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Welcome!
This site was last updated on
Monday, 17/06/2013
The Members' Area was last updated on:
Friday, 07/06/2013

 
Exhibitions
 

To find out where SRC layouts, as well as layouts owned by SRC Members, are booked to appear CLICK HERE.

If you don't care (and why on earth should you?), then DON'T CLICK HERE.

 
SRC layouts will be at forthcoming exhibitions as follows:
14/09/2013 - 15/09/2013
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28/09/2013 - 29/09/2013
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23/11/2013 - 24/11/2013
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01/02/2014 - 02/02/2014
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01/02/2014 - 02/02/2014
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01/02/2014 - 02/02/2014
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01/02/2014 - 02/02/2014
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10/05/2014 - 11/05/2014
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18/10/2014 - 19/10/2014
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For more information on exhibition appearances, click here.
 

 
SRC members' layouts will be at forthcoming exhibitions as follows:
17/08/2013
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28/09/2013 - 29/09/2013
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12/10/2013 - 13/10/2013
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19/10/2013 - 20/10/2013
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26/10/2013 - 27/10/2013
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02/11/2013
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23/11/2013 - 24/11/2013
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01/02/2014 - 02/02/2014
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15/02/2014 - 16/02/2014
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15/03/2014 - 16/03/2014
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10/05/2014 - 11/05/2014
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21/06/2014 - 22/06/2014
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07/03/2015
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For more information on exhibition appearances, click here.
 

 
Membership
 

If, despite what you find on this website, you find yourself strangely drawn towards membership, CLICK HERE to get to the Membership page.

 
SRC Meetings
 

The club meets on Tuesday and Friday evenings. You are warmly invited to come along and spend an evening with us to find out for yourself about the club's activities and layouts.
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For further information, please contact one of the following by telephone:

Colin Hill:

01785 211992
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Terry Robinson:
01785 816666
 
Contact Webmaster
 

Some people are so sufficiently disturbed that they wish to contact the Webmaster. If counselling fails and the urge continues, you can contact the Webmaster by email if you click here. On the other hand, further counselling is a better option.

 
Board
 

Believe it or not, there are some people who are actually responsible for all of this. In fact, most of them have not yet been locked up.
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The names of the members of the Circle's Board are available if you CLICK HERE.
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(NOTE: Some people think that if you don't click here, the Board will go away. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Like the poor, the Board is always with us.)

 
Other Organisations
 

The Stafford Railway Circle was established in 1957 and is a member of the following organisations:
bullet The Stafford District Arts Council
bullet Chiltern Model Railway Association
bullet The Stafford Borough Heritage Association

So there.

 


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Virgin

Virgin appeals to the ORR

The Office of Rail Regulation must decide whether Virgin Trains should be allowed to run its trains to Shrewsbury and Blackpool North, after Network Rail refused the request. Virgin said it was disappointed by the ruling, and described it as 'defeatist'.

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DB

Deutsche Bahn to run into St Pancras

British and French authorities have granted German train operator Deutsche Bahn the right to run passenger services through the Channel Tunnel, according to tunnel operator Eurotunnel.

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passengers

Siemens beats Bombardier

Siemens  has been confirmed as the builder of a new £1.6 billion fleet for Thameslink, beating Derby-based Bombardier. The announcement has triggered a fresh debate about train-building in Britain. The Department for Transport said the deal was 'close to completion', although there will now have to be a ten-day standstill period before the contract can be signed.

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passengers

UK railway passenger growth stalls

New figures released by the Office of Rail Regulation show that the total number of journeys on National Rail in 2012-13 just topped 1.5 billion -- a total which has not previously been reported since the 1920s.

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landslip

Railway reopens

The railway near Doncaster which was blocked by a colliery landslip in February is to reopen next month, Network Rail has announced. The route through Hatfield & Stainforth station was closed after a vast spoil heap moved towards the four-track line, effectively demolishing the infrastructure.

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NR

Network Rail told to cut £2bn

Network Rail has been told by the rail regulator that it must find savings of £2bn over the next five years at the same time as improving punctuality. But the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) said the cost cuts must not come at the expense of safety. It said at least nine out of 10 trains must run on time on all routes by 2019.

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Sweden

Skirting around the problem

I say, you chaps.

 

Ever thought of becoming a train driver with Swedish Railways?

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Bridge

Bridging the gap

The Great Central Railway’s long held ambition to reunite two sections of the line is to be fulfilled. The GCR is entering a partnership with Network Rail to build a bridge over the Midland Main Line at Loughborough. Design work is underway and the new structure is expected to be in place by mid 2015.

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Kenilworth

New station announced

The transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has confirmed that he is 'minded' to help fund an £11.3 million plan for a station at Kenilworth, in Warwickshire – one of England’s largest towns still without a station – with a contribution of up to £5 million.

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HST

Rethink urged over HS1 - HS2 link

A report from the pro-High Speed rail group Greengauge21 warns that the proposed link in London between HS1 and HS2 will not be enough to cope with the demand for domestic services...

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fire

Norton Bridge train blaze causes disruption

The blaze took hold at 8.30pm on 30 May 2013 at the Norton Bridge station near Stone, Staffordshire and brought chaos to services through the Black Country. Firefighters say the cause was accidental.

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Blaze

More on the Norton Bridge blaze

More information and pictures on the story appearing above this...

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Punctuality

New punctuality figures released

Fewer than half the trains ran on time on some main line routes in the last 12 months, according to official figures.

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Metrolink

New Manchester metro route opens early

The latest extension to Manchester Metrolink has opened at least a month ahead of schedule.

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Stafford

Some Stafford specials

A week in May and look what goes through the County Town!

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dismantle

Northern staff vote to strike

A strike ballot at Northern Rail organised by the RMT union has resulted in a majority voting in favour of action. The ballot follows a dispute over the use of agency staff, particularly on revenue protection duties.

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dismantle

Franchising update

The first franchise extension – announced in principle in late March – has been confirmed by the Department for Transport with just ten days to spare.

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Steam Specials

 

 

Steam Specials

 

This shows steam stuff through to the end of June 2013. This is another attempt by the Website to be Useful. This goes down a bit like a lead balloon with the Powers That Be, but it's good to have a laugh!

 

This schedule was prepared on 31 May 2013. It won't be updated again until the end of June so, if you are using it to decide on looking at or travelling on the specials mentioned, check here for the latest position.

Get the latest updates from here.




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