Accidents at Lewisham & Thirsk - Fraser Pithie
2024-12-16 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Cheylesmore Community Centre, Poitiers Road, Coventry 5JX, Poitiers Road, Cheylesmore,, Coventry, CV3 5JX

WEN This and That and Maybe the Other : Almost 20 years of digital photography
2024-12-14 19:00 - 21:30 | WEN Exeter [Mint Methodist Church], Fore Street, Exeter, EX4 3AT, United Kingdom
The West of England December meeting will be a digital presentation by Charles Woodland, entitled This and That and Maybe the Other : Almost 20 years of digital photography.
The presentation will cover HST changes, Mainline Steam and Diesel tours, Loco hauled trains and drags in the West of England area and if there is time a few European glimpses.

RCTS WEN Branch Meeting : To be confirmed
2024-12-14 19:00 - 21:30 | WEN Exeter [Mint Methodist Church], Fore Street, Exeter, EX4 3AT, United Kingdom
Our December meeting will take place on Saturday 14th December when we will have a pre-christmas evening of entertainment

From Addlestone to Beijing by Rail
2024-12-12 19:00 - 21:30 | PBR Peterborough, St Luke’s Church, Mayor's Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EZ, United Kingdom
Andy and Irene visit us to talk about their railway adventure to China, travelling by train all of the way.
Andy will also be giving a short presentation on the RCTS Library at Leatherhead.

Scottish Branch 2024 AGM followed by Members' presentations
2024-12-12 14:30 - 16:30 | SCT Edinburgh, Scots Guards Club, 2 Clifton Terrace,, Edinburgh, EH12 5DR, United Kingdom
Our key AGM will be conducted as swiftly as possible, but still covering all the essential items to ensure that the Branch will continue to function properly in 2024-25. Once proceedings are concluded, members will be invited to make short presentations using slides or digital media. Please contact the Branch Secretary for more information.
Being close to Christmas, we might be able to enjoy mince pies, but we’re making no promises just yet!

Archive & Library Open Day
2024-12-12 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-07 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-26 11:00 - 16:00 | RCTS Library, Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, KT22 7SQ, United Kingdom

UK Steam Hauled Goods Trains since 1980
2024-12-11 19:00 - 22:00 | SWL Radyr, Cardiff, Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF, United Kingdom
Tony Wardrobe will make a welcome return to the branch to present a varied selection of his own slides featuring steam hauled goods trains across the whole of the UK.

Five Go to Swansea - Part 2
2024-12-10 19:30 - 22:00 | HTC Hitchin, St Mark's Church, St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1UR, United Kingdom
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Chris Jones.
In the words of the presenter –
Researching for a part two on Swansea stations has proved an interesting challenge. However the material has been coming in and the coverage will be extensive after all there were over 30 stations listed at one time and some like Grovesend are a rare sight. The Swansea 00 gauge modellers group often bring insights to long lost collieries.
At this pre-Christmas meeting there will be “festive nibbles” available to all attendees!
Doors open 19:00 for a 19:30 start.

The Bluebell Railway through my lens
2024-12-10 19:30 - 22:00 | CSL Croydon, East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, CR0 5LP, United Kingdom
David Cable is a an excellent photographer, regularly in action along the Bluebell Railway, both on photo charters and normal service days, and will giving us a presentation of the highlights of his results.

Cambridge Branch AGM and Members' Pictures
2024-12-10 19:30 - 22:00 | CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge, The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5HD, United Kingdom
Our Annual General Meeting followed by an opportunity for members to present a selection of their photographs. Please bring your photographs on a USB memory stick or advise cambridge@rcts.org.uk if anything other than a digital projector is required.

Social evening - Mince pies and members’ slides in the Dickens Suite
2024-12-10 19:00 - 21:30 | EMD Nottingham, The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, NG1 4EZ, United Kingdom
Join us in the Dickens Suite for a social evening with mince pies and members’ contributions

Anthony Hicks – “Something for everyone” 1964 to 2024
2024-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield, S2 2TP, United Kingdom

HSD branch - Dan Longbottom-“The highlights so far, and more”
2024-12-10 13:30 - 16:00
Dan Longbottom -“The highlights so far, and more”

Visit to Stafford
2024-12-10

Testing and Commissioning the IC225s
2024-12-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Virtual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, United Kingdom
Dave Coxon started work for British Railways at the Loco Works in Derby in 1964. During his long career Dave has worked for the LM CM&EE, the DM&EE and R&DD, for Serco and latterly for Bombardier in Derby. Dave was part of the Commissioning Section at the RTC Derby who were involved with testing and commissioning the IC225s in 1988-89.
Dave’s talk will cover the delivery of the first 10 locomotives and their testing and mileage gathering. It also covers the trials and tribulations of the late delivery of the Mk4 coaches and DVTs and the need to enter service on the promised date with Mk3 rolling stock and surrogate DVTs. His talk also describes the extensive testing of the Mk4 coach bogies and the transit of a locomotive to Hamburg for an exhibition in June 1988.

