Cardiff Model Railway Show
Sophia Gardens Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground, Cardiff, United KingdomMembers of the RCTS South Wales branch will be taking our preloved book stall to the 37th Cardiff Model Railway show, held this year over the first weekend in November at Sophia Gardens, home of the newly promoted Glamorgan Cricket Club. Why not come along, say hello and see some excellent model railways. Opening hours:…
Archive And Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive And Library Open Day
WFD Branch – ‘My Life on the Railways’, by Dennis Clarke, 4th November 2025
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom'My life on the railways, from Willesden and Wembley, to North Pole and Temple Mills.' This will be a presentation of how I got interested in the railways at a young age and went on to have a 41-year career on British Rail and Eurostar. There are plenty of pictures in the presentation. Please note…
Archive And Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive And Library Open Day
Milton Keynes Branch Meeting – ‘25 Years of Derek Cross Diesels 1959 – 1984’
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomDavid Cross presents a selection of his late father Derek’s excellent images, depicting diesels over a 25 year period. This is sure to be an excellent evening of diesel nostalgia! Note: This presentation is that which was postponed from the March 2025 Milton Keynes Branch meeting.
Bristol Meeting – ‘That Was The Year That Was 1966’ by Geoff Plumb.
BTL North Filton St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, United Kingdom"Geoff Plumb - ‘That Was the Year That Was – 1966’. Geoff goes back almost sixty years to 1966 with travels around the UK in chronological order. Included are Ffestiniog Railway working parties, several visits to Crewe Works, RCTS railtours for the last day of the Somerset & Dorset, Longmoor Military Railway tours, scenes on…
The End of Steam 1966-68 Part 2 by Michael Smyth, Northampton Branch Meeting
NHN Northampton - Weston Favell Weston Favell Parish Hall, Booth Lane South, Northampton, United KingdomColin Boocock – Railway photography through the decades – 1980 to 2025
SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club Farm Road, Sheffield, United KingdomColin makes a welcome return to Sheffield branch with more fabulous photos from his vast collection.
25 Years of Early Diesels 1959-1984
HTC Hitchin St Mark's Church, St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by David Cross. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30, presentation starts 14:00.
26 years at the NRM – Bob Gwynne
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Leatherhead Station: The Stationmaster’s House
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomSociety Archivist and Trustee Andy Davies comes to tell the history of the stations at Leatherhead from 1859, including the Stationmaster’s house and it’s new use as the RCTS Archive and Library.