BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20250513T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250513T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20250123T225416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T225416Z UID:10002985-1747162800-1747170000@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Chris Booth - By Great Central Railway from Sheffield to Gainsborough. DESCRIPTION: URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/chris-booth-by-great-central-railway-from-sheffield-to-gainsborough/ LOCATION:SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club\, Farm Road\, Sheffield\, S2 2TP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,SFD Sheffield END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250513T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250513T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20240706T074530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T202934Z UID:10002710-1747164600-1747173600@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:"Roger Harrison’s East Anglian Railways" by Dave Pearce DESCRIPTION:For our final meeting of the 2024/25 season\, we are delighted to welcome Dave Pearce who will be presenting ‘Roger Harrison’s East Anglian Railways’. \nRoger Harrison was an avid and loyal member of the Norfolk Railway Society from its inception in 1955 until he passed away in 2010. He was extraordinarily generous to the Society in his will\, not only with a sizeable donation to Society funds\, but also in making a bequest of his LNER photos and negatives to the club’s archive. In 2012 David and his friend and fellow member\, Richard Adderson\, were asked to compile a book of Roger’s images\, funded by his bequest\, so that all the then members could benefit from Roger’s generosity. The show is a slightly abridged version of the book\, but\, nonetheless\, illustrates Roger’s eye for detail alongside his ability to capture and record the general scene up to the end of GE steam in 1962. He was\, in some ways\, fairly parochial in his coverage of East Anglia\, favouring a few locations and ignoring many\, so it was quite a challenge to create a logical narrative from his somewhat disparate range of images. Nonetheless\, the book was well received by the membership and considered to be a worthy tribute to Roger and the memories evoked by his pictures. \nDavid was born in Suffolk\, brought up in the East Midlands\, went to college in the North East\, and spent his working life as an itinerant teacher in Norfolk and Suffolk\, ending up dealing with permanently excluded pupils in Norfolk for the local authority. He took early retirement in 2011 but returned to part-time work in late 2015. \nHe has always had an interest in railways\, and photography became equally as absorbing in 1962 when he was given his first camera. Since then\, via various cameras\, and an embrace of digital photography\, he has accumulated a substantial catalogue of his own images. He has also always taken an interest in images from other photographers\, particularly those with a shared affinity for locations\, aesthetics\, and a healthy disregard for convention. This additional collection has become something of an indulgence (wife would say obsession!)\, aided and abetted\, initially\, by a collection of negatives left in his care\, then by ‘negatives sent on approval’ but\, ultimately\, by the internet! \nDavid is also presently Chairman of the ‘Bittern Line Community Rail Partnership’ and Co-Chair of Community Rail Norfolk and belongs to two railway photographic circles\, together with umpteen railway societies. He has produced several books and articles\, especially on the former Great Central London extension. He has four sons\, none of whom has the remotest interest in railways or photography! URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/topic-to-be-confirmed-speaker-dave-pearce/ LOCATION:CBR Fulbourn\, Cambridge\, The Swifts\, Haggis Gap\, Fulbourn\, Cambridge\, CB21 5HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,CBR Cambridge ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/cambridge-branch/Speaker-Images/19610610-NORWICH-THORPE-76034-departs-with-a-train-for-Yarmouth-Dave-Pearce-E1W.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250513T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250513T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20241204T175202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250427T223036Z UID:10002911-1747164600-1747173600@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Croydon & SL Branch AGM and Members’ Images DESCRIPTION:Our Annual General Meeting\, to be followed by Members’ Images. Your chance to speak up and show off! \nSince our last AGM a year ago\, at which both our long serving Chairman and Secretary stood down\, it is fair to say the Branch has had a rather problematic year\, struggling to keep going\, with only a couple of active committe members. So I would urge you all to attend\, to discuss the future of the branch. While the two active committee members – Rob Burridge and Jeremy Harrison – are both willing to continue as Branch officers\, subject to your approval\, we really need some new blood on the committee to help take the branch forward. As Rob has put it:\nPLEASE COME AND SUPPORT THE BRANCH. BRING YOUR IDEAS\, AND HELP IT GO FORWARD. \nFollowing the business part of the meeting\, there will be a presentation of members’ images – an opportunity for you to contribute\, and show off what you have done. Both conventional 35mm slide and digital projectors will be available. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/may-2025-csl-croydon-branch-meeting/ LOCATION:CSL Croydon\, East Croydon United Reformed Church\, Addiscombe Grove\, Croydon\, CR0 5LP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,CSL Croydon & South London END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250514T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250514T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20240905T132105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T132434Z UID:10002851-1747249200-1747260000@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:The Barry Dock and Railway Company DESCRIPTION:Peter Fortune will provide an historical overview of the development and operation of this small but very successful railway company which transformed the coal trade in South wales for three decades in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. \nA Great Western Railway 56XX tank brings  short freight over the Barry Railway’s iconic Walnut Tree Viaduct in the 1950s. