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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231113T141500
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SUMMARY:A Life in Railways by Colin Fisher
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URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/a-life-in-railways-by-colin-fisher/
LOCATION:IPS Ipswich\, Greenfinch Church Hall\, Greenfinch Avenue\, Ipswich\, IP2 0SQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,IPS Ipswich
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231113T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231113T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192341
CREATED:20231003T190954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231107T155221Z
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SUMMARY:Keeping the Corporate Memory Alive on GB Rail
DESCRIPTION:The railway has been learning from accidents and incident since its inception\, but in a fluid industry – where staff retire\, move on or move in from elsewhere – there is a very real concern that lessons learnt in the more recent past will be forgotten. Author\, RCTS member and Operational Feedback Lead at the Rail Safety & Standards Board Greg Morse will describe the railway accidents at Clapham (1988)\, Ladbroke Grove (1999) and Hatfield (2000)\, covering their causes and the lessons learnt from them. He will also consider why these lessons remain relevant on today’s railway. \nFor this virtual event\, you 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 join in the same transaction\, and take advantage of members’ benefits)\n \n\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.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/november-2023-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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192341
CREATED:20230927T110625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T102834Z
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SUMMARY:The Waverley Route - Dennis Lovett
DESCRIPTION:Starting at Edinburgh Waverley we follow the route all the way to Carlisle covering all the major stations\, infrastructure and depots on both the original line and the reopened Borders Railway which currently terminates at Tweedbank. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-waverley-route-dennis-lovett/
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:20231114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192341
CREATED:20230830T185902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T185902Z
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SUMMARY:Railways in a Cornish landscape part 1 by Steve Gay
DESCRIPTION:In part 1 Steve will be covering the branches and main line heading west from the Gunnislake branch to the Newquay branch \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/railways-in-a-cornish-landscape-part-1-by-steve-gay/
LOCATION:SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club\, Farm Road\, Sheffield\, S2 2TP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Indoor Event,SFD Sheffield
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192341
CREATED:20230409T202218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T000357Z
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SUMMARY:A Tenth Colour-Rail Journey
DESCRIPTION:Ten photographers take us on a journey all around Great Britain\, and down through the years from 1955 to the present day\, covering all the regions and all forms of motive power\, conducted by Paul Chancellor: Mr Colour-Rail (and Society Strategic Planning Officer). The ten photographers\, some well known such Roger Siviter and John Spencer-Gilks\, others not so well known\, and including Emery J Gulash\, an American visitor\, demonstrate a wide variety of styles\, having produced in their various ways excellent images of all aspects of the railway\, from steam sheds to bustling stations via fantastic scenic shots of trains in the landscape\, promising a splendid evening’s entertainment. \nNote: Since the start of this season\, we are meeting in the Primary Room at the East Croydon URC (rather than the Small Hall)
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/november-2023-croydon-sl-meeting/
LOCATION:CSL Croydon\, East Croydon United Reformed Church\, Addiscombe Grove\, Croydon\, CR0 5LP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,CSL Croydon & South London
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192341
CREATED:20230521T210318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230909T104749Z
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SUMMARY:"Back Pages" by David Pearce
DESCRIPTION:A personal history of David’s interest in railway photography illustrated with his own pictures over a period of 11 years from his youthful days up to the age of 21.  It divides into two parts 1962 to 1968 and the end of mainline steam\, followed by images taken in subsequent years 1969 to 1973.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/back-pages-by-david-pearce/
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:20231114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192341
CREATED:20231003T111939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231014T095208Z
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SUMMARY:Five Go To Swansea (Part 1)
