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About our programme of meetings and visits Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Our Centres run a series of indoor meetings at regular venues over the Autumn, Winter, and Spring periods. This regular, winter series, of meetings is also generally open to guests and non-members. Where this is not the case it is stated in the Centre's listing. Our venues span the nation from Scotland to the south of England. Additionally there is a weekend event around the AGM and a selection of outdoor trips in the summer months. Other meetings have been occasionally held on an as required basis in Central London, Leicester, Bristol, Swindon and Weymouth.
Saturday and midweek meeting dates Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Most winter indoor series meetings are held on weekday evenings. However, returning home late into the evening can be problematic for members residing some distance away from their nearest centre base therefore some centres do offer daytime meetings. These are currently - Kidderminster (Sat), Manchester (Sat), Coulby Newham/Teesside 2 (Tue) and Godalming (Tue).
The Severn Valley Railway's Kidderminster Station Museum is home to the Midland Centre's meetings (see Venue map). Access by main line rail (Central trains) to the adjacent station is good as is road access. There is ample, relatively inexpensive, parking and catering is available from a choice of two SVR facilities.
The Manchester meetings are held in the City Centre and the opportunity to travel by train to the meetings from a wide area of the North exists. The venue is very central and close to both Albert and St Peter's Squares. (See Venue map) Both these Centres therefore provide the opportunity for members from a wide area the opportunity to travel to an event without being forced into the necessity of a very late return home time.
The Godalming meetings are also easily accessible by public transport.
Although we do not currently promote Kidderminster as a national SLS Centre as a consequence of having such a physically central geographical location, it does offer members from an extremely large catchment area, a Centre base that is accessible.
Rail charters
Although chartered main line rail excursions, the classic "SLS Specials" of the end of steam era, are no longer run, a range of one-off' trips and visits remains in our summer programme. As you can see from the photograph to the left , which was taken immediately after a party of SLS Members had travelled over the Severn Valley Railway during an AGM weekend, rail based trips are still organised. Photo © John New / SLS 2005. |
- Perpetual Calendar - Meetings venue page / centre details
All necessary contact information regarding the centres, contact details, venue maps etc.., is available on our Meeting Centres page with hot links to each centre included with the event information below.
for Centre details see our Meeting Centres page
October (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 8 October 2024 For Centre details and venue maps etc.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
Library information: - The SLS Library, located at 140D Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6YA, will be open to SLS members by appointment and mutual agreement with the Librarian between 10:00 and 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday
4 October - Teesside (Middlesbrough) - Colonel Stephens - The Man and his Railway - Kerry Bayliss (Colonel Stephens Society))
5 October - Manchester - Meeting the current operational needs of Britain's railway with its historic building stock - Robert Thornton and Malcolm Wood
9 October - South Lakeland More of his collection of "Historic" Modern Traction slides - Philip Wearing
11 October - Newcastle A photographic journey during one man's career on the railways in the UK from 1944 to 1977 - Part 1 of 3 1944 to 1961 - photos by Alan Clothier and from his collection, presented by Malcom Paul
12 October - Kidderminster - A Pot-Pourri of Transport - Video films by Centre member Ken Tyler
14 October - Ayrshire - Speaker details to be confirmed
15 October - Teesside (Coulby Newham) - The Summit Tunnel Fire – Alan Halfpenny
October/November 2024 RCTS Meetings Download PDF for further details
No other 2024 events for this month yet announced.
November (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 8 October 2024 For Centre details and venue maps etc.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
Library information: - The SLS Library, located at 140D Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6YA, will be open to SLS members by appointment and mutual agreement with the Librarian between 10:00 and 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday
1 November - Teesside (Middlesbrough) - Reopening the Northumberland Line - Dennis Fancett (SENRUG)
2 November - Manchester - Narrow-minded: 44 years of the Isle of Man Railways - Alasdair Renfrew
8 November - Newcastle And the cry came LET NO ENGINE REST - A look at the LNER locomotives from 1923-1948, Richard Barber
9 November - Kidderminster - Worcestershire Railways - including changing industrial scenes in Worcester from 1960s onwards plus humorous episodes - Chris Wilkinson, Worcester Locomotive Society
11 November - Ayrshire - Speaker details to be confirmed
13 November - South Lakeland West Coast Miscellany Collection of Photographs - Peter Fitton
19 November - Teesside (Coulby Newham) - Steam around Darlington – Chris Nettleton
October/November 2024 RCTS Meetings Download PDF for further details
No other 2024 events for this month yet announced.
December (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 8 October 2024 For Centre details and venue maps etc.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
Library information: - The SLS Library, located at 140D Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6YA, will be open to SLS members by appointment and mutual agreement with the Librarian between 10:00 and 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday
6 December - Teesside (Middlesbrough)) - Lost Stations between Stockton and Redcar - Michael Thompson
7 December - Manchester - A British Industrial Giant: The story of British Rail Engineering Limited - Richard Marks
9 Decembdr - Ayrshire - Speaker details to be confirmed
11 December - South Lakeland Christmas social meeting, buffet/quiz - Tickets in advance at previous meetings please
13 December - Newcastle MEMBER’S EVENING : A relaxed evening before Christmas with digital presentations of approx. 20 mins. long from Members & Friends.
