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SUMMARY:WFD Branch - ‘Members’ Presentations’\, plus Lizzie’s Mince Pies and Sausage Rolls! 3rd December 2024
DESCRIPTION:Another chance for Watford Branch members to show off your prowess with a camera (but don’t worry about the quality\, feel the width!) – stills or videos\, film or digital *. Please bring along some 35mm slides or image files on a memory stick or DVD disc and we’ll endeavour to treat everyone to your photographic efforts – any railway related subjects welcome! Branch members will be given priority\, visitors are welcome to bring material as well. Festive refreshments will be available at the half-time break. \nPlease note this is a physical meeting\, doors open from 18:30 for 19:00 commencement of proceedings. \n* Unfortunately we are not able to present ciné film.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/wfd-branch-members-presentations-plus-lizzies-mince-pies-and-sausage-rolls-3rd-december-2024/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241105T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241105T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20240823T142825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241026T113559Z
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SUMMARY:WFD Branch - 'Funeral Trains and Final Journeys'\, by Nicolas Wheatley\, 5th November 2024
DESCRIPTION:Further details of this meeting will be added nearer the date. \nPlease note this is a physical meeting to be held at our usual venue at Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, doors open from 18:30. The meeting takes place in the first floor Conference Room\, there is level access into the building and a lift is available (and stairs) to the first floor.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/wfd-branch-funeral-trains-and-final-journeys-by-nicholas-wheatley-5th-november-2024/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241001T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241001T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20240823T140319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T164542Z
UID:10002791-1727809200-1727818200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:WFD Branch - 'Memories are Made of These!'\, by Phil Darlaston\, 1st October 2024
DESCRIPTION:‘Memories are made of these!’ – a kind of photographic reminiscence looking back over approx. 50 years at the big railway\, main line steam\, the maturing preservation scene and perhaps a little infrastructure and overseas thrown into the mix. Commence 19:00. \nPlease note this is a physical meeting to be held at our usual venue at Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, doors open from 18:30.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/wfd-branch-memories-are-made-of-these-by-phil-darlaston-1st-october-2024/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240903T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240903T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20240622T102843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240622T102843Z
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SUMMARY:‘Those Were the Years Those Were’ Part 2\, by Michael Reade\, 3rd September 2024
DESCRIPTION:Please note there is no meeting in August! \n‘Those Were the Years Those Were’ Part 2 (With Apologies to Geoff Plumb). \nMichael was able\, during extensive business travel by rail and road in the U.K.\, to capture the rail scene in colour from 1960 to the end of mainline steam in 1968. Opportunities arose during lunchtimes and summer evenings in various industrial locations\, and together with a London Midland Southern Area lineside permit used in various exotic locations such as Bushey\, he photographed many freight workings as well as the dying embers of steam hauled passenger trips. He eschewed the madding crowds in the North West as he preferred to be the last shutter clicker standing. \nPlease note this is a physical meeting to be held at our usual venue at Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, doors open from 18:30.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/those-were-the-years-those-were-part-2-by-michael-reade-3rd-september-2024/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240702T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240702T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20240603T163818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T163818Z
UID:10002693-1719946800-1719955800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:'1960s East Midlands Stills and Ciné'\, by Michael Clemens
DESCRIPTION:Michael Clemens visits the Watford Branch to give us a presentation on the East Midlands in the 1960s with a mix of ciné film and stills – more details to be added if they become available. \nPlease note this is a physical meeting to be held at our usual venue at Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, doors open from 18:30.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/1960s-east-midlands-stills-and-cine-by-michael-clemens/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240604T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240604T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20240416T165038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240416T165038Z
UID:10002620-1717527600-1717536600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:'Underground Trains on the Isle of Wight'\, by Brian Hardy
DESCRIPTION:London Transport expert Brian Hardy makes a welcome return to the branch\, this time looking at the variety of former LT stock that has worked on the Isle of Wight since 1967 and into the present day\, carrying on the tradition of second-hand (pre-loved?) motive power and rolling stock used on the island. \nPlease note this is a physical meeting to be held at our usual venue at Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, doors open from 18:45.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/underground-trains-on-the-isle-of-wight-by-brian-hardy/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240507T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240507T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20240326T162508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T162508Z
UID:10002608-1715108400-1715117400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:'Those Were the Years Those Were' Part 1\, by Michael Reade (with apologies to Geoff Plumb!)
