The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society

Visit to Stafford
2025-12-09

Railways to the Sea
2025-12-09 13:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | HSD Hull, The Highway, Willerby Road, Hull, HU5 5LH, United Kingdom

Sugar, Steam and Sunsets (Java)
2025-12-09 14:00 - 16:30 | HTC Hitchin, St Mark's Church, St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1UR, United Kingdom
A Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by David Longman.
In the early years of this century, David Longman made a series of trips to photograph the remaining steam locomotives working on the narrow gauge sugar lines in Java. Unwilling to join an organised group he travelled the length of the island by bus, motorcycle and becak, locating the various ‘pabrik gula’ and bringing back a snapshot not only of the railways but also the lives of the people of this Indonesian island. Whilst there is now little or nothing left of these wonderful little railways, as road transport has rendered them largely redundant, David will be recalling the people he met, the ‘Beast Of Tasik Madu’ and places his visited during his photographic wanderings.
Doors open 13:30 for a 14:00 start.
There will be an extended interval break! (with Christmas “nibbles”)

Sheffield Branch – Meeting Cancelled
2025-12-09 19:00 - 21:00 | SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield, S2 2TP, United Kingdom
As this planned meeting date clashes with a home match for Sheffield United, the committee have decided that it would be prudent to cancel.

Branch Social event with member's contributions
2025-12-09 19:00 - 21:30 | EMD Nottingham, The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, NG1 4EZ, United Kingdom
A social evening with wine and mince pies and short contributions from the members – starts at 7pm

The Epping and Ongar Railway
2025-12-09 19:30 - 22:00 | CSL Croydon, East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, CR0 5LP, United Kingdom
The Epping to Ongar Line was originally a Great Eastern Railway branch line, and later became part of the London Underground. Following closure, there were various proposals over its future, before it became a heritage railway – one of the nearest ones to us – as which it is now well established. Tonight Eddie Veckranges will be coming to tell its story, and what plans it has for the future.

AGM and Members' Photographs
2025-12-09 19:30 - 22:00 | CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge, The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5HD, United Kingdom
Tuesday 9thDecember is our AGM, followed my Members’ Photographs.
The Agenda for the AGM can be found here and the Chairman’s Report is here.
