Over Half a Century has Passed

HTC Welwyn Garden City Ludwick Way Methodist Church, 149 Ludwick Way, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Geoff May. Just in time, Geoff May was fortunate enough to capture on camera the final years of the steam age on the Southern and London Midland Regions of BR. The selection of photos in both monochrome and colour convey his memories and impressions of a…

‘A Broad Gauge Journey from Paddington to the West – Part 1’, by Brian Arman

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

The Society’s President, the Reverend Canon Brian Arman, visits the Watford Branch for the first time to present the first of his acclaimed series of talks on the Great Western Railway, ‘A Broad Gauge Journey from Paddington to the West – Part 1’. We look forward to seeing Brian, branch members, visitors and guests –…

The Rowland Pitttard Memorial Lecture

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

The Broad Gauge Part 3 Brian Arman

The Broad Gauge Part III

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

by Brian Arman This is the Rowland Pittard Memorial Lecture and before Brian's talk there will be a short appreciation of Rowland's life and his massive contribution to the RCTS right up to his death in early 2020.

East West Rail Project Update

MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

A member of the East West Rail Project team will give us an update on the exciting scheme to reinstate the much lamented link between Oxford and Cambridge, via Bletchley and Bedford. Please note that the date of the meeting has been moved from the previously advertised date of 2nd June 2022.

Passenger Services Across the UK During the Past Decades

HTC Hitchin Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Upper Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, United Kingdom

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Paul Chancellor. Paul is the proprietor of Colour-Rail and author of rail related books and articles. He promises us a talk ranging from the “Elizabethan” to some remote Scottish branch lines. Doors open at 7:00pm