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23rd February 2026: Railways in the Cornish Landscape, by Stephen Gay
Stephen Gay returned, he said, for his 10th visit, this time well away from his Yorkshire territory, with an illustrated talk on some of Cornwall’s branch lines and the main…
Read More19 February 2026 Lance King in Ulster 1957-1970, The Northern Counties Committee
Presenter: Leslie McAllister A significant number enjoyed a presentation by Leslie McAllister, the railways of Northern Ireland during the last years of steam and transition to DMU operation. The source…
Read MoreConditions of Carriage ( Part 1 – the History of Railway Carriages)
Our first meeting of 2026 was on a bright and quite mild Monday 20 January, and we had a good turnout to hear Colin Brading giving us the first part…
Read More15 January 2026 A Dawlish Adventure
Presenter: Phil Haines Our speaker Phil Haines provided a four part presentation covering the route around Dawlish. Initially a short cab ride film to demonstrate the areas infrastructure. The early…
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Gloucester to Gloucester via Bristol, The S & D Railway, The Southern and London presented by Brian Armen The speaker booked for our April meeting was unable to travel,…
Read More17 December 2025 Local Heroes – Members Photos
Presenters: Roger Sandford & Ian McKey Chichester Branch has long been convinced of the need to combine the AGM with a less formal presentation and in 2025 this traditional path…
Read More26 November 2025 Rail Freight Trains Around The UK
Presenter: Stephen Bigley Our November talk was ‘Rail Freight Trains around the UK given by Steve Bigley, a regular speaker at the branch who never disappoints. Steve gave us a…
Read More25 Years of Derek Cross diesels 1959 -1984
On Thursday 6th November the Milton Keynes Branch welcomed David Cross to give his presentation “25 Years of Derek Cross diesels 1959 -1984”, a selection from his father’s extensive collection…
Read More22 October 2025 The Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway
Presenter: Richard Coghlan Richard Coughlan delivered an excellent presentation tracing the history and geographical route of the Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway (DN&S), from its inception to the cessation of…
Read MoreThe Great Train Robbery – Ian Boskett
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 15th September 2025 On Monday 15th September 2025 our speaker was Ian Boskett who presentied ‘The Great Train Robbery’ of 1963. In the…
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