Meetings & Events
Meetings are held three times a year at easily accessible locations, when there are illustrated talks by well-known and learned speakers. The Society also attends a number of third party events and exhibitions as speakers and/or exhibitors.
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LNER Society AGM 2026 and talk on LNER passenger train formations
31 October 2026 11:00am
Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, Waterdale Doncaster DN1 3BZ
The AGM of the LNER Society will be held Danum Gallery, Library & Museum in Doncaster. At 13:00hrs John Smart will lead a session on LNER passenger train formations using a selection of photographs where we hope the audience will join in an open discussion.
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Gresley 150 presentation to RCHS
7 November 2026 2:00pm
York Explore Library and ArchiveM, useum St, York YO1 7DS
Our chairman Philip Benham will be speaking to the Railway and Canal Historical Society about the life and work of Sir Nigel Gresley. Non-RCHS members are welcome on payment of £3 at the door.
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SLS: The Streamlined Trains and Mallard’s Record Run
22 October 2026 7:30pm
Zoom – contact joining details
Philip Benham, Chairman of The Gresley Society, presentation to the Stephenson Locomotive Society on the creation of the class A4s and the LNER’s streamlined trains.
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Launch into Traffic of Gresley Class N2 No. 1744
17 July 2026 11:30am
Sheringham Station, Station Approach, Sheringham, Norfolk NR26 8RA
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to celebrate the return to traffic of Gresley Class N2 No. 1744 at Sheringham Station on the North Norfolk Railway on Friday 17 July 2026.
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Service of Celebration for Sir Nigel Gresley
18 June 2026 6:00pm
Doncaster Minster, Church Street Doncaster DN1 1RD
You are warmly invited to join LNER for a special Service of Celebration at Doncaster Minster to mark Gresley 150 – a milestone year commemorating 150 years since the birth of Sir Nigel Gresley at 18:00hrs on Thursday 18 June 2026.
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AIMREC to Celebrate Gresley 150
4 July 2026 10:30am
AIMREC, Unit 2 Mill Farm Business Units, Fridd Lane, Bethersden, Kent, TN26 3DB.
Ashford International Model Railway Education Centre (AIMREC) in Bethersden near Ashford is to join the Gresley 150 anniversary celebrations throughout July 2026. AIMREC is now the permanent home of the famous layout ‘The Gresley Beat’ which models the King’s Cross approaches and ‘Top Shed’ in the classic LNER era by Cliff Parsons and his team.…
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Wabtec Doncaster Site Celebration Event
20 June 2026 11:00am
Wabtec, Doncaster
With the support of the City of Doncaster council and other groups including the Gresley Society, on Saturday the 20 June, we will be hosting a Doncaster Site Celebration Event, bringing everyone together to honour its historic significance and lasting contribution to the railway industry.
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Class V2’s 90th anniversary
5 December 2026 1:30pm
Danum Gallery, Library and Art Museum, Waterdale, Doncaster DN1 3BZ
The Annual General Meeting will commence at 13:30hrs on Saturday 5 December at the Danum Gallery, Library and Art Museum and afterwards there will be a presentation by Chris Nettleton entitled The V2s – My Favourite Gresley Class and Their 90th Anniversary. Attendees will also have the opportunity to visit the sole surviving class V2 No.…
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Hopetown Darlington Sir Nigel Gresley presentation
6 June 2026 11:00am
The Main Museum Building, Hopetown Darlington, McNay Street, Darlington, DL3 6SW
Hopetown Darlington will be participating in the Gresley 150 anniversary celebrations with a talk by Gresley Society Trustee Mark Allatt at 11:00hrs on Saturday 6 June 2026 in Main Museum Building, Hopetown Darlington, McNay Street, Darlington, DL3 6SW.