Railways on the Air

Railways on the air (ROTA) weekend usually takes place every year on the weekend closest to the 27th September. This date celebrates the anniversary of the first steam powered passenger railway which took place on 27th September 1825 – the first passenger train ran on a line in the North East of England from Darlington to Stockton. Bishop Auckland Amateur Radio Club coordinates this event.

As an additional activity we propose to camp on DMR talk group 23560 for the duration so that stations can talk with BARAC and other special event stations to check on activity on the bands. That Talk Group is actually the one for North East England and is appropriate given the history of our railways.

The following frequencies for the event are suggested: 3.65, 7.15, 14.25.

	55th anniversary Club Station	GB0LMR	British Railways ARS
	Amerton railway	M0SPA	Staffordshire portable amateur radio club
	Ammanford station, Heart of wales line.	MW7ARE	Jethro Bevan.
	Avon Valley Railway	GB0AVR	North Bristol Amatueur Radio club
	Babbacombe Cliff Railway	GB4BCR	Riviera Amateur Radio Club
	Bennerley Viaduct (Great Northern Railway)	M1CXF	Trevor J Corney
	Bluebell Railway	GB0BR	Gavin Keegan
	Corris Railway	GB1CR	Aberystwyth and District Amatuer Radio Society
	dagenham-dock	M0HEM	John O’Toole
	East Lancashire Railway	GB0ELR	Bury Radio Society
	Eden Valley Railway	GB2EVR	Eden Valley Railway
	Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway	M0UGX/P	Malcolm Street
	Epping and Ongar Railway	GB0EOR	Harlow and District Amateur Radio Society
	Hollycombe Steam Collection	GB2HSC	David Lawrence tooth radio group
	Keith and Dufftown Railway	GB2KDR	Grampian Hilltoppers
	Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway	GB4LHR	Furness Amateur Radio Society
	Midsomer Norton	GB0SDR	South Bristol ARC
	Rhonnda and Swansea Bay	GB0RSB	Wales Digital Radio Group
	Ribble Steam Railway	GB5RSR	Central Lancs Amateur Radio Club
	ROMNEY HYTHE & DYMCHURCH L.R.	GB6RHD	KENT WEALD A.R.C.
	St Albans South Signal Box	GB0BOX	Keith Webster
	The Helston Branch Line	GB0HBL	Poldhu Amateur Radio Club
	Waterford Suir Valley Railway	EI2WRC/P	South Eastern Amateur Radio Group
	West Somerset Railway (Minehead Station)	GB2WSR	Richard Newton
	Whitrope Heritage Centre	GB0WHR	Galashiels &DARS
	Whitwell & Reepham Station (Midland & Great Northern)	GB2MGN	Bittern DX Group