'National Railway Societies'
Meetings and Events for
​
Q3 2025: July to September 2025
​
- Branch Line Society
- Historical Model Railway Society
- Inter City Railway Society
- Locomotive Club of Great Britain
- Railfuture
- Railway & Canal Historical Society
- Stephenson Locomotive Society
For Railway Correspondence and Travel Society go to www.rcts.org.uk/#news and scroll down
​
Note this calendar is based on information provided as at 15 June 2025. As full details of meetings are not always published a full quarter in advance, up-dates to this calendar will occur periodically. Note Societies often change their events, often on little notice.
​
BRANCH LINE SOCIETY has the following events:
Sunday 6th July
‘Epping Signalling Museum visit’
This is a great chance to visit Epping Signalling Museum including Locomotive L11 and Epping Signal Cabin.
Saturday 12th July
‘St Albans South Signal Box tour and mini tour’
This is a great chance to visit and experience St Albans South Signal Box as part of a mini-roundabout tour starting at Watford Junction and ending at Leicester.
Saturday 12th July
‘DCR / Cappagh Railtour’
No further details are available at present.
Sunday 13th July
‘Mainline railtour’
No further details are available at present.
Friday 18th July
‘Watford Miniature Railway Private Charter & Bricket Wood Tour’
This is a unique combination of a fixture only made possible, with huge thanks owed to a key member of the Watford Miniature Railway and Bricket Wood Station Heritage Trust.
Saturday 19th July
‘The Salt and Pepper Shaker’
With thanks to GBRf and Hastings Diesels Limited (HDL), we are pleased to present this opportunity to join the Hastings 6-coach unit on an exploration from its base in Hastings, to the far away location of Goole, where the rare track delights of Goole Guardian Glass, Selby Potter Group and Brayton Sidings await us.
Saturday 19th July
‘Abbot’s Cliff Sound Mirror & former Dover Marine Station Tour’
This is a chance to visit a unique part of the Network Rail estate followed by a very rare and special chance to visit Port of Dover’s Grade II former Dover Western Docks (Dover Marine) station building.
Saturday 26th July
‘Piccadilly line Explorer Guided Tour’
This is sure to be one of the most unique tours of parts of the Piccadilly Line you could ever imagine.
Thursday 31st July
‘The Creighton-Ward Explorer’
With thanks to Avanti West Coast, DRS and Alstom, the BLS is pleased to present the opportunity to join us for a very special trip in advance of ‘The Greatest Gathering’ 'event taking place in Derby's Litchurch Lane Works.
Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd August
‘Great Gathering, Derby – railtours’
No further details are available at present.
Saturday 30th August
‘Scunthorpe Summer Steeler No. 31’
With over 100 miles of standard gauge track to choose from; a great way to see an operating steel works and 24-hour industrial railway at close quarters set in 2,800 acres.
Friday 5th September
‘Mainline Railtour’
No further details are available at present.
Sunday 7th September
‘Mainline Railtour’
No further details are available at present.
Saturday 13th to Tuesday 16th September
‘Tours in Austria & Hungary’
No further details are available at present.
Saturday 20th to Sunday 21st September
‘Island of Ireland’
No further details are available at present.
HISTORICAL MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY has the following events:
July (date to be confirmed)
Bletchley Area Group: Social
Summer Day Out – details to be released.
Wednesday 27 August
Bletchley Area Group: Talk
Zoom Meeting: All things GWR - bring your own photos to share
Starts 2.30pm
Wednesday 24 September
Bletchley Area Group: Talk
‘From Kent to Sri Lanka’
Presented by Chris Durrant
Starts 2.30pm
Other Area Groups yet to confirm
INTER CITY RAILWAY SOCIETY
Saturday 26 July
Event: Visit
‘FL Leeds Midland Road’
Approx 1 hour tour.
