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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260316T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260316T223000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T110505Z
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SUMMARY:The History and Development of Stratford Depot
DESCRIPTION:This presentation outlines the history and development of Stratford depot\, then describes the depot in the late 1980s and his experiences as an engineering trainee there.  The various workings of the depot are detailed\, together with the area it served at the time.  It closes with the decline and eventual closure of the depot.\n\nHugh commenced his railway career in September 1987 as an engineering trainee.  He spent his first 3 months in the training school at Derby Litchurch Lane works before moving to Stratford depot.  After gaining his engineering qualifications and completing his training\, he spent 2 years at Bounds Green Intercity depot working on class 91 locomotives and Mk4 coaches.  He moved to Eurostar in May 1994 where he spent the majority of his career.  He began at North Pole International depot as a technician and progressed through various supervisory and management roles.  These involved the maintenance\, fault finding\, repair and reliability of class 373 units.  After a stint with Network Rail\, he returned to Eurostar to assist with the introduction of the class 374 units\, liaising with SNCF\, SNCB and the Dutch railways NS.  He took early retirement from Eurostar Temple Mills International depot a few years ago\, finishing his career as a senior electrical engineer.\n\nPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-history-and-development-of-stratford-depot/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260216T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260216T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155725
CREATED:20251218T143323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T115119Z
UID:10003327-1771270200-1771281000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Peterborough to Beijing\, the Story of a Journey
DESCRIPTION:Nick Garnham will tell us about an epic journey the first step of which is to board a train at Peterborough. It describes the journey\, all by rail\, from Peterborough to Beijing in 2019. The trains\, the food\, the people\, and on train life are all illustrated\, as are many of the stations and locomotives sighted. The journey uses modern traction\, but there is plenty of history along the route as well as a few surprises!\n\nPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/peterborough-to-beijing-the-story-of-a-journeythe-greatest-gathering-a-personal-record-2/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260119T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260119T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155725
CREATED:20251218T143040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T114552Z
UID:10003326-1768851000-1768861800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Greatest Gathering - A Personal Record
DESCRIPTION:This presentation\, by our own Iain Scotchman covers Iain’s visit to the Greatest Gathering in Derby to celebrate 200 years of the railways\n\nPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-greatest-gathering-a-personal-record/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251215T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251215T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155725
CREATED:20250902T144552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T104245Z
UID:10003220-1765827000-1765837800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:AGM followed by Member’s slides/presentations
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall some parts of which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. The meeting will commence with the AGM itself  followed by member’s digital images all of which will be available also via Zoom. We will show member’s 35mm slides in the hall at the end of the meeting and since it is not possible to show these via Zoom\, the hybrid meeting will end after all digital presentations have been given. \nThe physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall will include festive fare and a festive raffle. Admission for this meeting will be free for members and just £1.00 for guests. There will be no Zoom fee either for this meeting but you will still need to register as normal. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/agm-followed-by-members-slides-presentations/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251117T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251117T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20250902T144303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T103742Z
UID:10003219-1763407800-1763418600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Not So Much a Hobby\, More A Way of Life
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. \nJim grew up in Stepney Green and his love of railways started when his father took him to Kings Cross to ‘watch the trains’. He remembers seeing A3 Pacifics ‘Pretty Polly’ and ‘Blair Athol’. The latter painted in early British Railways express passenger blue at the time\, made an  impressive start from Platform 10\, with her six big driving wheels slipping violently on the wet\, greasy rails. Living in East London meant that he was within easy reach of all the main London Termini. His favourite was the ‘old’ Euston and its Princess Royal Pacifics. He joined British Rail on leaving school. With the decline of steam and having little interest in modern traction he developed and interest in passenger stations particularly the wonderfully oversized buildings on the North London Railway which led to Jim founding the North London Railway Historical Society in 1989 of which he is currently the chairman. \nJim’s talk looks at railway enthusiasm\, largely in the twentieth century\, and includes many of the items which were produced for enthusiasts and budding enthusiasts over the years. These include books\, magazines\, models\, jigsaw puzzles and gramophone records\, along with the expensive O-Gauge models offered by Bassett-Lowke tantalisingly displayed in their Holborn showroom. No doubt there will also be a fair selection of contemporary images of locos\, trains and stations too. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/not-so-much-a-hobby-more-a-way-of-life/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251020T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251020T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20250804T150800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T113325Z
