A 12th Colour Rail Journey
St Marks Church Hall, Hitchin SG5 1UR St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, HertfordshireA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Paul Chancellor. Our twelfth Colour-Rail Journey will be the last and in a change for those preceding it , it tells about the life of a trainspotter from those first experiences to the twist and turns that led to a keen interest in railway photography ,…
The Fourth Rowland Pittard Memorial Lecture: An evening of images from the collection of Bob Masterman
SWL Radyr, Cardiff Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, United KingdomFor the fourth annual Rowland Pittard Memorial Lecture, The RCTS South Wales branch is delighted to welcome Robert Masterman back to The Old Church Rooms in Radyr. Bob is widely regarded as one of the foremost railway photographers of his, or any, generation and is perhaps best known for his work documenting the ever evolving…
Archive And Library Open Day – CANCELLED
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomNetwork Rail and Govia Thameslink (GTR) have now undertaken additional works which, we hope, will cure the damp problems at the Stationmaster’s House. GTR’s contractors are rectifying the damp areas internally so we are moving some shelving and dust covering all other shelves while that work is undertaken. It is not therefore practical ot open…
British Rail 1986 to 1992 – The Evolution of Business Management
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. In 1982 BR created new business units. Passenger Services were split into InterCity, Network SouthEast and Provincial Services, freight was split into Trainload, Speedlink and Freightliner and a parcels sector was created. Mervyn Rogers will explore how this…
Observation Evening – Eastleigh
Eastleigh Station , United KingdomArchive And Library Open Day – CANCELLED
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomNetwork Rail and Govia Thameslink (GTR) have now undertaken additional works which, we hope, will cure the damp problems at the Stationmaster’s House. GTR’s contractors have rectifed the damp areas internally but not completed timber repais as yet. Some shelving is till stored and dust covering on all other shelves while that work is undertaken. …
Reading Station Observation
Reading Station“Neville Hill – Diary of an Escapee” by Peter Holden
WRD Shipley Saltaire Methodist Church, Saltaire Road, Shipley, United Kingdom
Wickham Trolley Evening, S&D Railway Midsomer Norton
Midsomer Norton Station Silver Street, Midsomer NortonCome and join our Wickham Trolley Evening at the Somerset & Dorset Railway Station, Midsomer Norton. 6.00pm Pimms Reception, donations to the Railway Children Charity 6.30pm Trolley Rides the length of the line @ £5 a head. The shop, buffet, book emporium and museum will all be open.
Eastleigh Arlington Works Visit
Arlington Works Campbell Road, Eastleigh, United KingdomA visit has been booked for Arlington Works for between 15 and 30 people. Details below, to book and arrange payment, up to 04/06/2025 or until the visit is full, contact John Godfrey tel: 07850 220009 email: solent@rcts.org.uk 9 Duddon Close West End Southampton SO18 3QA Arlington Fleet Services are happy to welcome organised groups of…
The West Somerset Railway – Plus More
HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Richard Morris. Following the opening of the Bristol and Exeter Railway in 1845 there were soon thoughts about connecting it to the West Somerset and North Devon coastal towns. These discussions didn't get very far until Mr Brunel was engaged. In 1862 a railway was constructed…