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SUMMARY:Some More of My Images ... and Maybe Yours?
DESCRIPTION:Having been even more disorganised than usual\, this month’s presentatation will just be a somewhat random selection of my (Jeremy Harrison’s) images\, that I feel are worth seeing. And if anyone else would like to show some of theirs\, please step forward\, and send an e-mail to zoom-national@rcts.org.uk\, to be included in this evening’s programme. \nFor this virtual event\, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members\, but a £2.00 donation will be requested at the checkout. Non-member tickets are £2.00. (Or you can join the Society in the same transaction to take advantage of members’ benefits). Note that with the the new season\, the price for Zoom meetings has been reduced. Rather than than making individual donations for each meeting\, members may prefer to make a bulk donation at https://rcts.org.uk/product/donation-society/. \nTo receive information on coming National (and other) Zoom meetings\, please join the RCTS National Zoom E-mail List (RCTS-National@groups.io) by visiting https://groups.io/g/RCTS-National \, or by e-mail to RCTS-National+subscribe@groups.io.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/december-2025-national-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:National Meeting - in person,RCTS National Meeting - virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Meetings":MAILTO:zoom-national@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251127T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251127T220000
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SUMMARY:German Railways in Transition
DESCRIPTION:A presentation by excellent photographer Peter Robins\, which\, starting with Rheine – Emden steam in 1975\, looks at both DB and DR over the years and their transition from steam to diesel and electric traction. Some Plandampf and narrow gauge images are also included. \nFor this virtual event\, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members\, but a £2.00 donation will be requested at the checkout. Non-member tickets are £2.00. (Or you can join the Society in the same transaction to take advantage of members’ benefits). Note that with the the new season\, the price for Zoom meetings has been reduced. Rather than than making individual donations for each meeting\, members may prefer to make a bulk donation at https://rcts.org.uk/product/donation-society/. \nTo receive information on coming National (and other) Zoom meetings\, please join the RCTS National Zoom E-mail List (RCTS-National@groups.io) by visiting https://groups.io/g/RCTS-National \, or by e-mail to RCTS-National+subscribe@groups.io.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/november-2025-national-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:National Meeting - in person,RCTS National Meeting - virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Meetings":MAILTO:zoom-national@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251030T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251030T220000
DTSTAMP:20260901T162027Z
CREATED:20250227T233827Z
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SUMMARY:My Special Year: 2017
DESCRIPTION:2017 was a Special Year for Robin Patrick\, and tonight he looks back at it.  His presentation covers a whole year of photography\, featuring both steam & modern traction\, including three Overseas visits\, to South Africa\, Sweden and the Czech Republic. \nFor this virtual event\, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members\, but a £2.00 donation will be requested at the checkout. Non-member tickets are £2.00. (Or you can join the Society in the same transaction to take advantage of members’ benefits). Note that with the the new season\, the price for Zoom meetings has been reduced. Rather than than making individual donations for each meeting\, members may prefer to make a bulk donation at https://rcts.org.uk/product/donation-society/. \nTo receive information on coming National (and other) Zoom meetings\, please join the RCTS National Zoom E-mail List (RCTS-National@groups.io) by visiting https://groups.io/g/RCTS-National \, or by e-mail to RCTS-National+subscribe@groups.io.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/october-2025-national-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:National Meeting - in person,RCTS National Meeting - virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Meetings":MAILTO:zoom-national@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250925T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250925T220000
DTSTAMP:20260901T162027Z
CREATED:20250227T233654Z
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SUMMARY:Great Little Steam Railways of Wales
DESCRIPTION:A personal view of Steam on the Great Little Railways of Wales in the present century. Railways featured include the Welsh Highland\, Festiniog\, Talyllyn\, Corris\, Vale of Rheidol and Welshpool & Llanfair. \nFor this virtual event\, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members\, but a £2.00 donation will be requested at the checkout. Non-member tickets are £2.00. (Or you can join the Society in the same transaction to take advantage of members’ benefits). Note that with the the new season\, the price for Zoom meetings has been reduced. Rather than than making individual donations for each meeting\, members may prefer to make a bulk donation at https://rcts.org.uk/product/donation-society/. \nTo receive information on coming National (and other) Zoom meetings\, please join the RCTS National Zoom E-mail List (RCTS-National@groups.io) by visiting https://groups.io/g/RCTS-National \, or by e-mail to RCTS-National+subscribe@groups.io.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/september-2025-national-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:National Meeting - in person,RCTS National Meeting - virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Meetings":MAILTO:zoom-national@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250828T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250828T220000
DTSTAMP:20260901T162028Z
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SUMMARY:Britain's Railways In The 1950s and 60s
DESCRIPTION:Black & White Photos from the Restoration & Archiving Trust Collection\, presented by Mike Dodd. \nEvery region is covered\, including GWR\, LMS\, LNER and Southern ranging across Scotland\, England and Wales. The images to be shown this evening come from a few of the negatives held at the archive\, from the collections of five photographers: Patrick Kingston\, Neville Simms\, Peter Skelton\, Gordon England and Roger Wales. \nFor this virtual event\, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members\, but a £2.50 donation will be requested at the checkout. Non-member tickets are £2.50. (Or you can join the Society in the same transaction to take advantage of members’ benefits) \nTo receive information on coming National (and other) Zoom meetings\, please join the RCTS National Zoom E-mail List (RCTS-National@groups.io) by visiting https://groups.io/g/RCTS-National \, or by e-mail to RCTS-National+subscribe@groups.io.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/august-2025-national-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:National Meeting - in person,RCTS National Meeting - virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Meetings":MAILTO:zoom-national@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250731T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250731T220000