UID:10003138-1760988600-1760999400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Railways Remembered - Cheshire and North Wales
DESCRIPTION:Remote Speaker Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. \nUsing material from Online Transport Archive\, Charles will show a selection of colour images from this area. The material is drawn from a number of key collections in the Archive\, most notably John McCann\, Charles Firminger and Phil Tatt. Images deal with the period from the mid-1950s to early 1970\, and cover steam\, diesel and electric\, BR\, industry and heritage\, and a few surprises along the way. \nThe meeting this month will be a bit of an experiment – whilst we will have a physical meeting in Shenfield\, our speaker\, Charles Roberts\, will be delivering his presentation over Zoom. Images will be shown in the hall on the projector as normal and an audio amplifier will allow members to hear the presentation clearly. If this works then it opens up the possibility of us having a greater variety of speakers including those who live too far away to be physically present in the hall.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/railways-remembered-cheshire-and-north-wales21st-century-steam-in-the-uk-2/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250915T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250915T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20250218T121221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T143851Z
UID:10002999-1757964600-1757975400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Modern Image - Not Quite
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting.  Please note that this talk by Peter Robins replaces the originally listed talk on 21st Century Steam \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-modern-image-not-quite/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250818T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250818T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20250218T120942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T121019Z
UID:10002998-1755545400-1755556200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:No Meeting - There is no meeting in August
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/no-meeting-there-is-no-meeting-in-august/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250721T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250721T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20250218T095405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T101303Z
UID:10002997-1753126200-1753137000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Settle and Carlisle Line - The 1960's to the present day
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. \nThis presentation explains and records the changing fortunes of the Settle and Carlisle line from the last days of steam in the 1960s\, through the years of decline towards expected closure\, its reprieve in 1989 and subsequent resurgence. \n100 pictures illustrate the variety of steam and diesel workings to be seen over the decades. All of these are set against the backdrop of the structures and scenery of this most scenic of routes\, as well as the ever changing and sometimes extreme weather.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-settle-and-carlisle-line-the1960s-to-the-present-day/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250616T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250616T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20250218T094513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T123509Z
UID:10002996-1750102200-1750113000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:British Rail 1986 to 1992 - The Evolution of Business Management
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. \nIn 1982 BR created new business units. Passenger Services were split into InterCity\, Network SouthEast and Provincial Services\, freight was split into Trainload\, Speedlink and Freightliner and a parcels sector was created. Mervyn Rogers will explore how this Sectorisation came about and how this affected the run-up to Privatisation.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/british-rail-1986-to-1992-the-evolution-of-business-management/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20250218T093116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T070948Z
UID:10002995-1747683000-1747693800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:The North Eastern Railway from Stockton and Darlington to the ECML
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. \nThe history of the NER was made-up of several earlier and smaller individual railways. The Tanfield Railway\, originally a wagonway dating from as early as 1725\, the iconic Stockton and Darlington Railway\, the Clarence Railway\, Stanhope & Tyne Railway\, Newcastle & Carlisle Railway\, the Leeds & Selby and more\, made the ultimate NER and the first East Coast Main Line. \nThe contribution of the latterly-discredited George Hudson\, The Railway King\, with was his foresight and ambition led to the establishment of that first route. All of the many changes from the first to the current East Coast main line via Doncaster\, York\, Darlington\, Durham and Newcastle to connect with the North British Railway at Berwick-on-Tweed are illustrated. \nThe NER also set the standard for early electrification\, a standard initially adopted by BR\, this too is illustrated.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-north-eastern-railway-from-stockton-and-darlington-to-the-ecml/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250421T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250421T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20250218T092458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T092749Z
UID:10002994-1745263800-1745274600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:No Meeting - There is no meeting in April due to the Easter Bank Holiday
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/no-meeting-there-is-no-meeting-in-april-due-to-the-easter-bank-holiday/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250317T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250317T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20250218T091015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T164000Z
UID:10002993-1742239800-1742250600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:25 Years of Derek Cross Diesels 1959 to 1984
