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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AGM 2026
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 12:00pm
The Carriage Works, 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 12:00hrs on Saturday 6 June 2026 in The Carriage Works, Hopetown Darlington, McNay Street, Darlington, DL3 6SW.
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LCGB Sir Nigel Gresley presentation
17 July 2026 6:30pm
Model Railway Club, Keen House, 4, Calshot Street, London N1 9DA
The LCGB’s Central London Branch will be participating in the Gresley 150 anniversary celebrations with a talk by Gresley Society Trustees Ian McCabe and David McIntosh at 18:30hrs on Friday 17 July endtitled The Life and Times of Sir Nigel Gresley.
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North Eastern Railway Association Sir Nigel Gresley day
17 October 2026 10:00am
The Bar Convent, Blossom Street, York
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of his birth. Sir Vincent Raven: last days of the North Eastern Railway (Speaker from NERA). The LNER Coach Association (Speaker from the LNERCA). Sir Nigel Gresley: The effect on the North Eastern Area of the LNER (Speaker from The Gresley Society).
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SRPS Winter talk
17 February 2026 5:30pm
Zoom
An update on ‘Morayshire’ with the rebuild team. Plus, Mark Allatt reveals plans for Sir Nigel Gresley’s 150th anniversary celebrations.
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Ryedale Society of Model Engineers celebrates Gresley 150
25 July 2026 10:00am
The Club House Pottergate Gilling East North Yorkshire YO62 4JJ
The RSME’s Gresley 150 day will be on Saturday 25th July 2026 for Gresley designs and rebuilds.
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The Gresley Society on tour
7 February 2026 10:00am
Doncaster Racecourse
The Society with have a presence at a number of events over the coming months. We are on stand 87 at York Model Railway Show over the Easter Weekend Saturday 4 to Monday 6 April 2026. The next event will be the Doncaster Festival of Railway Modelling at Doncaster Racecourse on 7th/8th February 2026 which…
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Thanksgiving service
11 April 2026 12:00pm
St. Peter’s Church, Netherseal, Derbyshire, and nearby village hall
The Gresley Society is holding a special Thanksgiving Service and Talk on Saturday, 11 April 2026, at St. Peter’s Church, Netherseal, Derbyshire, to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the legendary railway engineer.
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Gresley 150th anniversay symposium and dinner
20 June 2026 10:00am
The Mansion House, Doncaster
We are delighted to invite you to a special symposium and gala dinner to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Sir Nigel Gresley’s birth, honouring his remarkable life, achievements, and enduring legacy. This milestone event promises to be a memorable occasion for the Gresley Society and its members.