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SUMMARY:The Great Train Robbery
DESCRIPTION:Ian Boskett visits to tell the story of the most famous crime to occur on the railways\, in this sixtieth anniversary year. \nPlease note that this presentation will be in person only at Cox Green Community Centre.  The meeting will not be available to join online.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-great-train-robbery-2/
LOCATION:MHD Cox Green\, Cox Green Community Centre\, Highfield Lane\, Cox Green\, Maidenhead\, SL6 3AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,MHD Windsor and Maidenhead
ORGANIZER;CN="MHD Windsor & Maidenhead Branch":MAILTO:maidenhead@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T125918
CREATED:20230714T104739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230714T104739Z
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SUMMARY:Archive and Library Open Day
DESCRIPTION:Archive and Library Open Day
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/archive-and-library-open-day-70/
LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Library Opening
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T163000
DTSTAMP:20260429T125918
CREATED:20231003T112437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231014T094004Z
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SUMMARY:An A-Z of Switzerland
DESCRIPTION:A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation \nPresenter: Steve Ollive \nIn the second of three parts describing the Railways of Switzerland\, Steve will cover the railways from D to M inclusive\, starting with the Dolder Bahn in Zurich and ending with the Transport Montreux-Vevey-Riviera now part of the MOB organisation. As with part one\, he will give a brief overview of the history of the railway and a map of the route\, followed by some 21st Century photographs of the rolling stock\, along with any updates about changes to the stock. \nDoors open:  13:30 \nDetails to follow.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/an-a-z-of-switzerland/
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:20231128T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T213000
DTSTAMP:20260429T125918
CREATED:20231012T103154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T103154Z
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SUMMARY:Railways at the dawn of Nationalisation - Robin Mathams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/railways-at-the-dawn-of-nationalisation-robin-mathams/
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:20231129T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231129T143000
DTSTAMP:20260429T125918
CREATED:20231022T125007Z
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SUMMARY:Refurbishment of the old Railway Bridges at Rail Corridor Singapore [Commonwealth Heritage Forum event]
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 29 November\, 1pm GMT\, Wong Kia Fu: ‘Refurbishment of the old Railway Bridges at Rail Corridor Singapore’\, chaired by Kelvin Ang \nIn 2011\, the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway line ceased operations at the Tanjong Pager and Bukit Timah stations and the land was returned to Singapore. This presented an extraordinary opportunity to reimagine how to best make use of the uninterrupted 24km- long stretch of land\, from Woodlands in the north all the way to Tanjong Pagar in the south. \nFollowing extensive engagements with the community on the 24km-long strip of land now called ‘Rail Corridor’\, the feedback was distilled into a set of goals for the Rail Corridor’s transformation. Agencies embarked on efforts to carefully plan and enhance the Rail Corridor into a place that everyone can enjoy. A three-way balance between the different goals was achieved by preserving the Rail Corridor as a continuous green artery and community space for users of all ages and abilities\, celebrating the heritage by conserving\, restoring and repurposing key railway buildings and elements\, and developing the parcels of land adjacent to the Rail Corridor to meet Singaporean’s’ needs for homes\, jobs and amenities. \nTo demonstrate the approach\, the Urban Redevelopment Authority and National Parks Board drew up the implementation plan and carried out the improvement works for a 4km-long central stretch of the Rail Corridor\, between Hillview and the conserved Bukit Timah Railway Station.  The project was completed in two phases\, with work on the paved trail and restoration of bridges that formed the connectivity done in 2021\, and environmental improvement works to the nodes at both ends of the trail a year later. \nTwo steel truss bridges\, one steel girder bridge\, and one reinforced concrete bridge were sensitively restored and refurbished. The conserved Bukit Timah Railway Station building\, along with its key architectural and railway elements\, was carefully restored and repurposed as a heritage gallery. The conserved Railway Staff Quarters\, a former staff housing block\, has been repurposed into a café with a rustic\, relaxed ambience. The 4km-long trail was strengthened with more durable pavement materials and finishes that complemented the character of the route at different stretches. \nWong Kia Fu is a civil engineer at the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore and a part-time lecturer at Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority Academy. In his talk\, Wong will share his experience of working on the Rail Corridor project\, Singapore\, which has seen the preservation of the Rail Corridor as a continuous green artery and community space\, celebrating the heritage by conserving key railway buildings and developing the parcels of land adjacent to meet Singaporean’s needs for homes\, jobs\, and amenities. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/refurbishment-of-the-old-railway-bridges-at-rail-corridor-singapore-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:20231130T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231130T220000
DTSTAMP:20260429T125918
CREATED:20221115T233821Z
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SUMMARY:Narrow Gauge in the British Isles
DESCRIPTION:James Waite is well known as an enthusiast for narrow gauge railways\, and has explored them all around the world\, but tonight he is staying close to home\, and confining himself to the British Isles\, but covering both well and lesser known lines. \nFor this virtual event\, you require a ticket\, via the ‘Buy Zoom Ticket’ link – there is no need to register with Zoom.  RCTS members are free-of-charge\, but will be invited to make a £2.50 donation at the checkout.  Non-member tickets are £2.50. Or sign up for membership and a ticket at the same time\, and benefit from the members’ rate!\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 to RCTS-National+subscribe@groups.io.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/november-2023-national-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:National Meeting,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231201T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231201T220000
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SUMMARY:Steam in Southern Africa Through 26 Years
DESCRIPTION:Long time branch member Roger Griffiths presents images of Steam Trains taken on numerous visits to South Africa.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/steam-in-south-africa-through-20-years/
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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