Peterborough [PBR]
Welcome to the Peterborough branch of the RCTS.
We hold monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month from October to April at St Luke's Church, which is a 15 minute walk from Peterborough station.
All meetings commence at 19:00 and we serve tea and coffee at a mid meeting interval.
Check out our programme for our upcoming meetings.
*Update 14 March 2025*
Unfortunately our April 2025 meeting has been cancelled.
We will resume our meetings on 9th October
What's on
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Contacts
Chairman
Treasurer
Meeting reports
The legacy of Eric Oldham
John Hillier visited the branch in March with a presentation on the legacy of Eric Oldham, a photographer and painter active from the 1940s to the 1980s..Although an accomplished photographer,…
Read MoreBranch AGM and member’s presentations
The February meeting included the branch AGM, with a review of the year that has passed and whats to come in 2025. We are looking for a new secretary. This…
Read MoreJanuary 2025 – branch member presentations
Two branch members gave presentations at the January meeting. Nick Garnham spoke on his tour on European railways in the early 2000s, and Colin Greatrex gave a short presentation of…
Read MoreFrom Addlestone to Beijing by train
Irene Rabbitts and Andy Davies visited in December for a double presentation. Irene spoke about their 2010 trip by rail from Addlestone to Beijing; Andy gave a short presentation on…
Read MoreBuilding the new P2 locomotive
Peterborough branch heard a detailed description of the progress being made in the building of a new Gresley 2-8-2 P2. November meeting speaker Liz Gibson is from the A1 Steam…
Read More13th December 2019 · ‘Ramblings Around the UK 1962/63’
Presenters: Brian Holland & Michael Chapman Well, what a feast of nostalgic images! That is about the best way to sum up the presentation given by Brian Holland and Michael…
Read More14th November 2019 · ‘The Waverley Route’
Presenter: Dennis Lovett We welcomed Dennis Lovett on 14th November with his presentation titled ‘The Waverley Route’. Dennis’s presentation took us on a journey from Edinburgh to Carlisle with images…
Read More17th October 2019 · ‘Two Railways for London’
Presenter: Chris Green We welcomed Chris Green to our meeting on 17th October to give his presentation “Two Railways for London”, the story of Thameslink and Crossrail. Both lines originated…
Read More19th September 2019 · ‘Westward from Dover – Looking for Steam
Presenter: Peter Groom The winter season was given an excellent start on 19th September by the ‘evergreen’ Peter Groom with a slide session titled “Westward from Dover – Looking for…
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