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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240219T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240219T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T144047Z
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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:20260415T014547
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:20260415T014547
CREATED:20231107T120019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T155337Z
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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:20260415T014547
CREATED:20230103T120519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231107T121010Z
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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:20260415T014547
CREATED:20230103T120414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T132806Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230918T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230918T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20230103T120238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T093714Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230717T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230717T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20230330T114538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230525T091250Z
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SUMMARY:The Year 2000 - UK and Overseas
DESCRIPTION:Adrian’s talk comprises of a chronological tour of pictures worldwide and in the UK in the first half of 2000. It visits: Cambodia\, Myanmar\, Denmark\, Cuba and  Canada. Interspersed are numerous UK scenes\, many of which are not repeatable due to replacement by more modern stock. The preserved scene is also covered.  Adrian has over 50 years experience of being a railfan. Occasional his work took him overseas. His first\, self-lead\, trip abroad for steam was to West Germany in 1975. He organises overseas tours for the LCGB and he has a second tour coming up to Japan later this year.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/july2023/
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:20230619T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230619T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20230103T120100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T090049Z
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SUMMARY:The Lost Railways of Essex
DESCRIPTION:This will be a ‘Double Header’ presentation with contributions from both Tony Crosby and Tim Murphy. \n\n\nTony Crosby will examine the history\, archaeology and heritage of the three main branch lines of the north-west of the county – the Bishop’s Stortford\, Dunmow and Braintree Branch\, the Saffron Walden Branch and the Elsenham & Thaxted Light Railway. He will also look at some of the present structures at risk on both closed lines and on some of the currently operational lines. There may be time to also feature a lost miniature railway! \nTony’s first career was in local authority social services\, towards the end of which time he studied Industrial Archaeology at the Ironbridge Institute. Since graduating he has undertaken historic surveys of industries and individual buildings on industrial sites in Hertfordshire and Essex\, including two railway lines in Essex. He has published a number of articles in Industrial Archaeology Review\, other history journals and has contributed to four books. He is a Council member of the Association for Industrial Archaeology\, having been a former Chairman of the AIA\, and is Chairman of the Essex Industrial Archaeology Group. He retired from the Heritage Lottery Fund in 2013 where he was a policy advisor on industrial\, maritime and transport heritage. \nTim Murphy will outline the history of three branch lines and the existing remnants which survive. The first is a line which was never actually fully realised-the Mistley\, Thorpe and Walton Railway. The second and third are the former Maldon branch lines from Witham and South Woodham. Tim will also examine some of the challenges of preserving and reusing some of this historic infrastructure today. \nTim is an archaeologist and historic building consultant. He manages the Built Heritage and Archaeology Team at Essex County Council. Prior to this he worked in the private sector as a heritage consultant across the UK and Ireland during which time he was involved in the regeneration of many industrial heritage assets. Tim has an interest in railway heritage and his work involves the management of change to assets on existing and former rail infrastructure. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-lost-railways-of-essex/
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:20230515T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230515T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20230103T115928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T142635Z
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SUMMARY:The Great Eastern Railway: ‘Rarely other than Idiosynchratic’
DESCRIPTION:Following the openings\, in successive years\, of the significant London main line stations at London Bridge\, Euston and then Paddington\, there followed a minor station in Mile End as the terminus of a railway planned to link the capital to Norwich via Colchester and Ipswich. Another early railway was to use the same terminus\, but connect London to York via Cambridge and Lincoln. This second line ground to a halt halfway to Cambridge\, but was piggy-backed by the first\, who used it to gain Norwich via Cambridge and Ely\, so deserting the shorter route via Ipswich. A rival concern from Ipswich then rapidly completed the direct route. Not only did East Anglia then have two disjointed main line routes to Norwich\, but also other independent connections and a plethora of idiosyncratic rural branch lines\, all of which amalgamated to form the Great Eastern who soon after opened a prominent terminus in the City. The story is told\, and many of the routes are travelled in this presentation\, one of a trilogy railways in the ‘Eastern Region’. Ray is a retired Chartered Engineer who has undertaken some rail tour management for both LCGB & a worldwide rail travel company. Widely travelled\, much of which has been independent\, around the 5 continents of the world plus Aus and NZ. Visited parts that most others haven’t e.g.\, North Korea\, Pakistan\, Eritrea\, Paraguay\, Syria & Ukraine. His talks use both his own photo material plus items from a photo collection and research from his own comprehensive specialised library.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-great-eastern-railway-rarely-other-than-idiosynchratic/
