Branch Meetings

Name: “45 Years of Railway Photography” by Roger Sutcliffe
Start: 2026-01-30T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-30T22:00:00+00:00
Location: Fulwood Lawn Tennis club Highgate Ave Preston PR2 8DY

January 2026
Early spotting days – 1960s & 70s by Mike McManus

Mon 19th January @ 1:30 PM - 3:45 PM

MCN Bromborough The Bromborough Suite. The Merebrook, Greenfields Avenue, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, United Kingdom
The Railways of Pakistan & The Hedjaz Railway – Syria & Jordan

Mon 19th January @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United Kingdom

Our Secretary, Derek Huntriss, will present a superb collection of images taken on his adventures in Pakistan and on The Hedjaz Railway in Syria and Jordan.
Tyne to Tweed and branches in between

Mon 19th January @ 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

NHN Northampton - Weston Favell Weston Favell Parish Hall, Booth Lane South, Northampton, United Kingdom
The Greatest Gathering – A Personal Record

Mon 19th January @ 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM

ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United Kingdom

This presentation, by our own Iain Scotchman covers Iain's visit to the Greatest Gathering in Derby to celebrate 200 years of the railways Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also…
Manchester to Leeds via Calder Valley

Tue 20th January @ 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

HSD Hull The Highway, Willerby Road, Hull, United Kingdom
TVY Branch – Conditions of Carriage Part 1 – the History of Railway Carriages

Tue 20th January @ 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

TVY Didcot Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, United Kingdom

Railway carriages may be overshadowed by the glamour of the locomotive, but they can be glamorous too - or very basic! This presentation traces the diverse and fascinating story of…
Branch AGM

Wed 21st January @ 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

SOE Eastleigh Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute), 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, United Kingdom

£3
Railways of South Wales

Wed 21st January @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

SOE Eastleigh Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute), 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, United Kingdom

£3
The future of UK Locomotive Operations

Featured Mon 26th January @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM RCTS Windsor & Maidenhead Branch Meetings

MHD Cox Green Cox Green Community Centre, Highfield Lane, Cox Green, Maidenhead, United Kingdom

Hybrid Event

Karl is the founder and MD of Railmotive. He is also the founder, co-owner and former CEO of the Rail Operations Group (ROG) group of companies. He is a career…

£2
Six Months at Stratford Depot – My recollections from 1988

Tue 27th January @ 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch meeting. Details to follow. Doors open at 13:30 for 14:00 start.
Railways Remembered Lake District and North Lancashire

Wed 28th January @ 7:15 PM - 9:30 PM

Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United Kingdom

Virtual Event

Railways Remembered: Lake District and North Lancashire This title is a follow-up to Railways Remembered: North East England and is due for publication in spring 2026. One of the co-authors,…
“45 Years of Railway Photography” by Roger Sutcliffe

Fri 30th January @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Fulwood Lawn Tennis club Highgate Ave Preston PR2 8DY Highgate Ave, Preston, Lancashire

January 2026