Scotland [SCT]
Dates for your diaries:
2024-25 Winter meetings - all at Scots Guard Club, opposite Haymarket station
All will be afternoon meetings: 1400 to 1630
Thursday 10th October
Thursday 14th November
Thursday 12th December
Saturday 11th January
Saturday 22nd February
Thursday 13th March
Once speakers and other arrangements have been confirmed, full details will appear under 'What's On' below.
Important announcement - new venue
The Branch is pleased to advise that, due to increasing room hire costs at our previous venue, we have instead been successful in obtaining a new meeting venue in Edinburgh. Our Winter Meetings will, from October 2024, be held within the Function Room, The Scots Guards Club, 2 Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh.
The Club is directly across from Edinburgh Haymarket station and is also very well served by buses and trams that stop across the road. The Function Room is on the first floor. The stairway is Stairlift equipped, no elevator/lift being fitted.
All meetings will be afternoon events, no evening meetings being planned, to encourage as many members to support the Branch Meetings. We hope to see as many of the Branch membership at our new venue.
Details of our meetings and speakers will be published as soon as they are available.
Richard Thorburn
RCTS Scottish Branch Secretary
What's on
Venues
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The Scots Guards Club
2 Clifton Terrace
Haymarket
Edinburgh.
EH12 5DR
Contacts
tel: 0131 623 3137 Mobile: 07774 066009
email: scotland@rcts.org.uk
2 Tryst Park, Hunter's Tryst, Fairmilehead, Edinburgh, EH10 7HD
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Meeting reports
Perth Model Rail Show 2024
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June 2024 As usual, the branch attended this annual show, held within two large halls at the Dewar Centre in Perth’s Glover Street – about…
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Saturday 2nd March 2024 The final Branch meeting of the season featured the Branch Treasurer, Callum MacLeod, presenting “Transforming the West Highland Line”, recalling his stint as Business Manager Highland…
Read MoreMuseum of Scottish Railways
Saturday 10th February 2024 The Branch welcomed Dr Becky Peacock, SRPS Museum Director, with the presentation “Museum of Scottish Railways, past, present and future”. The scope of the Museum…
Read MorePictorial Review of 2022 & 2023
Saturday 13th January 2024 The Branch were delighted on Saturday 13th January to welcome Branch member Keith Sanders, assisted by Davie Hall, Keith presenting his latest “Photographic Review” covering 2022…
Read MoreEarly Glasgow Electrification
Tuesday 5th December 2023 The Branch were delighted to welcome on Tuesday 5th December 2023 Robert Gardiner and Andrew Boyd with the presentation “Glasgow Suburban Electrification”. This was a very…
Read MoreLocomotive and Coach Liveries Part 2
Our November Meeting featured Branch Member Stuart Malcolm with the presentation ‘Locomotive and Coach Liveries Part 2’, providing a very varied selection of images, mostly around Edinburgh. Beginning at Linlithgow,…
Read MoreSCT Branch Combined 2022/2023 AGM
Scottish Branch recently held their Combined AGM covering 2022 and 2023, 12 members attending. Due to Covid the Branch AGM was a year behind, 2021’s AGM being held in 2022.…
Read MoreAyrshire slide show
Scottish Branch – Meeting report – 11th February 2023 The February meeting of Scottish Branch was “Ayrshire slide show”, presented by Hamish Stevenson assisted by Davie Hall on the Digital…
Read MoreTransport on the Isle of Man
Scottish Branch – Meeting report – 14th January 2023 Our January meeting was “Transport on the Isle of Man”, presented by Ian McInnes, who has visited the Isle of Man…
Read MoreIn and out of Control
Our December meeting was “In and out of Control”, presented by Jim Summers. Jim never worked in Control but worked very much with Control during his railway career, always being…
Read MoreLiveries old and new, and liveries that cannot be repeated
Our November meeting was “Liveries old and New/Liveries that cannot be repeated”, presented by Branch member Stuart Malcolm. Stuart conducted the attendees on a tour of the UK, recording locomotive…
Read MoreScottish Branch 2021 AGM report
The much deferred Scottish Branch AGM for 2021 was held during the last week of October. Branch Committee Members agreed to continue in post and were re-elected en bloc. The…
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The Railways of Aberdeen
Class Z5 No. 68192 (ex GNSR) at Kittybrewster shed. Image credit · Rob Freeman Our April meeting “The Railways of Aberdeen”, was presented by Keith Jones from Aberdeen. A photograph…
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Railways around Edinburgh
Our March meeting “Railways around Edinburgh”, was presented by Branch Chairman Ken Falconer. Starting at St Leonards, we journeyed via Duddingston, North Leith, South Leith & Leith Central stations, Seafield,…
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The Story of Wormit and the Tay Bridge Disaster
Our February meeting “The Story of Wormit and the Tay Bridge Disaster”, was presented by Charlie Armstrong. Sensible learned men agree the three main causes of the Tay Bridge…
Read MorePhotographic Review of 2020 and 2021
Keith Sanders with the presentation “Photographic Review of 2020 and 2021”, headlined our first public meeting since March 2020. Covid constrained Keith’s photography, 720 images being recorded in 2019, 221…
Read More25th January 2020 · ‘Photographic Review of 2018 and 2019’
Presenter: Keith Sanders Our well-attended January meeting featured Keith Sanders with the presentation “Photographic Review of 2018 and 2019”. The attendees witnessed a collection of images in chronological order. 2018…
Read More12th December 2019 · ‘A Walk Along the Balerno Branch’
Presenter: Kenny Williamson Our December meeting produced a healthy attendance to view the presentation “A walk along the Balerno Branch”, with Kenny Williamson. The 6 mile Balerno Branch, opened in…
Read More21st November 2019 · ‘Annual General Meeting & Members Presentations’
The meeting was attended by a number of members. The business was transacted relatively quickly, the increased Branch membership level resulting from the Free Membership offer during 2018 being generally…
Read More14th November 2019 · ‘From the Caledonian Railway Archive’
Presenter: Alistair Maclean Our well-attended November meeting featured Alistair Maclean with the presentation “From the Caledonian Railway Archive”. The archive comprises paper & similar items, including articles, photographs, transparencies and…
Read More11th April 2019 · The North British Loco Company at War
Presenter: John Ross Our well-attended April meeting featured John Ross from Elgin with the presentation “The North British Loco Company at War”. The company history, Neilson/Neilson Reid, Dubs & Sharp…
Read More14th March 2019 · “Sketching Scotland by Rail”
Presenter: Leo Du Fu. Our March meeting saw a healthy turnout for the presentation “Sketching Scotland by Rail”, by artist Leo Du Fu. Mr Du Fu is Artist in Residence…
Read More9th February 2019 · ‘Electrification of the E & G route”,
Presenter: Dr.Ann Glen Our February meeting saw a very healthy turnout for the presentation “Electrification of the E & G route”, by Dr Ann Glen. EGIP [Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme]…
Read More19th January 2019 · ‘Building Scotland’s best railway
Presenter: Alex Hynes, Scotrail Alliance Our January meeting saw a very large turnout for the presentation “Building Scotland’s best railway”, from Alex Hynes, MD of the Scotrail Alliance, a partnership…
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