Oliver Bulleid was one of Britain's last great steam locomotive engineers, and arguably one of the most controversial. Perhaps his best locos were the Merchant Navy class Pacifics - capable of great feats, but also suffering problems which led to them being rebuilt - did this perfect or spoil them? 35028 Clan Line of the…
David Cable is an excellent photographer, regularly in action along the Bluebell Railway, both on photo charters and normal service days, and will giving us a presentation of the highlights of his results. This is the presentation previously arranged for December 2024, and then planned for September 2025, updated with some newer images - we…
David Jackman will make a photographic journey through the last hundred years of steam, diesel and electric traction starting at Paddington and heading west using photographs from the society's photographic archive
Our Annual General Meeting, to be followed by Members’ Images. Your chance to speak up and show off! Since our last AGM a year ago, it is fair to say the Branch has had another somewhat problematic year, struggling to keep going. So I would urge you all to attend, to discuss the future of…
The Epping to Ongar Line was originally a Great Eastern Railway branch line, and later became part of the London Underground. Following closure, there were various proposals over its future, before it became a heritage railway - one of the nearest ones to us - as which it is now well established. Tonight Eddie Veckranges…
Society Archivist and Trustee Andy Davies comes to tell the history of the stations at Leatherhead from 1859, including the Stationmaster’s house and it’s new use as the RCTS Archive and Library.
The first part of a trilogy providing an A- Z of Swiss Railways, this instalment covers the three main Swiss operators, and then letters A - C.
A look back at what I was able to photograph in the early years of this century, both on preserved railways and the mainline. (This is a replacement for David Cable's presentation, previously planned for this meeting, which has had to be postponed until 14th April 2026).
Our Annual General Meeting, to be followed by Members’ Images. Your chance to speak up and show off! Since our last AGM a year ago, at which both our long serving Chairman and Secretary stood down, it is fair to say the Branch has had a rather problematic year, struggling to keep going, with only…
Jeremy Harrison shows us images of Czechoslovak Railways (ČSD) from his visits to the country with the LCGB in 1989, for their celebration of 150 Years of Railways in the country, and 1992, for a substantially steam hauled tour which took us across the country.
A look back at London's Railways some thirty years ago, as the Network South East era gave way to Privatisation. A chance to see how things were, and how much has changed (or not) since. Just what I was able to get out, swan around and photograph...
