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
presented by Railway Observer Managing Editor, Mike Robinson
Alex Wood comes to Cheltenham to review what is probably the most iconic train which rode the rails of the UK.
In search of Narrow Gauge steam – from Damascus to Dunedin By James Waite
Note change of date for this meeting. Stuart Malcolm returns to delve into his Locomotive and Coach Livery archive, this time covering the last thirty years which has seen an hitherto unprecedented variety of changes a private companies come and go!
An expert on the S&C, Colin will trace its origins, construction and eventual history
Adrian Garner started modelling monorails in the 1960's and his research on monorails both within the UK and internationally has been collated into his two books on monorails covering the period to 1900 and the subsequent period from 1900 to 1950 Adrian's talk will concentrate on the earlier period but if time allows he will dip into…
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Tony Field. Details to follow. Doors open at 13:30 for 14:00 start.
'Although Cheltenham opened in 1847 and Stratford in 1859, it was nearly another 50 years before the 20 mile gap between Honeybourne & Cheltenham was filled. This show covers the whole route from a little north of Stratford station to Lansdown Junction in Cheltenham, the vast majority of which no longer forms part of the…
Jeremy Harrison looks back to twenty years ago, and what he was able to photograph then, both at home and abroad, ranging from his local tram stop to Eritrea, showing the old and the new. For this virtual event, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members, but a £2.00 donation will be requested…
