West Riding
Dates for Your Diary
Indoor meetings
| Monday 13th October York Railway Circle | "Sir Vincent Raven" last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the North Eastern Railway an illustrated talk by Andrew Everett |
| Thursday 16th October Saltaire | Steam & Steel John Foreman |
| Tuesday 28th October Saltaire | Tales of a Signalman Malcolm Riley Afterrnoon meeting - 14.00 start |
| Monday 10th November York Railway Circle | Favourite Preserved Steam around the UK in the last Twenty Years slide show by Robert Falconer |
| Thursday 20th November Pudsey | From Nationalisation to the 1960's Part 2 Barry Atkinson |
| Monday 8th December York Railway Circle | Main Line Steam in 2008 listen to the thrill of this years steam action thunder past you while you sit in comfort at the lineside. DVD/Stero large screen production by Karl Jauncey and Dave Richards of PSOV, DVDs on sale. This evening is not to be missed: steam, scenery and purchase a Christmas Present! |
| Thursday 11th December Saltaire | Transport of Delight Part 1 Gavin Morison |
| Monday 12th January 2009 York Railway Circle | Four Railways and A Sandwich Course - A Southerner Goes North illustrated talk by Richard Bourne BSc CEng MIMechE, lately Development Engineer for GNER |
| Thursday 15th January 2009 Pudsey | Out and about in the last year Hugh Gould |
| Tuesday 27th January 2009 Saltaire | 30 years back John Holroyd Afterrnoon meeting - 14.00 start |
| Monday 9th February 2009 York Railway Circle | On Shed, Behind the Scenes on Britain's Railways slide show by David Birtle |
| Thursday 19th February 2009 Saltaire | Leeds Box 1963-2003 Keith Long |
| Monday 9th March 2009 York Railway Circle | A to Z of Yorkshire Transport a slide show or trains, trams, buses, trolley buses, canals and rivers by John Holroyd |
| Thursday 26th March 2009 Pudsey | A.G.M. followed by Members slides |
| Monday 13th April 2009 York Railway Circle | LMS Locomotives slides from the Armstrong collection presented by David Tyreman |
| Thursday 16th April 2009 Saltaire | Random thoughts about the Railways Stanley Hall MBE |
| Monday 11th May 2009 York Railway Circle | AGM followed by "York to York via Thurso and Penzance" slide show from the 1980s by Geoff Dickson |
| Thursday 21st May 2009 Pudsey | Hull Trains David Townend |
| Thursday 18th June 2009 Shipley Glen Tranway | Shipley Glen Tranway & Evening Meal |
Outdoor fixtures
| Saturday 11th October | Day out to Birmingham and visit Tyseley Museum |
| Wednesday 15th October | Visit to Marcroft Engineering (Stoke) 11.00 |
| Saturday 8th November | Day out to London by Rail |
| Sunday 9th November | Crewe LNWR (10.00) and Basford Hall (12.00) |
| Saturday 6th December | Crewe Basford Hall (11.00) and Christmas Drink |
For Outdoor Fixtures please contact Mr. M A Riley, 12 Hope View, Shipley. West Yorkshire, BD18 2NG. Tel 01274 589488 Mob 0788 7908501
Pudsey meetings are held at Fulneck Room, Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawsons Corner, Stanningley LS28 5TA, commencing at 19.30.
Saltaire meetings are held at Saltaire Methodist Chapelm Saltaire Road, Shipley BD18 3HH, commencing at 19.30.
York Railway Circle meetings are held at Archbishop Holgate's School, Drama Studio, Hull Road, York YO10 5ZA, commencing at 19.30. RCTS members are welcome to attend York Railway Circle meetings, membership £ 10 for nine eveings of interest or £ 2 for each evening. For further information contact Robin Patrick 01904 412232.
Both Society members and non-members are very welcome to attend our meetings
July 2008