Every picture tells a story
2026-02-12 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | PBR Peterborough, St Luke’s Church, Mayor's Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EZ, United Kingdom

WEN - Branch Meeting Amyas Crump : Culm Valley 150 and Devon Diesels Part 2
2026-02-14 19:00 - 21:30 | WEN Exeter [Mint Methodist Church], Fore Street, Exeter, EX4 3AT, United Kingdom
Our February meeting will see the return of the noted historian and author Amyas Crump.
Amyas will be doing a two part show, the first will cover the 150th anniversary of the Culm Valley line, one he knew well and will give an insight into one of Devon’s lost lines.
The second half of the show will cover Part 2 of his previous talk on Devon Diesels where he showed us some forgotten gems from the early days of Diesels in the South West
As with any talk from Amyas its going to be a fascinating evening

Peterborough to Beijing, the Story of a Journey
2026-02-16 19:30 - 22:30 | ESX Shenfield, Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, CM15 8LB, United Kingdom
Nick Garnham will tell us about an epic journey the first step of which is to board a train at Peterborough

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

Archive And Library Open Day
2026-02-17 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-28 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-05 11:00 - 16:00 | RCTS Library, Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, KT22 7SQ, United Kingdom

TVY Branch - Didcot to Birmingham Snow Hill - featuring the historic slides of Tommy Tomalin
2026-02-17 14:00 - 16:30 | TVY Didcot, Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, OX11 7JN, United Kingdom
Brian Sullivan returns to give us a further selection of historic scanned slides taken by Tommy
Tomalin, this time covering the route from Didcot through to Snow Hill station in
Birmingham. There are stops at various stations along the route to see the railway operations.

AGM + a Local Favourite Returns with a Show
2026-02-17 19:30 - 22:00 | HSD Hull, The Highway, Willerby Road, Hull, HU5 5LH, United Kingdom

Swiss Railways A-Z Part 2
2026-02-18 19:30 - 22:00 | SOE Eastleigh, Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute), 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9FE, United Kingdom

Lance King in Ulster, 1957-1970, The NCC in Action
2026-02-19 14:00 - 16:30 | CHR Bassil Shippam Centre, Tozer Way, St Pancras, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 7LG, United Kingdom
The NCC (“Northern Counties Committee”) was the Irish arm of the LMS (and the MR before that). The talk is mainly 1958 – 1970 when the NCC ran the last mainline steam in these islands. Using the slides of the late Lance King, I will take you on a trip along the lines still open from Larne Harbour (ship to Scotland) to Belfast, then from Belfast to Londonderry and Portrush. Along the route, a few flasbacks to earlier days in Black and White. A short diversion to show NCC locos on the former Great Northern. We finish with an extensive coverage of “The Spoil Trains”: Thousand ton trains of stone worked by a 2-6-4T at each end – lots of lovely action shots. Steam’s Last Challenge”

WRD - Steam to Scarborough
2026-02-19 14:00 - 17:00 | WRD Shipley, Saltaire Methodist Church, Saltaire Road, Shipley, BD18 3HJ, United Kingdom
with Colin Smith

NEA Branch - Producing the RO and a Few of his Travels
2026-02-19 19:00 - 21:30 | NEA Darlington, Darlington Cricket Club, South Terrace, Darlington, DL1 5JD, United Kingdom
presented by Railway Observer Managing Editor, Mike Robinson

CHM Branch - 50 Years of the High Speed Train
2026-02-19 19:00 - 22:00 | CHM Cheltenham, Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2SY, United Kingdom
Alex Wood comes to Cheltenham to review what is probably the most iconic train which rode the rails of the UK.

Surrey Branch - In search of Narrow Gauge steam – from Damascus to Dunedin
2026-02-19 19:15 - 21:30 | SRY Woking, Woking United Reform Church, White Rose Lane, Woking, GU22 7HA, United Kingdom
In search of Narrow Gauge steam – from Damascus to Dunedin
By James Waite

Locomotive & Coach Liveries, Part 3
2026-02-20 14:30 - 16:30 | SCT Edinburgh, Scots Guards Club, 2 Clifton Terrace,, Edinburgh, EH12 5DR, United Kingdom
Note change of date for this meeting. Stuart Malcolm returns to delve into his Locomotive and Coach Livery archive, this time covering the last thirty years which has seen an hitherto unprecedented variety of changes a private companies come and go!

