Posts by TVY Thames Valley
Britain’s Changing Railway from out and in
On Tuesday 17 March 2026, RCTS Thames Valley were entertained by a talk given by career railwayman, Phil Deaves who is also the Infrastructure editor of The Railway Observer. Phil…
Read MoreDidcot to Birmingham Snow Hill – featuring the historic slides of Tommy Tomalin
Our February meeting featured another selection by Brian Sullivan from the digitalised historic slides of Tommy Tomlin on a railway journey from Didcot to Birmingham Snow Hill along one of the old Great Western Railway’s main lines. Tommy was…
Read MoreConditions of Carriage ( Part 1 – the History of Railway Carriages)
Our first meeting of 2026 was on a bright and quite mild Monday 20 January, and we had a good turnout to hear Colin Brading giving us the first part…
Read MoreMy time inside the Wall – Memories of Swindon Works
Our December meeting was in two parts. We started with a presentation entitled “My time inside the Wall” (memories of Swindon Works) given by Martin Telling, a former colleague of…
Read MoreThe North London Railway
Our first afternoon meeting of the 2025/26 season had a good attendance to hear Adrian Wright and his slide presentation on the North London Railway. The first half of his…
Read MoreThe Mangotsfield Triangle – Lost Midland Railway routes to Bristol and Bath
Our Speaker for this meeting was Mike Beale with the subject of the Mangotsfield Triangle The significance of this triangle was that it gave the Midland Railway access to either…
Read MoreRecent and Future Projects at Didcot Railway Centre
Richard is now the Civil Engineering Advisor to the GWS, and the talk started with a major project finished fairly recently: the new ramp and steps into the entrance. This has allowed many more elderly visitors to easily access the centre, as well as making it easier…
Read MoreWith Lance King in Ireland 1958-1965
On Tuesday 20th May we welcomed Leslie McAlister for the first of his series of presentations using scanned slides taken by the late Lance King. Although Lance worked most of his…
Read MoreRoaming around London with a Camera
This was the first occasion for some time when we have had a slide presentation. This covered the last two and half years and featured a wide range of subjects…
Read MoreWestern Locomotive Association
Paul Finch, the Vice Chairman of the Western Locomotive Association provided the evening’s presentation. This covered the first purchase of D1062 Western Courier from British Railways and the subsequent acquisition…
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