Sheffield [SFD]
Formed in March 1950 the geographical area covered by the Branch includes the Hope Valley, Chesterfield, Retford, Doncaster and Barnsley.
We meet at the Farm Road Sports and Social Club; 600 yards from Sheffield Station and 300 yards from Granville Road tram stop. There is free onsite parking and disabled access. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month from October to May apart from January which is a virtual meeting on the second Wednesday.
Evening meetings start at 19.00 and afternoon meetings start at 14.00. Doors open 15 mins earlier.
Donations are currently £3.00 for members and guests who are always welcome £4.00.
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Stephen Gay – Picture Postcard Railway Rambles – The Hope Valley Line.
MEETING REPORT 12.05.26 Stephen returned to present one of his fantastic shows to Sheffield branch, this time with very much a local theme. Tonight’s show took us south out of…
Barry Coward – A talk on British Transport Films illustrated with excerpts from BTF titles.
MEETING REPORT 14th April 2026 Last year was a busy one for Barry Coward, former archivist of British Transport Films as he gave many talks about the BTF collection during…
Robin Gibbons – The 1923 Grouping
MEETING REPORT 10th MARCH 2026 For our March meeting we were delighted to have Robin Gibbons, from the East Midlands branch, tackling the somewhat complex subject of the 1923 Grouping. …
Paul Beardsley & Don Wainman – “X” marks the spot
MEETING REPORT 10th FEBRUARY 2026 The use of social media seems to be in the limelight at present. Still, it came as a surprise when the joint presentation at our…
Robert Pritchard – 2025 in Review & Branch AGM
MEETING REPORT 14th JANUARY 2026 Once again the January branch meeting was by Zoom and our presenter was Robert Pritchard with his review of the year just ended. As…
Colin Boocock – Railway photography through the decades 1980 to 2025
MEETING REPORT 11.11.25 Colin Boocock from Derby made a welcome return to Sheffield branch in November with the second part of his fantastic show “Railway photography through the decades”. Colin…
Andy Barclay – More slides from the Peter Fox collection
MEETING REPORT 14TH OCTOBER 2025 The guest presenter for our October meeting was branch member Andy Barclay and covered slides (digitally converted) from the collection of the late Peter Fox. …
Sheffield Branch : Observation at Chesterfield Station
RCTS Sheffield branch members at the Chesterfield meet on 12 August. The 12th August saw a number of branch members enjoy our now traditional summer observation session at Chesterfield station…
Branch Visit to Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
A group of RCTS Sheffield Branch members enjoyed a summer trip to Cleethorpes on Saturday 21 June, with a behind the scenes visit to the 15 inch gauge Cleethorpes Coast…
Geoff Plumb. That was the year that was: 1962.
MEETING REPORT 8th APRIL 2025 ‘That was the year that was – 1962’. This was the headline of our April presentation by Geoff Plumb. Geoff, is the son of one…
Rhys Jones. Steam in Scotland
MEETING REPORT 11th MARCH 2025 Our March evening meeting clashed with a football match at nearby Bramall Lane meaning a busier than usual car park, and at least towards the…
Building new steam locomotives in Sheffield
MEETING REPORT 11th FEBRUARY 2025 The Sheffield branch was treated not just to one but to two presentations at our February meeting. Both were on Sheffield-based new-build projects and both…
Robert Pritchard – Out and about in the UK & Europe 2024 : Followed by the branch AGM
MEETING REPORT 8th JANUARY 2025 The Sheffield branch is fortunate in having Robert Pritchard as its fixtures secretary. Robert is very well known in railway circles, as the editor of…
Anthony Hicks – “Something for everyone” 1964 to 2024
MEETING REPORT 10th DECEMBER 2024 A small but very appreciative audience gathered at Farm Road on a windy but very mild evening a couple of weeks before Christmas to welcome…
Colin Boocock – Railway photography through the decades 1947 to 1979
MEETING REPORT 12.11.24 Colin Boocock was practically born with a camera in his hand and a sharp eye for distinctive and telling railway photographs. From the very first image that…
Railways in the Cornish Landscape – part 2. by Stephen Gay
MEETING REPORT 08.10.24 The vista of the Cornish landscape and its associated railways have always been a very appealing one. Our local guest presenter, Stephen Gay with his inimitable style…
Sheffield Branch : Observation at Chesterfield
The 14th August saw a number of branch members on observation at Chesterfield station for a busy high-summer session from around 11.30, with a number of interesting freight workings and…
Andy Barclay: More slides from the Alan Lovecy collection.
MEETING REPORT 14.05.24 The late Alan Lovecy had been the Sheffield branch chairman and also a senior manager at Sheffield Tinsley depot. Upon his retirement he had retained his ‘anywhere’…
John Day “East Anglian Railways in Transition”.
MEETING REPORT 09.04.2024 Our April meeting was a cartographer’s dream, as far as East Anglian lines was concerned. John Day, who was making his debut visit to the branch but…
Keith Marshall: A day return from Settle to Carlisle with preserved steam and BR diesels
MEETING REPORT 12.03.24 At our March meeting, local RCTS member Keith Marshall stepped in for Gavin Morrison, who had to pull out of his planned presentation owing to continuing poor…
Sheffield Branch AGM + Robert Pritchard “Behind the Scenes”
MEETING REPORT 13.02.24 Our February meeting commenced with the Branch AGM and a review of the past year. Activities had followed the usual pattern with the successful addition of a…
Out and about in the UK and Europe 2023 by Robert Pritchard
MEETING REPORT 10.01.24 Robert Pritchard’s annual review of the calendar year just ended has become a bit of a tradition for the Sheffield branch. Robert’s Zoom presentation ‘Out and about…