Events
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Views on the railway in East London and Essex from the Historic England Aerofilms Collection
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Colin is a railway civil engineer, retired now after a career of more than 50 years. He was born and raised close to the Metropolitan railway, and have used it for leisure and commuting purposes in the past, but it has also had a significant work-related focus for me. So, it's close to my heart!…
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The Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch AGM followed by a presentation by John Tigg. From a very young age, living in North West London between the West Coast Mainline and Metropolitan / Great Central route, John has had an interest in railways. Despite spending his last years before retirement travelling the country for a… |
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Virtual Event
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David Jackman will take us on a photographic journey through the last hundred years of steam, diesel and electric traction, starting at Paddington and heading west, using photographs from the society’s photographic archive. For this virtual event, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members, but a £2.00 donation will be requested at the… |
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Derek Cross was a prolific railway photographer and his son David will be showing a selection of his father's photos including scenes at Bristol, Bath and on the Somerset & Dorset Railway. |
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1 event,The 2025/26 meeting season has completed. We will restart on Thursday 17th September 2026. |
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KEITH BLACKSHAW, who is an Inspector of Rail Accidents, presents ‘An introduction to the RAIB’ (Rail Accident Investigation Branch). Keith has been at RAIB now for 3 years, after 21 years working on the front line of the rail industry. He started his railway career as a Customer Host for Midland Mainline in 2002, by… |
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Join us for a presentation by Mike Corbett 'The Works', covering the rise and fall, ownership and organisation of Wolverton Works from its origins as a steam locomotive workshop facility followed by migration to carriage, wagon, EMU and road transport construction and overhaul including carriage technical developments. With the retirement of the Royal Train in… |
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A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Simon Martin. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start. |
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For our May meeting, David Waldren will be giving what promises to be a fascinating talk on one of the largest railway projects in Wales in recent years, the rebuilding of the Welsh Highland Railway from Porthmadog to Caernarfon. Doors open at 7 for a 7:30 start and our preloved bookstall will be available for… |
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Closed by BR in 1966, the branch became a tramway in 1970. The talk will cover the route and the trams and include a trip up the line with one of the drivers
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Our speaker, Dave Gouldthorp, original member of the Master Neverers Association (MNA) will present 2 hours of BR Steam movies
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This event is not at the usual time, it is an evening meeting starting at 7pm. |
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Leslie McAllister pays a tribute to his late friend Lance King, with a selection of Lance’s colour photography taken in the North of Ireland in the last years of steam traction. Leslie witnessed much of what is included, as a schoolboy! The 1960s saw a halving of the Province’s railway mileage, but not before Lance… |
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A pot Pourri of UK images taken by Bruce from the 1960's into the 21st
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East West Rail Stuart Edwards - Engagement Manager Business, Industry and Academia.
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Philip Lockwood explores the replacement station for Morley and the new station for White Rose Centre. |
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A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Richard Morris. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start. |
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From starting his railway career as a Junior Railman at Chatham in 1974 to becoming the Incident Controller at Croydon in 2008, Peter Gibbons has gained a wealth of rail operating experience and knowledge throughout the former Central and South Eastern Divisions of BR Southern Region. Peter takes us through the evolution of railway signalling… |
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