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-barry-dock-ad-railway-company/ 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:20250515T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250515T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20241209T080131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T080131Z UID:10002928-1747335600-1747344600@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:North East Branch - The Railway over Stainmore Pass DESCRIPTION:Our last meeting of the 2024-25 season brings Chris Rowley to Darlington to present The Railway over the Stainmore Pass. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/north-east-branch-the-railway-over-stainmore-pass/ LOCATION:NEA Darlington\, Darlington Cricket Club\, South Terrace\, Darlington\, DL1 5JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:NEA North East END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250515T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250515T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20240531T112549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T132135Z UID:10002684-1747336500-1747344600@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Surrey Branch - Future UK Locomotive Strategy DESCRIPTION:Future UK Locomotive Strategy URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/surrey-branch-april-2025-meeting/ LOCATION:SRY Woking\, Woking United Reform Church\, White Rose Lane\, Woking\, GU22 7HA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:SRY Surrey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250515T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250515T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20240928T094709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240928T094709Z UID:10002876-1747337400-1747344600@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:"12th Colour Rail Journey" by Paul Chancellor DESCRIPTION: URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/12th-colour-rail-journey-by-paul-chancellor/ LOCATION:WRD Shipley\, Saltaire Methodist Church\, Saltaire Road\, Shipley\, BD18 3HJ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Indoor Event,WRD West Riding END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250517T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250517T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20241210T104412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T075627Z UID:10002948-1747479600-1747497600@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-118/ LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Library Opening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20240822T140013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T093132Z UID:10002787-1747663200-1747670400@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Railway Advertising & Posters - Michael Willmot DESCRIPTION:From the earliest days of rail travel\, poster advertising was used to encourage people to take the train.  Through the artwork of\, and captions on\, such posters we can catch a glimpse of not just the advances in engineering and in design\, but also the contemporary social concerns addressed in the advertising slogans.  But if you are not so interested in the history there is much to admire in the work of a glittering array of artists and poster designers stretching over a 200 year period. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/railway-advertising-posters-michael-willmot/ LOCATION:Cheylesmore Community Centre\, Poitiers Road\, Coventry 5JX\, Poitiers Road\, Cheylesmore\,\, Coventry\, CV3 5JX CATEGORIES:WMD West Midlands ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/west-midlands-branch/Railway-200-Logo-TM-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20250119T182533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250119T182533Z UID:10002976-1747681200-1747690200@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:The Stainmore Route by Chris Rowley\, Northampton Branch Meeting DESCRIPTION:This event is not at the usual time\, it is an evening meeting starting at 7pm. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-stainmore-route-by-chris-rowley-northampton-branch-meeting/ LOCATION:NHN Northampton – Weston Favell\, Weston Favell Parish Hall\, Booth Lane South\, Northampton\, NN3 3EP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,NHN Northampton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20240830T160304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T175022Z UID:10002825-1747683000-1747692000@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Edward Thompson\, Wartime CME DESCRIPTION:The class act of Nigel Gresley to follow – how did Thompson take over and survive? \nFurther to previous information\, this meeting will now be available to join on Zoom as well at Cox Green URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/edward-thompson-wartime-cme-2/ LOCATION:MHD Cox Green\, Cox Green Community Centre\, Highfield Lane\, Cox Green\, Maidenhead\, SL6 3AX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Hybrid Event,Indoor Event,MHD Windsor and Maidenhead,Virtual Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025-05-Edward-Thompson.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="MHD Windsor & Maidenhead Branch":MAILTO:maidenhead@rcts.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20250218T093116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T070948Z UID:10002995-1747683000-1747693800@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:The North Eastern Railway from Stockton and Darlington to the ECML DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. \nThe history of the NER was made-up of several earlier and smaller individual railways. The Tanfield Railway\, originally a wagonway dating from as early as 1725\, the iconic Stockton and Darlington Railway\, the Clarence Railway\, Stanhope & Tyne Railway\, Newcastle & Carlisle Railway\, the Leeds & Selby and more\, made the ultimate NER and the first East Coast Main Line. \nThe contribution of the latterly-discredited George Hudson\, The Railway King\, with was his foresight and ambition led to the establishment of that first route. All of the many changes from the first to the current East Coast main line via Doncaster\, York\, Darlington\, Durham and Newcastle to connect with the North British Railway at Berwick-on-Tweed are illustrated. \nThe NER also set the standard for early electrification\, a standard initially adopted by BR\, this too is illustrated. