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  • Leatherhead Station: The Stationmaster’s House

    CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United Kingdom

    Society Archivist and Trustee Andy Davies comes to tell the history of the stations at Leatherhead from 1859, including the Stationmaster’s house and it’s new use as the RCTS Archive and Library.

  • “Modern Railway Signalling” by Clive Feather

    CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    On Tuesday November 11th 2025 we are delighted to welcome Clive Feather who will take us through some of the marvels of modern railway signalling and its development over several decades. This is sure to be a fantastic evening, that will give many insights into an aspect of railway operation that can be quite difficult…

  • Archive And Library Open Day – CANCELLED

    RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United Kingdom

    Archive And Library Open Day- CANCELLED Cancelled due to ongoing interior works by Govia Thameslink Railway.

  • Over the years at The Tremorfa and Castle works

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

    The RCTS South Wales branch are proud to announce that Brian Rolley will be presenting what promises to be a fascinating talk on the internal system at the Tremorfa and Castle Steel works in Cardiff. Expect plenty of images from a railway that is not normally accessible or even visible to the general public. Doors…

  • The Atlantic Railway – A look back at the Campbeltown & Macrihanish Light Railway

    SCT Edinburgh Scots Guards Club, 2 Clifton Terrace,, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    This illustrated presentation contains examples of all known images that have been taken of this line. Our speaker, Gordon Casely, would be pleased to learn of any other photographs that might exist.  Please advise the Branch Secretary if you think you can assist ahead of the meeting.

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    Kings Cross uncrossed

    PBR Peterborough St Luke’s Church, Mayor's Walk, Peterborough, United Kingdom

    Sam Savage visits us to talk about the 2021 remodelling of the throat of London Kings Cross station - when Kings Cross was uncrossed. Learn about how this major civil engineering project was delivered at one of London's busiest stations

    £3.50 – £5

  • Cardiff Model Engineering Society visit

    Cardiff Model Engineering Society Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom

    The South Wales Branch of the RCTS have arranged a visit to the Cardiff Model Engineering Society miniature railway and tramway at Heath Park in Cardiff to take place on Saturday 15th November. The visit will be taking place on a day when the railway is not open to the public and will give our…

  • Steam by Night – Joe Connell

    Cheylesmore Community Centre, Poitiers Road, Coventry 5JX Poitiers Road, Cheylesmore,, Coventry

    Our speaker, Joe Connell, Official Photographer for the Great Central Railway, will explain the procedures and pitfalls of shooting steam at night.

  • Not So Much a Hobby, More A Way of Life

    ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United Kingdom

    Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. Jim grew up in Stepney Green and his love of railways started when his father took him to Kings Cross to 'watch the trains'. He remembers seeing A3 Pacifics ‘Pretty Polly’ and ‘Blair Athol’. The latter painted in…

  • Archive And Library Open Day – CANCELLED

    RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United Kingdom

    Archive And Library Open Day- CANCELLED Cancelled due to ongoing interior works by Govia Thameslink Railway.

  • TVY Branch – The History of the North London Line

    TVY Didcot Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, United Kingdom

    The presentation explores the fluctuating history of the North London line and includes a photographic journey from Richmond to the former Terminus of Broad Street.