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![]() A review over the years – steam, diesels and electrics, with the odd deviation along the way
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![]() The Spa Valley Railway is now well established as one of our nearest heritage railways, and today Brian Halford returns to tell us of its latest developments.
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A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Chris Wright. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for a 14:00 start.
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![]() This is not as forbidding as it sounds and because of its nature, it lends itself to audience participation. |
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![]() Apart from the revised date, the details for this visit are as before. A visit has been organised to the Avanti West Coast Training Academy in Crewe for Wednesday 29th October 2025, from 15:00 to 17:00 hours, to see the facilities there. As well as the normal training spaces (office based) they also have driver… |
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Members of the RCTS South Wales branch will be taking our preloved book stall to the 37th Cardiff Model Railway show, held this year over the first weekend in November at Sophia Gardens, home of the newly promoted Glamorgan Cricket Club. Why not come along, say hello and see some excellent model railways. Opening hours:… |
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![]() 'My life on the railways, from Willesden and Wembley, to North Pole and Temple Mills.' This will be a presentation of how I got interested in the railways at a young age and went on to have a 41-year career on British Rail and Eurostar. There are plenty of pictures in the presentation. Please note… |
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![]() David Cross presents a selection of his late father Derek’s excellent images, depicting diesels over a 25 year period. This is sure to be an excellent evening of diesel nostalgia! Note: This presentation is that which was postponed from the March 2025 Milton Keynes Branch meeting. |
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![]() "Geoff Plumb - ‘That Was the Year That Was – 1966’. Geoff goes back almost sixty years to 1966 with travels around the UK in chronological order. Included are Ffestiniog Railway working parties, several visits to Crewe Works, RCTS railtours for the last day of the Somerset & Dorset, Longmoor Military Railway tours, scenes on… |
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A Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by David Cross. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30, presentation starts 14:00.
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Colin makes a welcome return to Sheffield branch with more fabulous photos from his vast collection. |
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The RCTS South Wales branch are proud to announce that Brian Rolley will be presenting what promises to be a fascinating talk on the internal system at the Tremorfa and Castle Steel works in Cardiff. Expect plenty of images from a railway that is not normally accessible or even visible to the general public. Doors… |
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Sam Savage visits us to talk about the 2021 remodelling of the throat of London Kings Cross station - when Kings Cross was uncrossed. Learn about how this major civil engineering project was delivered at one of London's busiest stations
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![]() This illustrated presentation contains examples of all known images that have been taken of this line. Our speaker, Gordon Casely, would be pleased to learn of any other photographs that might exist. Please advise the Branch Secretary if you think you can assist ahead of the meeting. |
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![]() Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. |
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![]() The presentation explores the fluctuating history of the North London line and includes a photographic journey from Richmond to the former Terminus of Broad Street. |
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![]() David Aldred visits to bring us a presentation on the charming mid-Wales line to Barmouth.
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South Western Railway By Alex Foulds, Major Projects Director, South Western Railway |
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A long-time trams and trolley-buses follower, Graham will guide us through their respective eras.
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A Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Rob Freeman. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for a 14:00 presentation start. |
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![]() "Although freight traffic today generally means stone and containers (of which we will see plenty) we will also see some of the flows of coal which existed until the last few years. Geographical coverage is from Hampshire (a surprising modern day freight "hotspot") and South Wales to the West Highlands of Scotland" |
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