BOOKINGS NOW CLOSED

Join us for our 2025 Annual General Meeting, which this year is at Barrow Hill Roundhouse.  

The day includes an optional buffet lunch and if required, coach transfer  to and from Chesterfield Railway Station  to Barrow Hill

Barrow Hill  is the last surviving railway roundhouse in the United Kingdom with an operational turntable.  There will be time to explore Barrow Hill Roundhouse on the day with possible trains trips on the branch.  For further information on Barrow Hill see: Barrow Hill Roundhouse

Travel From London:

Note that platform information above is as booked, but please check station customer information systems when travelling in case there are any changes on the day.

Agenda:

• 11.30 to 12.00 Tea, coffee & biscuits
• 12.00 to 13.00 AGM
• 13.15 to 14.15 Buffet Lunch
• 14.15 to 16.00 Site visits and trains rides on branch (subject to confirmation)
• 16.00 Coach departs Barrow Hill for Chesterfield station

Booking:

Bookings closed on 1st May 2025.

Educational Free Pass:

This is an educational visit, so those members with protected (safeguarded) travel facilities can apply for an educational free pass.  Please see: Free Pass for further information.

The free pass ticket should be from your home station to Chesterfield

Rail Tickets for those without an Educational Free Pass or ‘Priv’ Facilities:

Advance ticket sales for mid May 2025 are not currently available for booking and are expected to become available mid February 2025.  Whilst Anytime tickets are now available, it is strongly advised to wait until advance tickets are released as these are likely to be cheaper.  This website will be updated with details when advance tickets are available. The indicative cost is expected to be around £75.00 return from St Pancras to Chesterfield, or around £49.50 with a railcard.

Book at East Midlands Railway or any National Rail operator’s website.  

It may also be worth checking if cheaper fare is available using split tickets.  The following split ticket site is recommend: tickets railforums.  Note that they will take a small fee of the saving if a split ticket is cheaper than a end-to-end ticket.  A fee is not charged if there is no split ticket saving.

DO NOT use thetrainline or other similar third party sites as you will pay more as these sites charge fees which National Rail Train Operator websites do not charge and despite claims, thetrainline does not obtain the optimum savings by using split tickets.  

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