Phil Lindsey takes us on a journey along the Midland Main Line from St Pancras to Ratcliffe on Soar, with the main focus being the Northamptonshire and Leicestershire sections. The presentation contains many of Phil’s own images, from the ‘Leicester Gap’ years to the modern day, but also draws on the extensive and historical Midland…
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Mike Corbett. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
Following his highly successful talk on the railways of March in last year's programme, local railway historian Richard Munns pays another very welcome visit to the Branch to take us through the infamous accident at Soham on June 2nd 1944.
David Jackman will make a photographic journey through the last hundred years of steam, diesel and electric traction starting at Paddington and heading west using photographs from the society's photographic archive
Presented by Malcolm Paul
Time to review the past year and select the committee to take us into the next season. We'll try and keep the business bit brief so we can spend more time enjoying the fruits of our members research and image captures.
A Mediterranean Odyssey Narrow Gauge steam in 9 countries from the Near East to Iberia. Featuring Lebanon, Greece, Macedonia, Bosnia, Croatia, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. By Nicholas Lera – Independent Documentary Producer and former BBC cameraman
We will keep the business bit of the meeting as brief as possible. If you can spare a few hours to help the committee to run the Branch please do step up and volunteer. Contact Peter Mann, the Branch Secretary. Dig out those images and slides of railway interest and bring them along to show…
The Annual RCTS Members Day and AGM will take place at The Grand Station, Sun Street, Wolverhampton, WV10 0BF on Saturday 18th April 2026, commencing at 1100hrs (doors open from 10:30). We have a wide ranging line up of guest speakers coming to give us presentations: - Jack Boskett (renowned railway photographer) to present Britain's Railways through…
Well known local historian, Peter Lee, will present the first half of this meeting with 'The History of Nuneaton Loco Depot'. For Part 2 RCTS member, Phil Dooley, will entertain us with his 'Continental Wanderings'.
