SFD Meeting Report
Observation at Chesterfield
On Wednesday 16 August a number of RCTS Sheffield branch members gathered on Chesterfield station for a busy high-summer observation session from around 11.30, with a number of interesting freight…
Read MoreDiesels in the Peak District – Phil Lockwood & Enid Vincent
MEETING REPORT 10th May 2023 60095 approaching Dove Holes Tunnel at Chapel-en-le-Frith with 6H57 the Ashburys to Dowlow empty MEA wagons on 23 Jan 2007. Image credit Phil Lockwood …
Read More43 years on the railway – Robin Skinner
MEETING REPORT 12th April 2023 Robin Skinner was the speaker at our April meeting: what a remarkable career he was able to describe in a talk titled ’43 years on…
Read MoreAnnual General Meeting followed by More gems from the archive – Mick Brownhill
MEETING REPORT 8th MARCH 2023 Our March meeting, in a temporary venue in a room at “Rutland Arms” on Brown Street before we settle into new premises at Farm Road…
Read MoreRails around Sheffield and beyond – Steve Armitage
MEETING REPORT 8th FEBRUARY 2023 Our February afternoon meeting welcomed back Steve Armitage, with an extensive set of slides entitled ‘Rails around Sheffield and beyond’. The timing of, and the…
Read MoreOut and about post the pandemic – Robert Pritchard
MEETING REPORT 11th JANUARY 2023 The Sheffield branch hosted its only Zoom meeting of the season on 11th January: it was a great success with an excellent presentation, ‘Out and…
Read MoreChristmas Social Evening
MEETING REPORT 14th DECEMBER 2022 Our December meeting was planned to be the attended, traditional Christmas social. However, the inclement weather in Sheffield and elsewhere precluded this, so we reverted…
Read MoreLet’s go round again! – Anthony Hicks
MEETING REPORT 9th NOVEMBER 2022 Sheffield branch offered a warm welcome back to Anthony Hicks for our November meeting. Anthony made the journey down from West Yorkshire and gave us…
Read More10 years of rail travel in UK and Europe – Alan Yearsley
MEETING REPORT 12th OCTOBER 2022 Alan Yearsley was our speaker for October: he’s been a regular attendee at branch meetings but had not previously given us a presentation, so we…
Read MoreWait and see – Andrew Barclay
MEETING REPORT 14th SEPTEMBER 2022 Our September meeting (the first of the 2022/2023 season) was very disappointing in terms of the numbers attending. However, this did not detract from the…
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