Visit to Llandudno & the Great Orme Tramway
Please note change of venue
The Midland Main Line – Bedford to St Pancras
HTC Hitchin St Mark's Church, St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation, from the Peter Bland Collection, by Bryan Cross. A digital presentation of images mostly scanned directly from the negatives of Peter Bland & Harold Clements. We will travel along the ex-Midland Main Line, Bedford to St Pancras & Moorgate. Looking at the early history, aided by maps…
The Life and Times of Edward Thompson – Simon Martin
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom"I have much to do, gentlemen, and little time in which to do it". These words are attributed to Edward Thompson and have been taken in the past as meaning little time in which to enact change, specifically to the work of his predecessor, Sir Nigel Gresley. How far was this true, was the question…
“The North Eastern Railway and the Beginnings of the East Coast Mainline” by Raymond Schofield
CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, United KingdomOur 2025/26 season opens with a much-anticipated visit from Raymond Schofield who will take us through the history of the East Coast Main Line. The North-East of England was at the forefront of railway growth, starting some 300 years ago with colliery lines delivering coal to staithes on the Tyne and Tees. Early passenger lines…
British Steam in the Early 21st Century – a Personal View
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomA look back at what I was able to photograph in the early years of this century, both on preserved railways and the mainline. (This is a replacement for David Cable's presentation, previously planned for this meeting, which has had to be postponed until 14th April 2026).
The men and machines of the US 756th Railshop Battalion in South Wales
SWL Radyr, Cardiff Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, United KingdomIn the run up to D-Day many parts of the UK rail network were taken over by the United States Army to prepare the rolling stock that would be needed to run on the railways of France and Europe after the invasio, including the iconic S160 Locomotive, many of which were at Ebbw Junction Shed…
Archive And Library Open Day – CANCELLED
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive And Library Open Day - CANCELLED Cancelled due to the interior works by GoviaThameslink Railway's contractors still being incomplete.
Colour Rail Journey 12 (A spotter’s tale) by Paul Chancellor
MCN Bromborough The Bromborough Suite. The Merebrook, Greenfields Avenue, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, United KingdomThe Great Train Robbery – Ian Boskett
The Great Train Robbery - What you didn’t hear in the News. A well researched presentation with a more humorous take.
The Modern Image – Not Quite
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. Please note that this talk by Peter Robins replaces the originally listed talk on 21st Century Steam
TVY Branch – Recent and Future Projects at Didcot Railway Centre
TVY Didcot Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, United KingdomRichard Antliff (Didcot Railway Centre Civil Engineering Adviser) returns to give us a further insight into some of the recent and future planned projects being undertaken at the Didcot Railway Centre site. In addition, as we celebrate Rail 200 this year, Richard will also show us some of the activities happening at other railway sites…