Events
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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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WFD Branch Meeting – ‘Through Kirton Tunnel, Part 2’, by Stephen Gay, 1st September 2026
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomStehen Gay returns to the Watford Branch for his eleventh visit, this time to present 'Through Kirton Tunnel, Part 2'. The first part took us from Sheffield to Kirton Lindsey…
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‘Six Months at Stratford – Recollections from 1988’
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomHugh Driscoll recounts his time at Stratford Depot, also covering the origins and development of the depot and its subsequent decline and closure.
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Bristol Branch – ‘Railways in a Cornish Landscape’ by Stephen Gay
BTL North Filton St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, United KingdomJoin Stephen and Wrawby on a selection of their favourite lines between Saltash and Newquay. Using slides taken over the last 10 years, this show includes historical infrmation, a few poetry readings…
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A Wee Look Around Scotland
HTC Hitchin St Mark's Church, St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin &Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Robin Mathams. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
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Cambridge Branch – “The North Eastern Railway and the Beginnings of the East Coast Main Line” by Ray Schofield
CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, United Kingdom -
Oliver Bulleid and 35028 Clan Line
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomOliver Bulleid was one of Britain's last great steam locomotive engineers, and arguably one of the most controversial. Perhaps his best locos were the Merchant Navy class Pacifics - capable…
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40 years on the footplate
SWL Radyr, Cardiff Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, United KingdomLee Davies started working on the railway after spending 12 months on a Youth Training Scheme (YTS) and just two months in a “proper job”. Four decades later, he’s still…
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Scottish Branch, Haymarket – 35mm Gricing 1964-1972
SCT Edinburgh Scots Guards Club, 2 Clifton Terrace,, Edinburgh, United KingdomThis will be the first Scottish Branch meeting in September for several years. The Railway Observer Managing Editor Mike Robinson will make a welcome return when he tells us, through…
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Archive And Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive And Library Open Day
