Bristol – AGM followed by ‘To Scotland for Steam’ by Brian Arman
BTL North Filton St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, United KingdomAfter a short AGM Branch Chairman Brian Arman will present part two of 'To Scotland for Steam', featuring the HR, CR, and G&SWR lines.
The Waverley Route by Dennis Lovett, Northampton Branch Meeting
NHN Northampton - Weston Favell Weston Favell Parish Hall, Booth Lane South, Northampton, United KingdomThe Princess Royals 1933-1962 by Jim Connor.
Greenfinch Hall,Greenfinch Avenue Ipswich IP2 0SQ“Recollections of RCTS branch visits in the 1960s” by Noel Machell.
Fulwood Lawn Tennis club Highgate Ave Preston PR2 8DY Highgate Ave, Preston, LancashireOur second afternoon meeting of the season starting at 13.00.
Building new steam locomotives in Sheffield
SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club Farm Road, Sheffield, United KingdomIn a corner of Sheffield two new steam locomotives are being built – find out all about them in this, our first in-person meeting of 2025 – which is Sheffield branch’s 75th anniversary. Chris Jones brings us up to date with the project to build a British Railways Standard “Clan” Class Steam locomotive (72010 “Hengist”)…
The Last Decade at Hitchin
St Marks Church Hall, Hitchin SG5 1UR St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, HertfordshireA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Richard Allen. In the presenter's own words: I will be presenting Part 2 of recent goings-on at Hitchin, covering the last 11 years or so, where I have tried to record (work commitments, Covid-19 etc permitting!) as much as possible of the happenings on the local…
Visit to Nottingham Express transit depot
Nottingham tram depot Wilkinson Street, Nottingham, United KingdomA visit to the tram depot at Wilkinson Street
“Trains in Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan” by Iain Scotchman
CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, United KingdomWe are certain of a fantastic evening on Tuesday, February 11th as our guest speaker, Iain Scotchman, guides us round the railway networks of Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan. These networks are rarely visited by enthusiasts, but Iain has toured all three and provides a fascinating insight into their respective operations.
North from Kings Cross – Photos from the RCTS Archive
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomA photographic review of the southern ECML, drawn from the Society’s Photographic archive by David Jackman. This features both the steam and diesel eras – while not completely forgetting the electric era – with the odd deviation along the way.
Archive And Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive And Library Open Day
John Spencer Gilks on Tour and John Spencer Gilks’ Westerns
SWL Radyr, Cardiff Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, United KingdomNigel Wassell will present another set of images which he has curated from John's extensive collection.
Peterborough branch meeting February 2025
PBR Peterborough St Luke’s Church, Mayor's Walk, Peterborough, United KingdomThis meeting is being planned and details will be confirmed soon