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:20230417T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230417T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20230103T115737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T080114Z
UID:10002174-1681759800-1681770600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Baltic Coast Express - A pictorial journey through Germany and Poland to Finland
DESCRIPTION:In 1990\, Enthusiast Holidays ran a tour called the “Baltic Coast Express” from London via Poland\, the Baltic States of Lithuania\, Latvia and Estonia to Leningrad\, now St. Petersburg. The return journey was via Finland\, Sweden and Denmark. It was only the second major railway tour to Russia and whilst there were a few minor teething problems\, the tour was a success. This presentation starts with images taken between 1975 and 1985 on previous visits to Germany and Poland then follows the tour through Russia to Finland.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/baltic-coast-express-a-pictorial-journey-through-germany-and-poland-to-finland/
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:20230320T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230320T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20230103T115405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T084100Z
UID:10002173-1679340600-1679351400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Railway Engineering; A Driver's Eye View
DESCRIPTION:Andy Grimmett started on the railway at Stratford MPD in Sept 1974. By 1979 he had qualified as a driver and progressed through the links driving a large variety of traction. With the partial closure of Stratford Depot in Jan 1994\, he decided to move with 13 other drivers to Ilford Car Sheds where he stayed until retirement in 2022. More often than not\, Andy had his camera with him and was able to capture images that could only be attained by fellow railway employees. The engineering of the railway including many aspects of the infrastructure have been recorded by Andy\, and a selection of these photos will be seen in this presentation\, with some 1960’s views also included.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/railway-engineering-a-drivers-eye-view/
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:20230220T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230220T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20230103T115055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230206T163833Z
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SUMMARY:Roger Harrison’s East Anglian Railways
DESCRIPTION:Roger Harrison was an avid and loyal member of the Norfolk Railway Society from its inception in 1955 until he passed away in 2010. He was extraordinarily generous to the Society in his will\, not only with a sizeable donation to Society funds\, but also in making a bequest of his LNER photos and negatives to the club’s archive. In 2012 David and his friend and fellow member\, Richard Adderson\, were asked to compile a book of Roger’s images\, funded by his bequest\, so that all the then members could benefit from Roger’s generosity. The show is a slightly abridged version of the book\, but\, nonetheless\, illustrates Roger’s eye for detail alongside his ability to capture and record the general scene up to the end of GE steam in 1962. He was\, in some ways\, fairly parochial in his coverage of East Anglia\, favouring a few locations and ignoring many\, so it was quite a challenge to create a logical narrative from his somewhat disparate range of images. Nonetheless\, the book was well received by the membership and considered to be a worthy tribute to Roger and the memories evoked by his pictures. \nDavid was born in Suffolk\, brought up in the East Midlands\, went to college in the North East\, and spent his working life as an itinerant teacher in Norfolk and Suffolk\, ending up dealing with permanently excluded pupils in Norfolk for the local authority. He took early retirement in 2011 but returned to part-time work in late 2015. \nHe has always had an interest in railways\, and photography became equally as absorbing in 1962 when he was given his first camera. Since then\, via various cameras\, and an embrace of digital photography\, he has accumulated a substantial catalogue of his own images. He has also always taken an interest in images from other photographers\, particularly those with a shared affinity for locations\, aesthetics\, and a healthy disregard for convention. This additional collection has become something of an indulgence (wife would say obsession!)\, aided and abetted\, initially\, by a collection of negatives left in his care\, then by ‘negatives sent on approval’ but\, ultimately\, by the internet! \nDavid is also presently Vice-Chairman of the ‘Bittern Line Community Rail Partnership’ and belongs to two railway photographic circles\, together with umpteen railway societies. He has produced several books and articles\, especially on the former Great Central London extension. He has four sons\, none of whom have the remotest interest in railways or photography! \nEven when we are running Zoom meetings\, the branch still has outgoings. Please consider making a donation to the branch for attending this meeting. It is easy just click on this link and then donate in multiples of £2.00 – just change the quantity if you are able to donate more than £2.00. You can pay by card or by PayPal. \n\n\nThank You
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/roger-harrisons-east-anglian-railways/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230116T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230116T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20221114T101608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230106T121112Z
