Branch Meetings – in person only

Name: NEA Branch – Flying Scotsman in America and Beyond
Start: 2026-05-21T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-21T21:30:00+01:00
Location: NEA Darlington

May 2026
Bristol Meeting – ‘My Father’s Pictures’ by David Cross

Fri 1st May @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

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

Derek Cross was a prolific railway photographer and his son David will be showing a selection of his father's photos including scenes at Bristol, Bath and on the Somerset &…
WFD Branch Meeting – ‘An Introduction to the RAIB’, by Keith Blackshaw’, 5th May 2026

Tue 5th May @ 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom

KEITH BLACKSHAW, who is an Inspector of Rail Accidents, presents ‘An introduction to the RAIB’ (Rail Accident Investigation Branch). Further details will be added nearer the date. Please note this…
FLL – On the Right Track – A Life in Track Renewals

Wed 6th May @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

FLL Carnforth Royal Station Hotel, Market Street, Carnforth, United Kingdom

with Sean Devaney
Oliver Bulleid and 35028 “Clan Line”

Tue 12th May @ 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 Simon Martin. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
Stephen Gay – Picture Postcard Railway Rambles – The Hope Valley Line.

Tue 12th May @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club Farm Road, Sheffield, United Kingdom
The Bluebell Railway through my lens

Tue 12th May @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United Kingdom

David Cable is an excellent photographer, regularly in action along the Bluebell Railway, both on photo charters and normal service days, and will giving us a presentation of the highlights…
“Rail Days in Humberside and North Lincolnshire” by Dick Crane

Tue 12th May @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Humberside and North Lincolnshire are often overlooked as major locations of interesting rail activity. We set this straight at our May meeting as Dick Crane closes the 25/26 season with…
Against All Odds… Rebuilding the Welsh Highland Railway

Wed 13th May @ 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

SWL Radyr, Cardiff Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, United Kingdom

For our May meeting, David Waldren will be giving what promises to be a fascinating talk on one of the largest railway projects in Wales in recent years, the rebuilding…
The Seaton Tramway

Featured Mon 18th May @ 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

Closed by BR in 1966, the branch became a tramway in 1970. The talk will cover the route and the trams and include a trip up the line with one…

£2
Modern Railway Signalling

Mon 18th May @ 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM

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

Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall. Unfortunately this talk will not be available on Zoom.
TVY – With Lance King in Ulster The Great Northern Line : 1957 – 1965

Tue 19th May @ 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

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

presented by Leslie McAllister
NEA Branch – Flying Scotsman in America and Beyond

Thu 21st May @ 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

NEA Darlington Darlington Cricket Club, South Terrace, Darlington, United Kingdom

Presented by Richard Hinchliffe

May 2026