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Charles will be telling us all about an electric network that is the second largest in the country and somewhat overlooked by those in the South
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Note the change of date from that published in the programme leaflet |
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In a Sequel to "Was it Really 40 Years Ago?", David Allen continues his Black & White photographic journey. Besides following the calendar through 1982, the West Country and South Wales will be looked at specifically. Reflecting the fact that he has lived in Durham since 1970, there will be a number of shots showing… |
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Note that this event is on the FIRST Monday of the month. |
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The Branch AGM will commence at 19:00 and we will get through this as quickly as we can! All present committee members are willing to continue in their posts - many thanks to them for their service over the past year. This will be followed by David Brace with a presentation on 'The Indian Hill… |
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Mike Corbett, former Wolverton Works Manager with a fifty-year railway career history, reflects on his railway journey via Crewe Works, Finsbury Park, Stratford, Lincoln, Norwich, Chart Leacon, Wolverton, Freightliner, Atkins Rail and the ROSCOs, together with some unusual events along the way. |
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On April 11th we are delighted to welcome Dave Goodyear who will present his collection of photographs of the Colchester area through to the end of 1962, including the rebuilding of the station and the pilot electrification of the Clacton branch, plus the steam-to-diesel transition from the late 1950s. This is guaranteed to be a…
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Our Annual General Meeting, to give you an opportunity to discuss the present and future of the Branch. It will be followed by a session of members' images - your opportunity to show your work. Both conventional 35mm slide and digital projectors will be available. Your opportunity to speak out and show off! |
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East Coast Main Line, An Illustrated Slide Show Presentation Image Credit Stephen Gay
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Robin retired from the railway in 2018 and tells us his story of how he started out at Doncaster in 1975 through to his retirement - when he was working as Duty Operations Manager at York - and how the railway has changed during that time. Recommended Donations:- RCTS Members £3, Guests £4 |
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10 years since his last visit to the Bristol Branch Stephen Gay returns with a slide presentation on the East Coast Main Line. NOTE THIS IS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF THE MONTH |
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For our final meeting of the current programme, we will be having a evenings entertainment sharing some of the more obscure images from the camera of our former member Peter Gray. It promises to be an interesting evening,
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Our presenter, David Mitchell has been a long time member of the Talyllyn Railway. His presentation will begin with the short 1953 film "A Heart of Gold" and then the history of the line from its early days right through to the present day. A show not to be missed.
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In 1990, Enthusiast Holidays ran a tour called the "Baltic Coast Express" from London via Poland, the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to Leningrad, now St. Petersburg. The return journey was via Finland, Sweden and Denmark. It was only the second major railway tour to Russia and whilst there were a few minor… |
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Back in October 2019 Chris gave us Part 1 of this talk. We are pleased that following an extended break due to Covid Chris is now coming back to give us Part 2 of this talk. In Chris' first talk he took us on the Somerset and Dorset Railway from Bath Green Park to Evercreech…
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Les Nixon comes to give his inimitable review of his past wanderings. |
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This is our Branch Annual General Meeting - to receive reports on activities and finances from the past year. Following the, hopefully brief, business meeting we will see images of what our members have been up to in the past year or so. |
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Welcome to our 2023 Members Day which is being held on Saturday 22nd April in the Brunel Suite of The Grand Station Conference Centre in Wolverhampton. The venue was formerly the Great Western Railway’s Wolverhampton Low Level Station, which has been beautifully restored and converted into a conference and wedding venue. The venue is located… |
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Steve is visiting us from Yorkshire to give us a true taste of the North, railway wise that is
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After disruption by Covid, this annual event returns to a home venue |
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A LMR black and white journey from Euston to Carlisle between 1958-1968. |
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A selection from the Society Photographic Archive, illustrating the route around the time of the modernisation era, presented by David Jackman. Registration will be limited to 100 so don’t leave it to the last minute. For this virtual event there is a suggested donation of £2. If you wish to contribute just follow the National… |
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Yes, it Was 40 Years Ago
Members’ Day and AGM 2023