UID:10002101-1673897400-1673908200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Railways of Mid-Anglia\, 1845 to 2023
DESCRIPTION:An exploration of the railway network of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire: how and why it developed in the way it did and the impact the railways have had on the region’s landscape\, towns (particularly the major rail centres of Cambridge\, March and Peterborough)\, industries and agriculture\, as well as motive power and rolling stock. \n\nUntil taking early retirement\, Tony Kirby was Co-ordinator of Strategic and Curriculum Planning for Anglia Ruskin University\, and before that Principal Lecturer in History. He is a past President of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society and Chair of the Cambridge Records Society\, and is Secretary of the Cambridgeshire Association for Local History and the County Advisory Group on Archives and Local Studies. Over the past few years he has written a number of commentaries on old Ordnance Survey maps for Alan Godfrey\, including Brentwood\, Halstead\, Romford and Hornchurch\, and north Thames-side from West Ham to Tilbury. \nFor ten years he edited Nieuwsbrief\, the journal of the Benelux Railways Society. \nHis research interests lie in urban historical geography (especially market towns and  seaside resorts) and although a resident of Cambridgeshire for the past 60 years (and slowly started to appreciate a dieselised ‘Swedey’) his first love remains the North Eastern Railway\, from his youth in North Yorkshire. \nEven when we are running Zoom meetings\, the branch still has outgoings. Please consider making a donation to the branch for attending this meeting. It is easy just click on this link and then donate in multiples of £2.00 – just change the quantity if you are able to donate more than £2.00. You can pay by card or by PayPal. \n\n\nThank You
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-railways-of-mid-anglia-1845-to-2023/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221219T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221219T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20220523T082926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T110821Z
UID:10001848-1671478200-1671489000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:AGM and Members Slides
DESCRIPTION:The meeting will be held at Shenfield Parish Hall but the formal AGM part of the evening will be held as a Hybrid meeting in order to be as inclusive as possible. Remote comments and contributions will\, in general\, only be possible via the Zoom ‘Chat’ function. Should you wish to remotely address the meeting on a specific matter via video/audio please contact the secretary in advance so that arrangements can be made. \nThe meeting will include the traditional Christmas Fare and after the formal AGM\, there will be the opportunity for members to share a few of their slides or digital images. Technical limitations mean that the ‘Members Slides’ part of the meeting cannot be shared easily over Zoom. A camera will be left pointed at the screen but Zoom attendees should understand that the video and audio quality will not be as good as a normal Zoom meeting and is being provided on a ‘best efforts’ basis only.  The best experience will be obtained by physical attendance at Shenfield. \nShould you wish to share some of your images\, please let the secretary know in advance with an indication of the number of images and if you will want to use the slide projector or the digital projector. Any digital images will need to be on a USB memory stick.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/agm-and-members-slides-2/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221121T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221121T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20220523T082103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T142345Z
UID:10001846-1669059000-1669069800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Current Day Scene in Europe
DESCRIPTION:The show will feature pictures of the modern scene in Italy\, Belgium\, Netherlands\, Germany\, Denmark\, Sweden\, Luxembourg and Baltic States. \n\nBrian spent 41 years with BR in operations control at such places as Liverpool Lime St\, Rugby\, Stoke on Trent\, Manchester Victoria\, London Euston\, Orpington Beckenham\, London Waterloo ending up with Railtrack in Blackfriars Road\, London. He was on duty when the Great Train Robbery occurred\, during a train crash on GC line at Rugby and numerous incidents on South Eastern including derailments\, crashes\, boat trains etc. He attempted to run specials from Manchester to Blackpool with rolling stock they did not have! In his ‘spare’ time he organised  and lead LCGB Overseas Tours for many years.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-man-in-seat-61/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221017T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221017T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20220523T082606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T083106Z
UID:10001847-1666035000-1666045800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Roaming Around London with a Camera
DESCRIPTION:Those of us who live in London are very lucky for the sheer variety of rolling stock and liveries that can be seen and photographed. This is a quick-fire show of images taken in Greater London over the last two to three years that showcase that variety\, with an emphasis on the new and unusual. Although Geoff did a show under this title at Shenfield a while ago\, this is a fully updated presentation and Geoff has not shown any of these images at the branch previously. \nGeoff is now retired after working for London Underground. He is a familar figure at the branch and is to be found collecting money on the door of evert meeting. In addition to this important branch role he is also the RO Editor for fixtures and adverts and also writes the TfL notes for the Urban Railways section.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/roaming-around-london-with-a-camera-2/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220919T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220919T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20220523T081916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T154615Z