Sunday 27 July
Event: Tour
‘Scunthorpe Steelworks / Appleby Frodingham Rly (AFP)’
Duration 4 hours in 3 brake vans hauled by diesel. Cost £25 payable on the day
Monday 28 July
Event: Visit
‘Hope Cement Works’
Cost £15 payable on the day. Start 10.00. The visit will last aprox 3 hours with the chance to have a cab ride in a Class 20 along their branch line to Earle's Sidings.
Saturday 9 August
Event: Visit
‘FL Crewe Basford Hall Yard’
Cost £15 payable on the day. The 1 hour trip around Basford Hall Yard starts at 13.00
Saturday 20 September
Event: Visit
‘Caledonian Railway’
Provisional – yet to be confirmed
LOCOMOTIVE CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN has the following presentations:
​
Tuesday 1 July
LCGB (Bedford branch): Talk
‘Great Central Railway Re-Unification’. The UK’s largest Heritage Rly project, the re-unification of two parts of the long closed Great Central Railway
Presented by Tom Ingall
Venue: St John's Church Hall, St John’s Street, Bedford, MK42 0DL.
Start time 7.30pm
Tuesday 8 July
LCGB (Dorking branch): Talk
‘A Glimpse of the Swiss Railways’
Presented by Paul Russenberger
Venue: Dorking Friends Meeting House, Butter Hill, South Street, Dorking, RH4 2LE.
Start time 7.30pm.
Friday 18 July
LCGB (Central London branch)
‘40 years of Deltic Preservation’
Presented by Murray Brown
Venue: Keen House (the Model Railway Club), 4, Calshot Street, London N1 9DA.
Start time 6.30pm.
Friday 15 August
LCGB (Central London branch)
Members' images
Venue: Keen House (the Model Railway Club), 4, Calshot Street, London N1 9DA.
Start time 6.30pm.
Tuesday 2 September
LCGB (Bedford branch): Talk
‘Scottish Railways in the 1960s’
The presentation uses film, B&W and colour images
Presented by Michael Clemens
Venue: St John's Church Hall, St John’s Street, Bedford, MK42 0DL.
Start time 7.30pm
Tuesday 9 September
LCGB (Dorking branch): Talk
‘Bobbing Along with Joy; reflections through a railway-nut's camera’
Presented by Robert Jackson
Venue: Dorking Friends Meeting House, Butter Hill, South Street, Dorking, RH4 2LE.
Start time 7pm.
Friday 19 September
LCGB (Central London branch)
From Tweed to Thurso.
Presented by Ray Schofield
Venue: Keen House (the Model Railway Club), 4, Calshot Street, London N1 9DA.
Start time 6.30pm.
RAILFUTURE has the following meetings:
Saturday 5 July: Annual General Meeting
​
‘National AGM’
Registration from 10:00. AGM starts at 11:00. Afternoon session with guest speakers from 13:30 (open to all). Close at 15:30
Speakers:
Simon Walton, Journalist and the Head of News and Digital Content at news titles in the northeast (talking about Railfreight in the North)
Jason Wade, Director North East, Northern Trains (talking about logistics behind the reopening of the Northumberland line from the operator's view point)
Dennis Fancett, Chair, South East Northumberland Rail User Group (talking about campaign to reopen the Northumberland Line)
Venue: Great North Museum, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4PT.
Wednesday 9 July
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (Eastern Division)
Event: Division Meeting (Online)
Starts 7pm
Thursday 10 July
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (London Metro Division)
Event: Division Meeting
Venue: Alan Baxter Gallery, Front Basement Meeting Room, 75 Cowcross Street, Farringdon, London EC1M 6EL
Starts 7pm.
Thursday 17 July
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (Herts & Beds Division)
Event: Division Meeting, online
Starts 7.30pm
Thursday 17 July
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (Sussex & Coastway Division)
Event: Summer social
Details to be announced
Saturday 16 August
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (Kent Division)
Event: Division Meeting (to be confirmed)
Venue: Royal Victoria and Bull Hotel, 1 High Street, Dartford, DA1 1DU.
Starts 2pm.
Thursday 4 September
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (Sussex & Coastway Division)
Event: Division Meeting (Online)
Starts 6pm.