DESCRIPTION:Michael was able\, during extensive business travel by rail and road in the U.K.\, to capture the rail scene in colour from 1960 to the end of mainline steam in 1968. Opportunities arose during lunchtimes and summer evenings in various industrial locations\, and together with a London Midland Southern Area lineside permit used in various exotic locations such as Bushey\, he photographed many freight workings as well as the dying embers of steam hauled passenger trips. He eschewed the madding crowds in the North West as he preferred to be the last shutter clicker standing. \nPlease note this is a physical meeting to be held at our usual venue at Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, doors open from 18:45.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/those-were-the-years-those-were-part-1-by-michael-reade-with-apologies-to-geoff-plumb/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240402T184500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240402T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20240311T175829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T123356Z
UID:10002602-1712083500-1712093400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Branch AGM\, followed by 'The Story of the Travelling Post Office' by Roland Gillott
DESCRIPTION:The Watford Branch AGM will commence at 18:45 (please note this is earlier than our usual start time) and we hope to conclude that by 19:00. This will be followed by Roland Gillott’s presentation on ‘The Story of the Travelling Post Office’. This includes the inception of the TPO service in 1838 and its continuation until the TPO service was brought to an end in 2004. The talk also includes references to TPOs preserved in the heritage sector and to Mail Rail\, the preservation of part of the Post Office Railway as a visitor attraction. \nPlease note that this is a physical meeting at our usual venue at Beechen Grove Baptist Church.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/branch-agm-followed-by-the-story-of-the-travelling-post-office-by-roland-gillott/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240305T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240305T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20240106T163444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T152318Z
UID:10002556-1709665200-1709674200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:'That Was the Year That Was - 1973'\, by Geoff Plumb
DESCRIPTION:Starting with a visit to the border area of West and East Germany at Bebra in January 1973\, followed by scenes on the ‘Erzbergbahn’ (Iron Mountain Railway) and the Steyrtalbahn in snowy Austria\, then moving on to the Royal opening of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in May. The main event is a visit to Java for ancient steam locos and a look at Singapore and Malaysia. Finally a few preservation scenes back in the UK to round things off. \nPlease note this is a physical meeting\, in the First Floor Conference Room at Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, doors open from around 18:30 for a 19:00 start.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/that-was-the-year-that-was-1973-by-geoff-plumb/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231205T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231205T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20230901T160810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T160810Z
UID:10002411-1701802800-1701811800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:‘Members’ Presentations’\, plus Lizzie’s Mince Pies and Sausage Rolls!
DESCRIPTION:Another chance for Watford Branch members to show off your prowess with a camera (but don’t worry about the quality\, feel the width!) – stills or videos\, film or digital. Please bring along some 35mm slides or image files on a memory stick or DVD disc and we’ll endeavour to treat everyone to your photographic efforts – any railway related subjects welcome! Branch members will be given priority\, visitors are welcome to bring material as well. Festive refreshments will be available at the half-time break. \nDoors open from 18:30 for 19:00 commencement of proceedings.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/members-presentations-plus-lizzies-mince-pies-and-sausage-rolls-2/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231107T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231107T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20230706T145445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T145445Z
UID:10002337-1699383600-1699392600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:‘The East Coast Main Line from Kings Cross to Edinburgh’  - Part 2\, York to Edinburgh\, by Stephen Gay
DESCRIPTION:STEPHEN GAY visits for the ninth time to present his new talk ‘The East Coast Main Line from Kings Cross to Edinburgh’  – Part 2\, York to Edinburgh. \nThis is a physical event\, doors open at the venue from around 18:30 for a 19:00 start\, there will be a midway break for refreshments\, and we aim to finish around 21:30.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-east-coast-main-line-from-kings-cross-to-edinburgh-part-2-york-to-edinburgh-by-stephen-gay/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231003T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231003T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20230706T143353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T153743Z
UID:10002336-1696359600-1696368600@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:‘London Underground Then & Now. As it was and as it is’\, by Brian Hardy
DESCRIPTION:BRIAN HARDY: Brian returns to present: ‘London Underground Then & Now. As it was and as it is’. \nThis is a physical event\, doors open at the venue from around 18:30 for a 19:00 start\, there will be a midway break for refreshments and we aim to finish around 21:30.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/london-underground-then-now-as-it-was-and-as-it-is-by-brian-hardy/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230905T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230905T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20230706T141002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T161843Z
