TRANSPORT HISTORY GROUP
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: The Thinktank Museum in Birmingham, the Forest of Dean Railway, Chichester Harbour, a trip on the Waverley, and a visit to the Army Air Museum at Middle Wallop.
Programme of Visits
The programme of visits for 2017 has been agreed, though of course it is subject to alteration if the need arises. The next Transport History Group outing will be on Thursday 17 August to Hurst Castle. For a form to apply to go on this trip, please click here.
On 16 September the Transport History Group will be having a Solent cruise on the SS Shieldhall from Southampton Docks. For a form to apply to go on this trip, please click here. Please note that due to major engineering works on the GWR that weekend, the trip to and from Southampton will be by coach.
To download a list of proposed visits for 2017, please click here.
To join
First become a member of the Goring Gap Local History Society and then contact us to find out more or join the Group.
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: The Thinktank Museum in Birmingham, the Forest of Dean Railway, Chichester Harbour, a trip on the Waverley, and a visit to the Army Air Museum at Middle Wallop.
Programme of Visits
The programme of visits for 2017 has been agreed, though of course it is subject to alteration if the need arises. The next Transport History Group outing will be on Thursday 17 August to Hurst Castle. For a form to apply to go on this trip, please click here.
On 16 September the Transport History Group will be having a Solent cruise on the SS Shieldhall from Southampton Docks. For a form to apply to go on this trip, please click here. Please note that due to major engineering works on the GWR that weekend, the trip to and from Southampton will be by coach.
To download a list of proposed visits for 2017, please click here.
To join
First become a member of the Goring Gap Local History Society and then contact us to find out more or join the Group.
Newsletters
To download past THG Newsletters, please click on one of these links:-
Newsletter 42
Newsletter 41
Newsletter 40
To download past THG Newsletters, please click on one of these links:-
Newsletter 42
Newsletter 41
Newsletter 40
