Indoor Event

Name: Lance King in Ulster, 1957-1970, The NCC in Action
Start: 2026-02-19T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-19T16:30:00+00:00
Location: CHR Bassil Shippam Centre

January 2026
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 railwayman, business owner and rail industry pioneer. Karl also pioneered the development and procurement of the UK's first fleet of environmentally-friendly, high-performing class 93 tri-mode…

£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, Charles Roberts, tells how the project came to fruition, illustrating his talk with a series of maps and images, most of which didn’t quite make…
“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
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diesels and electrics in the Blue Era

Wed 4th February @ 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

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Bristol Meeting – ‘The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust, 1979 to Date’ by Mark Bladwell.

Fri 6th February @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

BTL North Filton St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, United Kingdom

Mark Bladwell is Chairman of the L & B Somerset & Bristol Area Support Group and will present the work of the Trust / Association since its incorporation in 1979 to reinstate the Southern Railway’s picturesque, narrow-gauge railway in this beautiful part of North Devon.
Members digital images (no 35mm slides)

Tue 10th February @ 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Fulwood Lawn Tennis club Highgate Ave Preston PR2 8DY Highgate Ave, Preston, Lancashire
Paul Beardsley & Don Wainman – “X” marks the spot

Tue 10th February @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club Farm Road, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Paul & Don have uncovered a fascinating variety of railway material from social media, some dating back almost 100 years, and following copious research present a show with their findings. Much of local interest will be included.
The Last Years of Steam 1966-1967

Tue 10th February @ 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

HTC Hitchin St Mark's Church, St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Michael Smyth. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
Every picture tells a story

Thu 12th February @ 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

PBR Peterborough St Luke’s Church, Mayor's Walk, Peterborough, United Kingdom

£3.50 – £5
AGM + a Local Favourite Returns with a Show

Tue 17th February @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

HSD Hull The Highway, Willerby Road, Hull, United Kingdom
Lance King in Ulster, 1957-1970, The NCC in Action

Thu 19th February @ 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

CHR Bassil Shippam Centre Tozer Way, St Pancras, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

The NCC ("Northern Counties Committee") was the Irish arm of the LMS (and the MR before that). The talk is mainly 1958 - 1970 when the NCC ran the last mainline steam in these islands. Using the slides of the late Lance King, I will take you on a trip along the lines still open…

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