Newsletter — February 2025
Hello all and welcome to a bumper edition of the Railsoc Newsletter, we have plenty of news to share with you, so please peruse our pragraphs below :)
We love the number 2 here at railsoc, so for our 2nd trip this semester we're welcoming back Birdsoc for a 2nd collaboration! This time it will be the rather lovely seaside town of Kinghorn. With a beautiful view from the railway, classic railsoc beach game™ and the chance to learn about and spot seabirds, what could be better day out!
Saturday the 1st of March is where to mark it in your calendar. Meet at Waverley station at 09:30. Return tickets will cost £7.50 with a Railcard or £11.30 without. Hopefully we'll spot Mallard (haha).
And now follows a very important message from our president:
Hello Alle!
We have an exciting update for BIG TRIP™
The society has spoken and we will be going to (drumroll) : Inverness!
Join us for a voyage to the capital of the Highlands whilst experiencing one of the most beautiful railway lines in the UK! For all the details, see the wonderful (as always) graphic Jamie has made above/below.
Priority access tickets go to our members (if you're reading this - that means YOU!) All things going well, tickets should be already for £20. Where else could you get £20 return rail tickets to Inverness?!?!! Plus, you get to do it with your favourite university railway society :)
Ticket inventory is limited (unfortunately Big EUSA didn't give us unlimited funds) so book now to secure your place. Member priority access lasts until Monday 3rd March, any unsold tickets will then be able to be bought by anyone and will be advertised on the society socials.
If you end up buying a ticket and later discover you are unable to make it, please let us know ASAP either through our Discord, Instagram or email ([email protected]). Conversely, if you want to come but are unable to get a ticket, let us know! We will set up a waiting list in case any tickets become available.
See you there,
Jason-Yūki
Model railway news now:
We need YOU to help us build this railway! Our first ever planning session is taking place - our current stock of track will be brought across to pleasance where we will all decide on a layout and discuss an itinerary for the next few weeks.
If you are interested in teensy trains, or even if you're not sure, come and attend the Munro room at Pleasance on Tuesday the 4th of March at 18:15. (I may even bring biscuits...).
Yours, Liam
Finally, keep an eye out for announcements early this march for our annual railsoc quiz! This exciting feature will get your cogs turning as teams battle to the death take home the prize! Don't miss it, keep up with our announcements on Instagram and Discord!
That's all for now, thank you for reading this rather stuffed newsletter!
I wish you all a pleasant week and we hope to see you choo-choosing to join us soon!
Sincerely, the railsoc team