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. \nDavid Cross will present some more of his father’s slides which this time will feature diesels photographed in England between the years 1959 and 1984. \nDerek was a prolific photographer in the sixties and seventies but unlike many of his peers\, he continued to take railway pictures after 1968 despite the demise of steam. The early 1960’s saw large numbers of very short life diesels and photos of many of these long forgotten classes are included in David’s presentation showing them at work and not just in a rusting line awaiting the cutter’s torch!  Diesel locos really got into their groove in the late 1960s and were to be found on all freight workings and away from the electrified lines\, pretty much all long distance passenger services. Whilst many of the small BR modernisation prototype fleets were withdrawn by the 1970s\, a great number of classes survived into the 1980s amd 1990s with some classes\, all be it with new engines\, still to be found on the network today.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/25-years-of-derek-cross-diesels-1959-to-1984/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250217T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250217T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20241119T121044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250124T110627Z
UID:10002899-1739820600-1739831400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Monochrome Model Railway
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. \nRailway photographers often have their step-ladders in the boot of their car to allow them to get a few feet higher in search of the ideal image. Tonight’s presentation promises a more lofty view still. This presentation takes the form of a selection of views of the railways in East London & Essex taken from the Historic England Aerofilms collection. These show the railway from a totally different perspective. The illustrations presented here were taken between the 1920s and the 1950s and some show aspects of the lines not normally seen in photographs. \nOur speaker\, Nigel Bowdidge\, has been interested in railways for as long as he can remember. A detailed interest in the railways of East Anglia and East London began when he discovered the maps and photographs in the Essex Records Office and Chelmsford Borough Library when in his teens. Much photography of trains and stations\, both open and closed\, ensued thanks to his first full-time job at Ilford Films. Forty years of commuting to the City meant he could keep an eye on developments on the railway. Now semi-retired\, he finds there is enough railway information on the internet to keep the mind active!
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-monochrome-model-railway/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250120T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250120T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20241119T120337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T144534Z
UID:10002898-1737401400-1737412200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Middle East Travels
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. \nUnlike Europe\, the Middle East is a bit of a desert (no pun intended) for railways. However there are systems in some countries and Iain’s presentation will cover three of these namely: Israel\, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. \nIain is a South Essex member. His photos are always interesting and of excellent quality. He is a regular contributor of images to the major rail publications.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/middle-east-travels/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241216T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241216T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20240923T102309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T111025Z
UID:10002865-1734377400-1734388200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:AGM and Members' Slides/Digital Images
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall with the AGM and digital images will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. Due to technical limitations we are not able to share members’ 35mm slides. There will be some festive fare available during the interval. \nIf you have some images you would be happy to share with the rest of the members\, please let the secretary know. It wuod be useful if you could indicate if these are digital images or 35mm slides. We would ask that in general\, the number of slides/images be limited to a maximum of 50. \nThe agenda for the AGM along with officer’s reports will be circulated nearer the time. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/2024agm-and-members-slides/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241118T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241118T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20240723T094213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T111636Z
UID:10002732-1731958200-1731969000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:And Now for Something Completely Different - From Austria to Zimbabwe
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall with presentation also available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting \nThis presentation is a variety of images with a general transport but mainly railway theme. Steam\, diesel and electric traction at work in Britain and abroad are included as well as some buses and trams. There are also some more unusual and interesting transport related images which could be considered “completely different”. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/and-now-for-something-completely-different-from-austria-to-zimbabwe/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241021T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241021T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20240723T095747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T105318Z
UID:10002733-1729539000-1729549800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:40 Years of Preserving Deltics
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available via Zoom as a Hybrid \nThe ‘Deltics’ changed the image of East Coast Main Line in the 1960’s and became perhaps the most iconic of the BR Modernisation diesel locomotives. Fortunately a number of these imposing giants survived into preservation\, largely due to the efforts of the Deltic Preservation Group.  Our speaker\, Murray Brown\, has been chairman of the DPS for 30 years\, during which time the society has been on the main line twice\, built its own depot at Barrow Hill and in recent weeks has started up its third Deltic (D9015 Tulyar) after 27 years! The society has recently topped 1\,000 members which makes it one of the most successful locomotive preservation groups. Murray worked for BR for 18 years\, 14 years of which were in the office which ran the Deltics – he was effectively paid to do his hobby!
