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SUMMARY:Members Images + AGM
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URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/members-images-agm/
LOCATION:Cheylesmore Community Centre\, Poitiers Road\, Coventry 5JX\, Poitiers Road\, Cheylesmore\,\, Coventry\, CV3 5JX
CATEGORIES:WMD West Midlands
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250217T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250217T223000
DTSTAMP:20260403T231726
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SUMMARY:The Monochrome Model Railway
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. \nRailway photographers often have their step-ladders in the boot of their car to allow them to get a few feet higher in search of the ideal image. Tonight’s presentation promises a more lofty view still. This presentation takes the form of a selection of views of the railways in East London & Essex taken from the Historic England Aerofilms collection. These show the railway from a totally different perspective. The illustrations presented here were taken between the 1920s and the 1950s and some show aspects of the lines not normally seen in photographs. \nOur speaker\, Nigel Bowdidge\, has been interested in railways for as long as he can remember. A detailed interest in the railways of East Anglia and East London began when he discovered the maps and photographs in the Essex Records Office and Chelmsford Borough Library when in his teens. Much photography of trains and stations\, both open and closed\, ensued thanks to his first full-time job at Ilford Films. Forty years of commuting to the City meant he could keep an eye on developments on the railway. Now semi-retired\, he finds there is enough railway information on the internet to keep the mind active!
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-monochrome-model-railway/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250218T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250218T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T231726
CREATED:20241210T103442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T103442Z
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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-105/
LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Library Opening
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250218T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250218T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T231726
CREATED:20240828T090241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T205607Z
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SUMMARY:Remembering my lines
DESCRIPTION:Colin Brading gives us a very wide-ranging presentation: starting from his early railway interests and lineside haunts to the highlights of a diverse engineering career spanning fifty years\, ‘Remembering My Lines’ is an illustrated medley of memories and experiences seasoned with many of the presenter’s own favourites. On this journey ‘from anorak to hi-vis’ we will see infrastructure works\, trains and railway scenes of all descriptions\, travelling far and wide on gauges broad and narrow.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/remembering-my-lines/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,TVY Thames Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250218T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250218T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T231726
CREATED:20240821T145130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T214254Z
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SUMMARY:HSD branch - A further look at Colour-rail
DESCRIPTION:Paul Chancellor – “A further look at Colour-rail”
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/hsd-branch-a-further-look-at-colour-rail/
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:20250219T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250219T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T231726
CREATED:20240710T112107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240710T112107Z
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SUMMARY:An A-Z of Swiss Railways Part 1
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/an-a-z-of-swiss-railways-part-1/
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:20250220T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250220T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T231726
CREATED:20240330T215239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T203040Z
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SUMMARY:The Effect of World War II on Britain's Railways
DESCRIPTION:“Industrial and Railway historian Richard Marks explores the impact of World War Two upon Britain’s railways. Find out the important role that Britain’s four railway companies had in achieving victory in World War Two. Discover the war work that was undertaken in the railway company works across the country and the impact of Luftwaffe operations upon Britain’s railway network during the war. This talk will also look at how the legacy left by the Victorian railway builders benefitted Britain in World War Two.”
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-effect-of-world-war-ii-on-britains-railways/
CATEGORIES:CHR Chichester
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250220T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250220T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T231726
CREATED:20241209T072458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T072458Z
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SUMMARY:North East Branch - Steam and Diesel in the Northern Fells
DESCRIPTION:Ian Pilkington travels across The Pennines to bring us images of steam and diesel hard at work across the northern fells of England.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/north-east-branch-steam-and-diesel-in-the-northern-fells/
LOCATION:NEA Darlington\, Darlington Cricket Club\, South Terrace\, Darlington\, DL1 5JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:NEA North East
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250220T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250220T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T231726
CREATED:20240905T164406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T095137Z
UID:10002858-1740078000-1740088800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:CHM Branch - Royal Funeral Trains
DESCRIPTION:It is famously said that when HM Queen Victoria travelled to/from Windsor by train\, the driver was instructed to “proceed at no more pace than the horses would reach”. Until\, that is\, the occasion of her funeral when there was a bit of time pressure\, so the Great Western crew got a bit of a wriggle on! Nicolas Wheatley returns with more of his research on funeral trains and will be able to confirm or deny this story.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/royal-funeral-trains/
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:20250220T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250220T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T231726
CREATED:20240531T112328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T094347Z
UID:10002682-1740078900-1740087000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Surrey Branch - Rail Scenes In Germany\, Berlin - Brandenburg
DESCRIPTION:Unfortunately the previously advertsed speaker\, Neil Drury\, is unable to attend our meeting.  Steve Ollive has steped in at very short notice to give us his presrentaion on Rail Scenes In Germany\, Berlin – Brandenburg.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/surrey-branch-february-2025-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:20250220T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250220T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T231726
CREATED:20240928T094127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240928T094127Z
UID:10002873-1740079800-1740087000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:"Swiss Railways" by Peter Mann
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/swiss-railways-by-peter-mann/
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:20250222T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250222T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T231726
CREATED:20240821T144321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241207T190708Z
UID:10002775-1740232800-1740241800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:In Edinburgh:  "Modern Traction Miscellany" by Ian McInnes
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will examine a variety of diesel and electric locomotives/trains from the BR blue era through to privatisation.  Ian will cover a wide range of locations\, mainly across England but also a few from Scotland\, Wales\, France\, Belgium\, the Netherlands and even some from California. \nNote that this is a Saturday afternoon meeting. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/subject-to-be-confirmed/
LOCATION:SCT Edinburgh\, Scots Guards Club\, 2 Clifton Terrace\,\, Edinburgh\, EH12 5DR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Indoor Event,SCT Scotland
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