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6 May 2024 – Reminiscences and Thoughts of a Retired Railwayman by John Noorani
The meeting started with a minute’s silence in memory of our Fixtures Officer Tom, who sadly died on 23 April 2024. Our original speaker withdrew at short notice –as an…
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 More‘A Touch Of Eastern Promise’ – Derek Huntriss
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 15th April 2024 – Coventry ‘A Touch of Eastern Promise’ – Derek Huntriss On Monday 15th April 2024 our…
Read More‘A Touch of Eastern Promise’ – Derek Huntriss
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 15th April 2024 – Coventry ‘A Touch of Eastern Promise’ – Derek Huntriss On Monday 15th April 2024 our…
Read More18 April 2024 – An overview of the RAIB by Nick Bucknall – Inspector of Rail Accidents
Nick introduced himself and began by saying that the presentation would be in three parts each allowing for questions and answers, before moving on to the next part. Part…
Read MoreSwindon – The Origin
Our April meeting was the first to be held at our new temporary venue of Junction Church, Eastleigh. We were pleased to welcome the Society’s President, Reverend Canon Brian Arman…
Read MoreRailways of the Past Part 2
Czech 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 More25 October 2023 The Welshpool & LLanfair Light Railway
Presenter: Simon Bowden Our speaker joined the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway as a volunteer as a teenager in 1966. He later completed 50 years as a driver and for…
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RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report October 16th 2023 – Coventry On Monday 16th October 2023 we welcomed Colin Hall, Chairman of the LMS Patriot 5551 ‘New…
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