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-deltic-preservation-group/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240916T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240916T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20240716T095543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T084730Z
UID:10002725-1726515000-1726525800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:On Great Eastern Metals From 1991 to Date
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall \nOur member\, Geoff Brocket\, is a prolific photographer\, who always seems to be able to get the photos that no one else can. This outing covers photos on the Great Eastern Railway from 1991 to the present day.  Like many of us\, Geoff prefers locos to multiple units so expect to see the whole range of motive power used on this line over the last 25 years or so. \nAs these images are on 35mm slides\, it is not possible to offer this talk via Zoom. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/on-great-eastern-metals-from-1991-to-date/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240715T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240715T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20240319T143506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240715T164504Z
UID:10002606-1721071800-1721082600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Colchester in the Age of Steam
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available via Zoom as a Hybrid \nColchester is a major railway junction in Essex with much to interest the railway enthusiast. This talk will cover the period up to September 1962 when steam operation ceased through the town. The railway infrastructure in the town included three stations\, all with goods facilities\, a major locomotive depot\, a quay tramway and even a laundry. The area enjoyed a few years of concurrent steam\, diesel and electric operation\, during which a major station reconstruction was completed. \nDavid Goodyear has lived in Essex for most of his life and inherited his love of railways from his father\, who was a Senior Marine Engineer based at Parkeston Quay. Although living in Dovercourt David attended secondary school in Colchester and has maintained an interest in the railways of both the Harwich and Colchester areas. His career as a Chartered Mechanical Engineer started at Paxman in Colchester working on the HST Valenta engine\, but rapidly moved on to automotive engines at Perkins Peterborough\, and then returning to Essex to work at Ford’s Dunton engineering centre for 25 years before taking early retirement. He now lives near Saffron Walden with his wife\, two horses and a sixteenth century house\, which leaves a little time for continuing to pursue his interest in railways \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/colchester-in-the-age-of-steam-2/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240617T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240617T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20240315T111751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240610T145932Z
UID:10002605-1718652600-1718663400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Who uses the railway?
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available via Zoom as a Hybrid \nPhil’s presentation will begin by describing the Rail Freight Group\, it’s role and membership\, and remind everyone that we all use the railway in our daily lives by virtue of the homes we live in\, the energy we consume and the products we buy as consumers. \nIt will expand to cover the features of an ideal railway network for freight and considers some of the challenges that lie ahead. What will ‘rail reform’ look like from a freight perspective? What investments are needed to meet the growth target? What does the rail freight industry need to do to contribute to a decarbonised supply chain and what can be done in the field of innovation to improve efficiency and safety? \nPhil joined the Rail Freight Group in April 2021\, having spent 16 years with Essex County Council’s education service and prior to that in the fertilizer industry. \nHis passion for transport policy developed through his 39 years as an elected member with Ipswich Borough Council where he drew up the proposal for the Ipswich Freight Chord for the local plan and helped to initiate the East West Rail Consortium of local councils in the 1990s. \nSince joining RFG as the Assistant Policy manager in April 2021\, Phil has been working with Sub National Transport Bodies in helping them develop their transport strategies and priorities for investment as well as preparing policy responses on behalf of RGF members. He has written articles on Rail Freight for magazines including Modern Railways and the Scotsman. He also works with sub-national transport bodies as well as with Network Rail’s route investment teams. \nHe is a member of the Railfuture campaign group.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/who-uses-the-railway/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240520T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240520T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20230930T133523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T133523Z
UID:10002436-1716233400-1716244200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Great Central Railway
DESCRIPTION:Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/great-central-railway/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/south-essex-branch/Great-Central-Railway.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240415T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240415T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20240130T112246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240408T120954Z
UID:10002563-1713209400-1713220200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Inter-railing for the Older Crowd
DESCRIPTION:Physical/Hybrid Meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall – This meeting will also be avaialble via Zoom \n\nThe title comes from a Facebook page of the same name\, which was a helpful resource in planning Dave’s trips. From April to June 2023 Dave spent three months travelling to 25 European countries\, using a senior Interrail pass. This was a series of short breaks\, 10 in all\, rather than one continuous trip. The images are (nearly) all from the modern European railway scene\, with maps to help with everyone’s European geographical knowledge.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/interrailing-for-the-older-crowd/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240318T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240318T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20230330T115201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T161750Z
UID:10002236-1710790200-1710801000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:AGM and Members Slides
DESCRIPTION:Physical/Hybrid meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall with the AGM portion and Digital Images available on Zoom
