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SUMMARY:Visit to Llandudno & the Great Orme Tramway
DESCRIPTION:Please note change of venue
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/visit-to-llandudno/
CATEGORIES:MCN Merseyside Cheshire & North Wales
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250909T140000
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SUMMARY:The Midland Main Line - Bedford to St Pancras
DESCRIPTION:A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation\, from the Peter Bland Collection\, by Bryan Cross. \nA digital presentation of images mostly scanned directly from the negatives of Peter Bland & Harold Clements. \nWe will travel along the ex-Midland Main Line\, Bedford to St Pancras & Moorgate. Looking at the early history\, aided by maps & diagrams but mostly photographs covering the period mid 1950’s to 1961 and the end steam hauled suburban services. \nDoors open 13:30 for a 14:00 start. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-midland-main-line-bedford-to-st-pancras/
LOCATION:HTC Hitchin\, St Mark's Church\, St Mark's Close\, Lancaster Avenue\, Hitchin\, Hertfordshire\, SG5 1UR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,HTC Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City,Indoor Event
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DTSTAMP:20260421T091719
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SUMMARY:The Life and Times of Edward Thompson - Simon Martin
DESCRIPTION:“I have much to do\, gentlemen\, and little time in which to do it”. These words are attributed to Edward Thompson and have been taken in the past as meaning little time in which to enact change\, specifically to the work of his predecessor\, Sir Nigel Gresley. How far was this true\, was the question posed by Simon A.C. Martin when he started his research on the L.N.E.R.’s second C.M.E. over a decade and a half ago.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-life-and-times-of-edward-thompson-simon-martin/
LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,EMD East Midlands,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250909T193000
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DTSTAMP:20260421T091719
CREATED:20250617T162218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T195253Z
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SUMMARY:"The North Eastern Railway and the Beginnings of the East Coast Mainline" by Raymond Schofield
DESCRIPTION:Our 2025/26 season opens with a much-anticipated visit from Raymond Schofield who will take us through the history of the East Coast Main Line. The North-East of England was at the forefront of railway growth\, starting some 300 years ago with colliery lines delivering coal to staithes on the Tyne and Tees. Early passenger lines followed and by 1840 York\, the ‘Gateway to the North’\, was connected to London. Shortly after\, in 1847\, the first Scottish trains came this way. In his talk\, Ray will look at some of the significant early lines and how they slotted into that 1847 route to the North. He will then follow the many changes through to the East Coast Main Line we know today\, using his own pictures and purchased images. The presentation is primarily steam-age\, but the pioneering North Eastern electrification developments are also included\, along with the occasional early diesel.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-north-eastern-railway-and-the-beginnings-of-the-east-coast-mainline-by-raymond-schofield/
LOCATION:CBR Fulbourn\, Cambridge\, The Swifts\, Haggis Gap\, Fulbourn\, Cambridge\, CB21 5HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,CBR Cambridge
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250909T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250909T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T091719
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SUMMARY:British Steam in the Early 21st Century – a Personal View
DESCRIPTION:A look back at what I was able to photograph in the early years of this century\, both on preserved railways and the mainline. \n(This is a replacement for David Cable’s presentation\, previously planned for this meeting\, which has had to be postponed until 14th April 2026). \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/september-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
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