The St. Andrew's Society of Ottawa

- created 06 Sept 2010 -

Scottish Rail: Steam & Classic Diesels

an Afternoon of Nostalgia in the Scottish Highlands

Sunday 7th November 2010, 2.15 for 2.30 - 5.45pm

The Olde Forge Community Centre, Richmond at Carling

Enjoy an afternoon of video tapes and DVDs, including B&W footage from 1936 & 1946.
All material is from Bob Bhan's collection.

The tentative programme is:

• Night Mail - 1936 B&W - BBC - 27 mins
• The West Highland Line - 1960 - BBC - 27 mins
• West of Inverness - 1946 - B&W - 10 mins
• The Line to Skye - 1973 - colour - 15 mins
• The Road to the Isles - Fort William to Mallaig, with Clive Anderson - 1999 - colour - 60 mins
  • a steam journey with interviews on the train
  • commentary on engine restoration
• Five Miles of Magic - the Strathspey Railway - colour - 50 mins
  • featuring blue Caledonian loco # 828

    Admission is free; all welcome, pre-registration appreciated. Timing subject to minor change. There will be a Scottish tea at 4 pm ($5 donation), before the Strathspey movie.

    During tea there will be some 5 minute reminiscences from many, regarding specific incidents on Scottish rail. Topics include - * The wandering carriage at Achnasheen - on a mixed train, Sunday evening * exploding transformers on new electric suburban stock - Glasgow 1960s * delays on the Lybster Trainie * walk across a Forth Rail bridge * A problem with a diesel at Kyle - 1959 * Dunbar to Kyle - and back - in a day!

    Please contact Hugh Reekie for enquiries, or to pre-register.

    Society President - Hugh Reekie 164 Bayswater Ave., Ottawa K1Y 2G3, Ont, ph 613-728-5343 h.reekie@ieee.org  Secretary - Anna Foster First Vice-President - Stuart Jardine; Membership Secretary - Bob Bhan  
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