Posts by SFD Sheffield
John Day “East Anglian Railways in Transition”.
MEETING REPORT 09.04.2024 Our April meeting was a cartographer’s dream, as far as East Anglian lines was concerned. John Day, who was making his debut visit to the branch but…
Read MoreKeith Marshall: A day return from Settle to Carlisle with preserved steam and BR diesels
MEETING REPORT 12.03.24 At our March meeting, local RCTS member Keith Marshall stepped in for Gavin Morrison, who had to pull out of his planned presentation owing to continuing poor…
Read MoreSheffield Branch AGM + Robert Pritchard “Behind the Scenes”
MEETING REPORT 13.02.24 Our February meeting commenced with the Branch AGM and a review of the past year. Activities had followed the usual pattern with the successful addition of a…
Read MoreOut and about in the UK and Europe 2023 by Robert Pritchard
MEETING REPORT 10.01.24 Robert Pritchard’s annual review of the calendar year just ended has become a bit of a tradition for the Sheffield branch. Robert’s Zoom presentation ‘Out and about…
Read MoreSheffield Branch Christmas Social
MEETING REPORT 12.12.23 Our December afternoon meeting was very disappointing in terms of the numbers attending. Traffic issues in the city and perhaps the intensity of Christmas shopping will have…
Read MoreRailways in a Cornish landscape part 1 by Steve Gay
MEETING REPORT 14.11.23 Our November meeting attracted a good attendance for the presentation by the well-known local speaker – Stephen Gay. The presentation was entitled ‘Railways in a Cornish Landscape’. …
Read More‘Seventy Years of Railway Photography’ by Colin Boocock
MEETING REPORT 10.10.23 Our new season of meetings commenced with a splendid show from Colin Boocock titled ’Seventy Years of Railway Photography’ based upon his eponymous book. The first image…
Read MoreObservation at Chesterfield
On Wednesday 16 August a number of RCTS Sheffield branch members gathered on Chesterfield station for a busy high-summer observation session from around 11.30, with a number of interesting freight…
Read MoreDiesels in the Peak District – Phil Lockwood & Enid Vincent
MEETING REPORT 10th May 2023 60095 approaching Dove Holes Tunnel at Chapel-en-le-Frith with 6H57 the Ashburys to Dowlow empty MEA wagons on 23 Jan 2007. Image credit Phil Lockwood …
Read More43 years on the railway – Robin Skinner
MEETING REPORT 12th April 2023 Robin Skinner was the speaker at our April meeting: what a remarkable career he was able to describe in a talk titled ’43 years on…
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