For this virtual event, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members, but a £2.50 donation will be requested at the checkout. Non-member tickets are £2.50. (Or you can join the Society in the same transaction to take advantage of members’ benefits)
To receive information on coming National (and other) Zoom meetings, please join the RCTS National Zoom E-mail List (RCTS-National@groups.io) by visiting https://groups.io/g/RCTS-National , or by e-mail to RCTS-National+subscribe@groups.io.

AGM followed by Southern Steam in the 1960s by Graham Ford.
2024-12-09 14:15 - 16:30 | Greenfinch Hall,Greenfinch Avenue Ipswich IP2 0SQ

'The Widow's Frontier Railways' by Richard Pelham.
2024-12-06 19:30 - 22:00 | BTL North Filton, St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, BS34 7PL, United Kingdom
Travel to British India with Richard Pelham to learn about ‘The Widow’s Frontier Railways’.

Milton Keynes Branch AGM followed by members presentations
2024-12-05 19:30 - 21:30 | MKY Milton Keynes, Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 1EN, United Kingdom
Milton Keynes Branch AGM followed by members presentations.

AGM and years of steam in the NW
2024-12-04 19:30 - 21:30
this session will cover the last years of steam in the nw given by david fowler and promises to be another excellent event

Merseyside Area Connections in the 1970s by Brian Roberts
2024-12-04 13:30 - 15:45 | MCN Liverpool, Haig House Social Club, Woolton Road, Garston, Liverpool, L19 5NQ, United Kingdom

WFD Branch - ‘Members’ Presentations’, plus Lizzie’s Mince Pies and Sausage Rolls! 3rd December 2024
2024-12-03 19:00 - 21:30 | WFD Watford, Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1JJ, United Kingdom
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 photographic efforts – any railway related subjects welcome! Branch members will be given priority, visitors are welcome to bring material as well. Festive refreshments will be available at the half-time break.
Please note this is a physical meeting, doors open from 18:30 for 19:00 commencement of proceedings.
* Unfortunately we are not able to present ciné film.

Branch AGM followed by "Six states three gauges my Australian rail travels Summer 2022/2023 by Russell Moorhouse.
2024-11-29 19:30 - 22:00 | Fulwood Lawn Tennis club Highgate Ave Preston PR2 8DY, Highgate Ave, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 8DY

Railways before the War – that’s the Great War! (Part 1)
2024-11-28 19:30 - 22:00 | Virtual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, United Kingdom
A presentation of Black and White images, drawn from the Ken Nunn collection and scanned from glass plates, illustrating railways in Britain before the Great War. Tonight’s is the first of three parts, starting with a few images from before the Great Boer War (as it was known at the time), and then featuring Eastern England, Scotland and Ireland. The Ken Nunn collection was acquired by the LCGB after Ken’s death, and although it has now been transferred to the NRM, ‘showing rights’ to the scanned images were retained, and Jeremy Harrison is making this presentation wearing his LCGB hat.
For this virtual event, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members, but a £2.50 donation will be requested at the checkout. Non-member tickets are £2.50. (Or you can join the Society in the same transaction to take advantage of members’ benefits)
To receive information on coming National (and other) Zoom meetings, please join the RCTS National Zoom E-mail List (RCTS-National@groups.io) by visiting https://groups.io/g/RCTS-National , or by e-mail to RCTS-National+subscribe@groups.io.

Railway Roundabout Miscellany
2024-11-27 19:15 - 21:30 | United Kingdom
Following an address to our AGM, as RCTS President, Brian takes us on a slide show mystery tour, which will surely not disappoint.

East Coast main Line part 2 - North from York - Stephen Gay
2024-11-26 14:00 - 16:30 | EMD Nottingham, The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, NG1 4EZ, United Kingdom
We welcome back Stephen Gay who will present an illustrated talk about the northern part of the ECML by way of a journey from York to Edinburgh. Numerous anecdotes and poetry readings will enhance the trip which includes station shots as well as lineside, level crossings and some period shots too.

Colchester in the Age of Steam
2024-11-26 14:00 - 16:30 | HTC Welwyn, Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0DH, United Kingdom
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Dave Goodyear.
Colchester has much to interest the railway enthusiast and historian. Within its original borough boundaries it had a major junction, three stations and associated goods yards, a motive power depot and a quay tramway. Passenger traffic included large numbers of holiday trains to the Norfolk and Essex coasts, and boat trains to Parkeston Quay in addition to the regular services. Local industries and the quay at Hythe provided for significant goods traffic. In the period up to the end of steam in September 1962 the area underwent major changes, with the rapid introduction of diesel traction, the first application by BR of 25kV AC electrification and a major station rebuild with associated track layout changes.
Doors open 13:30 for a 14:00 start.

Severn Valley Railway History and Current Operation
2024-11-25 19:30 - 22:00 | MHD Cox Green, Cox Green Community Centre, Highfield Lane, Cox Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3AX, United Kingdom
Our Society Secretary Rich visits us with a presentation looking at the history and its move from the national network to one of the country’s foremost heritage railways

The Tommy Tomalin Collection - Part 2, by Brian Sullivan
2024-11-25 14:00 - 16:30 | NHN Northampton – Weston Favell, Weston Favell Parish Hall, Booth Lane South, Northampton, NN3 3EP, United Kingdom
