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SUMMARY:AGM:Followed by images from the 60s and 70s Midlands and South Yorkshire by Keith Partlow.
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URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/agmfollowed-by-images-from-the-60s-and-70s-midlands-and-south-yorkshire-by-keith-partlow/
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:20231211T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231211T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201548
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T230535Z
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SUMMARY:Wrexham & Shropshire – a Photographic Retrospective
DESCRIPTION:Geoff Plumb gives us a comprehensive look at this short-lived open access operator which nevertheless made a great impact in terms of quality travel. Photographic coverage\, with privileged access\, from the first crew training turns to the last public run and final empty stock working from Wrexham to Wembley Depot. \n\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/december-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:20231212T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231212T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201548
CREATED:20230820T081254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230820T081254Z
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SUMMARY:HSD branch - Hull to Whitby a scenic journey
DESCRIPTION:Hull to Whitby a scenic journey
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/hsd-2023-dec-12/
LOCATION:HSD Hull\, The Highway\, Willerby Road\, Hull\, HU5 5LH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,HSD Humberside,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231212T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231212T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201548
CREATED:20230830T190800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T201234Z
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SUMMARY:Sheffield Branch Christmas Social
DESCRIPTION:Our traditional pre-Christmas social: Sheffield branch committee members will present a variety of photos\, some seasonal\, plus at least one quiz! \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/sheffield-branch-christmas-social/
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:20231212T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201548
CREATED:20231127T120652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231127T120652Z
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SUMMARY:Branch AGM and members contributions
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URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/branch-agm-and-members-contributions-3/
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:20231212T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231212T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201548
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SUMMARY:Stuart Underdown’s Southern Memories
DESCRIPTION:The late Stuart Underdown was a Society member and an accomplished photographer\, who put together a number of presentations\, including this one\, of his ‘Southern Memories’\, of his own photographs covering the period from the early 1960s through the 1970s\, together with some much older images that he had collected\, and ranging from Kent to the ‘withered arm’ lines in Devon and Cornwall. \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/december-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:20231212T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231212T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201548
CREATED:20230521T210431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230909T105957Z
UID:10002300-1702409400-1702418400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Branch AGM and Members' Contributions
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URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/branch-agm-and-members-contributions-2/
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:20231212T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231212T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201548
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SUMMARY:A Decade of Home and Away
DESCRIPTION:A Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation.\nPresenter: David Jackman \nIn “A Decade of Home and Away” David Jackman will illustrate some of the things that have changed\, as well as some that haven’t\, on the railway over the last decade or so\, starting in the UK and then moving to Europe.\nIn the photo\, 43277 approaches Oakleigh Park with a southbound express on 15th September 2016\, in the days of the short lived Virgin Trains East Coast when HSTs were still part of the core ECML fleet. \nDoors open: 19:00
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/a-decade-of-home-and-away/
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:20231213T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231213T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201548
CREATED:20231022T125910Z
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SUMMARY:Da train fo Bo …. [Commonwealth Heritage Forum event]