DESCRIPTION:A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation. \nPresenter – Chris Jones \nThis presentation is about the seven railway termini in Swansea and the five railway companies that were involved. This is if you count The Mumbles train as a Railway- It did carry freight.\nThe stations will be looked at\, as far as possible\, and a trip taken along the lines from each. Chris is expecting to include some shots of the present sites as he is visiting Swansea for a week during October to do just that\, though many have been obliterated but not the surviving one of course – Swansea High Street. \nDoors open:  19:00 \nDetails to follow.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/five-go-to-swansea-part-1/
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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231115T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231115T193000
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SUMMARY:Railways at the dawn of the Commonwealth [Commonwealth Heritage Forum event]
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 15 November\, 6pm GMT\, Dr Oliver Betts: ‘Railways at the dawn of the Commonwealth’\, chaired by Francis Maude \nRailways in Britain were reaching their zenith as the Commonwealth of Nations took shape. During the previous century Britain’s railway industry had spread across its Empire and into the informal empire of British influence and capital too. For British manufacturers it had been a closed shop – India\, the fastest growing rail network in the early twentieth century\, was obliged to import British rails rather than make its own. For British railwaymen too\, be they engineers or financiers or investors\, this global network had been a land of opportunity. All of that changed post-war\, and as the Commonwealth evolved so too did its railways. New routes\, new manufacturers\, new ideas\, and\, perhaps most importantly\, new people were drawn into railways across the Commonwealth. \nDrawing on the extensive collections at the National Railway Museum\, this paper will explore how people across the Commonwealth adjusted to a new dawn of railways\, how some succeeded and others faltered\, and how this very nineteenth-century invention had to find new roles in the late twentieth century. \nOliver Betts is the National Railway Museum’s Research Lead. His talk will explore how people across the Commonwealth adjusted to a new dawn of railways\, how some succeeded and others faltered\, and how this very nineteenth-century invention had to find new roles in the twentieth century.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/railways-at-the-dawn-of-the-commonwealth-commonwealth-heritage-forum-event/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Commonwealth Heritage Forum":MAILTO:admin@commonwealthheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231115T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231115T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192341
CREATED:20230423T151036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T072140Z
UID:10002259-1700076600-1700085600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Northern Trains - a digital presentation
DESCRIPTION:Philip Haines delving into his photo portfolio
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/railway-miscellany/
LOCATION:SOE Eastleigh\, Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute)\, 2 Romsey Road\, Eastleigh\, SO50 9FE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SOE Solent
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192341
CREATED:20230714T104558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230714T104558Z
UID:10002348-1700132400-1700150400@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-68/
LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Library Opening
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192341
CREATED:20230715T085951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230715T085952Z
UID:10002357-1700161200-1700172000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Three Years in the life of the Western Locomotive Association
DESCRIPTION:Unquestionably the very best diesel locomotives ever to grace the railways of Great Britain were the Western Class 52 diesel hydraulics. The Western Locomotive Association is responsible for two of the class which made it to preservation (seven of the original 74 are still alive around the country) and we are delighted to welcome Peter Bamber to come and tell us of the work of the WLA.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/three-years-in-the-life-of-the-western-locomotive-association/
LOCATION:CHM Cheltenham\, Victory Club\, Burlington House\, Lypiatt Road\, Cheltenham\, GL50 2SY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:CHM Cheltenham
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192341
CREATED:20230720T142637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230910T164403Z
UID:10002362-1700162100-1700170200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Flying Scotsman: 100 years in 100 pictures
DESCRIPTION:Flying Scotsman: 100 years in 100 pictures
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/surrey-branch-november-meeting/
LOCATION:SRY Woking\, Woking United Reform Church\, White Rose Lane\, Woking\, GU22 7HA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SRY Surrey
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192341
CREATED:20230810T102232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T102232Z
UID:10002379-1700163000-1700170200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:"Steam & Diesel in the Northern Fells 2010 - 2016" - Presenter Ian Pilkington
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/steam-diesel-in-the-northern-fells-2010-2016-presenter-ian-pilkington/
LOCATION:WRD Shipley\, Saltaire Methodist Church\, Saltaire Road\, Shipley\, BD18 3HJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Indoor Event,WRD West Riding
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