Welcome to Norfolk Railway Society
About Us
We are a group of people who enjoy meeting to discover more about railways. We have a varied programme of meetings on the first and third Thursday of each month from late September through to May. We also put on a Show for members and the public every year. Read more...
About Us
We are a group of people who enjoy meeting to discover more about railways. We have a varied programme of meetings on the first and third Thursday of each month from late September through to May. We also put on a Show for members and the public every year. Read more...
NRS Meetings 2023/24 Meeting dates are listed below and will be updated as arrangements are finalised. Details will be emailed to members a few days in advance and also appear in our bi-monthly Newsletter. In-person meetings are held at URC Hall, Ipswich Road, Norwich. 21st September - Railway History of the North West by Peter Willey. 5th October - Members Evening (railway material only please). 19th October - East Anglia - A Review of the Last 10 Years by Iain Scotchman. 2nd November - East Croydon to Kimberley Park - Half a Century of Railway Reflections. 16th November - Annual General Meeting followed by Video Round-up by Chris Eve. 7th December - A Photographer's Railway Picture Gallery (No. 3 in the T'eBay series) by David Pearce. 21st December - Collecting from the Totem Era - Part 2 by Barry Gayton. Zoom Meetings: 4th January - Slovakian Railways - Robert Pritchard (Editor of Today's Railways UK). 18th January - 50 Years of Railways around Bristol - Paul Stanford. 1st February - Departures & The Ones That Got Away - David Pearce 15th February - The GWR Fast Charge Battery Train Trial - Dave Horton. Meetings at URC Hall: 7th March - Thirty Years with British Rail - Bob Reeves 21st March - Through a Spotter's Lens - 50 Years in Pictures - Ian Bloomfield. 4th April - The Woodhead Line Revisited - Chris Mitchell 18th April - Welsh Narrow Gauge Slate Railways - Alan Denny 9th May - David Leatheart. NB No meeting on 2nd May. 16th May - Art and History - The Railway Paintings of Wrenford Thatcher. This is the final meeting of the 2023-24 season. If you can suggest speakers or topics for online talks or would like to make a presentation please Contact Andrew Wright, Webmaster Norfolk Transport Group 2023/24 Meetings at URC Hall, Ipswich Road, Norwich starting at 19.30. Organised by a group of NRS members these meetings cover a range of transport topics, not just railways. Members and non-members welcome. Pay on the night. 23rd May - Members' slides and 'bits and pieces' This is the final meeting of the 2023-24 season. For more information about the NTG please click here. NRS Newsletter - Our Newsletter is published six times a year and all members receive a printed copy. Digital copies can be viewed online. Go to the Newsletter page for details. The NRS Virtual Show 2021 took place on Saturday 15th May and you can view a recording of it here. |
Website Updates
29 January 2024: - Meetings updated Quick Links Community Rail Bittern Line - Facebook page Wherry Lines - Facebook page National Train Services: Greater Anglia East Midlands Railway Great Northern National Rail Enquiries Thameslink Local Railways: Barton House Railway Bressingham Steam and Gardens Bure Valley Railway Eaton Park Miniature Railway Mid-Norfolk Railway - MNR Twitter - MNR Facebook North Norfolk Railway - NNR Facebook Wells and Walsingham Light Railway - WWLR Facebook - WWLR Twitter Whitwell & Reepham Railway YouTube Chris Eve's YouTube Channel featuring his railway videos from East Anglia and beyond |
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