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/agm2023-and-members-slides/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240219T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240219T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20240219T193003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T144047Z
UID:10002235-1708371000-1708381800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Railways Remembered - North East England
DESCRIPTION:Recently published by Crécy is Railways Remembered: North East England. This full colour volume covers the area from the Scottish Border to the Tees\, and inland to the North Pennines. All facets of railway operations are covered: steam\, diesel and electric; town and country; freight and passenger; BR and industry. One of the co-authors\, Charles Roberts\, tells how the project came to fruition\, illustrating his talk with a series of images and maps\, most of which didn’t quite make the cut for the finished product.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/feb2023-railways-remembered-north-east-england/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240115T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240115T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20230330T114738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240104T070700Z
UID:10002234-1705347000-1705357800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Transforming rail travel across East Anglia – the Greater Anglia story
DESCRIPTION: 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/jan-zoom-meeting-greater-anglia/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231218T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231218T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20231107T120019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T155337Z
UID:10002180-1702927800-1702938600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Off the Beaten (Railway) Track 2023
DESCRIPTION:Our own Iain Scotchman will tell us about his 2023 travels over the railways in four less-travelled areas of the world: Cambodia\, Alaska\, Morocco and Argentina. \nThe AGM and Members slides previously scheduled for this meeting\, will now be held on 18th March 2024 and will be a physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/dec2023-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231120T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231120T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20230103T120519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231107T121010Z
UID:10002179-1700508600-1700519400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:That Was The Year That Was: 1966
DESCRIPTION:1966 was a busy year for Geoff whilst still a schoolboy\, covering a considerable amount of the country. This includes scenes on various North Wales Narrow Gauge Lines and the Cambrian Coast\, holidays in the north west of England and several RCTS railtours. These include the ’Somerset & Dorset Farewell’\, the ‘Longmoor Military Railtour’ (which ran twice)\, the ‘Eight Counties Railtour’ and ‘East Midlander No. 7’. A couple of visits to Crewe Works\, Southern Region steam and lines out of Marylebone\, a smattering of London Transport steam and scenes around Chester and Birkenhead – the vast majority of photos in colour. \nGeoff Plumb is a lifelong railway enthusiast\, born in Sheffield in March 1949. From an early age he took thousands of photos\, the vast majority in colour\, documenting the decline and fall of steam locomotives. Geoff’s interest in photography led to his forty plus years career in Television\, starting with London Weekend TV as a cameraman in 1968\, later with Granada TV and finally as a freelance ‘lighting cameraman’. Many of Geoff’s photos have been published in magazines such as The Railway Magazine and Steam World\, and in books including Red Panniers – Last Steam on the Underground. The Royal Mail has even used a couple of his photos on specialist stamp issues! Geoff has an active photo gallery website at: www.plumbloco.co.uk where many of his pictures can be seen.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/that-was-the-year-that-was-1966/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Hybrid Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231016T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231016T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20230103T120414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T132806Z
UID:10002178-1697484600-1697495400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:British Rail in the early 1980s – The Swansong of Corporate Identity
DESCRIPTION:Mervyn joined British Rail after university in September 1973 as a Traffic Management Trainee based in the Doncaster Divisional Management Office. His first two roles after training were Traffic Assistant at Shirebrook and then shift manager of freight operations on Tees-side based in Tees Yard. He moved south in 1979\, becoming Area Passenger and Parcels Manager at Broxbourne and then Regional Parcels Manager South based at Liverpool Street. In 1983 he became Area Manager Shenfield\, then Area Manager Stratford and finally Area Manager North Thameside (based at Southend Central). \nHe left BR in late 1985 and joined Deloitte Haskins and Sells as a management consultant in logistics\, specialising in the defence sector. Merger and acquisition activity saw the firm become Coopers & Lybrand\, Price Waterhouse Coopers and finally IBM. He retired in early 2012.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/british-rail-in-the-early-1980s-the-swansong-of-corporate-blue/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/south-essex-branch/Class-47-The-Swansong-of-Corporate-Blue-scaled.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230918T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230918T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T155726
CREATED:20230103T120238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T093714Z
UID:10002177-1695065400-1695076200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:The New Essex Lines of the GER
DESCRIPTION:Nathaniel has be interested in railways for all of his life. From early days of ‘Thomas the Tank Engine’ he has been hooked on railways and their history. He became a station adopter at Battlesbridge station in 2003. His railway career started with National Express East Anglia as a train dispatcher at Southend Victoria – a period that included the hectic weeks of the 2012 Olympics involving 12 hour shifts. He is a volunteer at Mangapps Railway Museum\, one of the best parts of which is listening to stories of former BR staff who visit the site – probably the best kind of information source.  Since 2010 Nathaniel has been a member of the GER Society and actively helps in providing information for the Society’s publications. He is currently a Customer Service Assistant for TFL working at Stratford Underground station.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-new-essex-lines-of-the-ger/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex
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