LEEDS TRANSPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWS SHEET 190 September 2017 FORTHCOMING L.T.H.S. MEETINGS & EVENTS SOCIETY OUTING TO LONDON TRAMLINK Meetings held at East Enders Sports & Social Club, (CROYDON) Jamie Guest Railway St., Leeds, LS9 8HB (same place, new name). As mentioned in previous News Sheets, a trip to the N.B. Meetings now start at 1930. Croydon Tramlink system has been arranged for Mon. 11 Sep. Photos of West Yorkshire R.C.C. Saturday 30th September. The plan is to travel by and its successors Ian Dougill train to London, get the Thameslink Service to East Sat. 30 Sep. Society Visit to Tramlink, Croydon Croydon to travel the whole of the Tramlink network Mon. 9 Oct. The Great Western Railway before making our way back home. Paul Abell Although it hasn't proved possible to get a group Mon. 13 Nov. Leeds Transport photos from the ticket, Ian Dougill and I have booked tickets on the TLP collection Mel Reuben Grand Central service that leaves Wakefield Kirkgate at Mon. 11 Dec. Tony Wilson presents a selection 07.43, returning on the 19.23 from Kings Cross. It's from his Ciné Film archive easy to get to Wakefield and parking at Kirkgate is only £2 per day. Other trains are available from Leeds and OTHER LOCAL MEETINGS & COMING EVENTS from Wakefield Westgate. I suggest that we aim to September meet at the Sir Nigel Gresley statue in the concourse at Tue. 5 (MRT) Leeds City station then and now Kings Cross at 10.30 a.m., then cross to St Pancras to Ian Smith catch the next southbound service to East Croydon. Tue. 19 (LRTA) Brill Trams Paul Abell Tramlink is covered by the London Travelcard and October Oyster Card so if you have either then you can use it Tue. 3 (MRT) Was it really 20 years ago? – A all day. Other options are to register any contactless look back at 1997 Richard Senior credit or debit card on the transport for London (TfL) Thu. 5 (NGRS) Around the World in N.G. in 80 website, then it can be used as an Oyster Card (but Minutes Graham Lightfoot doesn't qualify for any Railcard discounts) or to Sat. 14 (SLS) Pudsey Event - see next page purchase a one-day all zones Travelcard when you get Sun. 15 (SLS) Ledgard/WYRCC Running Day to London or with your rail ticket. It should be a good Tue. 17 (LRTA) Jamie Guest day out and I look forward to seeing as many as Sat/Sun 28-9 Leeds Model Railway Exhibition possible of you. The Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley Gates. If you are coming please let me know either by text to We shall have a sales stand - help wanted! my mobile on 07855 053451 or by email to November [email protected] . Please let me know what Thu. 2 (NGRS) South Africa & Zimbabwe in 1975 time your train is due into London so that we don't all David Rogers miss each other. Tue. 7 (MRT) Tren Italia - some recent travels in northern Italy Kevin Tattersley SUBSCRIPTIONS Tony Cowell, Hon Treasurer Tue. 21 (LRTA) American Trams Ian Dougill The yearly £10.00 membership subscription is due December from all members on the 1st September 2017 Tue. 5 (MRT) Christmas Quiz If you require a receipt by return, please enclose a Thu. 7 (NGRS) Members’ evening – with festive stamped addressed envelope, otherwise a receipt will refreshments be sent out via the News Sheet. The postal address is: Tue. 19 (LRTA) Trams on Video Charlie Watson A.Cowell, 3 Windmill Rise, Aberford, LEEDS, LS25 3EW. Alternatively, acknowledgement can be sent Groups, Meeting Places & Times electronically via an email. MRT Middleton Railway Trust, The Engine House, I would like to thank the members who have already Moor Road, Hunslet, 1930. No charge, renewed without any reminder. refreshments on sale in the interval. Members should note that details of membership are LRTA Light Rail Transit Association, Leeds Civic Hall held on a database. Anyone, should they so desire, (Portland Cres. Entrance), 1900. collection £1. can be removed from the list. The status as a member NGRS Narrow Gauge Railway Society, Yorkshire will, of course, remain Area, The Epicentre, Meanwood Valley Urban N.B. For the convenience of any members who have Farm, 7.15 for 7.30. Collection £2. not already signed a Gift Aid declaration, copies are Refreshments (and fresh eggs!) on sale. available on request and at the September meeting. SLS Samuel Ledgard Society - see article opposite As a CIO we can claim two years of donations so it will for details or contact Barry Rennison. still be possible to claim for 2016 and 2017. LEEDS TRANSPORT IN COLOUR Jamie Guest Dawson’s Corner, Pudsey, LS28 5TA with up to 100 As members will all know the Society published