Held at the British Hotel, North Quay, Douglas on the evening of Monday 2nd March 2009 the forty-third Annual General Meeting of the Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association took place.  Following a short meeting to adopt the accounts of the Groudle Glen Railway, the meeting opened with a two-minutes' silence for both long-standing treasurer Harold Flavell and respected railway historian James I.C. Boyd who had both passed away since the previous A.G.M.  The minutes of the previous annual meeting were read by the assistant secretary in the absence of Tony Beard, approved and signed by the chairman accordingly.  Following this the company's financial statements were presented to the meeting and approved unanimously by the assembled members.

The election of officers followed with all committee members remaining in place, with the addition of Grant Taylor as assistant secretary to Tony Beard, and director up for rotation being Ron Cooper (remaining) and Sam Bracegirdle who, as an off-island member and for reasons of liability was not re-elected.  The lively chairman's report on the year 2008-2009 followed, Bill Cubbon focussing on the lack of advertising for 2008's short enthusiasts' period, the continuing concern regarding the contents of Homefield Garage and the disappointing lack of commitment for 2009's railway timetable to date, the traditional commencenement date of Easter having not been confirmed at the time of the meeting.  He did however advise that representatives of the Supporters' Association were due to meet with the minister and acting head of railways in the near future. 

At the conclusion of proceedings, under any other business, members felt that perhaps the Supporters' Association could consider moving the A.G.M. date back to the Augst Bank Holiday date to tie in with visitors, or even as part of an enthusiasts' event or a special train.  The committee agreed to discuss this at length at their next meeting.  There followed a short break for refreshments and one of Bill Cubbon's excellent film shows, this time focussing on "Groudle: The Early Years" showing cine footage of the first visits to the glen in 1982, the lifting of the Doddington House Railway and retrieval of rolling stock, the return of Sea Lion from John Walton and her arrival upon re-build in 1987.