UID:10002335-1693940400-1693949400@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Route of 'The Canadian' and its Branches\, by John Day
DESCRIPTION:Please note: There is no meeting scheduled for August as the branch takes a summer break! \n  \nJOHN DAY\, from the Ipswich Branch\, pays another visit\, the last one being over ten years ago\, to present ‘The Route of The Canadian and its Branches’ – taking a look at the route from Toronto to just east of Vancouver and north to Churchill\, Manitoba. This presentation has had to be postponed several times due to various circumstances\, so we look forward to seeing John once again! \nThis is a physical event\, doors open at the venue from around 18:30 for a 19:00 start\, there will be a midway break for refreshments and we aim to finish around 21:30.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-route-of-the-canadian-and-its-branches-by-john-day/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/watford-branch/JohnDay_Canada_Nov-Scans-186_Edited.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230704T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230704T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20230515T142750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T143853Z
UID:10002291-1688497200-1688506200@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:'That Was the Year That Was - 1971'
DESCRIPTION:Our Chairman Geoff Plumb takes his usual July spot\, this time presenting ‘That Was the Year That Was – 1971’. A very busy year covering railways in the UK\, including British Railways\, industrials\, some North Wales narrow gauge\, last of steam on London Transport\, Humber paddle steamers\, and the Bulmer’s Cider Train return to steam. Interspersed with several trips to West Germany and also East Germany. \nVenue doors open around 18:30 for a 19:00 start\, there will be a halftime break for refreshments and finish time will be around 21:30. All welcome!
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/that-was-the-year-that-was-1971/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230606T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230606T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20230513T135710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230513T135710Z
UID:10002288-1686078000-1686087000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Mangapps Railway Museum - The First Thirty Years
DESCRIPTION:John Jolly visits the Watford Branch\, for the second time\, to tell us more about the first thirty years of the Mangapps Railway. Further information about the museum can be found here: \nhttp://www.mangapps.co.uk/index.html \nThe meeting will commence at 19:00 with the venue doors open from 18:30\, there will be a mid-talk break for refreshments\, and the meeting should finish by 21:30. All welcome!
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/mangapps-railway-museum-the-first-thirty-years/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230502T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230502T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20230415T132048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230415T133722Z
UID:10002255-1683054000-1683063000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:European Misadventures\, by Michael Reade
DESCRIPTION:‘European Misadventures’\, by Michael Reade\, 2nd May 2023:  Michael was fortunate enough to have employment as an advertising sales manager for several trade and technical publications with European advertisers which necessitated regular visits to France\, Germany\, Switzerland\, Belgium\, Holland\, Denmark and Sweden commencing in the mid-sixties. Between appointments he was able to locate some final outposts of steam\, interspersed with now vintage tramcars.  Misadventures include ending up with his Ford Cortina in a tram depot and being followed around Rotterdam by two men with holstered pistols!  And\, of course\, the infamous incident of getting fairly inebriated with Herr Beck\, the Burgomaster of Bremen and then owner of Beck’s Brewery.  He still drinks Becks but nowadays only the non-alcoholic variant… \nThis is an indoor meeting\, doors open from 18:45\, commence 19:00
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/european-misadventures-by-michael-reade/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/watford-branch/MR_625_Edited.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230404T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230404T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20230312T150746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230312T150746Z
UID:10002226-1680634800-1680643800@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:Branch AGM\, followed by 'The Indian Hill Railways'\, by David Brace
DESCRIPTION:The Branch AGM will commence at 19:00 and we will get through this as quickly as we can! All present committee members are willing to continue in their posts – many thanks to them for their service over the past year. This will be followed by David Brace with a presentation on ‘The Indian Hill Railways’. \nDavid’s presentation will cover a trip with Ffestiniog Travel visiting the Shimla Railway\, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and the Nilgiri Railway as well as the Delhi Transport Museum\, the Taj Mahal\, Delhi city and Chennai. \nPlease note the earlier start time of 19:00\, doors will be open from 18:45.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/branch-agm-followed-by-the-indian-hill-railways-by-david-brace/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221206T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221206T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20221025T170634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T170634Z
UID:10002092-1670353200-1670364000@rcts.org.uk
SUMMARY:‘Members’ Presentations’\, plus Lizzie’s Mince Pies and Sausage Rolls!