Wednesday 10 September
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (Eastern Division)
Event: Division Meeting (Online)
Starts 6pm.
Thursday 18 September
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (London Metro Division)
Event: Division Meeting
Venue: Alan Baxter Gallery, Front Basement Meeting Room, 75 Cowcross Street, Farringdon, London EC1M 6EL
Starts 7pm.
Saturday 27 September
Branch: East Anglia
Event: East Anglia Open branch meeting
Venue: Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, Norwich, NR2 1EW.
Starts 2pm
RAILWAY & CANAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY has the following events:
Thursday 3 July
East Midlands Group: Walk
‘Grand Union Canal: Blisworth to Grafton Regis’
Meet at Northampton Bus Interchange (Bay 17) in time to catch bus service 88 at 09:58 to Blisworth. Lunch stop at The Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne, where drinks, sandwiches and light snacks are available in the cafe or bring a packed lunch to eat in the picnic area. Return by bus service X6 at 15:28 from Grafton Regis to Northampton Bus Interchange (arrives 16:09).
Thursday 31 July
North West Group: Walk
‘The CLC Winsford & Over Branch Railway’
A walk (distance 6.5 miles), led by Gerald Leach, following the route of the former Cheshire Lines Committee’s Winsford & Over Branch (now the Whitegate Way). The walk will commence at 10.20 a.m from Cuddington Station following arrival at 10.17 of the 09.10 Northern train departure to Chester, from Manchester Piccadilly (departs Stockport at 09.19 and Altrincham at 09.36). For anyone travelling by train from the Chester direction the suggested train is the 08.56 departure from Chester station (to Manchester), arrives Cuddington at 10.17. Return will be by bus from Winsford to Northwich or Crewe (DG Bus services 31 & 37) for onward rail journeys to Manchester and other destinations. It is also possible to depart from Winsford Railway Station, the London Midland WCML service between Birmingham & Liverpool (an hourly service).
Thursday 28 August
North West Group: Walk
‘Railways and Canals of East Warrington (Cheshire)’
Varied walk exploring the transport history of the east side of Warrington takes in the disused Woolston New Cut Canal (one of the later “improvements” to the Mersey Navigation), part of the Manchester Ship Canal Railway, the site of the ferry crossing to Thelwall, a little known suspension bridge and notable surviving features of the pre-1894 Lymm Line route between Grappenhall and Latchford, as well as the site of Latchford’s first station. Meet Padgate Station 10.15am on arrival of services from Manchester Oxford Road Ex09.46am and Liverpool Lime Street Ex09.22am (Warrington Central 10.00am). Early departure possible at Grappenhall. Return by bus from Latchford to Warrington for onward travel.
Friday 19 to Monday 22 September
​
‘Hexham Weekend’ (organised by North East Group)
Friday 19 September: Afternoon walk. A circular walk along the Haltwhistle Burn Tramway. We will travel by train from Hexham to Haltwhistle and return.
Saturday 20 September: (Coach tour) Visit to Port Carlisle with stops en route to view places of interest.
Sunday 21 September: We will visit sights in Northumberland including Alnwick and Morpeth.
Monday 22 September: Walking tour around Newcastle and visit to the NE Mining Institute. There will be time to travel to Ashington and return by train.
Saturday 22 September
London Group: Talk
Speaker to be advised
Venue: Alan Baxter Gallery, 75 Cowcross Street, Farringdon, London EC1M 6EL
Saturday 27 September
London Group: Walk and Visit
‘Day Visit to Crofton Beam Engines with two short walks’
Meet outside Bedwyn Station at 10:30 following the departure of the 09:33 from Reading that arrives Newbury at 09:54 to change train and pick-up the 10:11 service to Bedwyn that arrives at 10:30 to walk down to the start at Bedwyn Wharf Bridge (95). A day return ticket Reading to Bedwyn is currently £9.25 with a Senior Railcard. We will then walk along the towpath from Bedwyn Wharf Bridge (95) to Freewarren Bridge (101) (a.k.a. Crofton Bridge) where will pick up the Canal Feeder before visiting the Crofton Beam Engines. Someone should be available to offer a short introductory talk on the site and give a talk on the mechatronics work. The engines will be in steam during the day with a possible optional evening steaming should you wish to stay longer. A picnic lunch will be taken in the grounds before our return walk to Bedwyn station to catch our 16:41 return train from Bedwyn to Reading.
