire's traditional direct rail links with Paddington, which had lasted for more than 100 years. This coincided with the end of steam operations on the Paddington-Shrewsbury-Birkenhead trains and also the steam hauled Cambrian Coast Express, which linked Aberystwyth with London. At the same time, Shrewsbury Engine Sheds was closed to steam and quickly run down. No trace of the sheds remains, other than the Rest Room, now known as the Reabrook Sports & Social Club, in Scott St, Belle Vue."
The Exhibition is planned to exhibit paintings and photographs of Shrewsbury at the height of the steam age, along with other memorabilia. There will also be a programme of films, Illustrated talks and historic, heritage walks on evenings throughout the Exhibition.
For further information: Write to - Cllr Mansel Williams, 15 Havelock Rd, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury SY3 7ND or email him on - mansel.williams@shrewsbury.gov.uk
Councillor Williams says "We know that there is a tremendous ongoing interest in railway issues in Shrewsbury, including our moves to restore the Old Abbey Station of the Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway in Abbey Foregate, where building work is planned to commence during 2007"
RAILWAY FOLK SONGS
A musical evening with Mark Dowding and Chris Harvey
Saturday, 6th October 2007
7.30pm
at the
Mereside Community Centre, Springfield, Shrewsbury.
Tickets £6 (Members of the Trust, under 16s and OAPs £5)
at the door or contact Joan Hughes (tel. 01743 460333)
Shrewsbury Railway Heritage Trust
Revised 16th October 2007
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