150 Years – GNR from Wood Green to Enfield
HTC Welwyn Garden City Ludwick Way Methodist Church, 149 Ludwick Way, Welwyn Garden City, United KingdomA Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch Presentation. Presenter: Dave Cockle. Dave will be talking about “150 years of GNR from Wood Green to Enfield”. On 1st April 1871, the Great Northern Railway opened their Wood Green to Enfield Branch through Palmers Green & Winchmore Hill. The coming of the railway had a profound impact…
“The Gulf Oil Refinery Branch Line” Building a Railway in the 1960’s – Dick Watts preceded by Branch AGM
Richard Watts is a Chartered Civil Engineer (known professionally as Dick Watts) who, spent nearly 40 years in design and construction of railway Civil Engineering works, originally in the Chief Civil Engineer’s Office of British Railways Western Region at Paddington and latterly with consultants Scott Wilson & Kirkpatrick at Swindon. During the 1960s he spent…
Member’s Night
SOE Eastleigh Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute), 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, United KingdomA chance for members to take the floor for 15 minutes and show a range of slides/digital photographs from their own collections. A festive buffet will be provided by the Branch for those attending.
A Steam Enthusiast’s Paradise: Turkey 1978-1983
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomIf after the Christmas celebrations you're getting fed up with assum Meleagris gallopavo domesticus, come and enjoy a presentation of Turcorum ferri vapor equis, from excellent photographer Peter Robins. Turkey was a steam enthusiast's paradise between 1978 and 1983 as locos from more than twenty different classes were used over much of the country. The…
‘Railways and Me – Full Circle’ – by John Dyer.
VirtualThis will be a fairly wide-ranging personal perspective which might be described as ‘Bidston, Birkenhead and Beyond’. It starts with my interest in steam railways as a youth and railways generally, which was kindled locally on Merseyside where I was born and bred, and gradually expanding to other locations further afield. There are lots of…
24 Hours a Day on the Railways
FLL Carnforth Royal Station Hotel, Market Street, Carnforth, United Kingdom
Northampton Gateway
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomFor our first meeting of the year, George Collinson, Sponsor for Network Rail North West & Central Region gives an insight into the development of Northampton Gateway via our online ‘Zoom’ meeting.
To Scotland for Steam
BTL North Filton St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, United KingdomBristol Branch Chairman Brian Arman will be taking us on a journey over the border in search of steam.
CANCELLED – Archive & Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomThis Archive & Library open day is CANCELLED. As the RMT are on strike, it is unlikely that visitors will be able to come to Leatherhead by train. If anyone wishes to visit the Archive and Library on a non-strike day over Christmas and the New Year, please contact archive@rcts.org.uk to arrange a convenient day.
Roaming around London with a Camera by Geoff Brockett.
IPS Ipswich Greenfinch Church Hall, Greenfinch Avenue, Ipswich, United KingdomLNWR Webb Compounds – Peter Davis
VirtualThis is a virtual meeting - Click the link below to register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83794682682?pwd=SFVUNUt2VFV1TTBBb2pwSzJmUXZVdz09 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.