its tables selling all manner of transport memorabilia. latest book, Leeds Transport in Colour 1880-1952 , Doors open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission £1. at the end of July. So far sales have been very good Complementing this we are holding a running day with with 340 books sold by the end of August. Slightly free vintage bus services around the area departing on more hardbacks have been sold than softbacks but we a regular timetable from the Civic Hall entrance door. have already nearly recouped the printing costs. Seats can also be reserved on the re-enactment of the Hopefully the book will be available in both last Ledgard bus journey from Bradford Chester Street Waterstones and W.H.Smith’s in time for pre-Christmas to Leeds complete with the famous ‘incident’ that befell sales. The marketing has gone very well; we sent out this bus on that sad night. over 200 flyers by a mixture of email and post and Sunday 15th October – Joint Samuel Ledgard/West these generated over 180 orders. We also had details Yorkshire Running day. Also to commemorate the 50th of the other Society books on the flyer and orders for anniversary of the demise of Ledgard buses today we these more than paid for the cost of the flyer and now move to Otley for another free bus service postage. We have sold nearly half the hardbacks that running day to mark the takeover date of Ledgard’s by we had printed, so any members wanting a hardback the West Yorkshire Road Car Company. Departing from had better order soon! outside the bus station a time table of routes is being Copies should be available for purchase at Society planned and will be operated by a guest Ledgard bus meetings (£9.99 softback, £14.99 hardback, cash or and preserved West Yorkshire vehicles. Commencing cheque only). approx 10.30 a.m. We will have a base at our Otley headquarters – the SALES STANDS Rose and Crown pub on Bondgate with a social Sandtoft Gathering, 30 July Predictably we had meeting and buffet later in the day. near-record sales this year, being the launch date for Enquiries: Barry Rennison, phone: 0113 236 3695, our new book, Leeds Transport in Colour . Many email: [email protected] . thanks to the members who supported us. Website: www.samuelledgardsociety.org.uk . The next sales stand will be at the Pudsey Collectors’ Fair on Sunday 14 October (see Barry SOCIETY EVENING OUTING TO HEATON PARK Rennison’s item below). Volunteers needed as usual. Tuesday 11 July proved to be an eventful The big one coming up is the Leeds Model Railway evening! Members met at the usual city centre location Society’s Exhibition, 28-29 October , at the usual (Kirkgate/Cross York St.) and shared transport in venue, the Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley members’ cars to Heaton Park. An incident on the M62 Gates. We anticipate good sales of the new book in the caused long queues from Windy Hill as far back as pre-Christmas period. Help is needed with setting up Ainleys (just too late to divert!), so arrival was later on the Friday evening (27 th .), staffing the stand during than usual. Most opted for refreshments first, then the exhibition and clearing away Sunday afternoon. rides on the line. Possibly for the last time there was a This is one where it is essential we know who will be chance to drive. there; staff numbers are limited and passes are The return journey was also eventful due to roadworks needed for admission. Please contact Mel Reuben (Tel. closing the M60/M62 junction, but everybody got home 0113 266 2968 or email [email protected] ) if safely. We were joined at Heaton Park by Paul Abell, you can help. who has provided the attached photo of the occasion. SITUATION VACANT We are in need of an Assistant Sales Officer to help Stephen Longthorpe. Stephen is happy to continue as Sales Officer and store our stock and stand, but the increasing demands of his young family and his job as a Leeds Welcome Ambassador mean he has little weekend time free to attend sales events. The Assistant is needed to coordinate staffing of Sales Stands at the various events we attend so as to avoid both overstaffing by unexpected volunteers and (worse) failure to appear! If you think you can help, please contact any Committee Member (see back page). SAMUEL LEDGARD SOCIETY EVENTS Barry Rennison LEEDS LIGHT RAIL SUMMIT Saturday 14th October – 13th Annual Transport The Campaign for Better Transport (formerly known as Collectors’ Fair & Running Day. 50 years to the day Transport 2000) has called a “summit meeting” in since our beloved Ledgard buses returned to their Leeds in October.