Railway Talks & Walks

Talks about the Bridport Branch Line, every week!

3rd July: The History of the Bridport Brand Line – the beginnings with Richard Sims

8th July: WALK – Bridport Railway Station – when it was built, where it was and what it did with Chris Stevens   (11am)

10th July: “While one would not wish to doubt British Railway’s arithmetic…” – closing the Bridport branch, 1950-1965 with Professor Colin Divall

17th July: From the Footplate – Gerry Beale’s illustrated talk with Bruce Upton

24th July: WALK: The Railway to West Bay – a walk and talk featuring West Bay Station and the seaward end of the branch line – with John West (11am)

24 July: Railway in Art – the artistic response to the railway, from Turner to modern times – with Paul Atterbury

31 July: Development of West Bay and the Railway – the impact of the railway on Bridport Harbour’s development and decline – with Richard Sims

7th August: Our Station – an illustrated talk about the impact of the Bridport Branch on the villages it served – with Tegwyn Jones

14th August: Rebuilding a Railway – serving Bridport and the villages with an all-year-round narrow gauge community railway – with Nigel Ewens

WALKS: £5 Tickets from Bridport Museum
More walks will follow if there is demand

TALKS: £8 Tickets from Bridport Museum