Category Archives: AST News

Bevil’s Lunch Club

A new page has been added to the Members section of the website notifying members of the existence of the Bevil’s Lunch Club at which railway enthusiasts and professionals meet every week. Attendance and membership is  by  invitation only, however its meetings are both informal and highly informative.  ASTT members are encouraged to join. The […]

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ASTT 2018 Annual General Meeting

ASTT will hold its 2018 Annual General Meeting in the Bury Transport Museum at Bury, Lancs, on Saturday 3rd March.  All members are invited to attend. It is expected that following the AGM, a general meeting will be held for which members are invited to offer presentations on the topic; “If I was Chief Engineer […]

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Clinker

Your article on clinker was something I could relate to. I’ve been a fireman on the Welshpool & Llanfair Rly for 21 years although my volunteering career started on the Ffestiniog Rly back in 1968. A round trip on the W&L is 16 miles, the gradient profile is rather sawtooth with some steep climbs followed […]

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Conference Abstracts now available

A compilation of presentation Abstracts and speaker introductions was recently circulated to ASTT members.  It can now be downloaded from this website by clicking here. Members and others who have indicated their intention of attending the conference are asked to confirm their reservations before their seats are made available to others.   It is important […]

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2017 Conference Update

ASTT has released its latest update on the Bury Conference to be held over the weekend of 30th Sept – 1st Oct. The conference will include nine presentations covering on a wide range of subjects relating to steam locomotive engineering.  It will also include visits to the East Lancs Railway workshops and Ian Riley’s workshops, […]

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