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
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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: branchfinance@rcts.org.uk
Meeting reports
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…
Read MoreVisit 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…
Read MoreVisit 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
Read MoreEast Midlands Day Ranger
The aim of this outing was for the Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales branch to make the best possible use of an East Midlands Day Ranger ticket in deepest midwinter.…
Read MoreVisit to Stafford
On 14 January 2025 six members of the RCTS met at Stafford station for a fixture which had been originally planned for 7 January but had been postponed owing to…
Read MoreVisit to Stafford
This fixture took the form of our Branch’s annual pre-Christmas knees-up, although advancing years for several of us preclude knees being lifted very high. Nevertheless a jolly group of eight…
Read MoreSouth Pennines Day Ranger
The monthly trip of the RCTS Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales branch took place on 12 November. We used the South Pennines Day Ranger ticket instead of a West Yorkshire…
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Visit to the East Lancashire Railway
Even after 50+ years of railway preservation these railways still hold a particular attraction for enthusiasts. It was therefore no surprise that the visit to the East Lancashire Railway on…
Read MoreVisit to Central Scotland
Seven members headed north of the border with the specific intention of riding on the reopened branch to Leven. We departed Warrington Bank Quay aboard 390118 [1S37 05.31 Euston –…
Read MoreVisit to South Wales
Following the debacle of the May visit to South Wales, when 67020 & 82229 failed at Church Stretton, the fixture was repeated successfully. Six Members attended, meeting at Cardiff Central at…
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