BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://rcts.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250409 DTSTAMP:20260418T133236 CREATED:20250319T124031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T124323Z UID:10003018-1744070400-1744156799@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Visit to Tamworth\, Nuneaton & Water Orton DESCRIPTION: URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/visit-to-tamworth-nuneaton-water-orton/ CATEGORIES:MCN Merseyside Cheshire & North Wales END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T133236 CREATED:20250123T224635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T200440Z UID:10002984-1744120800-1744128000@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Geoff Plumb. That was the year that was: 1962. DESCRIPTION:Staveley Iron Works near Chesterfield had its own internal rail system\, but hired in motive power from the Midland Railway. It apparently had a 100 year contract\, which rather outlasted the provision of Midland power\, but did ensure some ancient engines survived! Here\, Johnson “Half-Cab” class 1F 0-6-0T is shunting internal user wagons within the works on Sunday 12th August 1962. \nIn Sheffield branch’s 75th anniversary year Geoff makes a welcome return – his father Derek Plumb was one of the branches founder members.  \nGeoff 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 as a Television Cameraman. The first half of the presentation covers his early background before moving on to a variety of high quality (mainly Black & White) images taken around the country during 1962. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/geoff-plumb-that-was-the-year-that-was-1962/ LOCATION:SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club\, Farm Road\, Sheffield\, S2 2TP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,SFD Sheffield END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T163000 DTSTAMP:20260418T133236 CREATED:20241213T175010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T102912Z UID:10002955-1744120800-1744129800@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:A Caledonian Collection DESCRIPTION:A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Roger Pidgeon. \nIn the photo – \nCaledonian express locomotive No 78 at the West Walls engine shed\, just north of Carlisle Citadel Station . Loco rebuilt 1868. Photo around early 1870s\nNote the 8 ft driving wheel \, the big Crewe end and the Giffard injector by the cab door. \nDoors open at 13:30 for a 14:00 start. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/a-caledonian-collection/ LOCATION:St Marks Church Hall\, Hitchin SG5 1UR\, St Mark's Close\, Lancaster Avenue\, Hitchin\, Hertfordshire\, SG5 1UR CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,HTC Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City,Indoor Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/hitchin-and-welwyn-garden-city-branch/Misc/April-2025-Roger-Pidgeon.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T213000 DTSTAMP:20260418T133236 CREATED:20250405T125705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250405T130247Z UID:10002896-1744138800-1744147800@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Funicular Railways - David Hanger DESCRIPTION:A return visit by David who will present\nFunicular Railways – This talk covers the history of cable haulage of tramways and railways before looking at each of the funicular railways in the UK plus a number in Europe URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/funicular-railways-david-hanger/ LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,EMD East Midlands,Indoor Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/east-midlands-branch/Closed-Cliff-Tramway.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T220000 DTSTAMP:20260418T133236 CREATED:20240706T074349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250322T132956Z UID:10002709-1744140600-1744149600@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:“Cambridge Area Railways Yesterday and Today (Part 4)” by David Scudamore DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday 8th April 2025 we welcome local railway historian and photographer David Scudamore for the fourth in his highly popular and erudite series on railways around Cambridge. The talk will look at many aspects of the railways from opening to the present day\, ranging from locomotives and trains to railway infrastructure. Starting in Cambridge\, after a brief look at the new Cambridge South station area\, we head along the LNW Varsity line to Oxford as far as Sandy. We then move to Ely where we finished Part 1 and will look at the line to March and the vast Whitemoor marshalling yards. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/cambridge-area-railways-yesterday-and-today-part-4-by-david-scudamore/ LOCATION:CBR Fulbourn\, Cambridge\, The Swifts\, Haggis Gap\, Fulbourn\, Cambridge\, CB21 5HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,CBR Cambridge ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/cambridge-branch/Speaker-Images/19640829-SANDY-73014-Pick-Up-Goods-to-Cambridge-in-LNW-Platforms-Copyright-David-Scudamore-E2W.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T220000 DTSTAMP:20260418T133236 CREATED:20241204T175027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250406T175443Z UID:10002910-1744140600-1744149600@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Czechoslovak Railways DESCRIPTION:Jeremy Harrison shows us images of Czechoslovak Railways (ČSD) from his visits to the country with the LCGB in 1989\, for their celebration of 150 Years of Railways in the country\, and 1992\, for a substantially steam hauled tour which took us across the country. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/april-2025-csl-croydon-branch-meeting/ LOCATION:CSL Croydon\, East Croydon United Reformed Church\, Addiscombe Grove\, Croydon\, CR0 5LP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,CSL Croydon & South London ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/croydon-south-london-branch/2025/CSSR92b_cr-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR