Nuneaton Railway Circle’s 2025/26 season runs from September through to April and caters for rail enthusiasts of all persuasions. Why not pay us a visit? All welcome! Full details and programme of entertainment below.

Blast from the Past! Running parallel to the Oxford Canal, retro-liveried 87001 ‘Stephenson’ is seen at speed with a ‘down’ West Coast Main Line express near Shilton, Warwickshire, on July 4, 2003. 📷 Steve Nikols.

Blast from the Past! 47054 and 31181 are seen awaiting routine maintenance inside Immingham TMD on March 31, 1985. The ‘Duff’ was disposed of in 1993 while the ‘Goyle’ soldiered on until 2003. 📷 Roger King.

A review of the second meeting of Nuneaton Railway Circle’s 2025/26 season, ‘Railway Accidents’, presented by Bill Lee, can be found below.

March 1991 and the Nuneaton avoiding line which allowed trains from the Leicester direction heading to Abbey Junction, and on to the Birmingham line, to avoid the need to run through Nuneaton station was still in use. Class 60 60019 'Wild Boar Fell' is pictured heading East.

Blast from the Past! AC electric E3047 (82001) is pictured at Nuneaton Trent Valley station in the mid-1960s. Loco withdrawn in 1983 and cut two years later at Vic Berry’s, Leicester. 📷 London Midland Region (BR).

Blast from the Past! British Railways bigwigs in deep discussion beside E3003 (81002) at Nuneaton Trent Valley station in the mid-1960s. Photo possibly taken on the first day of electric-hauled WCML services south to Nuneaton in 1964. 📷 London Midland Region (BR).

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Blast from the Past! An official London Midland Region (BR) photo, thought to be taken on the first day of electric-hauled West Coast Main Line services south to Nuneaton in 1964. A named Class 40 (possibly D234 ‘Accra’) awaits to take the train forward to London Euston.

Blast from the Past! This view inside Eastleigh TMD on April 13, 1985, sees 50016 ‘Barham’, 09015 and 33029. The ‘Crompton’ is still operational today with West Coast Railways while the ‘Gronk’ is undergoing restoration at Avon Valley Railway. 📷 Roger King.

Blast from the Past! A bitter cold January 26, 1985, finds ETHEL 2 97251, tucked inside 37133, awaiting departure from Eastfield depot prior to providing the heat for 1B14, 1650 Glasgow Queen Street to Fort William. The former 25305 was withdrawn in 1990. 📷 Roger King.

Blast from the Past! Starting at Northampton, BR Standard 4MT 80098 crosses Coton Arches viaduct at Nuneaton with the ‘Travelsphere Market Harborough 150’ rail tour 25 years ago today, September 17, 2000. The loco is currently undergoing overhaul at Butterley. 📷 Steve Nikols.

Blast from the Past! A publicity shot taken soon after the opening of Nuneaton Power Signal Box on October 6, 1963. The box officially closed on August 23, 2008, when all remaining operations were transferred to Rugby Signalling Control Centre. 📷 London Midland Region (BR).

Nuneaton Station, c.1961 - 62 Ex-LMS 2-6-0 Hughes Crab No 42853 is seen at the head of a ballast train waiting for the signal to give it the road from the up marshalling yard. Photo: A W Flowers

Blast from the Past! Stratford silver-roofed ‘Duff’ 47457 arrives at Nuneaton with 1M80 14.20 Birmingham New Street to Norwich on January 5, 1985. ‘Whistler’ 40104 is stabled between duties for the weekend in the ‘down’ sidings. 📷 Roger King.

Blast from the Past! A typical scene at Nuneaton in the mid-1980s, 25212 heads a rake of departmental 16-ton wagons on February 21, 1985. The ‘Rat’ was withdrawn less than three months later and ended up on Vic Berry’s famous stack prior to cutting in 1987. 📷 Roger King.

We don't have any details of the date for this image, but suspect it is late 1970s. A six car DMU at Nuneaton call with a service for Birmingham. Leading is a Class 120 'Swindon' unit based at Etches Park in Derby whilst a Class 116 Derby suburban unit is the rear set.

A visit to Tyseley depot with the @NuneatonRailway headboard in May 1987 saw it pictured on various locomotives and multiple units but this one was a real rarity - a Class 504 electric unit built at Wolverton in 1959 and operated exclusively on the Manchester-Bury line

Blast from the Past! Stratford ‘Duff’ 47568 awaits its next turn of duty at London’s Liverpool Street station on February 21, 1985. The loco was withdrawn in 2002 and scrapped five years later. 📷 Roger King.

Morning. We're at Nuneaton today, where the driver of 86216 METEOR looks out for the guard's signal before heading north. It is 30 April 1985 and Phyllis Nelson is moving closer. 📷 c. John Evans. Click the link to see his excellent Flickr pages. https://t.co/V9PThLVvlw