BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://rcts.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250619T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250619T160000 DTSTAMP:20250613T104104Z CREATED:20241210T104702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T104104Z UID:10002953-1750330800-1750348800@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Archive And Library Open Day - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:Network Rail and Govia Thameslink (GTR) have now undertaken additional works which\, we hope\, will cure the damp problems at the Stationmaster’s House.  GTR’s contractors have rectifed the damp areas internally but not completed timber repais as yet.  Some shelving is till stored and dust covering on all other shelves while that work is undertaken.  It is not therefore practical to open the Archive to visitors on this day. \nOur apologies for any inconvenience\, please attend at an open day later in the summer. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/archive-and-library-open-day-123/ LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Library & Archive Open Days END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T200000 DTSTAMP:20240710T112838Z CREATED:20240710T112838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240710T112838Z UID:10002723-1750262400-1750276800@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Observation Evening - Eastleigh DESCRIPTION: URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/observation-evening-eastleigh/ LOCATION:Eastleigh Station\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:SOE Solent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250616T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250616T223000 DTSTAMP:20260901T150342Z CREATED:20250218T094513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T150342Z UID:10002996-1750102200-1750113000@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:British Rail 1986 to 1992 - The Evolution of Business Management DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. \nIn 1982 BR created new business units. Passenger Services were split into InterCity\, Network SouthEast and Provincial Services\, freight was split into Trainload\, Speedlink and Freightliner and a parcels sector was created. Mervyn Rogers will explore how this Sectorisation came about and how this affected the run-up to Privatisation. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/british-rail-1986-to-1992-the-evolution-of-business-management/ LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Branch Meetings - hybrid,Branch Meetings – in person only,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,RCTS National Meeting - virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/south-essex-branch/309627-Shenfield-21-7-89-v1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250614T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250614T160000 DTSTAMP:20250525T134835Z CREATED:20241210T104632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250525T134835Z UID:10002952-1749898800-1749916800@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Archive And Library Open Day - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:Network Rail and Govia Thameslink (GTR) have now undertaken additional works which\, we hope\, will cure the damp problems at the Stationmaster’s House.  GTR’s contractors are rectifying the damp areas internally so we are moving some shelving and dust covering all other shelves while that work is undertaken.  It is not therefore practical ot open the Archive to visitors on this day. \nOur apologies for any inconvenience\, please attend at an open day later in the summer. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/archive-and-library-open-day-122/ LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Library & Archive Open Days END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T220000 DTSTAMP:20250516T223557Z CREATED:20240905T132228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T223557Z UID:10002852-1749668400-1749679200@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:The Fourth Rowland Pittard Memorial Lecture: An evening of images from the collection of Bob Masterman DESCRIPTION:For the fourth annual Rowland Pittard Memorial Lecture\, The RCTS South Wales branch is delighted to welcome Robert Masterman back to The Old Church Rooms in Radyr. Bob is widely regarded as one of the foremost railway photographers of his\, or any\, generation and is perhaps best known for his work documenting the ever evolving South Wales scene but his archive covers a far wider area\, so expect a veritable cornucopia of images from South Wales and further beyond URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-fourth-rowland-pittard-memorial-lecture/ LOCATION:SWL Radyr\, Cardiff\, Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys\, Park Road\, Radyr\, Cardiff\, CF15 8DF\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:SWL South Wales / De Cymru END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250610T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250610T163000 DTSTAMP:20250509T100351Z CREATED:20241215T120107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T100351Z UID:10002958-1749564000-1749573000@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:A 12th Colour Rail Journey DESCRIPTION:A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Paul Chancellor. \nOur twelfth Colour-Rail Journey will be the last and in a change for those preceding it \, it tells about the life of a trainspotter from those first experiences to the twist and turns that led to a keen interest in railway photography \, both archive and current. However note that it does not mean that Colour-Rail is closing!\nTales of spotting expeditions that went to plan\, but also some that did not\, would not be believed possible by today’s younger generations. These are illustrated with pictures from the 1950s to the present day which will stir memories of your own ‘spotting lives. \n Paul Chancellor \nDoors open 13:30 for a 14:00 start. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/a-12th-colour-rail-journey/ LOCATION:St Marks Church Hall\, Hitchin SG5 1UR\, St Mark's Close\, Lancaster Avenue\, Hitchin\, Hertfordshire\, SG5 1UR CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,HTC Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City,Indoor Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/hitchin-and-welwyn-garden-city-branch/Misc/June-2025-2-Paul-Chancellor-Hitchin-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250611 DTSTAMP:20250319T124502Z CREATED:20250319T124502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T124502Z UID:10003021-1749513600-1749599999@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Visit to South Wales DESCRIPTION: URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/visit-to-south-wales-2/ CATEGORIES:MCN Merseyside Cheshire & North Wales END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250605T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250605T213000 DTSTAMP:20250608T133110Z CREATED:20240824T122439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250608T133110Z UID:10002799-1749151800-1749159000@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Milton Keynes Branch Meeting - British Railway Disasters – Hixon and Ladbroke Grove DESCRIPTION:Fraser Pithie presents on two significant accidents in the history of Britain’s railways – Hixon (6th January1968) and Ladbroke Grove (5th October 1999). URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/milton-keynes-branch-meeting-title-tbc-4/ LOCATION:MKY Milton Keynes\, Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK\, Elder Gate\, Milton Keynes\, Buckinghamshire\, MK9 1EN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Indoor Event,MKY Milton Keynes ORGANIZER;CN="MKY Milton Keynes branch":MAILTO:miltonkeynes@rcts.