The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society

FLL - On the Right Track - A Life in Track Renewals
2026-05-06 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | FLL Carnforth, Royal Station Hotel, Market Street, Carnforth, LA5 9BT, United Kingdom
with Sean Devaney

Milton Keynes Branch Meeting - 'The Works' (Wolverton) by Mike Corbett
2026-05-07 19:30 - 22:00 | MKY Milton Keynes, Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 1EN, United Kingdom
Join us for a presentation by Mike Corbett ‘The Works’, covering the rise and fall, ownership and organisation of Wolverton Works from its origins as a steam locomotive workshop facility followed by migration to carriage, wagon, EMU and road transport construction and overhaul including carriage technical developments. With the retirement of the Royal Train in 2027 its Wolverton Works history, operation and personnel will also feature.

Oliver Bulleid and 35028 "Clan Line"
2026-05-12 14:00 - 16:30 | 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 Simon Martin.
Details to follow.
Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.

Stephen Gay - Picture Postcard Railway Rambles - The Hope Valley Line.
2026-05-12 19:00 - 21:00 | SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield, S2 2TP, United Kingdom

The Bluebell Railway through my lens
2026-05-12 19:30 - 22:00 | CSL Croydon, East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, CR0 5LP, United Kingdom
David Cable is 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.
This is the presentation previously arranged for December 2024, and then planned for September 2025, updated with some newer images – we trust it will be a case of third time lucky.

"Rail Days in Humberside and North Lincolnshire" by Dick Crane
2026-05-12 19:30 - 22:00 | CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge, The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5HD, United Kingdom

The Seaton Tramway
2026-05-18 19:30 - 22:00 | MHD Cox Green, Cox Green Community Centre, Highfield Lane, Cox Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3AX, United Kingdom
Closed by BR in 1966, the branch became a tramway in 1970. The talk will cover the route and the trams and include a trip up the line with one of the drivers
The Zoom ticket link for this meeting will be available nearer the date of the event.

TVY - With Lance King in Ulster The Great Northern Line : 1957 – 1965
2026-05-19 19:00 - 21:30 | TVY Didcot, Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, OX11 7JN, United Kingdom
presented by Leslie McAllister

Euston Station from 1833
2026-05-20 19:30 - 22:00 | SOE Eastleigh, Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute), 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9FE, United Kingdom

NEA Branch - Flying Scotsman in America and Beyond
2026-05-21 19:00 - 21:30 | NEA Darlington, Darlington Cricket Club, South Terrace, Darlington, DL1 5JD, United Kingdom
Presented by Richard Hinchliffe

Surrey Branch - East West Rail
2026-05-21 19:15 - 21:30 | SRY Woking, Woking United Reform Church, White Rose Lane, Woking, GU22 7HA, United Kingdom
East West Rail
Stuart Edwards – Engagement Manager Business, Industry and Academia.

WRD - A Tale of Two Stations
2026-05-21 19:30 - 22:00 | WRD Shipley, Saltaire Methodist Church, Saltaire Road, Shipley, BD18 3HJ, United Kingdom
Philip Lockwood explores the replacement station for Morley and the new station for White Rose Centre.

The Railways of Austria
2026-05-26 14:00 - 16:30 | HTC Welwyn, Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0DH, United Kingdom
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Richard Morris.
Details to follow.
Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.

Signalling Topics
2026-05-27 19:15 - 21:30 | CHR Bassil Shippam Centre, Tozer Way, St Pancras, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 7LG, United Kingdom
Details to Follow

Milton Keynes Branch Meeting - The Brian Morrison Collection
2026-06-04 19:30 - 22:00 | MKY Milton Keynes, Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 1EN, United Kingdom
Richard Tuplin, editor of Railway Herald, presents a collection of images taken by the late photographer Brian Morrison.

London's Underground Trains of the Past
2026-06-09 14:00 - 16:30 | 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 Brian Hardy.
Details to follow.
Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.

Observation Night
2026-06-17 16:00 - 20:00 | Eastleigh Station, United Kingdom

An A-Z of Swiss Railways (Part 3)
2026-06-30 14:00 - 16:30 | HTC Welwyn, Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0DH, United Kingdom
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Steve Ollive.
Details to follow.
Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.

A Plug for Brunel
2026-07-14 14:00 - 16:30 | 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 Colin Brading.
Details to follow.
Doors open at 13:30 for 14:00 start.

Observation day
2026-07-15 08:00 - 17:00
Location to be confirmed.

Freight Trains around Britain in Recent Years
2026-07-20 19:30 - 22:30 | ESX Shenfield, Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, CM15 8LB, United Kingdom
Our own Geoff Brockett looks out his images of Freight thorougout Britain.

Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall.

Note that as Geoff’s presentation uses 35mm slides this meeting will not be available on Zoom.

A Tale of Three Countries
2026-07-28 14:00 - 16:30 | HTC Welwyn, Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0DH, United Kingdom
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Geoff May.
Details to follow.
Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.

A Wee Look Around Scotland
2026-09-08 14:00 - 16:30 | 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 Robin Mathams.
Details to follow.
Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.

My Railway Meanderings
2026-09-29 14:00 - 16:30 | HTC Welwyn, Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0DH, United Kingdom
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Stephen Gay.
Details to follow.
Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.

A1 Locomotive Trust - The P2 Build Update
2026-10-13 14:00 - 16:30 | HTC Hitchin, St Mark's Church, St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1UR, United Kingdom
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City presentation by Liz Gibson.
Details to follow.
Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.

Network SouthEast
2026-10-19 19:30 - 22:30 | ESX Shenfield, Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, CM15 8LB, United Kingdom
Andy Grimmett takes us on a journey ar0und the South East of England in the era just before privatisation

Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting.

Timetable Planning Oversimplified
2026-10-27 14:00 - 16:30 | HTC Welwyn, Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0DH, United Kingdom
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Matthew Alden-Farrow.
Details to follow.
Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.

A Broad-Gauge Journey - Paddington to Swindon
2026-11-10 14:00 - 16:30 | 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 Brian Arman.
Details to follow.
Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.

The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
2026-11-24 14:00 - 16:30 | HTC Welwyn, Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0DH, United Kingdom
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by John Reeve.
Details to follow.
Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.

London to Beijing by Train
2026-12-08 14:00 - 16:30 | 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 Irene Rabbitts,
Details to follow.
Includes seasonal festive food in an extended interval.
Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
