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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240305T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240305T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
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UID:10002556-1709665200-1709674200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:'That Was the Year That Was - 1973'\, by Geoff Plumb
DESCRIPTION:Starting with a visit to the border area of West and East Germany at Bebra in January 1973\, followed by scenes on the ‘Erzbergbahn’ (Iron Mountain Railway) and the Steyrtalbahn in snowy Austria\, then moving on to the Royal opening of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in May. The main event is a visit to Java for ancient steam locos and a look at Singapore and Malaysia. Finally a few preservation scenes back in the UK to round things off. \nPlease note this is a physical meeting\, in the First Floor Conference Room at Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, doors open from around 18:30 for a 19:00 start.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/that-was-the-year-that-was-1973-by-geoff-plumb/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240302T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240302T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20230918T081027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T192129Z
UID:10002420-1709389800-1709397000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:SCT Transforming the West Highland Line
DESCRIPTION:Mid-day ‘Jacobite’ to Mallaig heads west from Banavie \nTransforming the West Highland Line \nThe upgrades and transformation of the West Highland Line from the 1980s\, including RETB signalling\, introduction of DMUs\, plus the “Jacobite” steam trains\, and the opening/reopening of Loch Awe\, Loch Eil Outward Bound and Falls of Cruachan stations.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/sct-transforming-the-west-highland-line/
LOCATION:SCT Edinburgh\, Scots Guards Club\, 2 Clifton Terrace\,\, Edinburgh\, EH12 5DR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,SCT Scotland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240302T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240302T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20231214T145647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T145647Z
UID:10002517-1709377200-1709395200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Archive and Library Open Day
DESCRIPTION:Archive and Library Open Day
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/archive-and-library-open-day-82/
LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Library Opening
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240301T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240301T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20240110T181139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T181525Z
UID:10002559-1709321400-1709330400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:'My Early Years' - B&W in the 1950s Presented by Arthur Turner
DESCRIPTION:After a short AGM\, Branch President Arthur Turner will present ‘My Early Years’\, with Black & White pictures from the 1950s.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/my-early-years-bw-in-the-1950s-presented-by-arthur-turner/
LOCATION:BTL North Filton\, St Teresa’s Church Hall\, 71 Gloucester Road\, North Filton\, BS34 7PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,BTL Bristol,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240229T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240229T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20240223T234135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240224T133733Z
UID:10002585-1709235000-1709244000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:A Southern Miscellany\, from the RCTS Photographic Archive
DESCRIPTION:David Jackman will present “A Southern Miscellany”\, as seen through the lens of photographers who have passed their images to the Society’s Photographic Archive\, featuring a potpourri of photographs from the 1950s onwards (mainly from the 60s and 70s)\, including a wide selection of steam\, diesel and electric motive power across the region\, from the days of British Railways to Privatisation. \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/february-2024-national-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:National Meeting,Virtual Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Meetings":MAILTO:zoom-national@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240229T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240229T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20240202T193716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T134922Z
UID:10002571-1709209800-1709220600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Croydon & South London Branch Lunch
DESCRIPTION:As a change from having a Branch Christmas Dinner at the Porter and Sorter in Croydon\, this season we have decided to have a Branch Lunch\, at the Redhill Toby Carvery\, which is very close to Redhill Station. Table is booked for 13:15; meet in the bar area from 12:15 for a pre lunch drink. \nThe usual Toby Carvery menu will be available: £9.99 if you just want the carvery\, or set menu at £11.99 for two courses\, or £13.99 for three; with other options available: see on their website at https://www.tobycarvery.co.uk/restaurants/south-east/redhillsurrey/carverymenu#/. We will make our choices\, and settle up individually\, on the day. \nNB: numbers are limited\, so please book in advance (first come\, first served) by contacting Chris Meredith\, Branch Chairman\, at croydonchairman@rcts.org.uk\, by Friday 23rd February at the latest. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/croydon-south-london-branch-lunch/
LOCATION:Toby Carvery\, Redhill\, 2 Redstone Hill\, Redhill\, Surrey\, RH1 4BL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,CSL Croydon & South London,Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240228T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240228T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20230708T202745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T214101Z
UID:10002345-1709147700-1709155800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:That was the year that was - 1962
DESCRIPTION:‘Geoff was born in Sheffield in 1949\, into a railway-mad family\, starting his railway enthusiasm at the age of around 18 months. After some early attempts with the family Box Brownie camera in the 1950s\, he was given his first ‘proper’ camera for his thirteenth birthday in March 1962\, this eventually leading to his career as a Television Cameraman. The first half of the presentation covers his early background before moving on to a variety of high quality (mainly Black & White) images taken around the country during 1962.’
