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.
Colin Boocock – Railway photography through the decades 1947 to 1979
SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club Farm Road, Sheffield, United Kingdom
“Industrial Locomotives” by Dave Goodyear
CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, United KingdomThousands of industrial locomotives once shunted numerous private sidings across the UK, with some steam locomotives remaining in use even after steam had finished on BR in August 1968. This talk illustrates the wide variety which could once be seen.
The West Somerset Railway
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomAs well being an excellent photographer, Ian Wright was for many years a driver on the West Somerset Railway, and his frequent visits combined photography and footplate. Those who attended his presentation on the Bluebell Railway last year will know we have an excellent show to look forward, showing how the line has developed over…