27th October ‘Belgium – Trains, Trams and Beer’ – Peter Holden
Peter Holden will talk to us about the pleasures of travel in Belgium
Peter Holden will talk to us about the pleasures of travel in Belgium
Unwanted by BR, passed over by preservationists and narrowly evading the cutting torch, 80150 is steam's great survivor and is battling its way back from the brink with a great story to tell.
Geoff Plumb participated in the ‘World Steam’ tour to Java, plus a bit of Singapore and Malaysia, which took place over three weeks in July and August 1973. This tour covered most of the island, featuring a wealth of Mallets of various sizes, steam tram engines, 0-4-0 and 2-4-0 tender engines, 2-12-2Ts and some sugar…
For it’s 38th Edition, the Cardiff Model Railway Show returns to the home of Welsh Cricket at Sophia Gardens. Members of the RCTS South Wales/De Cymru branch will be in attendance, along with our well stocked preloved book stall. Why not pop along, say hello and pick up that vital addition to your library that…
There is a change of speaker for our November meeting - Jeremy Harrison is no longer available for that date and our own Harry Nethercoat has stepped up to the plate to present 'My Travels in 2024'. This will be his first full-length presentation for his home branch, though he has already done quite a…
A presentation by Chris McCandless-Stone, Fleet Performance Manager, Eurostar. A look at what 30 years of Eurostar has done for connecting the UK with Mainland Europe before embarking on a high-speed journey into the future.
‘That Was the Year That Was – 1967’. Geoff takes us through another year of dashing around the country in pursuit of the remaining steam traction, in action and otherwise. Kicking off with a couple of ex-GWR Pannier Tanks, LT and industrial, then visiting Woodham’s Barry scrapyard, continuing to scenes around Leeds. There are views…
Archive And Library Open Day