2012 – Issue 2 of 4

MYSTERY COACH:
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The first non-committee member to contact the editor with the exact chassis make and
type, coachbuilder and year of the above coach will win a free drink at the next group
meeting. Ed.
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FEBRUARY MEETING;
The February meeting attracted 30 members and guests to a powerpoint presentation by
former CTPG Secretary, Mac Winfield. His subject this time was old railways in
Scotland, obviously a subject close to his heart. Among the areas covered were the
Great North of Scotland Railway lines in the Moray and Aberdeen area, the Caledonian
Railway in central Scotland and the Oban to Ballachulish line. We were treated to some
excellent views and descriptions of these lines in their final years of operation and in
their disused state. After the break, we were shown some of the great collection of old
buses held by the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum at Lathalmond.
MARCH MEETING;
The 25 assembled at the meeting on 21 st March welcomed a return visit by Professor
Stuart Cole of the University of Glamorgan. Professor Cole spoke of the likelihood of
the electrification of the railways in the south Wales area and of the very interesting
project of a high speed line (HS3) from London to Swansea. However, the HS3 is likely
to be at least a generation away as the present government plans to extend the
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