Planned Events

All those planning to attend any of the events listed below are advised to consult the appropriate website page for any last minute changes.

All RCHS members and non-members are welcomed at all of the Society’s events listed below, unless shown otherwise.

Date/Time Group/National Format Click 'iCal' or Google link to add to Calendar Event (Click on individual event for full details and Zoom link (where appropriate))
Friday 02/10/2026
14.00 - 16.00 		Lecture iCal 0 Back to Beeching: A Glance Back - David Amos
Beeston Methodist Church Nottingham Nottingham
Saturday 03/10/2026
14.00 - 16.00 		Lecture iCal 0 Standedge Tunnel (Trevor Ellis of the Huddersfield Canal Society)
York Explore Library York England
Saturday 10/10/2026
14.00 - 15.30 		Lecture iCal 0 'Travelling on Flying Scotsman across the USA' (Richard Hinchcliffe)
Friends Meeting House Manchester England
Monday 12/10/2026
18.30 - 20.00 		Lecture iCal 0 'The Basingstoke Canal' (Neil Barton)
Alan Baxter Gallery London
Saturday 24/10/2026
10.30 - 17.00 		Walk iCal 0 Walk: The Midland Railway 1910 Branch from Huddersfield to Mirfield (West Yorkshire)
Huddersfield Railway Station Huddersfield
Saturday 24/10/2026
14.00 - 16.00 		Lecture iCal 0 The Development of HS2 (Ray Shill)
The Birmingham & Midland Institute Birmingham West Midlands
Monday 02/11/2026
18.30 - 20.00 		Lecture iCal 0 'HS2 and how it went so wrong' (Sally Gimson)
Alan Baxter Gallery London
Friday 06/11/2026
14.00 - 16.00 		Lecture iCal 0 The Nottingham Canal - Bernard Chell
Beeston Methodist Church Nottingham Nottingham
Saturday 07/11/2026
14.00 - 16.00 		Lecture iCal 0 Sir Nigel Gresley (Philip Benham)
York Explore Library York England
Thursday 12/11/2026
10.00 - 17.00 		Walk iCal 0 Thursday 12th November 2026 Walk: The Great Central Railway in the Hucknall Area. Leader: Sally Bramson
Saturday 14/11/2026
10.30 - 17.00 		Walk iCal 0 Walk: The World’s Oldest Extant Railway Viaduct (West Yorkshire)
Wakefield Bus Station Wakefield
Saturday 14/11/2026
14.00 - 15.30 		Lecture iCal 0 '‘The Duke of Bridgewater’s Underground Canals’ (Alan Davies)
Friends Meeting House Manchester England
Saturday 28/11/2026
14.00 - 16.00 		Lecture iCal 0 Light Rail (Mike Ballinger)
The Birmingham & Midland Institute Birmingham West Midlands
Monday 30/11/2026
18.30 - 20.00 		Lecture iCal 0 London Group - Slow Train to Arcadia (Duncan Gager)
Alan Baxter Gallery London
Friday 04/12/2026
14.00 - 16.00 		Lecture iCal 0 The Highland Railway - Bill Jagger
Beeston Methodist Church Nottingham Nottingham
Saturday 05/12/2026
14.00 - 15.30 		Zoom Presentation iCal 0 Trolleybus Trails (Nick Higton)
Thursday 10/12/2026
10.30 - 15.30 		Social Event iCal 0 NW Group Annual pre-Christmas Lunch
The Red Bull Church Lawton, ST17 3AJ
Saturday 12/12/2026
14.00 - 15.30 		Lecture iCal 0 ‘The Bolton & Leigh Railway’ (Prof Paul Salveson)
Friends Meeting House Manchester England
Saturday 02/01/2027
14.00 - 15.30 		Zoom Presentation iCal 0 The Clarence Railway (Michael Carr)
Friday 08/01/2027
14.00 - 16.00 		Lecture iCal 0 Railways around Burton-upon-Trent in the 1960s, including the Brewery Systems by Phil Waterfield
Beeston Methodist Church Nottingham Nottingham
Thursday 14/01/2027
09.00 - 17.00 		Walk iCal 0 Thursday 14th January 2027 Circular Tour by Tram Train, Bus & Train around South Yorkshire. Leader: Jeff Smith
Friday 05/02/2027
14.00 - 16.00 		Lecture iCal 0 A Journey from Penzance to Paddington: Part 2 by Richard Binding
Beeston Methodist Church Nottingham Nottingham
Saturday 06/02/2027
14.00 - 16.00 		Lecture iCal 0 Apollo - Mission Impossible or a Dream Realised (David Lowe)
York Explore Library York England
Saturday 06/03/2027
14.00 - 16.30 		Regional Group AGM & Lecture iCal 0 RCHS NE Group AGM followed by members’ contributions
York Explore Library York England

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