Friday 20 February 2026

NETWORK RAIL

Aerial photograph of Stockport railway station, opened in 1843 by the Manchester and Birmingham Railway. It was later operated by the London Midland and Scottish Railway ( LMS ) , British Rail and now Virgin Trains. From here to London Euston an anytime return train ticket costs the princely sum of £338.00 , or for the same money you can fly to or from Germany up to half a dozen times.( Prices based on what I paid for the train in Nov 17 and plane in Dec 17 )

What’s going on at Stockport Station…? One of the busiest hubs outside London has had millions spent on it, more to come.

Hannah Clarke joined Network Rail as a station manager five years ago, and will tell us more.

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Future Meetings

Friday 20 March: “PUTTING THE BRAKES ON..?” Ferodo (Federal Mogul, now Tenneco) has been making brakes since 1897. Jean Thirion its new MD will look to the future of this remarkable local business.

Friday 17 April: “What’s going wrong with the EV rollout?” We are buying more electric cars but the infrastructure is way behind. Why..? Mark Pymm ran the biggest independent charger installation company for 10 years, and is now a consultant.

Friday 15 May: “What’s the state of The Housing Market..?” Paul Sutherland Reay has been an estate agent in our area for over 30 years, now based in New Mills. Will the government reach its new housing targets? Is buy-to-let a thing of the past?

More meetings to come… watch this space.. sign up for regular mailings.

All meetings at Disley Golf Club Stanley Hall Lane, Disley, Stockport SK12 2JX
Starting at 8am – yes!! Half an hour later now!! because so many of you work from home on Fridays, so you don’t need to rush to the office afterwards. Speaker 8.30 – 9.30am, networking over the bacon baps till 10 am close.

AND… SHARE CLUB for those interested in testing their skills on the stock market – our virtual portfolio has been doing all right! No real money, just a pub lunch.

For more information please contact edwinacurrie@sky.com.