Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
CHR Bassil Shippam Centre Tozer Way, St Pancras, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom"The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow". The first half of Mike's talk covers the period from pre 1898 (when the line opened) to the closure in 1935. The second half covers from 1935 up to the present day plus plans for the future.
That Was The Year That Was – 1974, by Geoff Plumb
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomGeoff Plumb (Watford Branch Chairman) returns to present another of his popular ‘That Was The Year That Was’ series, this time covering 1974. While, following the end of steam in Britain, it includes just a smattering of the UK, he did travel abroad, to Europe, visiting West Germany where steam was still very much active,…
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day
Railtours and Specials from the 1980’s
HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by John Day. Doors open 13:30. Note: This is at the new venue in Digswell, Welwyn.
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day
‘The Waverley Route’
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomDennis Lovett is a former Manager with BR, Silverlink and Virgin Trains and latterly worked for Bachmann. His talk will cover the 98.25 miles of The Waverley Route from Edinburgh to Carlisle, covering all the major stations, infrastructure and depots on both the original line, plus the reopened Borders Railway, which currently terminates at Tweedbank.
Mangapps Railway Museum – The First Thirty Years
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomJohn Jolly visits the Watford Branch, for the second time, to tell us more about the first thirty years of the Mangapps Railway. Further information about the museum can be found here: http://www.mangapps.co.uk/index.html The meeting will commence at 19:00 with the venue doors open from 18:30, there will be a mid-talk break for refreshments, and…
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day
Observation Day at Eastleigh
Eastleigh Station , United KingdomVisit to Glasgow
Proposed itinerary.... Warrington B Q D 07.45 Glasgow Central A10.42 Glasgow Queen St D 11.18 Alloa A 12.03 Alloa D 13.45 Glasgow Q St A 14.30 Glasgow Central D 17.30 or 18.40 Warrington B Q A 20.24 or 21.21 Cost; 07.45 North £8.15 (with railcard) 17.30 South £10.00 or 18.40 South £8.15 Alternative proposal....…
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day
A 10th Colour Rail Journey
HTC Hitchin Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Upper Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Paul Chancellor. Paul tells us that this presentation covers all regions and motive power from 1955 to the present day using over 300 colour and black and white images exploring how different photographers approached the subject of recording the daily railway scene. Whilst running Colour-Rail Paul…