UID:10001845-1663615800-1663626600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:An Evening with Father's Slides
DESCRIPTION:The speaker tonight is David Cross lives locally in Brentwood. He is the son of Derek Cross a photographer who took many photographs and wrote a number of books in the Sixties and Seventies. David now holds his collection. This evening he will show slides of diesels at work on the four BR Regions in England over the 25 years between 1959 and 1984. David says that his Father Derek was unusual in so far as towards the end of steam and after 1968 he actually took pictures of diesels at work. A number of his peers did not bother and David hopes these slides this evening will go some way to filling the gap on early diesels.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/an-evening-with-fathers-slides/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Indoor Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220630T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220630T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20220614T083300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T090730Z
UID:10001865-1656597600-1656608400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Visit to Mangapps Railway Museum
DESCRIPTION:This is a joint visit with the South East Essex Railway Society (SEERs) who are allowing South Essex RCTS members to join their visit to Mangapps. The cost is £12 with Fish and Chips available at an extra charge (must be pre-ordered). To book\, please contact Adrian Houghton by email ( a.houghton245@btinternet.com) stating you are a South Essex RCTS member.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/visit-to-mangapps-railway-museum/
LOCATION:Mangapps Railway Museum\, Southminster RoadEssex\, Burnham-on-Crouch\, Essex\, CM0 8QG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ESX South Essex,Outdoor Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220620T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220620T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20220324T142927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220324T143010Z
UID:10001789-1655753400-1655762400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:A Ninth Colorail Journey
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/a-ninth-colorail-journey/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Indoor Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220516T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220516T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20211114T114505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220124T125927Z
UID:10001655-1652729400-1652738400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:British Rail 1966 to 1978 - From Steam to InterCity 125
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/tba-2/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Indoor Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220418T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220418T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20211126T084955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211130T145221Z
UID:10001667-1650310200-1650319200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:No Meeting - Easter Monday
DESCRIPTION:There will be no meeting in April due to the Easter holidays
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/no-meeting-easter-monday/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220321T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220321T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20220124T130053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T090759Z
UID:10001740-1647891000-1647900000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Harwich for the Continent – The Rail Ferries
DESCRIPTION:Coming from Ipswich Chris has had a lifelong interest in all things Transport. He is a local historian\, presenter and canal artist\, and has been presenting for over 20 years. An ex seaman\, Chris actually worked on most of the ships discussed within his presentation. \nChris is the current chair of the trustees of the Ipswich Transport Museum and holds several responsibilities within the museum. His day job until retirement was staff training\, working with people with learning disabilities. \nPlease note that there will be no special provisions in the way of restrictions or requirements with regards to Covid-19. Masks need not be worn though obviously you may wear a face covering if you wish. However\, do please observe the normal courtesies.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/harwich-for-the-continent-the-rail-ferries/
LOCATION:ESX Shenfield\, Shenfield Parish Hall\, 60 Hutton Road\, Shenfield\, CM15 8LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Indoor Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220221T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220221T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T014547
CREATED:20211114T114413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220216T155447Z
UID:10001654-1645471800-1645480800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Online Transport Archive – The Electric Railways of Merseyside
DESCRIPTION:Charles Roberts will delve into the Online Transport Archive to tell the story of Merseyside’s Electric Railways. Spanning the period from the Early 1950s to the present day\, he will cover the Liverpool Overhead Railway (the ‘Docker’s Umbrella’)\, the former LMS lines from Liverpool Exchange to Southport/Ormskirk and from Liverpool Central to the Wirral\, the electrification of the main lines out of Lime Street and the creation of the Northern and Wirrral underground lines with their more recent extensions.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/online-transport-archive-photos-from-the-collection-of-charles-firminger/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,ESX South Essex,Virtual Event
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