Chief Executive of ‘Iarnrod Eireann’ from 2003 to 2013, Dick Fearn will describe the period of significant growth and change to the railway’s infrastructure, rolling stock, and passengers
Archive And Library Open Day - CANCELLED Cancelled due to the interior works by GoviaThameslink Railway's contractors still being incomplete.
This is a joint meeting with the Milton Keynes branch; the venue is Roade Village Hall.
Matt Parkin (Contractors Engineering Manager for the MMLE Electrification from Kettering to Wigston) from SPL Powerlines UK (SPL) will present a lecture about the challenges and innovation for new electrification schemes
The talk covers the development of the Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) by the Southern Region, the link between them and the Mid Hants route (1957 to 1973), and the history of our (Watercress Line) own unit 1125 which worked some of the services on the last day of BR operation.
A personal view of Steam on the Great Little Railways of Wales in the present century. Railways featured include the Welsh Highland, Festiniog, Talyllyn, Corris, Vale of Rheidol and Welshpool & Llanfair. For this virtual event, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members, but a £2.00 donation will be requested at the checkout.…
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Stephen Gay. Travelling from Frickley to Finningly, Mexborough to Moorends and Bentley, Bessacarr to Bawtry. This is a railway journey which criss-crosses the Doncaster borough. Using Stephen’s slides taken over the last 40 years, the presentation will also look at waterways and historic buildings. We will…
On Wednesday 1st October Ian Reese will be leading a walk along the west bank of the River Usk and into the Pillgwenlly area of Newport to show us the almost entirely disappeared railway scene of years gone by. There were many railway lines crowding the west bank, bringing coal down from the valleys for…
Geoff Grant, Stakeholder Manager for West Midlands Trains, gives an overview of the key priorities facing the company in terms of their fleet, customer experience, accessibility and innovation.
Kit Spackman, who was the Tilt System Development Engineer on the APT-E programme, will explain the fascinating story of the whole APT Programme.
Archive And Library Open Day Cancelled due to us STILL awaiting completion of the interior works by GTR.
