Welcome to the Cambridge Branch of the RCTS. We meet once per month, usually on the second Tuesday, at The Swifts in Fulbourne.
Our meetings generally take the form of slide shows, movies or talks with lively discussions on all aspects of railway history and operational practice.
We have a wonderful selection of hundreds of railway books available at each meeting at bargain prices.
All are welcome to join us and to share their interest!
What's On
Venue
Contacts
Chairman & Secretary (acting)
Robert Bartlett
email: cambridge@rcts.org.uk
Website
email: cambridgeweb@rcts.org.uk
Meeting reports
14th September 2021 · “Southern California Rails”
Presenter: Tony Field After an eighteen month break from face-to-face meetings, we made a thunderous start to our 2021-22 programme with a magnificent tour of rail operations in the Los…
Read More10th March 2020 · Hitchin South Diaries
Presenter: George Howe Our meeting this month was very different from our usual shows. It was based on the material contained in three diaries which were kept in Hitchin South…
Read More11th February 2020 · Main Line Steam in the 21st Century
Presenter: Michael Smyth This month, Michael Smyth, one of our Branch members gave us a presentation of his own images which he had taken over the last 20 years during…
Read MoreTuesday 14th January 2020 · Decades
Presenter: Philip Wood For our first meeting of the new decade, we welcomed back Philip Wood with one of his presentations aptly titled ” Decades “. The show consisted mostly…
Read More10th December 2019 · Branch AGM and Members’ Contributions
As is customary for our last meeting of the year, we held our branch AGM which was followed by a selection of photographic memories that some of our members had…
Read More12th November 2019 · From Rookie Journalist to Grumpy Old Man
Presenter: David Percival For our November meeting we welcomed back David Percival with another presentation in which he outlined his career in railway journalism starting with Ian Allan. He described…
Read More8th October 2019 · A DMU Miscellany
Presenter: Robert Warburton Our October presentation by Robert Warburton gave us at Cambridge an insight into the variety of DMUs that served so many of the country’s lines over the…
Read More10th September 2019 · Noth American Wanderings
Presenter: John Day For our first meeting of the new season, we welcomed back John Day from Ipswich with a selection of images from his more recent visits to the…
Read More14th May 2019 · Station to Station, Cambridge to London
Presenter: Terry Ward For our final meeting of the season we welcomed Terry Ward, a photographer with a passion for architecture and history. He took us on a journey along…
Read More16th April 2019 · GWR to the end of Steam
Presenter: Brian Benford Brian Benford made a welcome return to our Branch for our April meeting, this time with a very comprehensive selection of slides of GWR locomotives from the…
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