Inside Story - The Railway Observer: Building a Society Magazine
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomIf you have ever wondered how every month the RO gets from raw information to your doorstep, Mike Robinson, Managing Editor of The Railway Observer, will be describing in this illustrated presentation what we do and how we do it. If you are interested in our editorial and image selection process or have ever considered…
WFD Branch – ‘Funeral Trains and Final Journeys’, by Nicolas Wheatley, 5th November 2024
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomFurther details of this meeting will be added nearer the date. Please note this is a physical meeting to be held at our usual venue at Beechen Grove Baptist Church, doors open from 18:30. The meeting takes place in the first floor Conference Room, there is level access into the building and a lift is available…
Flying Scotsman in America and beyond
this will be an excellent session given by richard hinchcliffe the son of the tour manager of this famous trip
Christian Wolmar ‘The Liberation Line, the last untold story of the Normandy Landings’
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomChristian Wolmar, transport writer, broadcaster and author of numerous books, returns to present on his new book, the story of the railwaymen who rebuilt the lines after D Day, allowing the invasion of Northwestern Europe to be successfully completed.
‘That Was The Year That Was 1965’ Presented by Geoff Plumb.
BTL North Filton St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, United KingdomA welcome return by Geoff Plumb to share with us his record of the events of 1965. NOTE - SECOND FRIDAY OF THE MONTH.
Tolworth Showtrain
Tolworth Recreation Centre Fullers Way North, Tolworth, KT6 7LQ. Tolworth Recreation Centre, Fullers Way North, Tolworth, Surrey, United KingdomSurrey Branch will be attending the Hampton Court Model Railway Society exhibition, Tolworth Showtrain. We will have Society publications and second hand books for sale.
Archive & Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive & Library Open Day
Tolworth Showtrain
Tolworth Recreation Centre Fullers Way North, Tolworth, KT6 7LQ. Tolworth Recreation Centre, Fullers Way North, Tolworth, Surrey, United KingdomSurrey Branch will be attending the Hampton Court Model Railway Society exhibition, Tolworth Showtrain. We will have Society publications and second hand books for sale.
Railway Scenes in Germany-Berlin/Brandenburg by Steve Ollive.
Greenfinch Hall,Greenfinch Avenue Ipswich IP2 0SQ
Keeping a heritage railway going in the 2020s using 1950s equipment with all the attendant modern day requirements
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomSome challenges never change, such as when winter strikes. Here Phil Pritchard is on snow portering duty, helping to keep the railway running safely on 3 December 2010. Image credit: David Layland/East Lancs Railway. David Layland (East Lancashire Light Railway Co Director of Finance and RCTS member) will present an illustrated PowerPoint presentation. He will…
Members digital images (jpeg images no slides)
Fulwood Lawn Tennis club Highgate Ave Preston PR2 8DY Highgate Ave, Preston, LancashireThis is the first of two afternoon (start time 13.00) meetings planned for the Winter 2024/2025 season for the branch.