South West England

SOE

Cotswold Regional Group

South West England

Regional event reports

Scania - past, present and future

14th Mar 2012

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Scania (GB) Ltd's technical engineer (specialist vehicles) Bob Monk delivered the group's recent lecture, beginning by outlining the history of the manufacturing giant.

Morgan Man

4th Nov 2011

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George Norwood, a lifelong Morgan enthusiast and chair of Spotmog, the Gloucestershire branch of the Morgan Sports Car Club, delivered an entertaining presentation to some twenty-two delegates last month.

First Great Western Railway

14th Oct 2011

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First Great Western conductor Ian Hatton entertained and enlightened over twenty delegates on the regional group by detailing railway operations, the role of his profession and his thoughts regarding the future of rail travel from Gloucester.

Sidecar tour with Watsonian Squire

16th Sep 2011

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Delegates from the group received a presentation from Mike Raahauge and Ben Matthews of Gloucestershire-based Watsonian Squire Ltd, the UK's biggest sidecar producer and importers of Royal Enfield motorcycles.

The history of mechanical locking and its role in today's railway

30th Mar 2011

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Network Rail’s mechanical and electrical locking fitters delivery manager Roger Phelps gave his presentation on the history of mechanical locking and its current role in railways.