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/details-to-be-advised-soon-6/
CATEGORIES:CHR Chichester,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240227T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240227T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20231127T122721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T111114Z
UID:10002481-1709062200-1709069400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:An historic account of electric traction systems - Dave Saunders
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/an-historic-account-of-electric-railway-traction-dave-saunders/
LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:EMD East Midlands
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240227T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240227T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20240201T114817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T120757Z
UID:10002567-1709042400-1709051400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:East Anglia in the 2020s
DESCRIPTION:A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation. \nPresenter: Iain Scotchman. \nDetails to follow. \nDoors open 13:30.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/east-anglia-in-the-2020s/
LOCATION:HTC Welwyn\, Digswell Village Church Hall\, Welwyn\, Hertfordshire\, AL6 0DH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,HTC Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240226T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240226T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20230820T174940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T174109Z
UID:10002403-1708975800-1708984800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:South Western Railway update
DESCRIPTION:We welcome Steve Tyler\, Performance and Planning Director of South Western Railway to give an update on the latest developments with one of our busiest train operators
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/south-western-railway-update/
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
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ORGANIZER;CN="MHD Windsor & Maidenhead Branch":MAILTO:maidenhead@rcts.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240223T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240223T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20230923T191446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T134003Z
UID:10002429-1708716600-1708725600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Multiple units around the UK. by James Sutcliffe
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/multiple-units-around-the-uk-by-james-sutcliffe/
LOCATION:LNW Preston\, Fulwood Lawn Tennis Club\, Watling Street Road\, Preston\, PR2 8DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,LNW Lancashire & North West
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240221T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240221T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20230423T152057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230423T152403Z
UID:10002263-1708543800-1708552800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Leatherhead Station & Stationmasters House
DESCRIPTION:RCTS Archive & Library Officer Andy Davies illustrates the importance of this facility
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/leatherhead-station-stationmasters-house/
LOCATION:SOE Eastleigh\, Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute)\, 2 Romsey Road\, Eastleigh\, SO50 9FE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SOE Solent
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240220T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240220T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20230820T081353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230820T081353Z
UID:10002400-1708457400-1708466400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:HSD branch - As I see it
DESCRIPTION:As I see it
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/hsd-2024-feb-20/
LOCATION:HSD Hull\, The Highway\, Willerby Road\, Hull\, HU5 5LH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,HSD Humberside,Indoor Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240220T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240220T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20231104T151537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231107T095424Z
UID:10002467-1708437600-1708446600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Western Enterprise
DESCRIPTION:Significant investment over recent years has radically changed the face of the Great Western\, a railway so rich in history that parts have been considered worthy of UNESCO World Heritage status. Setting the scene with a brief look at today’s railway\, this talk ranges widely across the route\, blending aspects of the speaker’s fifty-year western connections with musings on the railway’s legend through time. Idiosyncratic\, controversial\, pioneering\, often successful but sometimes also accused of building ‘castles in the air’\, the three letters GWR continue to evoke great passion
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/western-enterprise/
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/240220-Western-at-Paddington-1-from-Colin-Brading-scaled.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240220T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240220T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20231214T145548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T145548Z
UID:10002516-1708426800-1708444800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Archive and Library Open Day
DESCRIPTION:Archive and Library Open Day
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/archive-and-library-open-day-81/
LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Library Opening
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240219T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240219T223000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20240219T193003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T144047Z
UID:10002235-1708371000-1708381800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Railways Remembered - North East England
