The Royal Train
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomGeoff Griffiths will tell the story of what happens behind the scenes when a request is received from the Royal travel office advising that The Queen or The Prince of Wales requires to use the Royal train Note that this is an afternoon meeting
North from Euston, from the RCTS Photographic Archive
HTC Welwyn Garden City Ludwick Way Methodist Church, 149 Ludwick Way, Welwyn Garden City, United KingdomPresented by David Jackman. Apparently, the presentation isn’t exclusively steam, some shiny new (and not so shiny) diesels and electrics will be included. A line we don't see enough about here on the ECML. Please note that this is now a Zoom only event. Access to the meeting is from 13:30 with the presentation starting…
Solent Branch Annual General Meeting
SOE Eastleigh Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute), 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, United KingdomSolent branch
The Ken Nunn Collection (1899-1961)
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomLCDR No. 25, an M3 class 4-4-0, waiting to leave Victoria circa 1898. Image credit: LCGB/NRM Ken Nunn collection A presentation of Black and White images, drawn from the Ken Nunn collection and scanned from glass plates, illustrating Southern Steam from 1898 to 1961, and from Kent to the West County, with 'Southern' indicating both…
American Railway Photography: Over There and Over Here
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomA presentation introducing the collections of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art, by Scott Lothes, President and Executive Director, and Adrienne Evans, Archivist, featuring images by John E Gruber of American Railroading, and by Victor Hand of British steam in the 1960s. In the first half Adrienne will give an overview of our collections,…
Steam in North Wales and the borders
LNW Preston Fulwood Lawn Tennis Club, Watling Street Road, Preston, United Kingdom
‘Yours Faithfully’, by Bernie Holland
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomA retrospective pictorial tribute to Jack Faithfull, one of the pioneer photographers of the RCTS.
Hest Bank and beyond
FLL Carnforth Royal Station Hotel, Market Street, Carnforth, United Kingdom
Zoom Meeting – Roaming the Southern Rails from Portsmouth and Quiz
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomJoin us from the comfort of your own home for more members presentations on Zoom.
North Wales in the 1980s
BTL North Filton St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, United KingdomBristol branch · Presenter: Arthur Turner
Library & Archive Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomHydrogen Trains
David Shirres will talk to us about hydrogen trains via a Zoom meeting To meet climate emission targets the world has to wean itself off petroleum. To do so it has been estimated that hydrogen will account for 5 to 15% of the world’s energy supply by 2050. In his presentation David will explain why…