Events
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North from Kings Cross – Photos from the RCTS Archive
FeaturedVirtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomVirtual EventA 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. For this virtual event, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members, but a…
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WFD Branch Meeting – ‘A Tale of Two Halves’, by Richard Morris, 2nd June 2026
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomRICHARD MORRIS – Two separate talks tonight, the first half - ‘Inter-City 125 High Speed Trains’. These iconic trains were launched onto the BR Network in 1976 and could be found across large parts of the country for nearly 50 years. This presentation is an enthusiast’s view of our High-Speed Trains. The second half -…
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Archive And Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive And Library Open Day
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Milton Keynes Branch Meeting – The Brian Morrison Collection
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomRichard Tuplin, editor of Railway Herald, presents a collection of images taken by the late photographer Brian Morrison.
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The Broad Gauge Way Gang – Didcot Railway Centre Saturday 6th June 2026
Didcot Railway Centre Station Road, DidcotHave you ever wondered what life was like in the mid-Victorian era working on the broad gauge GWR? For a unique opportunity at Didcot Railway Centre (DRC). Would you like to experience the reality of working for a day on some GWR broad gauge trackwork in a near authentic 1880’s railway setting? On Saturday 6th…
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Archive And Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive And Library Open Day
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The Railways of South Wales in Transition
HTC Hitchin St Mark's Church, St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Jeremy Segrott. This is a change from the previously published programme. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
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The Rowland Pittard Memorial Lecture
SWL Radyr, Cardiff Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, United KingdomFor this year’s Rowland Pittard Memorial lecture, The RCTS South Wales/De Cymru branch are delighted to host Alan Price at The Old Church Rooms where he will be giving a talk on Sharpness and the Severn Railway Bridge
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Bristol Branch – Observation Day Stafford Station
Stafford Station Stafford Station, Stafford, United KingdomObservation Day at Stafford Station
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From Tweed to Thurso (ESX)
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall. Also available on Zoom as a Hybrid Ray Schofield looks at the route from Berwick upon Tweed to Thurso on the northerm tip of Scotland. A journey on some of the most scenic rails north of the Border commencing with the Royal Border Bridge at Berwick on Tweed via Edinburgh,…
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Cardiff Valleys Trip and Newport Station
Cardiff Station Central Square,, Cardiff, Wales, United KingdomMeet at Cardiff Central at the London end of Platform 4 at 1pm. There is then an opportunity to remain on the station or explore some Valley Lines using an Explore Cardiff and Valleys day ticket.
