By Diesel Hydraulics around the Western Region
TVY Didcot Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, United KingdomJoe Turner spent most of his career working for British Rail Western Region. In this slide show Joe presents WR diesel hydraulics in their various liveries from the late 1950’s through to the later years of the 1970’s, and on into preservation. As well as the well known Westerns, Warships, and Hymeks, Joe also shows…
Archive & Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United Kingdom“Steam from the Lineside”
SOE Eastleigh Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute), 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, United KingdomSteve Bigley will present an illustrated talk on steam charters
Change of date: Is it ‘A Clear Road Ahead for the Railways’
WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United KingdomOur local transport expert, Fraser Pithie, turns his attention to the national scene and asks the question "Is it "A Clear Road Ahead" for the Railways. Change of date: The meeting has been deferred by a week from its original date of 19th September owing to the Funeral of The late Queen Elizabeth taking place…
Australia 2020
MHD Cox Green Cox Green Community Centre, Highfield Lane, Cox Green, Maidenhead, United KingdomStuart made a visit to Australia shortly before everything changed. Join us for a flavour from Down Under
Archive & Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United Kingdom
ECML Part 2 : York to Edinburgh
HTC Welwyn Garden City Ludwick Way Methodist Church, 149 Ludwick Way, Welwyn Garden City, United KingdomA presentation by Stephen Gay. As the title says, this is the second part of Stephen's travel along the East Coast Mainline (Part 1 was in October 2021). Covering the 205 miles from York to Edinburgh and calling at the principle stations along the route. We can expect to see Stephen's recently taken photos described…
Ivatt Atlantic Passenger Locomotives of the GNR – Bob Bramson
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom
The Selsey Tramway
CHR Bassil Shippam Centre Tozer Way, St Pancras, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomSelsey at the southern tip of the Manhood peninsula has only ever had one rather difficult road to gain access to and from Chichester. In the late 1800's the idea of a rail link was seen as a futuristic transport improvement. The committee set up to carry out the project appointed the young H.F.Stevens as…
A Tour de France by Narrow Gauge
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomMichael Bunn tells the story of the rise and fall of the secondary 60cm and metre gauge networks once a feature of French railways, and of the tourist and SNCF public service narrow gauge lines still in service.
Eastleigh Arlington Works Visit
Arlington Works Campbell Road, Eastleigh, United KingdomA visit has been booked for Arlington Works for between 15 and 25 people. Details below, to book and arrange payment, up to 2 weeks before or until the visit is full, contact John Godfrey tel: 07850 220009 email: solent@rcts.org.uk 9 Duddon Close West End Southampton SO18 3QA The cost is £10 per person. All…
Geoff Brockett returns with a new show: ‘Roaming Around London with a Camera’
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomGEOFF BROCKETT returns with a new show ‘Roaming around London with a Camera’ Those of us who live in London are very lucky for the sheer variety of rolling stock and liveries that can be seen. This is a quick-fire show of images taken in Greater London over the last two to three years that…