MEETINGS
You will be very welcome to the next monthly meeting on Monday 9 November 2026:
THE LIBERATION LINE – THE LAST UNTOLD STORY OF THE NORMANDY LANDINGS
Christine Wolmar, Author
7pm Kidlington Baptist Church Hall (doors open at 6:30pm)
Previous meetings and events
12 Oct 2026: STEAM IN THE SOUTH WEST
Laurence Waters, Author and Photo Archivist, Great Western Trust
14 Sept 2026: THE BEDFORD TO BLETCHLEY LINE
Richard Crane, Former Chair of Bedford to Bletchley Rail Users Association
6 August 2026: TRIP TO CHINNOR AND PRINCES RISBOROUGH RAILWAY: Report and photos
8 June 2026: DIESEL & ELECTRIC TRACTION IN MAINLAND EUROPE PART 3
Howard Qualye ORS Hon Member
11 May 2026: WE’LL KEEP A WELCOME IN THE HILLSIDE Part 4
Chris Youett, RCTS & HMRS
13 April 2026: FINAL JOURNEY, THE UNTOLD STORY OF FUNERAL TRAINS, Nicolas Wheatley, Author
9 March 2026: THE WYCOMBE RAILWAY – David Lane
7-8 March 2026: ORS information & fundraising stall at ABRAIL:
9 Feb 2026: ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION judged by Laurence Waters, author and Photo Archivist, Great Western Trust (the winning photo is on our website home page);
AGM and Members’ Presentations
12 Jan 2026: ADVENTURES IN THE AMERICAS – Matthew Searle, ORS
8 Dec 2025: 39th BUMPER ANNUAL FILM SHOW – Michael Clemens, Author
10 Nov 2025: KEEPING TRACK – HOW PERMANENT WAY HAS CHANGED OVER 2 CENTURIES – Colin Brading
13 Oct 2025: THE WORK OF PHOTOGRAPHER J.D. EDWARDS – Laurence Waters – Author & Photo Archivist, Great Western Trust
8 Sept 2025: PRESERVING, MAINTAINING & OPERATING 3 WESTERN CLASS 52 DIESEL HYDRAULIC LOCOS – Paul Finch, Western Locomotive Association
2025 Trips
Sunday 18 May – Trip to Fawley Hill Railway
Sunday 22 June – Trip to Watercress Line
