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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251002T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251002T213000
DTSTAMP:20250424T160623Z
CREATED:20240824T122633Z
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UID:10002802-1759433400-1759440600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Milton Keynes Branch Meeting - ‘West Midlands Trains – Our Challenges & Opportunities for the Future’
DESCRIPTION:Geoff Grant\, Stakeholder Manager for West Midlands Trains\, gives an overview of the key priorities facing the company in terms of their fleet\, customer experience\, accessibility and innovation.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/milton-keynes-branch-meeting-title-tbc-7/
LOCATION:MKY Milton Keynes\, Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK\, Elder Gate\, Milton Keynes\, Buckinghamshire\, MK9 1EN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Indoor Event,MKY Milton Keynes
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WMT-Class-730.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="MKY Milton Keynes branch":MAILTO:miltonkeynes@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251003T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251003T220000
DTSTAMP:20250618T181214Z
CREATED:20250618T180618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T181214Z
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SUMMARY:Bristol Meeting - 'The Advanced Passenger Train' by Kit Spackman
DESCRIPTION:Kit Spackman\, who was the Tilt System Development Engineer on the APT-E programme\, will explain the fascinating story of the whole APT Programme.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/bristol-meeting-the-advanced-passenger-train-by-kit-spackman/
LOCATION:BTL North Filton\, St Teresa’s Church Hall\, 71 Gloucester Road\, North Filton\, BS34 7PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,BTL Bristol,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251007T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251007T213000
DTSTAMP:20250719T140317Z
CREATED:20250625T145334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250719T140317Z
UID:10003111-1759863600-1759872600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:WFD Branch - 'The Forgotten Standard'\, by Ian Crowder\, 7th October 2025
DESCRIPTION:IAN CROWDER – “The Forgotten Standard”. Ian Crowder is Marketing Director of Toddington Standard Locomotive Ltd (TSLL)\, owners of Standard Class 4 2-6-0 No. 76077 and which is nearing the end of its restoration for use on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway.  In this two-part lavishly-illustrated presentation\, he firstly describes the development of the Standard Class 4 2-6-0s and 76077 in particular; its delivery to Sutton Oak (8G) depot and its typical use until withdrawn in December 1967 and subsequent transfer to Barry scrapyard.  The second part explains its rescue by Chris Hinton and long term storage at Toddington\, when the locomotive became almost forgotten.  Acquired by TSLL in 2018\, it has undergone very rapid restoration\, funded thanks to a vigorous marketing campaign\, with a number of technical challenges overcome along the way.  The progress is brought completely up-to-date including the current overhaul of the boiler at Leaky Finders in Devon. \nPlease note this is a physical meeting\, doors open from 18:30 for 19:00 commencement of proceedings.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/wfd-branch-the-forgotten-standard-by-ian-crowder-7th-october-2025/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/watford-branch/IanCrowderqZl_8ikw_edited.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251008T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251008T220000
DTSTAMP:20250729T204357Z
CREATED:20250729T204130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T204357Z
UID:10003137-1759950000-1759960800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Transforming The Transport for Wales Fleet
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Andrew Gainsbury with photography by Jeremy Segrott
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/transforming-the-transport-for-wales-fleet/
LOCATION:SWL Radyr\, Cardiff\, Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys\, Park Road\, Radyr\, Cardiff\, CF15 8DF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,Indoor Event,SWL South Wales / De Cymru
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T213000
DTSTAMP:20250928T211918Z
CREATED:20250315T131322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T211918Z
UID:10003014-1760036400-1760045400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:InterCity 125 High Speed Trains – an enthusiast's perspective
DESCRIPTION:Society Secretary Richard Morris visits us to look at the operations of the InterCity 125\, or High Speed Train\, from the point of view of the enthusiast. \nExpect lots of variety of liveries and locations in Richard’s new presentation.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/intercity-125s-an-enthusiats-perspective/
LOCATION:PBR Peterborough\, St Luke’s Church\, Mayor's Walk\, Peterborough\, PE3 6EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,Indoor Event,PBR Peterborough
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ORGANIZER;CN="PBR Peterborough branch":MAILTO:peterborough@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T163000
DTSTAMP:20251002T143839Z
CREATED:20250629T145045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T143839Z
UID:10003114-1760450400-1760459400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Last Four Years of Steam
