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Page last updated 11 March. Current reduced site maintenance service - An apology that conflicting demands arising through various circumstances have reduced the time available for website maintenance and development. Service should return to normal after our April AGM, in the meantime time please bear with me - John New SLS Webmaster.
We made it to our "100 not out weekend" - now begins the "On to 200... !" era
The centenary -
We made it. The Society reached the historic milestone of a 100th birthday on 11th December 2009. During the year this achievement was marked by several commemorative articles in the monthly magazines, a Centenary Booklet, and several memorable events for both the public and members. An review of the year and the weekend of celebrations in York over the 10th to 12th December is now live see - Centenary events page. Details of the Centenary First Day postal cover available here. (Last section update 10 Mar 2010).
11th December 2009
Presentation of the LNWR's Premier Award to the SLS - In the preamble to the centenary dinner at the NRM York the SLS were presented with the LNWR's Premier Award in honour of the SLS's restoration to full working order of Orion.
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Special Centenary Membership offer - £10.00 (Normally £25.00 & £4.00)
To celebrate our Centenary we are offering a 2010 membership PLUS a copy of the Centenary Booklet for just £10.00 (Normally £25.00 and £4.00 for the booklet) New members only. To help us monitor publicity and recruitment please click the appropriate link to our application forms below:-
Referred from Steam Railway | Referred from Backtrack | Referred from Railway Magazine | Other reason/source and then print, complete and send your cheque and application form to the SLS Secretary, M. A. Green, 3 Cresswell Court, Hartlepool, TS26 0ES. (Entry added 26th October 09)
4mm scale etched nameplates - Class 66 No 66 957
A run of etched replica nameplates in 4mm scale (1:76) is being released to the public by the well known railway modelling suppliers - Fox Transfers. . These will make a good commemorative souvenir of the Centenary in their own right and, of course, can also be used by members wishing to update the Bachmann 4mm model of the class 66 to be "our" engine. Please contact Fox Transfers direct.
NB the proposed special commission of a run of these plates by the SLS is therefore not now required and the proposal has been withdrawn.
Contact by email
To email either use the hot link from our home page or make the obvious changes to the following email address = stephenson_at_stephensonloco_dot_org_dot_uk (Entry added 1 October 2009)
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To contact the Society
For all general queries regarding our facilities, railways, use of photographs from the site, membership etc please email using either the hot link from our home page or make the obvious changes to the following email address = stephenson_at_stephensonloco_dot_org_dot_uk (Entry updated 1 October 2009)
Current Journal cover picture details
Front Cover image: As the Journal cover picture changes frequently caption details are not listed here. For details see the Journal page.
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2010
Next scheduled update will be in late April or early May. Expected content the May / June Journal contents and some new material "held over" as there was not time for it to be processed into the last updating session below.
11 Mar - Significant update today with addition of both the delayed routine updates and several of the other pending updates. Pages updated include the Journal page, Perpetual Calendar. Publications and the Meeting dates by Centre page. The latter because the first dates for the forthcoming 2010/11 winter season dates have been supplied. Also, regrettably, an addition to the Obituaries page. Additional available material has also lead to the Centenary page, What when where? and the Photographs on Freeview lists being updated too.
Current reduced site maintenance service - An apology that conflicting demands arising through various circumstances have reduced the time available for website maintenance and development and the February update was consequently postponed. Normal service expected to resume after our April AGM, in the meantime time please bear with me - John New SLS Webmaster
Feb update - postponed.
13 Jan - Not surprisingly given the adverse weather conditions updates to the meetings by centre page and the perpetual calendar.
Earlier updates
Earlier logs have been archived to form a historic audit trail of changes to this website, They are available should anyone wish to view them:-
To view the 2009 archived updates
To view the 2008 archived updates.
To view archived updates from 2007
To view archived updates from 2006
To view archived updates from 2005
Pre-2005, Not available, as all older update logs had been deleted as obsolete prior to the decision to retain an audit trail of changes.
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