STEPHENSON LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY has the following presentations:
Friday 12 September
SLS (Newcastle Centre)
Event: Talk
‘All Change at Grantham: photographs from the 1960's’
Presented by John Clayson
Venue: Conference Room, 1st Floor, Newcastle Arts Centre, 67 Westgate Road, Newcastle.
Start time, 7pm.
Tuesday 16 September
SLS (Teeside Centre - Coulby Newham)
Presentation:
‘Northern Rails East of the Pennines’
Presented by: Steve Armitage
Venue: Langdon Square Community Centre, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough TS8 0TF
Start time is 2pm.
No other meetings yet announced
​
Thursday 3rd April
Event: Tour
‘The Push and Pull’
An unusual opportunity to be VIP guests during testing phase to travel the Greenford branch aboard Class 230 230001. The 3-car D-Train is a prototype battery unit, converted from former London Underground D78 District Line stock. GWR, as part of their comprehensive testing and approvals process, are required to fully laden the unit.
Thursday 24th April
Event: Visit
‘Crewe area Signal Box Visits’
Crewe Steelworks, Crewe Coal Yard, and Winsford Signal Boxes.
Friday 25th April 2025 to Monday 28th April
Event: Tour
‘The Wielkopolski Explorer’
A third tour in conjunction with Polish tourist train operator Turystyka Kolejowa TurKol.pl. in conjunction with PKP Intercity, comprising a four-day itinerary to explore freight and secondary passenger lines north-west of PoznaÅ„ - WrocÅ‚aw. The tour will start and finish in PoznaÅ„. For the first night (Friday) we will be based in WrocÅ‚aw, followed by Gorzów Wielkopolski and PoznaÅ„ on Saturday and Sunday nights respectively. Haulage will likely be an ex-PKP SM42 diesel loco over non-electrified routes.
Friday 2nd May to Monday 5th May
Event: Tour
‘Cornish Branches loco hauled’
No further details are available at present.
​
Thursday 8th May
Event: Visit
Fawley Museum and Railway visit
Sunday 18th May
Event: Tour
‘The Har-stone Explorer’
An unusual event in partnership with the Irish Railway Record Society. With thanks to Transdev Ireland, operators of LUAS, a tram tour has been arranged to traverse the Green Line covering a variety of non-passenger track and one of the unopened stations on the Green Line.
Friday 23rd May
‘The Positioning Move’
Eastleigh to Kidderminster. Featuring a Class 50 throughout, a one way journey to the Severn Valley Railway from the comfort of your Mark One coach. This charter, operated by Hanson and Hall, will be hauled by Class 50 50008 Thunderer. 'The Positioning Move' is the first leg of a fantastic five day 50 marathon; please see separate fixture details for the main event.
Saturday 24th May
‘The Hyde Hoover’
Kidderminster to Manchester and Chester area
Saturday 24th May to Monday 26th May
‘The 16 CSVT Explorer’
Featuring a pair of Class 50s operating top 'n tail throughout, a three-day 16 CSVT powered exploration of the North West from the comfort of your Mark One coach. This charter, operated by Hanson and Hall, will be hauled by Class 50 50008 'Thunderer' and a classmate supplied by the Class 50 Alliance. The '16 CSVT Explorer' is the main event of a fantastic five-day Class 50 marathon; The charter has been designed to cover a significant number of routes normally only worked by multiple units, and a number of sought after lines for Class 50 haulage.
Sunday 25th May
‘Track, Vac and Shack’
Class 50 exploration of the North West.