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250603T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250603T213000 DTSTAMP:20250531T133602Z CREATED:20250203T155827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250531T133602Z UID:10002989-1748977200-1748986200@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:WFD Branch - '​The Southern End of the WCML\, 1930s to Present Day'\, by Rob Freeman\, 3rd June 2025 DESCRIPTION:ROB FREEMAN – ‘​The Southern End of the WCML 1930s to Present Day’. \nFrom the 1930s to the present\, featuring the work of local photographers such as H C Casserley for the steam era and my own work for the modern era\, where I will be concentrating on the more unusual of my sightings. \nFurther details may be available nearer the date. \nPlease note this is a physical meeting\, doors open from 18:30 for 19:00 commencement of proceedings. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/wfd-branch-the-southern-end-of-the-wcml-1930s-to-present-day-by-rob-freeman-3rd-june-2025/ LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,Indoor Event,WFD Watford ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/watford-branch/RobF_1999slides719-D9000.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250603T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250603T160000 DTSTAMP:20250508T075807Z CREATED:20241210T104556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T075807Z UID:10002951-1748948400-1748966400@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Archive And Library Open Day - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:Network Rail and Govia Thameslink (GTR) have now undertaken additional works which\, we hope\, will cure the damp problems at the Stationmaster’s House.  GTR’s contractors are rectifying the damp areas internally so we are moving some shelving and dust covering all other shelves while that work is undertaken.  It is not therefore practical ot open the Archive to visitors on this day. \nOur apologies for any inconvenience\, please attend at an open day later in the summer. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/archive-and-library-open-day-121/ LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Library & Archive Open Days END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250601T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250601T170000 DTSTAMP:20250414T143603Z CREATED:20250414T142943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T143603Z UID:10003029-1748768400-1748797200@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:WFD Branch - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Visit\, 1st June 2025 DESCRIPTION:Sunday 1st June 2025 – A visit to The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway. \nFive days after the end of the Annual Steam Gala\, we visit this Heritage Railway where we will travel over all of the line\, getting off at most of the stations. We will visit the steam shed and diesel shed at Toddington\, Winchcombe and Cheltenham Race Course Signal Boxes\, the Carriage & Wagon Works and also\, with kind permission of the owners\, Gotherington Station where you will be able to ride on the pump trolley up and down the siding – subject to availability. Bacon rolls on the train too. \n Meet at Toddington Station\, Platform 1\, (Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway\, Toddington Station\, New Town\, Cheltenham GL54 5DT) at 09:00. \nEmail Branch Secretary Rob Davidson at watford@rcts.org.uk to book your place or for more information. The group is usually eligible for a discounted party rate for an all line ticket (normally £28.00) and a donation to the railway is asked for access to the sheds etc. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/wfd-branch-gloucestershire-warwickshire-steam-railway-visit-1st-june-2025/ LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,Branch Outdoor Event or Visit,WFD Watford ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/watford-branch/807e6f7ac35f757768c6790d89e57e11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250529T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250529T220000 DTSTAMP:20260901T162028Z CREATED:20250227T231249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T162028Z UID:10003003-1748547000-1748556000@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Two Decades Ago ... A Further Selection DESCRIPTION:A further look back at what I was photographing in the first decade of this century\, now some twenty years ago – so near or so far? A varied mix of steam\, diesel and electric\, on main\, preserved and narrow gauge lines\, at home and abroad. \nFor 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) \nTo 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. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/may-2025-national-zoom-meeting/ LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:National Meeting - in person,RCTS National Meeting - virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/national-meetings/2025/2010_1_B45-JHF3710S39_w1920.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="National Meetings":MAILTO:zoom-national@rcts.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250528T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250528T213000 DTSTAMP:20250402T213551Z CREATED:20240330T225935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T213551Z UID:10002618-1748459700-1748467800@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Russian & Ukraine Steam DESCRIPTION:Ian Wright’s presentation will consist of a slide show of two charters that he took part in – to Russia and Belarus in 1992 and the Ukraine in 2003. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/russian-ukraine-steam/ LOCATION:CHR Bassil Shippam Centre\, Tozer Way\, St Pancras\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7LG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:CHR Chichester ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/chichester-branch/2024-3-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250528T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250528T160000 DTSTAMP:20250508T075758Z CREATED:20241210T104527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T075758Z UID:10002950-1748430000-1748448000@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Archive And Library Open Day - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:Network Rail and Govia Thameslink (GTR) have now undertaken additional works which\, we hope\, will cure the damp problems at the Stationmaster’s House.  GTR’s contractors are rectifying the damp areas internally so we are moving some shelving and dust covering all other shelves while that work is undertaken.  It is not therefore practical ot open the Archive to visitors on this day. \nOur apologies for any inconvenience\, please attend at an open day later in the summer. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/archive-and-library-open-day-120/ LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Library & Archive Open Days END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T163000 DTSTAMP:20250430T131241Z CREATED:20241215T120917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T131241Z UID:10002960-1748354400-1748363400@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:That Was The Year That Was 1972 DESCRIPTION:A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Geoff Plumb. \nGeoff Plumb returns with another of his popular “That Was the Year That Was” series of presentations. With his usual excellent standard of railway photography\, this time it’s the turn of 1972 and we can expect the presentation to include more of Geoff’s many days out around and about\, including UK scenes in Brighton\, Bristol and the London area\, among others.\nThis time the presentation also features West Germany quite strongly\, but the main event sees a visit to South Africa\, Swaziland and Mozambique for a feast of steam\, in repose and in action! \nDoors open 13:30 for a 14:00 start. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/that-was-the-year-that-was-1972/ LOCATION:HTC Welwyn\, Digswell Village Church Hall\, Welwyn\, Hertfordshire\, AL6 0DH\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,HTC Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City,Indoor Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/hitchin-and-welwyn-garden-city-branch/Misc/May-2025-Geoff-Plumb.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR