Watford [WFD]

Metropolitan Railway Electric No. 5 "John Hampden" arriving at Watford station with the brakevan special to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the class on Sunday 16th July 1972. Classmate No. 12 "Sarah Siddons" was on the rear of the train which reversed at Watford and travelled to Amersham via Watford North Junction. Image Credit: Geoff Plumb.

Welcome to the Watford Branch pages of the RCTS website.

Both physical and online Zoom meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month, apart from August when we take a summer break.

Physical meetings are held at Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Rd, Watford WD17 1JJ, in the first floor Conference Room (this is a recent change from the third floor Lecture Hall) – at present, our next physical meeting is scheduled for 7^th June 2022, Zoom meetings may recommence for the winter months of January 2023 until March 2023.

Members from all branches are welcome to attend all our meetings, as are non-members, visitors, and guests – and membership is easily available. A door donation, at physical meetings, of £2.00 is requested from members, and £3.00 from non-members, this entitles you to a raffle ticket as well. Refreshments are usually available at these meetings for an extra £0.40 * – serve your own at Zoom meetings (!)… Donations for Zoom meetings, in units of £2.00, can be made via the website if you so wish, to help alleviate costs that still continue in the background, even when we are not having physical meetings

Several members meet up prior to physical meetings at the local Wetherspoons (‘The Moon Under Water’, 44 High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2BS) for a meal and a chat – all welcome to join us, though we may not all get to sit together. We are there from around 17:30.

Meetings start at 19:30, the room is available from around 19:00 and we finish around 22:00. The venue is a few minutes’ walk from Watford Junction Station or Watford High Street and local buses stop outside. There is limited car parking at the venue, generally available after 18:00, also local multi-storey car parks and on-street parking, free after 18:30.

We generally organise at least one outdoor fixture during the warmer months to railway-themed destinations – potentially subject to any further government restrictions with regard to the Covid-19 situation.

* Refreshments will not be available until our September 2022 meeting - in the meantime you are welcome to bring your own supplies for our mid-meeting break.

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Venues

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Contacts

Chairman

Geoff Plumb
tel: Home: 01844 290226 Mobile: 07710 172758
email: watfordchair@rcts.org.uk
Rosemary Cottage, 13 Rudds Lane, Haddenham, Aylesbury, Bucks HP17 8JP

Secretary

Rob Davidson
tel: Home: 01386 830502 Mobile: 07803 941531
email: watford@rcts.org.uk
2 Legion Court, Middle Littleton, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 8JH