[python-uk] Trip to Bletchley Park

[Tim Golden]

... 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.snowdon at gmail.com <mailto:dave.snowdon at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Count me in too.
>     Dave
> 
>     Sent from my iPhone
> 
>     On 26 Sep 2013, at 11:01, Luis Visintini <lvisintini at gmail.com
>     <mailto:lvisintini at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>>     I can make it no problem.
>>     count me in
>>
>>     Luis
>>
>>
>>     On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 8:41 AM, Tim Golden <mail at timgolden.me.uk
>>     <mailto:mail at 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
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