A review over the years – steam, diesels and electrics, with the odd deviation along the way
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A review over the years – steam, diesels and electrics, with the odd deviation along the way
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A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Chris Wright. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for a 14:00 start. |
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1 event,Members of the RCTS South Wales branch will be taking our preloved book stall to the 37th Cardiff Model Railway show, held this year over the first weekend in November at Sophia Gardens, home of the newly promoted Glamorgan Cricket Club. Why not come along, say hello and see some excellent model railways. Opening hours:… |
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'My life on the railways, from Willesden and Wembley, to North Pole and Temple Mills.' This will be a presentation of how I got interested in the railways at a young age and went on to have a 41-year career on British Rail and Eurostar. There are plenty of pictures in the presentation. Please note… |
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David Cross presents a selection of his late father Derek’s excellent images, depicting diesels over a 25 year period. This is sure to be an excellent evening of diesel nostalgia! Note: This presentation is that which was postponed from the March 2025 Milton Keynes Branch meeting. |
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"Geoff Plumb - ‘That Was the Year That Was – 1966’. Geoff goes back almost sixty years to 1966 with travels around the UK in chronological order. Included are Ffestiniog Railway working parties, several visits to Crewe Works, RCTS railtours for the last day of the Somerset & Dorset, Longmoor Military Railway tours, scenes on… |
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A Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Hugh Driscoll. (This replaces the previously advertised presentation) Hugh will be describing his railway career, from his initial training at Derby Carriage Works through varied BR engineering training scheme placements, then on to working in depots for BR, Intercity and Eurostar in a variety of roles.…
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Colin makes a welcome return to Sheffield branch with more fabulous photos from his vast collection. |
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The RCTS South Wales branch are proud to announce that Brian Rolley will be presenting what promises to be a fascinating talk on the internal system at the Tremorfa and Castle Steel works in Cardiff. Expect plenty of images from a railway that is not normally accessible or even visible to the general public. Doors… |
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Sam Savage visits us to talk about the 2021 remodelling of the throat of London Kings Cross station - when Kings Cross was uncrossed. Learn about how this major civil engineering project was delivered at one of London's busiest stations
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A long-time tram and trolleybus follower, Graham will show us images of just some of the tram systems in the UK and overseas, taken through time.
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A Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Rob Freeman. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for a 14:00 presentation start.
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Adrian Gray is a historian who has been writing about railways and local history since his teenage years. This talk was inspired by his regular trips to London for work, travelling from Retford to King’s Cross. The talk will look at some significant fatal accidents and how they gradually contributed to improved safety since the… |
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"Although freight traffic today generally means stone and containers (of which we will see plenty) we will also see some of the flows of coal which existed until the last few years. Geographical coverage is from Hampshire (a surprising modern day freight "hotspot") and South Wales to the West Highlands of Scotland" |
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