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WFD Branch – ‘Members’ Presentations’, plus Lizzie’s Mince Pies and Sausage Rolls! 2nd December 2025
WFD Branch – ‘Members’ Presentations’, plus Lizzie’s Mince Pies and Sausage Rolls! 2nd December 2025
Another chance for Watford Branch members to show off your prowess with a camera (but don’t worry about the quality, feel the width!) – stills or videos, film or digital *. Please bring along some 35mm slides or image files on a memory stick or DVD disc and we’ll endeavour to treat everyone to your… |
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After our Branch AGM Colin Kennington will show us some videos taken in Germany, Manchester and diversions over the Settle and Carlisle. |
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Archive And Library Open Day- CANCELLED Cancelled due to ongoing interior works by Govia Thameslink Railway.
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Branch AGM followed by member's presentations. The formalities of the AGM are normally concluded in a timely manner, so please also join us for some fun presentations afterwards and maybe a quiz or two! |
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The Swansea Vale Railway was a major factor in the life of the Swansea Valley for well over 100 years. Origionally an independent concern, it was taken over by the Midland Railway and hence linked through to the rest of the UK via Brecon. John Miles tells the story of the railway, its employees and… |
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A Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by David Longman. In the early years of this century, David Longman made a series of trips to photograph the remaining steam locomotives working on the narrow gauge sugar lines in Java. Unwilling to join an organised group he travelled the length of the island by bus,…
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As this planned meeting date clashes with a home match for Sheffield United, the committee have decided that it would be prudent to cancel. |
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Archive And Library Open Day- CANCELLED Cancelled due to ongoing interior works by Govia Thameslink Railway.
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Following on from his talks on the railways of South Africa and Cuba, renowned local Photographer Tony Wardrobe will be sharing what promises to be a fascinating selection of images focusing on those railways with a gauge of less than standard. Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30 start, our preloved book stall will be… |
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Members able to contribute any presentation are asked to notify the Branch Secretary beforehand. Coffee and festive mince pies will be served at the break.
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Geoff Plumb visits us to show images of railway operations in 1963. A nostalgic record of a time of great change on our railways, this is sure to be an interesting evening.
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In this presentation our speaker, Mike Dodd, from the Restoration & Archiving Trust, takes us on a global tour to countries beginning with the Letter 'A' including Australia, Argentina and Austria. He will also take us to places in the UK which also begin with with the Letter 'A'.
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Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall some parts of which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. The meeting will commence with the AGM itself followed by member's digital images all of which will be available also via Zoom. We will show member's 35mm slides in the hall at the end of… |
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Archive And Library Open Day- CANCELLED Cancelled due to ongoing interior works by Govia Thameslink Railway.
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Martin, who is well known to many of our RCTS Branch members, having been the host of our successful Swindon Works railway sites tour which we ran last year, comes from a long family line of Swindon railway employees. In this talk Martin will give us some of his personnel experiences of life inside Swindon… |
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Three local members present a fascinating mix of railway related images. Ardrian Willats will cover Preserved Railways from 1982-2018. Ian Mckey has many tales and pictures to show from his UK rail journeys spread far and wide. Roger Sandford will show images taken by the late Bruce Oliver, a real UK pot pourri, but also… |
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RCTS President Canon Brian Arman returns with more thoughts on the final years of Swindon Works
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Surrey Branch - October 2025 Meeting Railway Preservation Society of Ireland Part 2 Preceeded by the RCTS Surrey Branch AGM |
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Christmas Buffet and members 15 minute presentations. |
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For our Christmas meeting, David Hunt will be entertaining us with a traditional slide show with more 1970s and 1980s nostalgia from his extensive archive. The evening promises to take us North East South and West as David entertains us with his travels on the national network with plenty of photos off the beaten track,…
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Our annual review of the year that has passed, and a look at what is to come in the new year. Join us to have your say, or offer to help. There will be seasonal refreshments and time to chat. Followed by a presentation by Richard Marks - Rail 200 - The British Railway Revolution…
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A Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Michael Smyth. This presentation covers the changing scene on the Settle and Carlisle from the 1960s to the present day. It features the slow decline in traffic towards its planned closure, refusal of closure, and subsequent resurgence of traffic through to the present day. Illustrated by… |
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The story of Bristol Bath Road Depot is told by Roy Kethro, through his experence of starting work as an apprentice and later as the depot's Senior Technical Officier. |
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