Monday 26th May
‘The Bank Holiday Bonus’
A one day of a five-day Class 50 marathon.
Tuesday 27th May
‘The Repositioning Move’
Featuring a Class 50 throughout, join us for a one way journey from Kidderminster to Eastleigh. 'The Repositioning Move' is the final leg of a five day 50 marathon.
Tuesday 3 June
‘Dudley Railway Tunnel Walk and Tour of the VLRNIC’
This is a rare chance to walk through Dudley railway tunnel, originally part of the Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, and a tour of the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC).
Friday 13 June
‘Manchester Victoria Behind the Scenes Guided Walking Tour’
A further opportunity to visit areas of Manchester Victoria station which are not normally publicly accessible.
Saturday 14 June
Charter: 'Those Pesky Kidz'
Celebrating 200 years of the railways with a very, very special visit to the Churnet Valley Railway.
Saturday 21 June
‘Wemyss Bay Station Tour and Sail to Rothesay’
A great chance to see and learn about Wemyss Bay station.
Tuesday 24 June
‘Network Rail Archive Tour’
A rare opportunity to visit the heart of Network Rail’s Archive at its National Records Centre located in York.
Monday 30 June
‘Former South Western Hotel, Southampton’
A rare chance to visit inside South Western House, that started life as the South Western Hotel (1867) distinctive for its heavy French Renaissance façade, the splendour of the marble foyer and grand staircase plus the many famous guests it received.
HISTORICAL MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY has the following events:
Thursday 10 April
Sussex Area Group: Talk
‘William Robert Galbraith, little known Civil Engineer to the LSWR. A snap shot look at some of his engineering projects’.
Presented by Keith Goodsell
Venue: London Road Station, Shaftesbury Place, Brighton
Starts 8.10pm
Saturday 26 April
Bristol Area Group
‘Southern Railway Moguls’
Presented by Gerry Nichols - Venue Saltford
Starts 2.30pm
Wednesday 30 April
Bletchley Area Group: Talk
Details to be announced
Starts 2.30pm
Saturday 17 May
Bristol Area Group
‘Another visit from the Bard of Coventry’
Presented by Chris Youett - Venue Saltford
Starts 2.30pm
Wednesday 28 May
Bletchley Area Group: Visit
Evening Out: The Bletchley to Oxford Line
Wednesday 25 June
Bletchley Area Group: Talk
Zoom Meeting: All things LMS - bring your own photos to share
Starts 2.30pm
INTER CITY RAILWAY SOCIETY
​
Saturday 5th April
Event: Tour
Ecclesbourne Valley Rly and Peak Rail (PEA)
The tour of the Shed / Yard at Rowsley South PEA will start at 13.15 followed by a return train ride to Matlock. We are enquiring if the HST shed will also be open though this will probably be an extra charge.
Saturday 12th April
Tour of East Lancs Rlailway
Saturday 3rd May
Event: Visit
FL Crewe Basford Hall Yard
The 1 hour trip around Basford Hall Yard starts at 13.00 (meet no later than 12.45) from the main gate at the northern end of the access road off Gresty Road, ¾ mile from the station.
Sunday 18th May
Event: Tour
Scunthorpe Steelworks / Appleby Frodingham Railway (AFP)
Duration 4 hours in 3 brake vans hauled by diesel.
Saturday 14th June
Event: Visit
FL Leeds Midland Road
Approx 1 hour tour.
Saturday 21st June
Event: Visit
RSS Wishaw (Goodmans Yard)
No limit on numbers. Start 09.00 so those attending can travel onto Telford (see below) should they wish.
Saturday 21st June
Event: Tour
Telford Steam Railway
A guided tour of the yard and sheds in small groups with a train ride hauled by 08757 EAGLE & 382824 HECTOR.
Saturday 28th June
Event: Tour
Tour of East Lancs Railway
LOCOMOTIVE CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN has the following presentations:
​
Tuesday 1 April
LCGB (Bedford branch): Digital slides & Film
‘The Deltics = Worthy successors to the A4s?’
