Archive And Library Open Day
Archive And Library Open Day
Archive And Library Open Day
For our February meeting, the RCTS South Wales Branch is proud to present an insight into the running of a modern railway as Nick Millington (Network Rail Route Director, Wales and Borders Route) gives us an insight into all aspects of keeping the trains moving. As always, our preloved book stall will be open for…
Our February meeting will see the return of the noted historian and author Amyas Crump. Amyas will be doing a two part show, the first will cover the 150th anniversary of the Culm Valley line, one he knew well and will give an insight into one of Devon's lost lines. The second half of the…
Members are cordially invited to attend this AGM and join in any discussions. The meeting will be followed members images which will include pictures taken by Dick Johnson of the early days in preservation on the Welshpool Railway and a selection by member Pete Chaplin.
Nick Garnham will tell us about an epic journey the first step of which is to board a train at Peterborough. It describes the journey, all by rail, from Peterborough to Beijing in 2019. The trains, the food, the people, and on train life are all illustrated, as are many of the stations and locomotives…
Archive And Library Open Day
Brian Sullivan returns to give us a further selection of historic scanned slides taken by Tommy Tomalin, this time covering the route from Didcot through to Snow Hill station in Birmingham. There are stops at various stations along the route to see the railway operations.
The NCC ("Northern Counties Committee") was the Irish arm of the LMS (and the MR before that). The talk is mainly 1958 - 1970 when the NCC ran the last mainline steam in these islands. Using the slides of the late Lance King, I will take you on a trip along the lines still open…
with Colin Smith