IRISH RAILWAY RECORD SOCIETY
(LONDON AREA)


Are holding their next meeting on Thursday 21st September 2006
in the function room of the Exmouth Arms, 1 Starcross Street , London
NW1
from 19 00 - 21 45. The pub is 5 minutes walk from Euston station (west
on Drummond Street , then north on Cobourg Street ).
See the pub's website (www.exmouth-arms.co.uk).

The meeting will include a talk titled;
"A Special Talent - Alexander McDonnell (1829-1904)" by Andrew
Everett.

Andrew is a historian with a special interest in the remarkable life of
Alexander McDonnell. McDonnell held several important railway positions
and was Locomotive Superintendent of the GS&WR at Inchicore from
1864-1882. Here, he revolutionized the management of the locomotive
fleet and introduced the critically important 101 class. He was a
pioneer in very way - who else would have gone to Bavaria in the
1870's, as he did, to investigate peat burning locomotives?
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John Burke
IRRS (London Area)