DESCRIPTION:Another chance for Watford Branch members to show off your prowess with a camera (but don’t worry about the quality\, feel the width!) – stills or videos\, film or digital. Please bring along some 35mm slides or image files on a memory stick or DVD disc and we’ll endeavour to treat everyone to your photographic efforts – any railway related subjects welcome! Branch members will be given priority\, visitors are welcome to bring material as well. Festive refreshments will be available at the half-time break. \nDoors open from 19:00 for 19:30 commencement of proceedings.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/members-presentations-plus-lizzies-mince-pies-and-sausage-rolls/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rcts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/watford-branch/IGMP59730_46521_ToddingtonMPD_030722.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221101T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221101T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20220917T105910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T105910Z
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SUMMARY:'Behind Closed Doors' and 'Underground Photos From the Past'\, by Brian Hardy
DESCRIPTION:BRIAN HARDY: “Brian will give a two part presentation\, ‘Behind Closed Doors’ (a look at disused parts of the Underground) and ‘Underground Photos from the Past’ (in black and white and colour)”. Please note this is a change of subject matter from that originally advertised. \n‘Underground Photos From the Past’ – Piccadilly Line and Metropolitan Line trains pass at Ickenham Station. Image Credit: Brian Hardy. \n  \nDoors open from around 19:00 for a 19:30 start.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/behind-closed-doors-and-underground-photos-from-the-past-by-brian-hardy/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221004T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221004T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20220805T164216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220912T133951Z
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SUMMARY:Geoff Brockett returns with a new show: 'Roaming Around London with a Camera'
DESCRIPTION:GEOFF BROCKETT returns  with a new show ‘Roaming around London with a Camera’ \nThose of us who live in London are very lucky for the sheer variety of rolling stock and liveries that can be seen. 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. \nDoors open from around 19:00 for a 19:30 start.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/geoff-brockett-returns-with-a-new-show-roaming-around-london-with-a-camera/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220906T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220906T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20220803T164518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T151513Z
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SUMMARY:The 'LMS Patriot Project'\, by Colin Hall\, followed by ‘Rob’s Railway Years: the 1980s’\, by Rob Freeman.
DESCRIPTION:In place of John Day’s postponed presentation\, we now have a two-part meeting. \nColin Hall is the Chair of the LMS Patriot Project and will be giving us a frank first-hand presentation on the experiences and challenges faced recently and what is being done to move the project forward. \n \nThe LMS-Patriot Project – Our aims and progress to date \nWe are building a working steam locomotive as a National Memorial Engine\, recreating a Remembrance link established after the Great War and lost in the 1960s. \nNone of this type of express passenger locomotive – the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) ‘Patriot’ class – survived when steam traction ended in the 60s on British Railways. When complete\, it will join a select family of other LMS express passenger locomotives that still operate on our UK railway. \nInspired by the Great War Centenaries of recent years – Armistice Day and the repatriation of the Unknown Warrior to Westminster Abbey  – the locomotive will be named The Unknown Warrior. This recognises its special Remembrance role as a National Memorial Engine\, in memory of servicemen and women lost in the First World War and all subsequent wars. This special role was performed by the first of the original ‘Patriot’ class – named Patriot – in honour of railway employees who fell in the 1914 -1918 War. \nWe believe that this commemorative role\, together with the importance of the locomotive type itself in the development of our railways\, brings a special historical dimension to our work. Our Patron is Simon Weston CBE\, the well-known Falklands War Veteran. \nOur present forecast sees the locomotive completed by 2026\, dependent on our donations trend.  Thereafter we intend that the locomotive will be visible as a working memorial on regular display and hauling heritage trains on tours and at special events for many years to come. \nPractically all of the work is new construction\, using traditional engineering and manufacturing skills and based on original drawings. All of the major manufacturing and assembly work is being done in the UK.  Our main assembly base is the Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust (PRCLT) works at West Shed\, Swanwick\, Derbyshire\, home of the celebrated “Stanier Pacific” Duchess of Sutherland  (the only express engine of its type still operating today). The boiler is being constructed at Huyton\, Liverpool by Heritage Boiler Steam Services; and the tender by the Devon-based Leaky Finders Limited. \nFunds are mostly being raised through private donations\, with some corporate support.  