Croydon & South London [CSL]
In normal circumstances the Branch holds an evening meeting in central Croydon every month from September to May, supplemented with two afternoon meetings in Redhill every year, and also a selection of outdoor fixtures, including an annual pre-Christmas dinner. But with Corona virus / COVID-19 pandemic, these have all been suspended, with a successful programme of virtual meetings being held via Zoom in their place.
The Branch Committee met recently to consider our programme for the coming season, and after discussion, came to the conclusion that it was still premature to resume physical, in person, meetings, and that consequently we should continue with Zoom meetings until at least the end of the calendar year. A programme of Zoom meetings for the rest of this year is now being drawn up, and details will be published as soon as possible. There is a link below from which Instructions for Attending Zoom meetings may be downloaded.
We intend to resume normal meetings as soon as we believe we can safely and practicably do so. This will depend on the developing situation, and we will keep the position under review during the autumn, with the hope that it will be possible early in the new year.
The Branch maintains an e-mail list, to keep Branch Members informed. If you would like to be added to this, please contact the Branch Web Co-ordinator, Jeremy Harrison, at croydon.web@rcts.org.uk .
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Meeting reports
On-Line Meeting: A Year in Lockdown
Presenter: Jack Boskett At our last Zoom meeting of the season, on Monday 9th August, Jack Boskett gave a presentation entitled “A Year in Lockdown”. Jack is an enthusiast and…
Read More12th July 2021 · On-Line Meeting: Exhibition Prints of the Late Malcolm Ranieri, FRPS
For our Zoom meeting on Monday 12th July we were treated to a presentation of Mounted Exhibition Prints and Other Images of the Late Malcolm Ranieri FRPS, scanned for presentation…
Read More14th June 2021 · On-Line Meeting: The Modern Scene Today, Part 1
Our 2021 Zoom season continued on Monday 14th June with a presentation by Julian Clark from Chichester Branch on “The ‘Modern’ Scene Today, Part 1”. This was a talk given…
Read More10th May 2021 · On-Line Meeting: 3P20 and Other Trains
Presenter: Richard Newton Our Zoom presentation for May 2021 was by Richard Newton, entitled “3P20 and Other Trains”. In his introduction Richard explained that he and some other enthusiasts with…
Read More12th April 2021 · On-Line Meeting: The Rise, Wobble and Fall of the Commercial Light Railway
Presenter: George Falkner Our 2021 season continued on Monday 12th April with a Zoom presentation by George Falkner entitled “The Rise, Wobble and Fall of the Commercial Light Railway” which…
Read More16th March 2021 · On-Line Afternoon Meeting: Half a Century Has Passed
Presenter: Geoff May Our “Zoom” season continued on Tuesday afternoon 16th March (in place of our regular spring afternoon meeting in Redhill) with a presentation by Geoff May entitled “Half…
Read More8th March 2021 · On-Line Meeting: Branch AGM, followed by Operating Clan Line
Presenter: Chris Meredith Our season of “Zoom” meetings continued on Monday 8th March when the Branch Annual General Meeting took place in this format. Thirty-four members participated out of a…
Read More8th February 2021 · On-Line Meeting: Steam around the World – A German View, 1970 to 2019
Presenter: Guenter Oczko Our season of “Zoom” meetings continued on Monday 8th February, when the advantage of holding “virtual” meetings enabled us to have a presentation from Germany by Guenter…
Read More11th January 2021 · On-Line Meeting: The Southern Electric Locomotives
Presenter: Simon Lilley With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing and the reintroduction of the “lockdown” we began 2021 with a “Zoom” meeting on Monday 11th January attended by 63 participants, when…
Read More14th December 2020 · On-Line Meeting: A Touch of Winter
Presenter: Peter Robins We closed 2020 with another “Zoom” meeting on Monday 14th December when Peter Robins gave a presentation entitled “A Touch of Winter” to a record audience, for…
Read More9th November 2020 · On-Line Meeting: That Was The Year That Was – 1962
Presenter: Geoff Plumb Our penultimate “Zoom” meeting of 2020 took place on Monday 9th November when Geoff Plumb gave a photographic presentation entitled “That Was the Year That Was –…
Read More10th October 2020 · On-Line Meeting: Edward Thompson
Presenter: Simon Martin We continued our series of “Zoom” virtual meetings on Monday 10th October when 52 participants – our best attendance yet for a “Zoom” meeting, including one from…
Read More22nd September 2020 · On-Line Meeting: The Restoration of 34081 92 Squadron
Presenter: Steve Lacey Our regular autumn afternoon meeting at Redhill was replaced by a “Zoom” meeting on Tuesday 22nd September in which retired G.P. Dr. Steve Lacey gave a visual…
Read More14th September 2020 · On-Line Meeting: Southern Steam 1899-1961
Presenter: Jeremy Harrison We continued our series of “Zoom” virtual meetings on Monday 14th September, when Jeremy Harrison presented a selection of black-and-white photographs entitled “Southern Steam 1899-1961”, drawn from…
Read More10th August 2020 · On-Line Meeting: From Platform Bench to Viaduct Maintenance
Presenter: Phil Deaves We returned to “Zoom” for our fourth successive virtual meeting on Monday 10th August. Thirty-five members and guests took part on line from their respective homes near…
Read More13th July 2020 · On-Line Meeting: More Southern from the RCTS Photographic Archive
Presenter: David Jackman Our third successive virtual meeting, again using “Zoom” and organised by Jeremy Harrison and David Jackman, took place in mid-July, as we compensated for lockdown blues by…
Read More8th June 2020 · On-Line Meeting: Members’ Images
During the continuing lock-down, and following on from the success of our first on-line meeting, we had another virtual meeting using “Zoom” on Monday 8th June, arranged by the Branch…
Read More11th May 2020 · On-Line Meeting: Members’ Images
On account of the current coronavirus lockdown our regular meeting scheduled for 11th May had, like all Society meetings, had to be cancelled, at least in conventional form. In its…
Read More9th March 2020 · Branch AGM, Photo Competition and Members’ Slides
Our seventeenth Branch AGM took place on Monday 9th March. The format that has become traditional over the years was repeated this year, in that the formalities of the AGM were…
Read More10th February 2020 · Boat Train Routes through Kent since the 1890s:
Presenter: Brian Stephenson In sharp contrast to Brian Garvin’s presentation in January featuring steam behind the Iron Curtain, our meeting on 10th February stayed much nearer home for Brian Stephenson’s…
Read More13th January 2020 · Steam Behind the Iron Curtain:
Presenter: Brian Garvin Our 2020 programme started on Monday 13th January, when Brian Garvin, well known European railway enthusiast and photographer, presented a comprehensive show entitled “Steam Behind the Iron…
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