Club Meetings

The Club meets on the first Tuesday of the month, in Chipping Norton town hall, OX7 5NA. Parking can be found outside the town hall and at several nearby car parks in the town.

Meetings start at 7:30pm and finish around 9:30-10:00pm. Free coffee and tea are available during the interval.

Non-members are very welcome. A small visitor fee of £3 is requested to be paid on arrival.

2026 Meeting Programme

Date Time Speaker Topic
6th January - - No Meeting
3rd February 19:30 Nigel Rose & Jeremy Eveleigh Part 1: AGM Part 2: Railway 200 and The Greatest Gathering
3rd March 19:30 John Smith Royal Mail and Railways
7th April 19:30 Alan Newman Steam at Waterloo - From personal reflections
5th May 19:30 Alastair Wilson 90 Years as a Railway Watcher
2nd June 19:30 Chris Youett Colour Steam in the 1950 & 60s. Leaving Wales
7th July 19:30 Rosa Matheson Exploring Railway History Through Great Locomotives
4th August 19:30 Nigel Thompson Thomas Brassey: Britain's top Railway Builder
1st September 19:30 Michael Clements Cine Films From the Age of Steam
6th October 19:30 Peter Brunskill Oxrail 2040: Life as a transport planner
3rd November 19:30 Martin Quartermain More British Railways: Western Region
1st December 19:30 Jonathan Perks Round up of 2026 and More, Fully Illustrated
5th January 2027 - - No Meeting