CHM Branch – Preservation Western Style
CHM Cheltenham Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, United KingdomThe story of the iconic Class 52 Western diesel hydraulic locomotives and the efforts of the Western Locomotive Association in keeping the legend alive. We look forward to welcoming Paul Finch and the team from the WLA for a return visit with more stories of the preservation of three of these iconic locomotives.
SRY Branch – Railway Bridge Disasters and Mishaps
SRY Woking Woking United Reform Church, White Rose Lane, Woking, United KingdomRailway Bridge Disasters and Mishaps By Alan Hayward. The Dee Bridge collapse plus references to the Tay Bridge accident, plus the Lewisham train crash and the Clapham train crash.
“Saltburn to Scarborough” by Austin Hughes
WRD Shipley Saltaire Methodist Church, Saltaire Road, Shipley, United KingdomThe Tommy Tomalin Collection – Part 2, by Brian Sullivan
NHN Northampton - Weston Favell Weston Favell Parish Hall, Booth Lane South, Northampton, United Kingdom
Severn Valley Railway History and Current Operation
MHD Cox Green Cox Green Community Centre, Highfield Lane, Cox Green, Maidenhead, United KingdomOur Society Secretary Rich visits us with a presentation looking at the history and its move from the national network to one of the country’s foremost heritage railways
Archive & Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive & Library Open Day
Colchester in the Age of Steam
HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Dave Goodyear. Colchester has much to interest the railway enthusiast and historian. Within its original borough boundaries it had a major junction, three stations and associated goods yards, a motive power depot and a quay tramway. Passenger traffic included large numbers of holiday trains to the…
East Coast main Line part 2 – North from York – Stephen Gay
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomWe welcome back Stephen Gay who will present his part 2 of the talks about the ECML
Railway Roundabout Miscellany
Following an address to our AGM, as RCTS President, Brian takes us on a slide show mystery tour, which will surely not disappoint.
Railways before the War – that’s the Great War! (Part 1)
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomA presentation of Black and White images, drawn from the Ken Nunn collection and scanned from glass plates, illustrating railways in Britain before the Great War. Tonight's is the first of three parts, starting with a few images from before the Great Boer War (as it was known at the time), and then featuring Eastern…
Branch AGM followed by “Six states three gauges my Australian rail travels Summer 2022/2023 by Russell Moorhouse.
Fulwood Lawn Tennis club Highgate Ave Preston PR2 8DY Highgate Ave, Preston, Lancashire
WFD Branch – ‘Members’ Presentations’, plus Lizzie’s Mince Pies and Sausage Rolls! 3rd December 2024
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomAnother chance for Watford Branch members to show off your prowess with a camera (but don’t worry about the quality, feel the width!) – stills or videos, film or digital *. Please bring along some 35mm slides or image files on a memory stick or DVD disc and we’ll endeavour to treat everyone to your…