Presented by Michael Smyth
Venue: St John's Church Hall, St John’s Street, Bedford, MK42 0DL.
Start time 7.30pm
Tuesday 8 April
LCGB (North West branch)
‘The LCGB at the Red Lion’. Members' and visitors' digital photographs
Venue: The Red Lion Hotel, 9 Ash Brow (A5209), Newburgh, WN8 7NF
Start time 7.30pm
Tuesday 8 April
LCGB (North London branch): Talk
The LCGB Overseas Tour to Sri Lanka in January 2015
Presented by: Colin Miell
Venue: The Parish Room, St Michaels Church, Bounds Green Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8HE
Start time 2pm.
Tuesday 8 April
LCGB (Dorking branch): Talk
‘The Elizabeth Line’
Presented by Howard Smith
Venue: Dorking Friends Meeting House, Butter Hill, South Street, Dorking, RH4 2LE.
Start time 7.30pm.
Thursday 10 April
LCGB (St. Albans branch): Talk
‘The Jim Clemens Collection (S&D)’
Presented by: Michael Clemens
Venue: St Bartholomew's Church, 47 Vesta Avenue, St Albans, AL1 2PE
Start time 7.30pm.
Friday 25 April
LCGB (Central London branch)
‘Railways at War; archive material from Angola Egypt and Iran’
Presented by Simon Colbeck
Venue: Keen House (the Model Railway Club), 4, Calshot Street, London N1 9DA.
Start time 6.30pm.
Saturday 26 April
The 72nd Club Annual General Meeting
Venue: Keen House, Calshot Street, London, N1
Commencing at 2pm
Tuesday 6 May
LCGB (Bedford branch): Talk
The Stockton & Darlington to the North Eastern Railway
Presented by Ray Schofield
Venue: St John's Church Hall, St John’s Street, Bedford, MK42 0DL.
Start time 7.30pm
Thursday 8 May
LCGB (St. Albans branch): Branch AGM and Talk
Branch Annual General Meeting followed by:
‘The Art of Underground Travel’
Presented byDavid Burnell
Venue: St Bartholomew's Church, 47 Vesta Avenue, St Albans, AL1 2PE
Start time 7.30pm.
Tuesday 13 May
LCGB (Dorking branch): Talk
The story behind Crystal Palace High level railway
Presented by Bernard Winchester
Venue: Dorking Friends Meeting House, Butter Hill, South Street, Dorking, RH4 2LE.
Start time 7pm.
Tuesday 13 May
LCGB (North London branch): Talk
‘Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire Branch Lines‘
Presented by: Richard Crane
Venue: The Parish Room, St Michaels Church, Bounds Green Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8HE
Start time 2pm.
Friday 16 May
LCGB (Central London branch)
‘Steam by Oil - East Africa in the 1970s’
Presented by: Terry Bagworth
Venue: Keen House (the Model Railway Club), 4, Calshot Street, London N1 9DA.
Start time 6.30pm.
Tuesday 3 June
LCGB (Bedford branch): Talk
‘Making Tracks?’
Presented by Sean Devaney
Venue: St John's Church Hall, St John’s Street, Bedford, MK42 0DL.
Start time 7.30pm
Tuesday 10 June
LCGB (North London branch): Talk
‘Edge Hill and its Complex Railways’
Presented by George Howe
Venue: The Parish Room, St Michaels Church, Bounds Green Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8HE
Start time 2pm.
Tuesday 10 June
LCGB (Dorking branch): Talk
‘Last days of Steam around Manchester’
Presented by Michael Smyth
Venue: Dorking Friends Meeting House, Butter Hill, South Street, Dorking, RH4 2LE.
Start time 2pm.
Friday 20 June
LCGB (Central London branch)
‘India and Pakistan 1981 and 1987’
Presented by Peter Robins
Venue: Keen House (the Model Railway Club), 4, Calshot Street, London N1 9DA.
Start time 6.30pm.
RAILFUTURE has the following meetings:
Friday 4 April
Branch: Yorkshire branch
Event: Railfuture northern regional branches meeting
With guest speaker Tricia Williams, Managing Director, Northern Trains Limited.
Online. Starts 10.30am
Wednesday 9 April
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (Herts & Beds Division)
Event: Division Meeting
Venue: St Paul's Church, Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4JP
Starts 11am
Saturday 12 April
Branch: London & South East regional branch
Event: Branch Annual General Meeting (and open members' morning meeting)
Venue: Wesley's Chapel & Leysian Mission, 49 City Road, London, EC1Y 1AU
Starts: 10.30am for 11am start
Thursday 1 May
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (Sussex & Coastway Division)
Event: Division Meeting (Online)
Starts 6pm.
Saturday 10 May
Branch: Yorkshire branch
Event: Branch Annual General Meeting
Guest speaker Tim Lawrence, West Yorkshire Combined Authority Mass Rapid Transit Team
Venue: Mill Lane Chapel, City Square, Leeds LS1 5EB (three minutes’ walk from Leeds railway station).
Starts 1pm.
Wednesday 14 May
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (Eastern Division)
Event: Division Meeting (Online)
Starts 7pm
Thursday 15 May
Branches: East Anglia, East Midlands, Lincolnshire regional branches joint conference.
Event:
Venue: Peterborough Museum, Priestgate, Peterborough PE1 1LF
Meet at 12 noon for 1pm start, to 4.30pm
Thursday 15 May
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (London Metro Division)
Event: Division Meeting
Venue: Alan Baxter Gallery, Front Basement Meeting Room, 75 Cowcross Street, Farringdon, London EC1M 6EL
Starts 7pm.
Saturday 17 May
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (Herts & Beds Division)
Event: Division Meeting
Venue: St Paul's Church, Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4JP
Starts 11am
Saturday 17 May
Branch: West Midlands branch
Event: Branch Annual General Meeting
Venue: St. Martin in the Bullring, Edgbaston Street, Birmingham, B5 5BB.
Starts 10.30am.
Tuesday 17 June
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (Herts & Beds Division)
Event: Division Meeting, online
Starts 7.30pm
Thursday 19 June
Branch / Division: London & South East regional branch (Sussex & Coastway Division)
Guest speaker from Govia Thameslink Railway.
Venue: Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton BN1 1YD, starts at 18.00
Saturday 21 June
Branch: East Anglia
Event: East Anglia Open branch meeting
Venue: St. Mary’s at Stoke, Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8BX.
Starts 2pm
Saturday 21 June
Branch: East Midlands
Regional branch AGM
Venue: Central library, Nottingham. Starts 1pm.
​
​
RAILWAY & CANAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY has the following events:
Friday 4 April
East Midlands Group: Lecture
‘Our Lost Lines’
Presented by Anthony Poulton Smith
Venue: Beeston Methodist Church, Chilwell Rd, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 1EH.
Time: 2pm
Saturday 12 April
London Group: Walk
‘Kennet and Avon Canal Walk from Bedwyn to Hungerford’ (5 miles)
Joint event with Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group. Meet outside Bedwyn Station at 10:30 following the departure of the 09:33 from Reading that arrives Newbury at 09:54 to change train and pick-up the 10:11 service to Bedwyn that arrives at 10:30 to walk down to the start at Bedwyn Wharf Bridge (95). A day return ticket Reading to Hungerford is £8.85 with a Senior Railcard.
