VERA WINTER MEETINGS 2023 - 2024
All Winter Meetings are held at The Patcham Community Centre, Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, BN1 8TA.
Doors open at 7pm and talks start promptly at 7.30pm. Admission is free to all but a donation towards the cost of running the evening would be appreciated. There is an interval for refreshments midway through the evening.
VERA Winter Meeting 27th March 2024: Tim Kendell "Light Rail on the Fylde Coast - A Decade of Hope"
Following Blay Whitby’s series of talks on the history of Blackpool Tramway, Tim Kendell looks at the period since the line’s upgrade to modern light rail, and the various plans and schemes for further expansion.
Volk's Railway reopens for the 2024 season on Good Friday, 29th March.
The ‘Heritage Railway of the Year’ will reopen for the 2024 season on Good Friday and will then run daily , subject to weather, until October.
VERA members, families and friends are invited to attend a small re-opening indoor event commencing at 09:45hrs at Aquarium Station. There will be a few speeches, various recent awards unveiled, the first train departing at 10:15hrs driven by Nicholas Owen.
