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Railtours and Specials from the 1980’s
Railtours and Specials from the 1980’s
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by John Day. Doors open 13:30. Note: This is at the new venue in Digswell, Welwyn.
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‘The Waverley Route’
‘The Waverley Route’
Dennis Lovett is a former Manager with BR, Silverlink and Virgin Trains and latterly worked for Bachmann. His talk will cover the 98.25 miles of The Waverley Route from Edinburgh to Carlisle, covering all the major stations, infrastructure and depots on both the original line, plus the reopened Borders Railway, which currently terminates at Tweedbank.
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Mangapps Railway Museum – The First Thirty Years
Mangapps Railway Museum – The First Thirty Years
John Jolly visits the Watford Branch, for the second time, to tell us more about the first thirty years of the Mangapps Railway. Further information about the museum can be found here: http://www.mangapps.co.uk/index.html The meeting will commence at 19:00 with the venue doors open from 18:30, there will be a mid-talk break for refreshments, and…
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Visit to Glasgow
Proposed itinerary.... Warrington B Q D 07.45 Glasgow Central A10.42 Glasgow Queen St D 11.18 Alloa A 12.03 Alloa D 13.45 Glasgow Q St A 14.30 Glasgow Central D 17.30 or 18.40 Warrington B Q A 20.24 or 21.21 Cost; 07.45 North £8.15 (with railcard) 17.30 South £10.00 or 18.40 South £8.15 Alternative proposal....…
A 10th Colour Rail Journey
A 10th Colour Rail Journey
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Paul Chancellor. Paul tells us that this presentation covers all regions and motive power from 1955 to the present day using over 300 colour and black and white images exploring how different photographers approached the subject of recording the daily railway scene. Whilst running Colour-Rail Paul…
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Blue Diesel Days
Blue Diesel Days
The Second Rowland Pittard Memorial Lecture Michael Robinson, Editor of the Railway Observer will present a show featuring his own photographs of  a selection of blue livereied diesel locomotives
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The Lost Railways of Essex
The Lost Railways of Essex
This will be a 'Double Header' presentation with contributions from both Tony Crosby and Tim Murphy. Tony Crosby will examine the history, archaeology and heritage of the three main branch lines of the north-west of the county - the Bishop’s Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Branch, the Saffron Walden Branch and the Elsenham & Thaxted Light…
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Observation Evening – Eastleigh Station
Observation Evening – Eastleigh Station
This coincides with the RCTS Solent Branch Observation Evening
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Eastleigh Arlington Works Visit
Eastleigh Arlington Works Visit
BOOKING NOW CLOSED A visit has been booked for Arlington Works for between 15 and 25 people. Details below, to book and arrange payment, up to 2 weeks before or until the visit is full, contact John Godfrey tel: 07850 220009 email: solent@rcts.org.uk 9 Duddon Close West End Southampton SO18 3QA The cost is…
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Mangapps Farm Railway
Mangapps Farm Railway
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by John Jolly. Members of the branch may recall the most enjoyable visit we made to Mangapps Farm railway a couple of years ago. John is the owner. Doors open 13:30.
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Günter Oczko’s World Steam – a Further Selection
Günter Oczko’s World Steam – a Further Selection
Our member Günter Oczko brings us a further selection of his photographs of steam around the world, from all five continents. Those who have attended his previous presentations will be aware of the treat in store, while we are promised a largely new selection of images. To avoid disappointment, don’t leave registration to the last…