Railway Mission - Chaplains to the rail industry

Chris from Nailsea

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Railway Mission - Chaplains to the rail industry

« on: May 13, 2025, 21:47:18 »

Nothing to do with Town Councils, but I will hopefully find myself in Trowbridge tomorrow evening for the WWRUG^» meeting.

Just as an aside, is John Roe going to talk on "Travels and Tails of a Railway Mission Chaplain", or "Travels and Tales of a Railway Mission Chaplain" ?

Either way, I'll ( hopefully ) be there! Grin


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Railway Mission - Chaplains to the rail industry

« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2025, 16:34:21 »

A (rather delayed) update from me, on this topic. I did try to post here at the time, but from my mobile phone it didn't seem to work. Roll Eyes

I did find myself in Trowbridge, and at the venue, in plenty of time for the WWRUG^» meeting - no problems at all with my trains. Wink

A very modest charge of £2 on the door for non-members was well worth it. There were some 30 in the audience.

John Roe gave an excellent illustrated talk on his work as a chaplain with the Railway Mission. He is a qualified Baptist Minister, but played down his role as such - explaining that their purpose is 'rather more listening than preaching'. There are about an equal number of male and female chaplains, so he was able to refer a female contact to one of his colleagues for further help, for example.

It was a very informative evening: I walked away with the conclusion that if anyone, anywhere, on the railways is in need of support, they should approach the Railway Mission for help.

CfN.


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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2025, 19:11:28 »

Some years ago there was a fatality on the fast lines at Cholsey station. Arriving to find the all of the police and railway responders on site and a very somber mood, there among the team with a prominent identifying reflective tabard was the Railway Chaplain.


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