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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