DESCRIPTION:Recently published by Crécy is Railways Remembered: North East England. This full colour volume covers the area from the Scottish Border to the Tees\, and inland to the North Pennines. All facets of railway operations are covered: steam\, diesel and electric; town and country; freight and passenger; BR and industry. One of the co-authors\, Charles Roberts\, tells how the project came to fruition\, illustrating his talk with a series of images and maps\, most of which didn’t quite make the cut for the finished product.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/feb2023-railways-remembered-north-east-england/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240219T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240219T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20240105T181649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240105T234530Z
UID:10002547-1708351200-1708360200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Swindon Works - Hawkesworth to WR\, by Canon Brian Arman\, President  RCTS
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/swindon-works-hawkesworth-to-wr/
LOCATION:NHN Northampton – Weston Favell\, Weston Favell Parish Hall\, Booth Lane South\, Northampton\, NN3 3EP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,NHN Northampton
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240219T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240219T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20240124T115421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T115421Z
UID:10002562-1708351200-1708358400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:AGM + Members Images
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this meeting is to conduct our Branch AGM. Following this two members have already offered the following :- Chris Youett will present images from the David John Morton collection. David was a lifelong member of our branch who took a large number of monochrome pics from the 1930s to the 1970s. He will be followed by our Secretary\, Derek Huntriss\, who has searched his collection of early images entitled ‘Trainspotting’ You will see. Chris will then finish the program with recently acquired and unseen images taken in the USA. \n  \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/agm-members-images-2/
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/0001-JPG.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240215T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240215T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20230810T102657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T102657Z
UID:10002382-1708025400-1708032600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:"Looking Back II" - Presenter Bill Jagger
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/looking-back-ii-presenter-bill-jagger/
LOCATION:WRD Shipley\, Saltaire Methodist Church\, Saltaire Road\, Shipley\, BD18 3HJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Indoor Event,WRD West Riding
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240215T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240215T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20230720T143200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230903T100325Z
UID:10002365-1708024500-1708032600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Funeral Trains
DESCRIPTION:Funeral Trains
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/surrey-branch-february-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:20240215T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240215T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20231108T152447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T152447Z
UID:10002478-1708023600-1708034400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Biscuit Tin Discoveries
DESCRIPTION:How many of us have rare or interesting photographs and excerpts stored in a biscuit tin for later reminiscences? Mike Dodd has unearthed some real gems and presents a show of what he has discovered.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/biscuit-tin-discoveries/
LOCATION:CHM Cheltenham\, Victory Club\, Burlington House\, Lypiatt Road\, Cheltenham\, GL50 2SY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:CHM Cheltenham
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/cheltenham-branch/Discoveries.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240214T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240214T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20231106T215150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231106T215150Z
UID:10002471-1707937200-1707948000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:25 Years of Derek Cross's Diesels 1959 to 1984
DESCRIPTION:Presented by David Cross
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/25-years-of-derek-crosss-diesels-1959-to-1984/
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:20240214T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240214T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20231214T145417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T145417Z
UID:10002515-1707908400-1707926400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Archive and Library Open Day
DESCRIPTION:Archive and Library Open Day
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/archive-and-library-open-day-80/
LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Library Opening
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240213T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240213T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20240110T153245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T153245Z
UID:10002558-1707852600-1707861600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Edward Thompson\, Wartime CME
DESCRIPTION:A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation. \nPresenter: Simon Martin \n“I have much to do\, gentlemen\, and little time in which to do it”. These words are attributed to Edward Thompson and have been taken in the past as meaning little time in which to enact change\, specifically to the work of his predecessor\, Sir Nigel Gresley. How far was this true\, was the question posed by Simon A.C. Martin when he started his research on the L.N.E.R.’s second C.M.E. over a decade and a half ago.  \nThis presentation showcases the research Simon has put together\, and examines the primary evidence available to the general public\, together with an analytical approach to the statistics held at the National Archives at Kew. We look closely at Edward Thompson’s decision making in the full context of the time on the railway from the period from just before Gresley’s death\, to the years after and the way in which he handed the baton on to Arthur Peppercorn\, after these tumultuous war years.  \nWe then examine each of the designs produced under Thompson\, and the work carried out on his predecessor’s locomotives in relation to the aim to bring the best out of them using the resources available at the time. Finally\, we will have a group discussion on the documents found\, their relative importance\, and ask the question “do you feel differently?” at the end\, after the discussion. \nSimon’s published work on Edward Thompson is available from Strathwood Publishing Limited. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/edward-thompson-wartime-cme-due-in-december-2021-pre-order-today \nDoors open: 19:00
