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SUMMARY:The Eric Oldham Legacy Collection by John Hillier (Note the change of speaker)\, Northampton Branch Meeting
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URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/swindon-works-hawksworth-to-the-end-of-steam-by-canon-brian-arman-northampton-branch-meeting/
LOCATION:NHN Northampton – Weston Favell\, Weston Favell Parish Hall\, Booth Lane South\, Northampton\, NN3 3EP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,NHN Northampton
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250408
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250409
DTSTAMP:20260418T115048
CREATED:20250319T124031Z
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SUMMARY:Visit to Tamworth\, Nuneaton & Water Orton
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URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/visit-to-tamworth-nuneaton-water-orton/
CATEGORIES:MCN Merseyside Cheshire & North Wales
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T115048
CREATED:20250123T224635Z
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SUMMARY:Geoff Plumb. That was the year that was: 1962.
DESCRIPTION:Staveley Iron Works near Chesterfield had its own internal rail system\, but hired in motive power from the Midland Railway. It apparently had a 100 year contract\, which rather outlasted the provision of Midland power\, but did ensure some ancient engines survived! Here\, Johnson “Half-Cab” class 1F 0-6-0T is shunting internal user wagons within the works on Sunday 12th August 1962. \nIn Sheffield branch’s 75th anniversary year Geoff makes a welcome return – his father Derek Plumb was one of the branches founder members.  \nGeoff was born in Sheffield in 1949\, into a railway-mad family\, starting his railway enthusiasm at the age of around 18 months. After some early attempts with the family Box Brownie camera in the 1950s\, he was given his first ‘proper’ camera for his thirteenth birthday in March 1962\, this eventually leading to his career as a Television Cameraman. The first half of the presentation covers his early background before moving on to a variety of high quality (mainly Black & White) images taken around the country during 1962.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/geoff-plumb-that-was-the-year-that-was-1962/
LOCATION:SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club\, Farm Road\, Sheffield\, S2 2TP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,SFD Sheffield
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T115048
CREATED:20241213T175010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T102912Z
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SUMMARY:A Caledonian Collection
DESCRIPTION:A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Roger Pidgeon. \nIn the photo –   \nCaledonian  express  locomotive No 78  at the West Walls engine shed\, just north of Carlisle Citadel Station . Loco rebuilt 1868. Photo around early 1870s\nNote the 8 ft driving wheel \, the big Crewe end and the Giffard injector  by the cab door. \nDoors open at 13:30 for a 14:00 start.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/a-caledonian-collection/
LOCATION:St Marks Church Hall\, Hitchin SG5 1UR\, St Mark's Close\, Lancaster Avenue\, Hitchin\, Hertfordshire\, SG5 1UR
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,HTC Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T115048
CREATED:20250405T125705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250405T130247Z
UID:10002896-1744138800-1744147800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Funicular Railways - David Hanger
DESCRIPTION:A return visit by David who will present\nFunicular Railways – This talk covers the history of cable haulage of tramways and railways before looking at each of the funicular railways in the UK plus a number in Europe
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/funicular-railways-david-hanger/
LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,EMD East Midlands,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T115048
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SUMMARY:“Cambridge Area Railways Yesterday and Today (Part 4)” by David Scudamore
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday 8th April 2025 we welcome local railway historian and photographer David Scudamore for the fourth in his highly popular and erudite series on railways around Cambridge. The talk will look at many aspects of the railways from opening to the present day\, ranging from locomotives and trains to railway infrastructure. Starting in Cambridge\, after a brief look at the new Cambridge South station area\, we head along the LNW Varsity line to Oxford as far as Sandy. We then move to Ely where we finished Part 1 and will look at the line to March and the vast Whitemoor marshalling yards.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/cambridge-area-railways-yesterday-and-today-part-4-by-david-scudamore/
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:20250408T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T115048
CREATED:20241204T175027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250406T175443Z
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SUMMARY:Czechoslovak Railways
DESCRIPTION:Jeremy Harrison shows us images of Czechoslovak Railways (ČSD) from his visits to the country with the LCGB in 1989\, for their celebration of 150 Years of Railways in the country\, and 1992\, for a substantially steam hauled tour which took us across the country.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/april-2025-csl-croydon-branch-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:20250409T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250409T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T115048
CREATED:20241210T104150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T104150Z
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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-112/
LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Library Opening
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250409T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250409T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T115048
CREATED:20250309T170710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250309T170710Z
UID:10003012-1744225200-1744236000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:TThe Railway Photographic Record of John Wiltshire and Derek Chaplin : Gloucestershire and the Somerset & Dorset 1959-1975
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Peter Brabham
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/tthe-railway-photographic-record-of-john-wiltshire-and-derek-chaplin-gloucestershire-and-the-somerset-dorset-1959-1975/
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:20250410T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250410T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T115048
CREATED:20240905T170555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T191751Z
UID:10002860-1744311600-1744322400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:CHM Branch - Annual Business Meeting and members' entertain
DESCRIPTION:Time for our own members to unearth those images gathering dust on their computer file directories and show us what they have been up to in the past 12 months or so. We will endeavour to keep the business part of the meeting as brief as we can\, but we do need to receive reports and elect a committee for the next 12 months. \n  \nPLEASE NOTE – this meeting is a week earlier than normal\, on the second Thursday. This is to avoid the Easter weekend.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/branch-annual-business-meeting-and-members-entertain/
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:20250410T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250410T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T115048
CREATED:20240928T094520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240928T094520Z
UID:10002875-1744313400-1744320600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:AGM and Members' Presentations
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URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/agm-and-members-presentations/
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:20250412T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250412T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T115048
CREATED:20240808T094538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240808T094538Z
UID:10002760-1744484400-1744493400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:RCTS WEN Branch Meeting Bernard Mills - Title to be confirmed
DESCRIPTION:Our final meeting of the 2024/25 season sees the welcome return of our friend Bernard Mills. It will be an evening of classic Mills entertainment\, with a varied selection of images from Bernards extensive collection
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/rcts-wen-branch-meeting-bernard-mills-title-to-be-confirmed/
CATEGORIES:WEN West of England
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