The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society

Who uses the railway?
2024-06-17 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | ESX Shenfield, Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, CM15 8LB, United Kingdom
Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available via Zoom as a Hybrid
Phil’s presentation will begin by describing the Rail Freight Group, it’s role and membership, and remind everyone that we all use the railway in our daily lives by virtue of the homes we live in, the energy we consume and the products we buy as consumers.
It will expand to cover the features of an ideal railway network for freight and considers some of the challenges that lie ahead. What will ‘rail reform’ look like from a freight perspective? What investments are needed to meet the growth target? What does the rail freight industry need to do to contribute to a decarbonised supply chain and what can be done in the field of innovation to improve efficiency and safety?
Phil joined the Rail Freight Group in April 2021, having spent 16 years with Essex County Council’s education service and prior to that in the fertilizer industry.
His passion for transport policy developed through his 39 years as an elected member with Ipswich Borough Council where he drew up the proposal for the Ipswich Freight Chord for the local plan and helped to initiate the East West Rail Consortium of local councils in the 1990s.
Since joining RFG as the Assistant Policy manager in April 2021, Phil has been working with Sub National Transport Bodies in helping them develop their transport strategies and priorities for investment as well as preparing policy responses on behalf of RGF members. He has written articles on Rail Freight for magazines including Modern Railways and the Scotsman. He also works with sub-national transport bodies as well as with Network Rail’s route investment teams.
He is a member of the Railfuture campaign group.

Observation Evening
2024-06-19 16:30 - 20:30 | Eastleigh Station, United Kingdom
Observation of railway activity at Eastleigh Station

THE UNKINDEST CUTS OF ALL
2024-06-19 19:00 - 21:30 | SWL Radyr, Cardiff, Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF, United Kingdom
BRANCH COMMITTEE MEMBER NIGEL WASSELL WILL DELIVER THE THIRD ROWLAND PITYTARD MEMORIAL LECTURE BY LOOKING AT THE LINES AND STATIONS WHICH WERE CLOSED IN JUNE 1964

Observation Evening - Reading Station
2024-06-20 17:00 - 20:00 | Reading Station

"A Colour Rail Journey" - Presenter Paul Chancellor
2024-06-20 19:30 - 21:30 | WRD Shipley, Saltaire Methodist Church, Saltaire Road, Shipley, BD18 3HJ, United Kingdom
Please note this a change of presenter to that previously advertised.

Looking Back: An Enthusiast’s Journey Through The Last 60 Years
2024-06-20 19:30 - 22:00
Our annual joint meeting with the Marlow Railway Society, to be held at Bourne End Community Centre.
In this presentation Tim will take us on an autobiographical journey in pictures through 60 years of enthusiasm.
Primarily a ‘loco’ man but with very widespread interests, there will also be photos of other forms of transport, not just trains.
Please visit the Marlow Railway Society’s website, mdrs.org.uk for more details.

Archive and Library Open Day
2024-06-22 11:00 - 16:00 | RCTS Library, Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, KT22 7SQ, United Kingdom