Saturday 12 April
North West Group: Lecture
‘The Stockton & Darlington Railway Bicentenary: Significance, Research and Celebration’
Presented by Caroline Hardie & Niall Hammond
Venue: 6 Mount Street, Manchester
Starts 2pm
Thursday 17 April
South West Group: Lecture
‘The Weigh-House and its weighing machine; the Caisson Lock
Presented by Roger Halse and Derrick Hunt
Venue: Paulton Village Hall, Farrington Road, Paulton, BS39 7LW
Starts 7.30pm
Thursday 24 April to Sunday 27 April
South West Group: Social Weekend, Visits and Walks
‘A Weekend in Monmouthshire’
​
Sunday 27 April
South West Group: Walk
Walk around Bath to locations connected to the Somersetshire Coal Canal
Starts 10am from Charlotte Street Car Park
Tuesday 13 May
London Group: Walk
Route of the Croydon Tram System Part 2 plus visit to Wandle Industrial Museum
​
Thursday 15 May
East Midlands Group: Rail Tour
‘15th May Annual Rail Tour: Cheshire with Jeff Smith’
Meet at Crewe station Platform 9 to catch the 10:21 to Chester thence to Shotton for brunch before going forward to Bidston and Liverpool. Returning to Chester via the Halton Curve (reopened in May 2019 after having no regular services for more than 40 years) and then on to Runcorn and Crewe, arriving into Crewe by 16:00 for onward connections.
Thursday 29 May
North-West Group: Walk
The Glasson Dock Branch Railway, Lancaster Green Ayre and Castle Stations (POSTPONED)
Saturday 31 May
National: Society EGM
Extraordinary General Meeting
Venue: The Church at Carrs Lane Birmingham, B4 7SX
11.00 - 12.00
Saturday 31 May
National: Lecture
‘2025 RCHS Transport History Book of the Year Awards’
Venue: The Church at Carrs Lane Birmingham, B4 7SX
12.30 - 13.30
Saturday 31 May
National: Lecture
‘Annual Clinker Lecture – 2025’
Venue: The Church at Carrs Lane Birmingham, B4 7SX
14.00 - 15.15
Saturday 14 June
London Group: Visit
Visit to Didcot Railway Centre
Meet at Didcot Parkway Station, Didcot
11.00 - 16.00
​
​
STEPHENSON LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY has the following presentations:
Friday 4 April
SLS (Teeside Centre - Middlesbrough)
Event: Talk
‘Darlington to Saltburn & Beyond’
Presented by Colin Hatton
Venue: Newport Community, Hub, Union Street, Middlesbrough.
Start time 7pm.
Wednesday 9 April
South Lakes Centre, Kendal
Event: Talk
‘Furness Railway : A Living Heritage’
Presented by Paul Salveson
Venue: Abbot Hall Social Centre, Dowker's Lane, Kendal LA9 4DN.
Friday 11 April
SLS (Newcastle Centre)
Event: Talk
‘Train watching to train spotting 1948 – 1961’
Presented by David Dunn
Venue: Conference Room, 1st Floor, Newcastle Arts Centre, 67 Westgate Road, Newcastle.
Start time, 7pm.
Saturday 12 April
SLS (Midlands, Kidderminster Centre)
Event: Talk
‘Talking Points - more photographs from Michael Ordway's collection’
Venue: Kidderminster Railway Museum, Kidderminster DY10 1QX
Start time, 2pm.
Saturday 12 April
SLS (Manchester Centre)
Event: Talk
‘Stockton and Darlington 200’ (a joint meeting with the RCHS)
Presented by Caroline Hardy and/or Niall Hammond
Venue: The Friends’ Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester.
Starts 2pm
Tuesday 15 April
SLS (Teeside Centre - Coulby Newham)
Presentation:
‘60's Steam in Retrospect’
Presented by: Trevor Ermel
Venue: Langdon Square Community Centre, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough TS8 0TF
Start time is 2pm.
Friday 2 May
SLS (Teeside Centre - Middlesbrough)
Event: Talk
‘One Man's view of the East Coast Main Line in 1962 (Part 1)’
Presented by Malcom Paul
Venue: Newport Community, Hub, Union Street, Middlesbrough.
Start time 7pm.
Friday 16 May
SLS (Newcastle Centre)
Event: Talk
‘My book of World Trains (Part 3) featuring Denmark, Norway and the Raumabaen
Presented by Phil Kirkland
Venue: Conference Room, 1st Floor, Newcastle Arts Centre, 67 Westgate Road, Newcastle.
Start time, 7pm.
​
No June events yet advertised
​
​