To date we have raised and spent nearly £2.8 million towards an estimated cost of around £4.3 million to finish the job. \n \n  \n This presentation will take up the first half of the meeting and following a refreshments break the second half will be a presentation by our own Rob Freeman – ‘Rob’s Railway Years: the 1980s. Some of my favourite shots and rarities taken all around the UK\, but with particular emphasis on our local scene. Steam\, Diesel and Electric.’ \n33112 passing Dudswell with just one coach of unit 5851 (Class 455) and barriers\, presumably bound for Wolverton. Image Credit: Rob Freeman. \nDoors open from 19:00 for a 19:30 start of proceedings.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/john-days-presentation-postponed/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220705T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220705T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20220509T150636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220509T150636Z
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SUMMARY:That Was the Year That Was - 1974\, by Geoff Plumb
DESCRIPTION:Geoff Plumb\, Watford Branch Chairman\, presents another in the series ‘That Was the Year That Was’\, this time covering 1974\, with a look behind the Iron Curtain in East Germany and Poland\, also West Germany and a smattering of the UK.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/that-was-the-year-that-was-1974-by-geoff-plumb/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220607T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220607T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20220509T135948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220509T135948Z
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SUMMARY:‘A Broad Gauge Journey from Paddington to the West – Part 1’\, by Brian Arman
DESCRIPTION:The Society’s President\, the Reverend Canon Brian Arman\, visits the Watford Branch for the first time to present the first of his acclaimed series of talks on the Great Western Railway\, ‘A Broad Gauge Journey from Paddington to the West – Part 1’. We look forward to seeing Brian\, branch members\, visitors and guests – all welcome!
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/a-broad-gauge-journey-from-paddington-to-the-west-part-1-by-brian-arman/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220503T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220503T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20220416T113056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220502T111015Z
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SUMMARY:Mangapps Railway\, by John Jolly (Postponed). Now - Wrexham & Shropshire\, a Photographic Retrospective\, by Geoff Plumb
DESCRIPTION:THIS IS A CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. Unfortunately\, JOHN JOLLY from the Mangapps Railway has had to postpone this talk due to Covid issues. At short notice\, Watford Branch Chairman GEOFF PLUMB has stepped in with a photographic presentation on the Wrexham & Shropshire Railway\, a short-lived open access operator that certainly made its mark! \nPlease note this is a physical meeting! Doors open at 19:00\, meeting commences at 19:30.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/mangapps-railway-by-john-jolly/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220405T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220405T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T152641
CREATED:20220306T180324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T180324Z
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SUMMARY:Watford Branch AGM\, Followed by 'Vivarail:designing and building low-emission trains in the UK'\, by David Horton
DESCRIPTION:WATFORD BRANCH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Yet another opportunity for you to volunteer as an officer of the Committee of the RCTS Watford Branch – START 19:15 \nPLUS: \nDAVID HORTON visits for the first time with “Vivarail: designing and building low-emission trains in the UK”. Please note this is a PHYSICAL meeting. \nSynopsis: \nSince 2018\, Vivarail has been carving out a niche as the ‘place to go’ for battery train technology. With the launch of 230 002\, their battery unit prototype in 2018\, followed by the delivery of five battery hybrid Class 230s for the Wrexham – Bidston line\, scheduled to enter passenger service in Spring 2022\, Vivarail have become leaders in the field\, which has led to an increasing number of enquiries from all over the world. Complimenting this technology is their soon-to-be-approved fast charging system which will set the UK standard for such equipment. David Horton\, Vivarail’s Chief Engineer\, will tell the story so far of this homegrown engineering success story who are renowned for ‘getting things done’\, as well as setting out aspirations for the future.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/watford-branch-agm-followed-by-vivaraildesigning-and-building-low-emission-trains-in-the-uk-by-david-horton/
LOCATION:WFD Watford\, Beechen Grove Baptist Church\, Clarendon Road\, Watford\, WD17 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,Indoor Event,WFD Watford
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