DTSTAMP:20260901T162028Z
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SUMMARY:That Was The Year That Was 1965
DESCRIPTION:Geoff Plumb returns with another presentation of his excellent photography\, this time looking back at 1965. Steam was still in evidence on his local line\, the Metropolitan and Great Central Joint\, while he also made many visits to the South Western Mainline\, the Isle of Wight\, North Wales\, and other steam strongholds round the country\, including many shed and works visits. Steam specials also feature strongly\, not only various Society (and other) railtours\, but also Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral train. But in many areas\, diesel traction was to the fore\, and is included in Geoff’s show. \nFor this virtual event\, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members\, but a £2.50 donation will be requested at the checkout. Non-member tickets are £2.50. (Or you can join the Society in the same transaction to take advantage of members’ benefits) \nTo receive information on coming National (and other) Zoom meetings\, please join the RCTS National Zoom E-mail List (RCTS-National@groups.io) by visiting https://groups.io/g/RCTS-National \, or by e-mail to RCTS-National+subscribe@groups.io.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/july-2025-national-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:National Meeting - in person,RCTS National Meeting - virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Meetings":MAILTO:zoom-national@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250626T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250626T220000
DTSTAMP:20260901T162028Z
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SUMMARY:French Railways 1965-72 – a Video Miscellany
DESCRIPTION:Michael Grieves started taking cine film in the 1960s\, and\, as steam in Britain came to an end\, made many European trips in search of it\, taking many films of what he found – these have now been scanned into digital format. Tonight he will show a miscellany drawing from his trips to France between 1965 and 1972\, accompanied by his own commentary. \nFor this virtual event\, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members\, but a £2.50 donation will be requested at the checkout. Non-member tickets are £2.50. (Or you can join the Society in the same transaction to take advantage of members’ benefits) \nTo receive information on coming National (and other) Zoom meetings\, please join the RCTS National Zoom E-mail List (RCTS-National@groups.io) by visiting https://groups.io/g/RCTS-National \, or by e-mail to RCTS-National+subscribe@groups.io.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/june-2025-national-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:National Meeting - in person,RCTS National Meeting - virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Meetings":MAILTO:zoom-national@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250529T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250529T220000
DTSTAMP:20260901T162028Z
CREATED:20250227T231249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T162028Z
UID:10003003-1748547000-1748556000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Two Decades Ago ... A Further Selection
DESCRIPTION:A further look back at what I was photographing in the first decade of this century\, now some twenty years ago – so near or so far? A varied mix of steam\, diesel and electric\, on main\, preserved and narrow gauge lines\, at home and abroad. \nFor this virtual event\, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members\, but a £2.50 donation will be requested at the checkout. Non-member tickets are £2.50. (Or you can join the Society in the same transaction to take advantage of members’ benefits) \nTo receive information on coming National (and other) Zoom meetings\, please join the RCTS National Zoom E-mail List (RCTS-National@groups.io) by visiting https://groups.io/g/RCTS-National \, or by e-mail to RCTS-National+subscribe@groups.io.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/may-2025-national-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:National Meeting - in person,RCTS National Meeting - virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Meetings":MAILTO:zoom-national@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250424T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250424T220000
DTSTAMP:20260901T162028Z
CREATED:20250227T231047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T162028Z
UID:10003002-1745523000-1745532000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Two Decades Ago...
DESCRIPTION:A look back at what I was photographing at the start of this century\, now over twenty years ago – so near or so far? A varied mix of steam\, diesel and electric\, on main\, preserved and narrow gauge lines\, at home and abroad. \nFor this virtual event\, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members\, but a £2.50 donation will be requested at the checkout. Non-member tickets are £2.50. (Or you can join the Society in the same transaction to take advantage of members’ benefits) \nTo receive information on coming National (and other) Zoom meetings\, please join the RCTS National Zoom E-mail List (RCTS-National@groups.io) by visiting https://groups.io/g/RCTS-National \, or by e-mail to RCTS-National+subscribe@groups.io.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/april-2025-national-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:National Meeting - in person,RCTS National Meeting - virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Meetings":MAILTO:zoom-national@rcts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250327T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250327T220000
DTSTAMP:20250302T171304Z
CREATED:20250227T230523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250302T171304Z
UID:10003001-1743103800-1743112800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:India (Part 1)
DESCRIPTION:Peter Robins presents images from his trips to India (and on into Pakistan) in the 1980s. India was always a wonderful but slightly frustrating country that was full of surprises – some good\, some not so. From visits made in 1981 and 1987\, this presentation includes a variety of steam classes at work on both broad and metre gauges\, and on a number of the charming narrow gauge lines\, at various locations\, including Punjab\, Darjeeling and Ootacamund. Industrial lines also feature\, as does steam over the border in Pakistan. \nFor this virtual event\, you will require a ticket. Free for RCTS members\, but a £2.50 donation will be requested at the checkout. Non-member tickets are £2.50. (Or you can join the Society in the same transaction to take advantage of members’ benefits) \nTo receive information on coming National (and other) Zoom meetings\, please join the RCTS National Zoom E-mail List (RCTS-National@groups.io) by visiting https://groups.io/g/RCTS-National \, or by e-mail to RCTS-National+subscribe@groups.io.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/march-2025-national-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Virtual Meeting\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:National Meeting - in person,RCTS National Meeting - virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Meetings":MAILTO:zoom-national@rcts.org.uk
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