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SUMMARY:An Indian Adventure Part 2 by Simon Starr
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/an-indian-adventure-part-2-by-simon-starr/
LOCATION:MCN Bromborough\, The Bromborough Suite. The Merebrook\, Greenfields Avenue\, Bromborough\, Wirral\, Merseyside\, CH62 6DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:MCN Merseyside Cheshire & North Wales
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251117T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251117T160000
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SUMMARY:Steam by Night - Joe Connell
DESCRIPTION:Our speaker\, Joe Connell\, Official Photographer for the Great Central Railway\, will explain the procedures and pitfalls of shooting steam at night.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/steam-by-night-joe-connell/
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:20251117T193000
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SUMMARY:Not So Much a Hobby\, More A Way of Life
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. \nJim grew up in Stepney Green and his love of railways started when his father took him to Kings Cross to ‘watch the trains’. He remembers seeing A3 Pacifics ‘Pretty Polly’ and ‘Blair Athol’. The latter painted in early British Railways express passenger blue at the time\, made an  impressive start from Platform 10\, with her six big driving wheels slipping violently on the wet\, greasy rails. Living in East London meant that he was within easy reach of all the main London Termini. His favourite was the ‘old’ Euston and its Princess Royal Pacifics. He joined British Rail on leaving school. With the decline of steam and having little interest in modern traction he developed and interest in passenger stations particularly the wonderfully oversized buildings on the North London Railway which led to Jim founding the North London Railway Historical Society in 1989 of which he is currently the chairman. \nJim’s talk looks at railway enthusiasm\, largely in the twentieth century\, and includes many of the items which were produced for enthusiasts and budding enthusiasts over the years. These include books\, magazines\, models\, jigsaw puzzles and gramophone records\, along with the expensive O-Gauge models offered by Bassett-Lowke tantalisingly displayed in their Holborn showroom. No doubt there will also be a fair selection of contemporary images of locos\, trains and stations too. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/not-so-much-a-hobby-more-a-way-of-life/
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:20251118T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251118T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T213532
CREATED:20250510T091739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T160529Z
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SUMMARY:Archive And Library Open Day - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Archive And Library Open Day- CANCELLED \nCancelled due to ongoing interior works by Govia Thameslink Railway.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/archive-and-library-open-day-144/
LOCATION:RCTS Library\, Leatherhead Station Approach\, Leatherhead\, KT22 7SQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Library Opening
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251118T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251118T163000
DTSTAMP:20260412T213532
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SUMMARY:TVY Branch - The History of the North London Line
DESCRIPTION:The presentation explores the fluctuating history of the North London line and includes a photographic journey from Richmond to the former Terminus of Broad Street.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-history-of-the-north-london-line/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,TVY Thames Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251118T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251118T220000
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SUMMARY:Railways Around Market Weighton
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URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/railways-around-market-weighton/
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:20251119T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251119T220000
DTSTAMP:20260412T213532
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SUMMARY:Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
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URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/lyndon-barnstaple-railway/
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:20251120T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251120T213000
DTSTAMP:20260412T213532
CREATED:20250822T102244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250830T114211Z
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SUMMARY:NEA Branch - Jack Armstrong's Darlington
DESCRIPTION:presented by Dave Dunn
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/jack-armstrongs-darlington/
LOCATION:NEA Darlington\, Darlington Cricket Club\, South Terrace\, Darlington\, DL1 5JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,NEA North East
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251120T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251120T220000
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SUMMARY:CHM Branch - Along Cambrian Lines to Barmouth in the 1960s
DESCRIPTION:David Aldred visits to bring us a presentation on the charming mid-Wales line to Barmouth.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/along-cambrian-lines-to-barmouth-in-the-1960s/
LOCATION:CHM Cheltenham\, Victory Club\, Burlington House\, Lypiatt Road\, Cheltenham\, GL50 2SY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,CHM Cheltenham
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251120T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251120T213000
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CREATED:20250612T144147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T083455Z
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SUMMARY:South Western Railway
DESCRIPTION:South Western Railway \nBy Alex Foulds\, Major Projects Director\, South Western Railway
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/surrey-branch-november-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:20251120T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251120T220000
DTSTAMP:20260412T213532
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T185830Z
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SUMMARY:WRD - SELRAP
DESCRIPTION:David Foat brings us news of the Campaign to reopen the missing link from Skipton to Colne.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/wrd-selrap/
LOCATION:WRD Shipley\, Saltaire Methodist Church\, Saltaire Road\, Shipley\, BD18 3HJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,WRD West Riding
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251122T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251122T213000
DTSTAMP:20260412T213532
CREATED:20251030T181109Z
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SUMMARY:WEN Geoff Hudson : The Class 50 Story – The British Rail Years
DESCRIPTION:Our second meeting of our 2025/26 welcomes Geoff Hudson former Area Fleet Manager\, Laira Depot\, Plymouth 1989 – 1996 \nClass 50’s or D400’s as built were the last batch of first-generation diesel locomotives introduced by British Rail under the Modernisation Plan which saw the demise of steam and the transition to diesel traction. Constructed between 1967 and 1968 Class 50 built on the experience gained with the earlier pioneer diesel locomotives\, and was designed with\, for then\, a host of new systems including inertia filtration\, rheostatic braking\, slow speed control and\, more importantly\, the first-generation electronic traction control. \nThe locomotives were ordered\, initially as an interim measure\, to provide traction for the northern end of the West Coast Mainline. By the mid 1960’s electrification had reached Crewe and a 100mph locomotive capable of tackling the major inclines of Shap and Beattock was needed to take over from electric traction for the onward journey to Glasgow. On completion of the electrification the class was transferred to the Western Region of British Rail to allow the diesel hydraulic Western Class 52 locomotives to be withdrawn. \nGeoff Hudson\, former Area Fleet Manager at Laira Depot Plymouth\, has had a close association with the class throughout his 50-year railway career and was responsible for the operation and rundown in their final years. In this lecture he explores the origin and development that lead to Class 50\, their operation and maintenance\, including the reasons for and scope of the extensive refurbishment programme\, and the final years and rundown of the class that ultimately lead to preservation of a significant number of the fleet. \nWe hope you can join us for what promises to be a fascinating evening \nPLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE FROM OUR NORMAL EVENING
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/wen-geoff-hudson-the-class-50-story-the-british-rail-years/
LOCATION:WEN Exeter [Mint Methodist Church]\, Fore Street\, Exeter\, EX4 3AT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:WEN West of England
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