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Railways Remembered – North East England
Railways Remembered – North East England
Recently published by Crécy is Railways Remembered: North East England. This full colour volume covers the area from the Scottish Border to the Tees, and inland to the North Pennines. All facets of railway operations are covered: steam, diesel and electric; town and country; freight and passenger; BR and industry. One of the co-authors, Charles…
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Western Enterprise
Western Enterprise
Significant investment over recent years has radically changed the face of the Great Western, a railway so rich in history that parts have been considered worthy of UNESCO World Heritage status. Setting the scene with a brief look at today's railway, this talk ranges widely across the route, blending aspects of the speaker's fifty-year western…
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Leatherhead Station & Stationmasters House
Leatherhead Station & Stationmasters House
RCTS Archive & Library Officer Andy Davies illustrates the importance of this facility
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South Western Railway update
South Western Railway update
We welcome Steve Tyler, Performance and Planning Director of South Western Railway to give an update on the latest developments with one of our busiest train operators
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East Anglia in the 2020s
East Anglia in the 2020s
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation. Presenter: Iain Scotchman. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30.
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That was the year that was – 1962
That was the year that was – 1962
'Geoff was born in Sheffield in 1949, into a railway-mad family, starting his railway enthusiasm at the age of around 18 months. After some early attempts with the family Box Brownie camera in the 1950s, he was given his first ‘proper’ camera for his thirteenth birthday in March 1962, this eventually leading to his career…
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A Southern Miscellany, from the RCTS Photographic Archive
A Southern Miscellany, from the RCTS Photographic Archive
David Jackman will present "A Southern Miscellany", as seen through the lens of photographers who have passed their images to the Society's Photographic Archive, featuring a potpourri of photographs from the 1950s onwards (mainly from the 60s and 70s), including a wide selection of steam, diesel and electric motive power across the region, from the…
Croydon & South London Branch Lunch
Croydon & South London Branch Lunch
As a change from having a Branch Christmas Dinner at the Porter and Sorter in Croydon, this season we have decided to have a Branch Lunch, at the Redhill Toby Carvery, which is very close to Redhill Station. Table is booked for 13:15; meet in the bar area from 12:15 for a pre lunch drink.…
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‘My Early Years’ – B&W in the 1950s Presented by Arthur Turner
‘My Early Years’ – B&W in the 1950s Presented by Arthur Turner
After a short AGM, Branch President Arthur Turner will present 'My Early Years', with Black & White pictures from the 1950s.
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SCT Transforming the West Highland Line
SCT Transforming the West Highland Line
Mid-day 'Jacobite' to Mallaig heads west from Banavie Transforming the West Highland Line The upgrades and transformation of the West Highland Line from the 1980s, including RETB signalling, introduction of DMUs, plus the “Jacobite” steam trains, and the opening/reopening of Loch Awe, Loch Eil Outward Bound and Falls of Cruachan stations.
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