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 13 December\, 6pm GMT: Helen Ashby and Colonel Steve Davies\, ‘Da train fo Bo ….’\, chaired by Isatu Smith \nHelen was Head of Knowledge and Collections at the National Railway Museum and is now a freelance heritage consultant.  She was awarded the OBE for services to railway heritage in 2010 and in 2014 she helped set up the Friends of Sierra Leone National Railway Museum\, of which Steve is the Hon. President. Steve is the former Director of the National Railway Museum in York and he is now Director of a private company operating a main line steam locomotive. Their talk will explore the extraordinary origin story of the National Railway Museum in Freetown\, Sierra Leone. \nConstruction of the Sierra Leone Railway was begun in 1896 by the British Colonial Government. Running directly from West to East for some 227 ½ miles\, between Sierra Leone’s capital\, Freetown and Pendembu in the east\, close to the Liberian Border\, this 2ft 6in gauge railway was the longest of that gauge in the world.  A branch line to the north from Bauya\, 64 miles east of Freetown\, terminated in Makeni\, bringing the route milage to over 300. The main traffic on the railway was passengers\, palm kernels and minerals. \nFor a combination of political and economic reasons\, Sierra Leone closed the railway in 1975\, selling the locomotives\, rolling stock and rails for scrap and abandoning the rest of the infrastructure. \nFast forward to 2004\, at the end of eleven years of civil war\, Colonel Steve Davies arrived on military service in Sierra Leone.  A railway enthusiast all his life\, his explorations of the route of the old railway led him to Cline Town\, where he found an astonishing collection of locomotives and carriages that had escaped the gas axe.  Thus the National Railway Museum came into being. \nNow almost twenty years later\, it is a thriving cultural hub\, offering engaging displays\, community activities and a vibrant education programme. \nThe Friends of the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum was founded in 2014 to provide advocacy and support for the museum.  They invite you to join them to learn more about their incredible journey.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/da-train-fo-bo-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:20231213T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231213T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201548
CREATED:20230630T093521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230630T093521Z
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SUMMARY:Rail Freight in Great Britain Today
DESCRIPTION:Rail Freight Group Director Maggie Simpson presents an update an overview of the situation regarding rail freight. \nIn addition\, she will present the prizes from there Branch’s photographic competition.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/rail-freight-in-great-britain-today/
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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231213T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231213T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201548
CREATED:20230708T201522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231029T101230Z
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SUMMARY:Railways of Col Holman Stephens
DESCRIPTION:Colonel Stephens and the economical railway\nWhile the ‘Colonel Stephens Railways’ have gained a reputation for being somewhat esoteric\, down at heel and decrepit\, this caricature is perhaps a bit unfair. The Victorian entrepreneur Lt-Colonel Holman Fred Stephens (1868-1931) was a great believer in the potential of low-cost railways\, and was involved in upwards of 50 different projects\, not all of which came to fruition. As opportunities for promoting new lines declined\, his focus moved to running those that had been completed\, managing a dozen or more standard and narrow gauge railways from an office in Tonbridge.\nStephens was always looking for ways to build and operate railways more economically\, and willing to explore innovative alternatives including a pioneering fleet of petrol railcars. After his untimely death in October 1931\, long-time assistant William Austen led the surviving lines through a period of difficult economic conditions to nationalisation and inevitable decline. Nevertheless\, two remain in commercial operation today\, while others are flourishing as part of the heritage railway sector.\nA long-standing member of the Colonel Stephens Society\, Chris Jackson is currently the editor of its quarterly magazine ‘The Colonel’\, and an active volunteer at the Colonel Stephens Railway Museum in Tenterden. This talk will look at Stephens himself\, the evolution of his railways\, and the work of the CSS and CSRM in keeping the light railway flame alive.\nThis talk follows a short Branch AGM
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/details-to-be-advised-soon/
LOCATION:CHR Bassil Shippam Centre\, Tozer Way\, St Pancras\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:CHR Chichester,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231214T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231214T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201548
CREATED:20230714T104910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230714T104910Z
UID:10002352-1702551600-1702569600@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-72/
LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Library Opening
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231214T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231214T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201548
CREATED:20230810T102404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T102404Z
UID:10002380-1702582200-1702589400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:"Christmas Quiz + Bygone Memories" - Presenter John Holroyd
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URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/christmas-quiz-bygone-memories-presenter-john-holroyd/
LOCATION:WRD Shipley\, Saltaire Methodist Church\, Saltaire Road\, Shipley\, BD18 3HJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Indoor Event,WRD West Riding
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231215T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231215T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201548
CREATED:20231001T170459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231001T170607Z
UID:10002437-1702668600-1702677600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Christmas Buffet & Members Evening
DESCRIPTION:Members Presentations of up to 20 slides or images
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/christmas-buffet-members-evening/
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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