The Epping to Ongar Line was originally a Great Eastern Railway branch line, and later became part of the London Underground. Following closure, there were various proposals over its future, before it became a heritage railway - one of the nearest ones to us - as which it is now well established. Tonight Eddie Veckranges…
Tuesday 9thDecember is our AGM, followed my Members' Photographs. The Agenda for the AGM can be found here and the Chairman's Report is here.
Archive And Library Open Day- CANCELLED Cancelled due to ongoing interior works by Govia Thameslink Railway.
Following on from his talks on the railways of South Africa and Cuba, renowned local Photographer Tony Wardrobe will be sharing what promises to be a fascinating selection of images focusing on those railways with a gauge of less than standard. Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30 start, our preloved book stall will be…
Members able to contribute any presentation are asked to notify the Branch Secretary beforehand. Coffee and festive mince pies will be served at the break.
Geoff Plumb visits us to show images of railway operations in 1963. A nostalgic record of a time of great change on our railways, this is sure to be an interesting evening.
In this presentation our speaker, Mike Dodd, from the Restoration & Archiving Trust, takes us on a global tour to countries beginning with the Letter 'A' including Australia, Argentina and Austria. He will also take us to places in the UK which also begin with with the Letter 'A'.
Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall some parts of which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. The meeting will commence with the AGM itself followed by member's digital images all of which will be available also via Zoom. We will show member's 35mm slides in the hall at the end of…
Archive And Library Open Day- CANCELLED Cancelled due to ongoing interior works by Govia Thameslink Railway.
Martin, who is well known to many of our RCTS Branch members, having been the host of our successful Swindon Works railway sites tour which we ran last year, comes from a long family line of Swindon railway employees. In this talk Martin will give us some of his personnel experiences of life inside Swindon…
Three local members present a fascinating mix of railway related images. Ardrian Willats will cover Preserved Railways from 1982-2018. Ian Mckey has many tales and pictures to show from his UK rail journeys spread far and wide. Roger Sandford will show images taken by the late Bruce Oliver, a real UK pot pourri, but also…
Members pictures and festive buffet
