Merseyside, Cheshire & North Wales [MCN]
Welcome to the Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales branch pages. Below are listed the details of our programme for the next few months, showing the location of meetings together with reports of recent activities. Please let us know of any further information you require and if we can be of any help.
What's on
Venues
Click the venue name to see more
Donations
There is no charge for guests or members to attend meetings but donations are encouraged and will go to the branch.
When attending a virtual meeting please donate here (in multiples of £2). When attending a physical meeting a cash collection will be taken.
Contacts
Chairman
John Cashen
Email: merseysidechair@rcts.org.uk
Secretary
Nigel Bowker
Tel : 0151 334 6715
Email: merseyside@rcts.org.uk
Treasurer
Eric Rattray
Email: merseysidetreasurer@rcts.org.uk
Meeting reports
Visit to Stafford
It is a tradition of our branch that the first and last outdoor fixture of every year is held at Stafford station. 2026 was no exception and half a…
Visit to Stafford
This fixture represented our annual pre-Christmas get-together. The numbers of attendees were sadly depleted due to a series of health and family issues, but the famous five duly met up…
Visit to Reading
This month’s fixture was to Reading, a nice large centrally located station with easy access. Or so we thought, until the curse of the cancelled trains caused further disruption to…
Visit to Doncaster
Outdoor fixtures are usually held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month and are planned a year in advance. Unfortunately, owing to a combination of funerals, household commitments & health…
Visit to the Great Orme Tramway
The original plan for this month’s branch trip had been to travel to Glasgow, and onwards with a Strathclyde Ranger ticket. However, recent disasters travelling north up the West Coast…
Visit to the Great Central Railway
It is a policy of our branch that at least one of the monthly fixtures in the UK each year should be to a heritage railway. The chosen railway for…
Visit to Cardiff
This fixture to Cardiff, programmed several months previously, unfortunately coincided with the closure of the Severn Tunnel, so we knew in advance that there would as a result be less…
Visit to Ashington
Ashington station, about 20 miles north of Newcastle, was closed by Beeching in 1964. In December 2024, after a £298m project, it was finally reopened to passenger traffic. The intermediate…
Visit to Tamworth & Nuneaton
This fixture was organised with a view to making best use of a West Midlands Day Ranger ticket. On a bright, sunny, but rather chilly day, eight members met up…
Visit to Doncaster
Only four members attended with several regulars being unavailable. Click the link below for a list of observations compiled by Brian Roberts…. RCTS Doncaster – Recordings 11