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READING MEETINGS

Held on the first Friday of each month at the Reading District Oddfellows Hall, Oxford Road (next to Holy Trinity Church). Admission: Adults £1.50, Juniors/OAPs 75p. Meetings commence at 19.30.

6th February - King Alfred Buses - James Freeman

6th March - Thames Valley Buses Part 2 Followed by Cine Films - Alan Stevens

3rd April - First Berkshire Operations - Matt Wooll (To Be Confirmed)

1st May - The End of the London Routemasters - Shaun Bradbury

5th June - TBA

3rd July - Annual Bus Tour

4th September - Update on Reading Buses Operation - James Freeman and/or Sam Simpson

2nd October - AGM

6th November - History of Trolleybus Preservation - Dave Hall

4th December - Review of the Year


LONDON MEETINGS

Held jointly with the National Trolleybus Assocation at the Model Railway Club, Keen House, Calshot Street, London, N1 9DA. Doors open at 18.30 and meetings start at 19.00. Bus routes 30, 73, 91, 205, 214, 394 and 476 run nearby. Nearest Underground station is Kings Cross.

21st January - John Laker makes a video presentation from home and abroad.
 
18th February - MTS (Modern Trolleybus Systems) A visit to France with new vehicles and route extensions
 
18th March - Ed Humpries - Foreign Systems
 
15th April - Martin Eady - commemorates 40 years since the Bournemouth closure
 
20th May - London Closure anniversary programme - Cine films from Dennis Battens and Tales from Tony Gore, a former Ilford trolleybus conductor
 
17th June - European Systems 1974 - 1983

 

 

BRADFORD MEETINGS

Organised by the Bradford Trolleybus Association, meetings are held at 19:30, generally on the 2nd Friday of the month at the Pennington Midland Hotel (old Forster Square Station) ; the precise room details will appear on the functions board in the foyer. Admission prices are: £3.00 for BTA members, £4.00 for adult non-members. BTS Members are invited.

 9th January - Stanley King -  Talk:  "Researching Transport Histories"

13th February - Don Bate - talk: "The Leyland Lion"

13th March - Tony Wilson-  Archive Transport Cine Film

17th April - John Holroyd-  "Trains and buses in India in 1977"

8th May - AGM*  followed by MEMBERS' VIDEO NIGHT

12th June - Tim Stubbs- talk "Restoring a Rotherham Trolleybus"

 

 


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