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/edward-thompson-wartime-cme/
LOCATION:HTC Hitchin\, St Mark's Church\, St Mark's Close\, Lancaster Avenue\, Hitchin\, Hertfordshire\, SG5 1UR\, 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/Feb-2024.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240213T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240213T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20231128T220623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T010249Z
UID:10002490-1707852600-1707861600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Railways in 1950 and 1951\, from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society's Moseley collection
DESCRIPTION:A further presentation of photographs from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley Archive of over 2000 photographs taken by the late Percy Moseley between 1911 and the 1970s. Following previous presentations of images from the 1940s\, this will cover the years 1950 and 1951 – just after Nationalisation\, when British Railways was establishing its own style – and will be made by Robin Mathams\, joint archivist. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/february-2024-croydon-sl-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,CSL Croydon & South London,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240213T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240213T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20230521T210758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240114T194137Z
UID:10002302-1707852600-1707861600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:"That Was The Year That Was - 1971" by Geoff Plumb
DESCRIPTION:The results of a very busy year of railway photography in 1971 are the basis of this presentation.  These include British Railways\, Industrial locations\, North Wales narrow gauge\, last steam on London Transport\, Humber paddle steamers\, and the return of mainline steam with 6000 ‘King George V’ on Bulmer’s Cider special.  Also featured are scenes from trips to both West and East Germany.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/subject-to-be-announced-speaker-geoff-plumb/
LOCATION:CBR Fulbourn\, Cambridge\, The Swifts\, Haggis Gap\, Fulbourn\, Cambridge\, CB21 5HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,CBR Cambridge
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240213T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240213T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20231127T124650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240131T113010Z
UID:10002488-1707832800-1707841800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Challenging gravity - steep railways - Felix Schmid - afternoon meeting 14.00
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/midland-metals-steve-armitage-afternoon-meeting-14-00/
LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:EMD East Midlands
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240213T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240213T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20231207T202820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240203T181935Z
UID:10002500-1707832800-1707840000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Sheffield Branch AGM + Robert Pritchard "Behind the Scenes"
DESCRIPTION:AGM : The chance to have your say. Also speaker Robert Pritchard from the Sheffield committee presents a new show “Behind the Scenes”\, focusing on depots\, workshops and other normally unseen locations.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/branch-agm-speaker-to-be-confirmed/
LOCATION:SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club\, Farm Road\, Sheffield\, S2 2TP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,SFD Sheffield
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240212T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240212T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20231221T210842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T223054Z
UID:10002540-1707766200-1707775200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Slovakia's Railways - 12 years of travels
DESCRIPTION:Robert Pritchard will give a presentation on the railways of Slovakia over the last 12 years\, from 2012 to 2023. He will give us a tour of Slovakia by rail including some general interest photos and maybe the odd tram thrown in. The talk will be in three geographical sections – covering the capital Bratislava and the west of the country\, the scenic and rural centre of the country including the spectacular High Tatra mountains and some narrow gauge steam lines and the east of the country including the second city Košice and right up to the Ukraine border. \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/february-2024-extra-national-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:National Meeting,Virtual Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Meetings":MAILTO:zoom-national@rcts.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240212T141500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240212T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185703
CREATED:20230601T130614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230829T132236Z
UID:10002315-1707747300-1707755400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Colchester in the Age of Steam by Dave Goodyear.
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/roaming-around-london-with-a-camera-by-geoff-brockett/
LOCATION:IPS Ipswich\, Greenfinch Church Hall\, Greenfinch Avenue\, Ipswich\, IP2 0SQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,IPS Ipswich
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