| Re: Railway Mission - Chaplains to the rail industry Posted by Oxonhutch at 19:11, 7th June 2025 |     |
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.
| Railway Mission - Chaplains to the rail industry Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 16:34, 7th June 2025 | |
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.
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.
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.
| Railway Mission - Chaplains to the rail industry Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 21:47, 13th May 2025 | |
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!