Railways in the Cornish Landscape
2026-02-23 14:00 - 16:30 | NHN Northampton – Weston Favell, Weston Favell Parish Hall, Booth Lane South, Northampton, NN3 3EP, United Kingdom

Toil and Triumph - an appreciation of the Settle and Carlisle Railway
2026-02-23 19:30 - 22:00 | MHD Cox Green, Cox Green Community Centre, Highfield Lane, Cox Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3AX, United Kingdom
An expert on the S&C, Colin will trace its origins, construction and eventual history

Monorails of the 19th Century - Adrian Garner
2026-02-24 14:00 - 16:00 | EMD Nottingham, The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, NG1 4EZ, United Kingdom
More details to follow

Appalachian Wanderings
2026-02-24 14:00 - 16:30 | HTC Welwyn, Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0DH, United Kingdom
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Tony Field.
Details to follow.
Doors open at 13:30 for 14:00 start.

Stratford Upon Avon to Cheltenham 1904 -1979
2026-02-25 19:15 - 21:30 | Virtual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, United Kingdom
‘Although Cheltenham opened in 1847 and Stratford in 1859, it was nearly another 50 years before the 20 mile gap between Honeybourne & Cheltenham was filled. This show covers the whole route from a little north of Stratford station to Lansdown Junction in Cheltenham, the vast majority of which no longer forms part of the national network.’

"Modern Railways unconventional views" by Nigel Capelle
2026-02-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Fulwood Lawn Tennis club Highgate Ave Preston PR2 8DY, Highgate Ave, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 8DY

My All-Line Rover Routes in Earlier Days
2026-03-04 19:00 - 22:00 | SWL Radyr, Cardiff, Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF, United Kingdom
Taking place a week earlier than normal owing to availability issues at our regular venue, the march meeting of the South Wales/De Cymru branch of RCTS will feature a presentation by Noel Thompson on his travels round the UK using an All Lines Rover Ticket. As usual, our well stocked preloved book stall will be open for you to make that vital addition to our library and will be be serving complimentary tea and coffee at half time, when our competitively priced Kit Kats will be available.
Doors open 7pm for a 7;30 start

Railways around Londoen and the SE
2026-03-04 19:30 - 21:30 | station hotel carnforth, carnforth, United Kingdom

FLL - Railway Around London and the South East
2026-03-04 19:30 - 22:00 | FLL Carnforth, Royal Station Hotel, Market Street, Carnforth, LA5 9BT, United Kingdom
with James Sutcliffe

'All Things Freight' by Maggie Simpson
2026-03-05 19:30 - 22:00 | MKY Milton Keynes, Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 1EN, United Kingdom
A presentation by the Director General of the Rail Freight Group, Maggie Simpson OBE.

Bristol Meeting - 'Midland Blue - Midland Railway Lines in the 1980's by Stewart Jolly.
2026-03-06 19:30 - 22:00 | BTL North Filton, St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, BS34 7PL, United Kingdom
After a short A.G.M. Branch Treasurer Stewart Jolly will present ‘Midland Blue, covering Midland Railway lines in the 1980’s.

Swindon to Swindon via Swindon - Richard Binding
2026-03-10 14:00 - 16:00 | EMD Nottingham, The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, NG1 4EZ, United Kingdom
‘Swindon– Swindon via Swindon – incorporating Swindon – Badminton – Gloucester – Sapperton – Swindon – Westbury – (Reading) – Didcot – Swindon’
More details to follow

Timetable Planning - A Dark Art, Plus More.
2026-03-10 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 Dave Hepper.
Details to follow.
Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.

Robin Gibbons - The 1923 Grouping
2026-03-10 19:00 - 21:00 | SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield, S2 2TP, United Kingdom
We have all heard of the Grouping but how much do we really know about it? Robin Gibbons takes a deep dive into the Grouping including looking at the development of the railway companies in Great Britain up to that point, their uneasy relationship with Parliament, the background to the Grouping including the impact of the First World War, how the Grouping was implemented and a brief look at how the “Big Four” fared from a financial viewpoint

"1972 – That Was The Year That Was" by Geoff Plumb
2026-03-10 19:30 - 22:00 | CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge, The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5HD, United Kingdom
We are delighted to welcome Geoff Plumb again for more of his many days out around and about, including UK scenes in Brighton, Bristol and the London area, among others. West Germany features quite strongly, and the main event sees a visit to South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique for a feast of steam, in repose and in action! A great evening not to be missed!
