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Cathedrals of Steam
We welcomed well known transport journalist and commentator, Christian Wolmar, to speak at our October meeting on his 2020 book, Cathedrals of Steam. We were taken on an informed and…
Read MoreRCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report September 18th 2023 – Coventry On Monday 19th September 2023 our guest speaker, Tony Bowles, Archivist of The Restoration & Archiving…
Read More“North Yorkshire Moors Railway 1968 – 2022”
Presenter: David Birtle Later in the month (May) David Birtle, a long time founder member of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, was to be the speaker at the regular evening…
Read MoreMore from the Peter Bland Collection
A presentation by Bryan Cross. Following a huge storm causing wide spread local flooding in the late afternoon we thank those members who turned out for tonight’s meeting. In which…
Read MoreThe Stainmore Railway
On 3rd May Mike Thompson gave a presentation on the Stainmore Line and the work of the Stainmore Railway Company at Kirkby Stephen. The line was built in the 1850’s…
Read MoreEast Anglian Railways-The last twenty Years.
On April 3rd our guest was local photographer Ian Scotchman to present East Anglian Railways-20 years of change. Starting in 2004 after the change over between Anglia Railways and ONE,…
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 MoreNational Railway Museum – Vision 2025 by Anthony Coulls, Senior Curator of Rail Transport & Technology, National Railway Museum
Oh, the tribulations and challenges of managing collections! The National Railway Museum (NRM) has not perhaps had the best of press recently. In the enthusiast world there have been mutterings…
Read MoreConfessions of a Narrow Minded Enthusiast
For our February Meeting we welcomed back Colin Brading with a presentation entitled “Confessions of a Narrow Minded Enthusiast”. The first part covered the development of 15” Gauge Railways. The…
Read MoreRCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report Monday 20th February 2023 – Coventry – 2.00pm A wonderful slide show by Bryan Acford was shown to a large gathering for his…
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