Posts by SFD Sheffield
Sheffield 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…
Read MoreAnnual General Meeting followed by More gems from the archive – Mick Brownhill
MEETING REPORT 8th MARCH 2023 Our March meeting, in a temporary venue in a room at “Rutland Arms” on Brown Street before we settle into new premises at Farm Road…
Read MoreRails around Sheffield and beyond – Steve Armitage
MEETING REPORT 8th FEBRUARY 2023 Our February afternoon meeting welcomed back Steve Armitage, with an extensive set of slides entitled ‘Rails around Sheffield and beyond’. The timing of, and the…
Read MoreOut and about post the pandemic – Robert Pritchard
MEETING REPORT 11th JANUARY 2023 The Sheffield branch hosted its only Zoom meeting of the season on 11th January: it was a great success with an excellent presentation, ‘Out and…
Read MoreChristmas Social Evening
MEETING REPORT 14th DECEMBER 2022 Our December meeting was planned to be the attended, traditional Christmas social. However, the inclement weather in Sheffield and elsewhere precluded this, so we reverted…
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