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Steam in the Kings Cross Area – in the 50’s and 60’s
Steam in the Kings Cross Area – in the 50’s and 60’s
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation. Presenter: David Percival. It was in 1953 that the Percival family moved from South London to North Hertfordshire. For the next ten years, until the end of regular steam in the area, David spotted at the ECML lineside, travelled by train to school and latterly commuted to…
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East West Rail Update & The Newport Nobby
East West Rail Update & The Newport Nobby
Join us for another evening of members' presentations on Zoom. Clive Pepper will present an update on the developments with East West Rail and Steve Dexter will take a look back at the Newport Pagnell branch line.
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an accidental but joyous career on the railways
an accidental but joyous career on the railways
eddie pollock will guide us through his working life on the railways
2 February 2024 ‘Steam & Semaphores to Penzance’, presented by Nick Dudman.
2 February 2024 ‘Steam & Semaphores to Penzance’, presented by Nick Dudman.
Maurice Dudman's excellent slides presented by his son Nick. In Part 1 we reached Weston-Super-Mare and so tonight we will continue on to Penzance.
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RCTS West of England Branch Meeting “The Barnstaple & Okehampton Branches through the years” David Mitchell
RCTS West of England Branch Meeting “The Barnstaple & Okehampton Branches through the years” David Mitchell
RCTS West of England Branch meeting will feature another talk by Branch Chair David Mitchell with a talk entitled "The Barnstaple & Okehampton Branches through the years" - a mix with mainly B&W oldies more modern, mainly colour stuff from Dave camera. *******PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE******** Owing to Parking issues at the Mint the…
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‘Railways in and around World War Two’, by Robin Mathams
‘Railways in and around World War Two’, by Robin Mathams
Note this is a Virtual Zoom Meeting for which you can register via the ‘Register with Zoom’ link below. There is no charge for this meeting but donations would be gratefully received, these can be made by following the ‘organiser’ link, also below.
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108 Years of Southern Electric
108 Years of Southern Electric
The illustrated talk describes the development of the Southern Electric system from the earliest days when the LSWR electrified the line from Waterloo to Wimbledon via East Putney, their Riverside Electric route, using the dc third rail system in 1915; through the LBSCR overhead electrification almost right up to the modern day. Included is the…
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SCT Museum of Scottish Railways: Past, Present & Future
SCT Museum of Scottish Railways: Past, Present & Future
Museum of Scottish Railways: Past, Present & Future An update on the Museum, its history, where it is now and its future aims.
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Slovakia’s Railways – 12 years of travels
Slovakia’s Railways – 12 years of travels
Robert Pritchard will give a presentation on the railways of Slovakia over the last 12 years, from 2012 to 2023. He will give us a tour of Slovakia by rail including some general interest photos and maybe the odd tram thrown in. The talk will be in three geographical sections - covering the capital Bratislava…
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Railways in 1950 and 1951, from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley collection
Railways in 1950 and 1951, from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley collection
A further presentation of photographs from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley Archive of over 2000 photographs taken by the late Percy Moseley between 1911 and the 1970s. Following previous presentations of images from the 1940s, this will cover the years 1950 and 1951 – just after Nationalisation, when British Railways was establishing its own…
Sheffield Branch AGM + Robert Pritchard “Behind the Scenes”
Sheffield Branch AGM + Robert Pritchard “Behind the Scenes”
AGM : The chance to have your say. Also speaker Robert Pritchard from the Sheffield committee presents a new show “Behind the Scenes”, focusing on depots, workshops and other normally unseen locations.
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Biscuit Tin Discoveries
Biscuit Tin Discoveries
How many of us have rare or interesting photographs and excerpts stored in a biscuit tin for later reminiscences? Mike Dodd has unearthed some real gems and presents a show of what he has discovered.
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AGM + Members Images
AGM + Members Images
The purpose of this meeting is to conduct our Branch AGM. Following this two members have already offered the following :- Chris Youett will present images from the David John Morton collection. David was a lifelong member of our branch who took a large number of monochrome pics from the 1930s to the 1970s. He…
Railways Remembered – North East England
Railways Remembered – North East England
Recently published by Crécy is Railways Remembered: North East England. This full colour volume covers the area from the Scottish Border to the Tees, and inland to the North Pennines. All facets of railway operations are covered: steam, diesel and electric; town and country; freight and passenger; BR and industry. One of the co-authors, Charles…
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Western Enterprise
Western Enterprise
Significant investment over recent years has radically changed the face of the Great Western, a railway so rich in history that parts have been considered worthy of UNESCO World Heritage status. Setting the scene with a brief look at today's railway, this talk ranges widely across the route, blending aspects of the speaker's fifty-year western…
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Leatherhead Station & Stationmasters House
Leatherhead Station & Stationmasters House
RCTS Archive & Library Officer Andy Davies illustrates the importance of this facility
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South Western Railway update
South Western Railway update
We welcome Steve Tyler, Performance and Planning Director of South Western Railway to give an update on the latest developments with one of our busiest train operators
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East Anglia in the 2020s
East Anglia in the 2020s
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation. Presenter: Iain Scotchman. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30.
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That was the year that was – 1962
That was the year that was – 1962
'Geoff was born in Sheffield in 1949, into a railway-mad family, starting his railway enthusiasm at the age of around 18 months. After some early attempts with the family Box Brownie camera in the 1950s, he was given his first ‘proper’ camera for his thirteenth birthday in March 1962, this eventually leading to his career…
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A Southern Miscellany, from the RCTS Photographic Archive
A Southern Miscellany, from the RCTS Photographic Archive
David Jackman will present "A Southern Miscellany", as seen through the lens of photographers who have passed their images to the Society's Photographic Archive, featuring a potpourri of photographs from the 1950s onwards (mainly from the 60s and 70s), including a wide selection of steam, diesel and electric motive power across the region, from the…
Croydon & South London Branch Lunch
Croydon & South London Branch Lunch
As a change from having a Branch Christmas Dinner at the Porter and Sorter in Croydon, this season we have decided to have a Branch Lunch, at the Redhill Toby Carvery, which is very close to Redhill Station. Table is booked for 13:15; meet in the bar area from 12:15 for a pre lunch drink.…
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‘My Early Years’ – B&W in the 1950s Presented by Arthur Turner
‘My Early Years’ – B&W in the 1950s Presented by Arthur Turner
After a short AGM, Branch President Arthur Turner will present 'My Early Years', with Black & White pictures from the 1950s.
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SCT Transforming the West Highland Line
SCT Transforming the West Highland Line
Mid-day 'Jacobite' to Mallaig heads west from Banavie Transforming the West Highland Line The upgrades and transformation of the West Highland Line from the 1980s, including RETB signalling, introduction of DMUs, plus the “Jacobite” steam trains, and the opening/reopening of Loch Awe, Loch Eil Outward Bound and Falls of Cruachan stations.
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