Today's speaker Geoff has been a railway enthusiast since his schooldays.  At 15, he left school and started his career as an engine cleaner, working in the boilersmith’s shop and eventually becoming a top-link fireman based at Guildford Motive Power Depot. This gave him a privileged opportunity to work with a diverse group of drivers and locomotives until the final day of steam on the Southern Region, Sunday 9th July 1967. He's written several books and has many a tale to tell – please come along.

Doors 13:30, talk starts at 14:00. Duration c90 mins including a tea & coffee break

FREE  entry for members of SIHG and Oddfellows! Others £3

Oddfellows Hall is 10 minutes walk from Leatherhead railway station. Church Street Short Stay Car Park KT22 8DW is 3-4 minutes walk away,  the Swan Centre Car Park KT22 8AH is and a little further away. 52 Bridge St car park, over the road form Oddfellows, *should* be open.