... which was of course at the time part of the Oxford-Cambridge line, considered important for the work of BP:
http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/v/verney_junction/ (There are probably better links; I didn't search very hard). Geeks + Railways: what a heady mix! TJG On 26/09/2013 14:37, Jonathan Fine wrote: > I'm interested, and live locally, so I can cycle there. Bletchley Park > is walking distance from Bletchley rail station, so it's much better to > get a train to there than to Milton Keynes Central. > > By the way, Bletchley Park was chosen in part because of its closeness > to the rail station, and to GPO communication lines. > > > Jonathan > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 1:24 PM, David Nicholas Snowdon > <dave.snow...@gmail.com <mailto:dave.snow...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Count me in too. > Dave > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 26 Sep 2013, at 11:01, Luis Visintini <lvisint...@gmail.com > <mailto:lvisint...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> I can make it no problem. >> count me in >> >> Luis >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 8:41 AM, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden.me.uk >> <mailto:m...@timgolden.me.uk>> wrote: >> >> I'm tied up with a Boys' Club on Saturdays but I definitely >> encourage >> anyone to go who hasn't. Aside from the mainstream attractions >> of the >> Enigma / Codebreaking stuff and the NMOC, there's also a >> charmingly >> eclectic mixture of side exhibitions: a museum of wartime >> pigeons; the >> local model railway enthusiasts; a dusty garage of vintage >> cars; model >> ships made by a local club; someone's toy collection; the on-site >> wartime Post Office. >> >> And it's all run by fans who are delighted to talk. >> >> Definitely go if you haven't already. (And if you have). >> >> TJG >> >> On 25/09/2013 21:33, Tom Viner wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > A few of us had a discussion at PyconUK about doing a trip to >> > Bletchley Park and the The National Museum of Computing. >> > >> > Saturday, 19 Oct seemed to be the best option. Londoners >> could meet at >> > Euston Station and others could make their own way. >> > >> > In terms of timing: >> > >> > - Bletchley Park is open from 9.30am to 5.00pm >> > - The Museum of Computing is "Fully open 1-5pm; Colossus and >> Tunny >> > Galleries open all day" >> > >> > So we could meet at say 10am and get the train there, >> potentially >> > using this national rail 2 for 1 offer: >> > http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/bletchley-park-(1) >> > >> > More info: >> > http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ >> > http://www.tnmoc.org/ >> > >> > So put it in your calendar and I'll email again a week >> before with >> > specific meeting times etc. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > Tom >> > >> > @tomviner >> > _______________________________________________ >> > python-uk mailing list >> > python-uk@python.org <mailto:python-uk@python.org> >> > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-uk mailing list >> python-uk@python.org <mailto:python-uk@python.org> >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-uk mailing list >> python-uk@python.org <mailto:python-uk@python.org> >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org <mailto:python-uk@python.org> > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > > > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > _______________________________________________ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk