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SUMMARY:Swindon Works - The Final Years
DESCRIPTION:When Harry Roberts was appointed as Swindon Works Manager in the early 1970’s many feared that this may be the end of Swindon Works.  However Harry was impressed with the capacity and skills available in the works\, and set about finding new work for the works to undertake.  This included building small cabin cruiser boats\, overhauling Bristol Buses\, and manufacture of cooling groups for Class 56 locos.  Swindon Works was awarded the contract for the refurbishment and rebuilding of the Kent Coast EMUs\, as well as maintenance work on DMUs\, and Class 03 and 08 diesel locos. During this time Harry also managed to increase the workforce from 2\,000 to over 4\,000 staff.  Swindon Works even built (under licence from Hunslet) 0-8-0 diesel hydraulic shunters for Kenya Railways.  Swindon Works finally closed in 1987 when Tarmac took over the site for redevelopment.  However some of the works buildings still remain today as part of the “Designer Outlet Village” and the Swindon Steam GWR Museum.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/swindon-works-the-final-years-2/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,TVY Thames Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230516T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260424T144948
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SUMMARY:North Staffordshire Railways (Part 2)
DESCRIPTION:Part II of the North Staffs talk covers the line from Derby to Uttoxeter and then onwards to Stoke.  We then continue to Kidsgrove via the Harecastle diversions\, and then run via Alsager to Crewe. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/north-staffordshire-railways-part-2/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,TVY Thames Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230418T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230418T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T144948
CREATED:20221121T114805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T134640Z
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SUMMARY:All aboard the Pines Express (Part 2) - Postponed as speaker unable to get home due to closure of Didcot to Oxford Line
DESCRIPTION:Back in October 2019 Chris gave us Part 1 of this talk.  We are pleased that following an extended break due to Covid Chris is now coming back to give us Part 2 of this talk.  In Chris’ first talk he took us on the Somerset and Dorset Railway from Bath Green Park to Evercreech Junction.  In this second talk we travel from Burnham on Sea across the levels to Evercreech Junction\, before heading South towards Bournemouth West via Templecombe (change for Waterloo and the West Country).  In this talk Chris not only shows us the express trains on this route\, but also the various freight and local passenger traffic serving the numerous stations\, yards\, and depots along the route.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/all-aboard-the-pines-express-part-2/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,TVY Thames Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230321T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230321T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T144948
CREATED:20221121T114146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221121T164515Z
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SUMMARY:Current GWR Scene
DESCRIPTION:Mark Hopwood CBE (Managing Director GWR) will give us an update on current GWR operations and developments
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/current-gwr-scene/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:TVY Thames Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230221T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230221T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T144948
CREATED:20220904T165647Z
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SUMMARY:Confessions of a Narrow Minded Enthusiast
DESCRIPTION:The story of miniature railways from 7.25″ up to and including the well-known and ever popular 15″ gauge lines… fascinating tales\, and a little different – but there’s so much to see!  The motto of the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch railway (‘Multum in Parvo’ – ‘Much in Little’) says it all really.  These may be small railways but they have a big story!
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/confessions-of-a-narrow-minded-enthusiast/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,TVY Thames Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230117T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230117T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T144948
CREATED:20221103T121533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221121T164149Z
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SUMMARY:A look at the history of the Wallingford and Watlington Railway
DESCRIPTION:The presentation will look at the history of the Branch Line from the original opening in 1866 to the current day and an explanation of how the nickname of the “ The Bunk” came about. This includes takeover by the GWR in 1872\, building of the station at Cholsey and subsequent growth in traffic pre-WW2 followed by the closure in 1965 like many other branch lines. The talk will then bring the story up to the present following the formation of the preservation society in 1983. The talk will be illustrated with images recently donated by staff who worked the line and offices at Wallingford.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/a-look-at-the-history-of-the-wallingford-and-watlington-railway/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Indoor Event,TVY Thames Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221122T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221122T213000
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SUMMARY:All Change\, Britain's Railways 1967 to 1979
DESCRIPTION:Following Mike’s personal farewell tour of steam around the UK in 1966\, railways took a back seat in his life. University\, jobs\, marriage\, and children took over and railway photographs generally resulted from being at a location for other reasons\, rather than special trips to photograph trains. However\, the photos he did take chart an era of significant change on the Britain’s railways; the end of steam on BR and the early diesels\, diminishing industrial steam\, and the emerging railway heritage scene. Locations covered in this presentation includes photos taken in the Birmingham area\, the British Leyland Longbridge railway facility\, Kent\, Somerset\, Berkshire\, and the London Area. \nMike is a 4th generation railwayman\, born in Bath\, moving to Bristol at the age of 10 and now living in Chippenham. \n 
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/all-change-britains-railways-1967-to-1979/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,TVY Thames Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221017T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221017T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T144948
CREATED:20220904T162845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T090238Z
UID:10001978-1666033200-1666042200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Czech Railways
DESCRIPTION:A tour around the Czech Republic by rail by Robert Pritchard with some general interest photos and maybe the odd tram thrown in! From Prague to Ostrava\, Brno to Liberec we tour around the whole country\, area by area\, drawing on Robert’s extensive travels from 2011 through to this year.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/czech-railways/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,TVY Thames Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220920T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220920T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T144948
CREATED:20220904T162037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220904T164926Z
UID:10001977-1663702200-1663711200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:By Diesel Hydraulics around the Western Region
DESCRIPTION:Joe Turner spent most of his career working for British Rail Western Region.  In this slide show Joe presents WR diesel hydraulics in their various liveries from the late 1950’s through to the later years of the 1970’s\, and on into preservation.  As well as the well known Westerns\, Warships\, and Hymeks\, Joe also shows us the early 600s\, 63xx and 95xx locos at work in various parts of the Western Region between Paddington\, South Wales and the West County.  Views taken on the Waterloo – Exeter\, and lines to Birmingham are also included.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/by-diesel-hydraulics-around-the-western-region-2/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,TVY Thames Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220516T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220516T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T144948
CREATED:20220213T120945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220409T111155Z
UID:10001755-1652729400-1652738400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:North Staffordshire Railway (Part 1)
DESCRIPTION:This presentation is an amalgam of a talk that the late “Tommy” Tomalin put together many years ago entitled “North from Uttoxeter” plus various other images from a variety of sources to fill in the gaps.  Tommy’s slides have now been converted into a digital format.  This presentation also includes some pictures of the Cromford and High Peak Line as this was part of Tommy’s original talk\, and runs adjacent to the North Staffs Railway.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/north-staffordshire-railway-part-1/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Indoor Event,TVY Thames Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220411T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220411T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T144948
CREATED:20220213T120547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220219T120940Z
UID:10001754-1649705400-1649714400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:An Indian Railway Tour
DESCRIPTION:This talk will take us on two tours of Indian railways\, the first in 1985\, and the second in 2000.  Highlights of the 1985 tour include seeing steam traction in operation on both the broad gauge and metre gauge systems.  The tour in 2000 includes a superb and most eventful expedition to the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/an-indian-railway-tour/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Indoor Event,TVY Thames Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220321T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220321T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T144948
CREATED:20220124T113454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220124T113454Z
UID:10001739-1647891000-1647900000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Eastleigh from Railway Junction to Railway Centre
DESCRIPTION:The presentation will cover the development of Eastleigh from its initial location as a junction for the line to Gosport intended to serve Portsmouth to the present day. We will look at the establishment of the Railway Workshops and the Running Shed leading up to the present railway facilities.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/eastleigh-from-railway-junction-to-railway-centre/
LOCATION:TVY Didcot\, Didcot Civic Hall\, Britwell Road\, Didcot\, OX11 7JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Indoor Event,TVY Thames Valley
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