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New Publications
2025 has seen a bumper crop of new books published by the RCTS. Head to the shop and click on the image ‘shop for books’ to see details of Railway Journeys,…
Read MoreInspiration takes to the rails
The Railway 200 Exhibition Train “Inspiration” launched at Paddington Station on Thursday 26 June, starting a year long countrywide tour. Headed by 66719, the train passes Twyford en-route to Kidderminster…
Read MoreMembers Day and AGM 2025
We are delighted to announce the 2025 AGM and Members Day to be held on Saturday 5th April 2025 at Grand Station, Sun Street, Wolverhampton, WV10 0BF. The day commences…
Read MoreMembers’ Weekend 2024 Report
The 2024 Members’ Weekend and Officers’ Conference The Royal Maritime Hotel – Portsmouth Friday to Sunday 27th – 29thSeptember 2024 The annual Members’ Weekend and Officers’ Conference was based at…
Read MoreCzech Holiday Plzeň June 2024
For our third trip to Czechia, following on from Praha in 2022 and Ostrava in 2023, our base for this year was Plzeň. Plzeň is a city in Western Bohemia…
Read MoreThree new books for 2024
We are delighted to announce three new pictorial volumes for 2024. There are also some new bundles available that include the new volumes. More information about each is available by…
Read MoreMembers’ Weekend 2024 – Portsmouth
Friday 27th – Sunday 29th September The Great Waterfront City – Portsmouth has something to offer everybody The home of the Royal Navy, our hotel is literally a stone’s throw…
Read MoreAnnouncement 20th April 2024
The following announcement was made at the Society’s AGM: Britain’s leading railway society offers a repository for important historical legacies for other railway enthusiast organisations For several months, the Railway…
Read MoreCzech Holiday – Ostrava – June 2023
Eastern Czechia – Click to expand Following the success of the week spent in Praha last year and looking at Czech railways it was decided that this year we would…
Read MoreRailway Observer image submission
Updated guidance has been released on how to submit your photographs for possible inclusion in The Railway Observer. The guidelines are available as a PDF to download. Image guidelines
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