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-north-eastern-railway-from-stockton-and-darlington-to-the-ecml/ LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/south-essex-branch/1-Title-24.25.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250520T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250520T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20240828T094708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T123051Z UID:10002815-1747767600-1747776600@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:With Lance King in Ireland 1958-1963 DESCRIPTION:Leslie McAllister offers a first selection of colour photographs taken by the late Lance King in the Republic of Ireland in the last years of steam. Lance was a skilled photographer and left a fine record of steam in the Dublin area and on the fondly remembered branches such as Kenmare\, Loughrea\, Ballaghadereen\, Edenderry\, Tullow\, Clara and Youghal. Steam and diesel in daily service on the Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway feature\, as does the memorable railtour with the last “Bandon tank”. The early days of silver and “black and tan” liveried diesels can be glimpsed along the way. A time of great change.”\nThis talk was first given to the Irish Railway Record Society in 2019\, to whom Lance bequeathed his Irish photographic collection and is one of three talks covering the period from 1957 to 1970\, when steam ended in Northern Ireland. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/to-be-confirmed-8/ LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,TVY Thames Valley ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/thames-valley-branch/250520-D14-Am-St-Enterprise-209-Copyright-the-Irish-Railway-Record-Society-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20240710T112637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T140519Z UID:10002722-1747855800-1747864800@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Railtours\, Specials and Unusual Workings – Part 1 DESCRIPTION:  URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/to-be-confirmed-5/ LOCATION:SOE Eastleigh\, Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute)\, 2 Romsey Road\, Eastleigh\, SO50 9FE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:SOE Solent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20250518T145213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250518T145213Z UID:10003076-1747908000-1747933200@rcts.org.uk SUMMARY:Observation Day Swindon Station DESCRIPTION:Come and join Brian Arman\, Stewart Jolly\, and hopefully Arthur Turner for a day of observing the variety of freight and passenger trains to be sen at Swindon Station. URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/observation-day-swindon-station/ LOCATION:Swindon Station CATEGORIES:BTL Bristol,Outdoor Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bristol-branch/900-Images-for-Meetings/66596-Swindon-Binliner-26-Jun-08-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20241210T104452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T075746Z UID:10002949-1747911600-1747929600@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-119/ LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Library Opening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 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,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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250528T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250528T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 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 Opening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250528T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250528T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 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:20250529T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250529T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20250227T231249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250525T234209Z 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,Virtual Event 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:20250601T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250601T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 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,Outdoor Event,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:20250603T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250603T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 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 Opening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250603T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250603T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 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,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:20250605T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250605T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 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;VALUE=DATE:20250610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250611 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 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/ LOCATION:Lancashire CATEGORIES:MCN Merseyside Cheshire & North Wales END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250610T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250610T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 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,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;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 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:20250614T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250614T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 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 Opening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250616T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250616T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 CREATED:20250218T094513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T123509Z 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,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event 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:20250618T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183747 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 END:VCALENDAR