DESCRIPTION:A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by George Howe. \nGeorge tells us that: \nThis will be a slide show which will take you back to the steam era 1964 to 1968 if you were around in that time. If younger hopefully it will show life\, and how I travelled about to capture live steam. \nI travelled all four regions to where steam locomotives were still in use\, and witnessed diesels coming in to replace them. Steam gradually disappearing over this time\, leaving the last area of the country to see them being the north west of England. \nThe reason for my title of this presentation is\, I started using slide films in 1964\, and steam finally came to an end in 1968. About sixty one years ago when I started with slide films\, and four years before steam on service trains finally disappeared. \nDoors open 13:30 for a 14:00 start.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-last-four-years-of-steam-2/
LOCATION:St Marks Church Hall\, Hitchin SG5 1UR\, St Mark's Close\, Lancaster Avenue\, Hitchin\, Hertfordshire\, SG5 1UR
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,HTC Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T210000
DTSTAMP:20250904T181515Z
CREATED:20250904T181515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T181515Z
UID:10003221-1760468400-1760475600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Andy Barclay - More slides from the Peter Fox collection
DESCRIPTION:Andy delves into the archives with more gems from the Peter Fox collection – with material from both the local area and further afield.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/andy-barclay-more-slides-from-the-peter-fox-collection/
LOCATION:SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club\, Farm Road\, Sheffield\, S2 2TP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,Indoor Event,SFD Sheffield
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251020T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251020T163000
DTSTAMP:20250119T190955Z
CREATED:20250119T190955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250119T190955Z
UID:10002978-1760968800-1760977800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Northampton Castle Station in Camera by Richard Deacon\, Northampton Branch Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/northampton-castle-station-in-camera-by-richard-deacon-northampton-branch-meeting/
LOCATION:NHN Northampton – Weston Favell\, Weston Favell Parish Hall\, Booth Lane South\, Northampton\, NN3 3EP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,Indoor Event,NHN Northampton
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251021T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251021T220000
DTSTAMP:20250830T194032Z
CREATED:20250830T194032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250830T194032Z
UID:10003205-1761075000-1761084000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Forty Years on the footplate
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/forty-years-on-the-footplate/
LOCATION:HSD Hull\, The Highway\, Willerby Road\, Hull\, HU5 5LH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,HSD Humberside,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T213000
DTSTAMP:20250906T083439Z
CREATED:20250429T201010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250906T083439Z
UID:10003031-1761160500-1761168600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Didcot\, Newbury & Southampton Railway
DESCRIPTION:Richard Coghlan presents a picture show of the line from Didcot to Southampton via Winchester Chesil\, closed between 1960 & 1962. An array of ‘then & now’; some dates; pictures from his collection\, and how the collection started. The image illustrates the bay platform at Newbury.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/chr-branch-meeting-2/
LOCATION:CHR Bassil Shippam Centre\, Tozer Way\, St Pancras\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,CHR Chichester,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251027T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251027T220000
DTSTAMP:20260901T150231Z
CREATED:20250822T103018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T150231Z
UID:10003152-1761593400-1761602400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:North from Kings Cross - Images from the RCTS Archive
DESCRIPTION:A review over the years – steam\, diesels and electrics\, with the odd deviation along the way
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/north-from-kings-cross/
LOCATION:MHD Cox Green\, Cox Green Community Centre\, Highfield Lane\, Cox Green\, Maidenhead\, SL6 3AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Branch Meetings - hybrid,Branch Meetings – in person only,Hybrid Event,Indoor Event,MHD Windsor and Maidenhead,RCTS National Meeting - virtual
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/windsor-maidenhead-branch/CH03982-scaled.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="MHD Windsor & Maidenhead Branch":MAILTO:maidenhead@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T163000
DTSTAMP:20250629T145346Z
CREATED:20250629T145346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250629T145346Z
UID:10003115-1761660000-1761669000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Memories of a Gorleston Spotter (part 2)
DESCRIPTION:A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Chris Wright. \nDetails to follow. \nDoors open 13:30 for a 14:00 start.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/memories-of-a-gorleston-spotter-part-2/
LOCATION:HTC Welwyn\, Digswell Village Church Hall\, Welwyn\, Hertfordshire\, AL6 0DH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,HTC Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251031T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251031T220000
DTSTAMP:20250830T220403Z
CREATED:20250830T220403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250830T220403Z
UID:10003212-1761939000-1761948000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:"Freedom of Scotland 1961" Part 1 by John Sloane
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/freedom-of-scotland-1961-part-1-by-john-sloane-4/
LOCATION:Fulwood Lawn Tennis club Highgate Ave  Preston PR2 8DY\, Highgate Ave\, Preston\, Lancashire\, PR2 8DY
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,Indoor Event,LNW Lancashire & North West
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