Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City [HTC]
Welcome to the Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch.
We meet twice per month, once at Hitchin and once at Digswell, Welwyn, except for August when we make an outdoor visit.
The Hitchin meetings are held, in the afternoon, at St Mark’s Church Hall, St Mark’s Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin SG5 1UR on the second Tuesday of each month (except August). Doors open at 13:30 with the featured presentation from 14:00 to 16:30 (approx).
The Welwyn Garden City meetings are held, in the afternoon, at the Digswell Village Church Hall, Warren Way, Digswell, Welwyn AL6 0DH on the last (third in December) Tuesday of each month (except August). Doors open at 13:30 with the featured presentation from 14:00 to 16:30 (approx).
Our meetings generally take the form of presentations on varied aspects of railway history and operational practice. The requested donations (£3 for members and £5 for non-members) include tea/coffee & biscuits during an interval in the presentation and entry into a raffle draw.
The meetings also offer the opportunity to browse and buy from a wonderful selection of pre-owned railway books at bargain prices.
All are welcome to join us.
BRANCH NEWSLETTER
The Branch has a monthly e-newsletter Railway Ramblings.
(scroll down to find copies)
If you would like to be added to the mailing list please contact Steve Lacey, Branch Chairman at hitchin.chairman@rcts.org.uk
What's on
Venues
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HTC Hitchin
HTC Welwyn
Contacts
Chairman
Dr. Steve Lacey
tel: 01438 728880
email: hitchin.chairman@rcts.org.uk
tel: 01582 642680
Newsletter Editor & Web Coordinator
John Dossett
tel: 01438 714325
email: hitchinnewsletter@rcts.org.uk
Earlier copies of “Railway Ramblings” are available from the editor.
“Railway Ramblings” was first issued in August 2019
(replacing the earlier newsletters “The Hitchin Flyer” and “Garden City Express”).
Meeting reports
A Tale of Three Countries
A Plug for Brunel
The Railways in South Wales – In Transition
The Railways of Austria
Branch AGM + My Travels in 2025 and more.
The Vintage Trains Story – To a Train Operating Company
The Harwich Branch
Timetable Planning – A Dark Art, Plus More
Appalachian Wanderings
The Last Years of Steam 1966-67 (part 1)
Stratford Depot and Recollections from 1988