TRANSPORT HISTORY GROUP
Transport History Group
Coronavirus update
Most of this year's programme has been cancelled. Mike is looking into the possibility of an outing, possibly Bekonscot. However it is only a possibility.
The villages of Goring and Streatley have been shaped by modes of travel - from ancient trackways, horse-drawn waggons, stage coaches and motor vehicles, to the river and railways, transport features strongly in the history of Goring and Streatley. The Group has made history too, by arranging Goring's first ever Blue Plaque (for Sam Saunders, the founder of Saunders-Roe) as well as the first steam train to stop here since the 1960s.
The Transport History Group (THG) is open to any member interested in the history of transport and incurs no extra subscription. Those who have signed up receive details of all the outings and a regular illustrated newsletter.
How does it work?
Members keep in touch by email, phone and letter. Activities cover all forms of transport including rivers, canals, sea, road, rail and air. Ten monthly outings are usually arranged each year and most trips use public transport, starting from Goring and Streatley Station. Sometimes travel is by minibus and/or shared cars. Venues include:
Members pay as they go on each outing, often at preferential group rates for both travel and any entry charges.
Recent past outings have included: a visit to the Royal Mews, a guided tour of the Farnborough Air Sciences Park, a walking tour of Chimneys and Tunnels along the Thames, and an outing to the Black Country Living Museum.
Programme of Visits
At the moment no visits are scheduled to the the COVID-19 pandemic. .
To join the Transport History Group
First become a member of the Goring Gap Local History Society and then contact us to find out more or join the Group.
Coronavirus update
Most of this year's programme has been cancelled. Mike is looking into the possibility of an outing, possibly Bekonscot. However it is only a possibility.
The villages of Goring and Streatley have been shaped by modes of travel - from ancient trackways, horse-drawn waggons, stage coaches and motor vehicles, to the river and railways, transport features strongly in the history of Goring and Streatley. The Group has made history too, by arranging Goring's first ever Blue Plaque (for Sam Saunders, the founder of Saunders-Roe) as well as the first steam train to stop here since the 1960s.
The Transport History Group (THG) is open to any member interested in the history of transport and incurs no extra subscription. Those who have signed up receive details of all the outings and a regular illustrated newsletter.
How does it work?
Members keep in touch by email, phone and letter. Activities cover all forms of transport including rivers, canals, sea, road, rail and air. Ten monthly outings are usually arranged each year and most trips use public transport, starting from Goring and Streatley Station. Sometimes travel is by minibus and/or shared cars. Venues include:
- Transport and industrial archaeology museums
- Preserved railways
- Old boats and planes
Members pay as they go on each outing, often at preferential group rates for both travel and any entry charges.
Recent past outings have included: a visit to the Royal Mews, a guided tour of the Farnborough Air Sciences Park, a walking tour of Chimneys and Tunnels along the Thames, and an outing to the Black Country Living Museum.
Programme of Visits
At the moment no visits are scheduled to the the COVID-19 pandemic. .
To join the Transport History Group
First become a member of the Goring Gap Local History Society and then contact us to find out more or join the Group.