14 December - Kidderminster - Christmas Festivities - Social gathering with a buffet, members' presentations and a quiz
17 December - Teesside (Coulby Newham) - Rails across the North Riding (Part 3) - Richard Barber
No other 2024 events for this month yet announced.
January (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 8 October 2024 For Centre details and venue maps etc.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
8 January - South Lakeland Speaker to be arranged
Thursday 9 January 1:30pm for a 2pm start - Newcastle Deltics on Parade - Photographs of English Electric's finest between Kings Cross and Berwick - Trevor Ermel
11 January - Kidderminster - Were two Great Western Railway locomotives the same? - a reflection on the extent to which notionally identical engines acquired differences during their lives - Gerry Nichols, SLS Librarian
18 January - Manchester - Carriage cleaners: hidden from history - Julia Winterson
Library information: - The SLS Library, located at 140D Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6YA, will be open to SLS members by appointment and mutual agreement with the Librarian between 10:00 and 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday
No other 2025 events for this month yet announced.
February (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 8 October 2024 For Centre details and venue maps etc.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
8 February - Kidderminster - Centre Anual General Meeting followed by Members' Presentations (Annual General Meeting - members only)
12 February - South Lakeland Speaker to be arranged
14 February - Newcastle Centre AGM - Members Only - Any Agenda items to the Centre Secretary by Friday 7th February please.
15 February - Manchester) - The Stainmore route and Kirkby Stephen East: 60years on from closure - Mike Thompson (NB. provisional date)
Library information: - The SLS Library, located at 140D Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6YA, will be open to SLS members by appointment and mutual agreement with the Librarian between 10:00 and 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday
No other 2025 events for this month yet announced.
March (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 8 October 2024 For Centre details and venue maps etc.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
8 March - Kidderminster - Navigation Road and all that - colour slides from the late Bill Buckley collection in late 60s and early 70s in the South Manchester Area concentrating on the Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway's Navigation Road Station and Dunham Massey on the ex-LNW route from Warrington to Stockport - Ted Buckley, SLS General Secretary
12 March - South Lakeland Speaker to be arranged
14 March - Newcastle The Stainmore & Eden Valley Railways: Fuelling the Industrial Revolution - Mike Thompson, Project Manager Stainmore Railway Co. Ltd.
15 march- Manchester - The Highland Railway - Bill Jagger
Library information: - The SLS Library, located at 140D Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6YA, will be open to SLS members by appointment and mutual agreement with the Librarian between 10:00 and 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday
No other 2025 events for this month yet announced.
April (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 8 October 2024 For Centre details and venue maps etc.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
9 April - South Lakeland Speaker to be arranged
11 April - Newcastle Train watching to train spotting 1948 - 1961 - David Dunn
12 April - Kidderminster - Talking Points - more photographs from Michael Ordway's collection
12 April- Manchester - Stockton and Darlington 200 - Caroline Hardy and/or Niall Hammond, a jpint meeting with the RCHS
Library information: - The SLS Library, located at 140D Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6YA, will be open to SLS members by appointment and mutual agreement with the Librarian between 10:00 and 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday
No other 2025 events for this month yet announced.
May (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 23 September 2024 For Centre details and venue maps etc.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
16 May - Newcastle My book of World Trains (Part 3)featuring Denmark, Norway and the Raumabaen - Phil Kirkland, Director RATw Railway Consulting Services Ltd.
Library information: - The SLS Library, located at 140D Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6YA, will be open to SLS members by appointment and mutual agreement with the Librarian between 10:00 and 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday
No other 2025 events for this month yet announced.
June (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 26 May 2024 For Centre details and venue maps etc.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
Library information: - The SLS Library, located at 140D Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6YA, will be open to SLS members by appointment and mutual agreement with the Librarian between 10:00 and 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday
No other 2025 events for this month yet announced.
July (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 1 July 2024 For Centre details and venue maps etc.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
Library information: - The SLS Library, located at 140D Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6YA, will be open to SLS members by appointment and mutual agreement with the Librarian between 10:00 and 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday
No other 2025 events for this month yet announced.
August (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 1 July 2024 For Centre details and venue maps etc.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
Library information: - The SLS Library, located at 140D Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6YA, will be open to SLS members by appointment and mutual agreement with the Librarian between 10:00 and 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday
No other 2025 events for this month yet announced.
September (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 1 August 2024 For Centre details and venue maps etc.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
Library information: - The SLS Library, located at 140D Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6YA, will be open to SLS members by appointment and mutual agreement with the Librarian between 10:00 and 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday
No other 2025 events for this month yet announced.
October (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 2 September 2024 For Centre details and venue maps etc.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
Library information: - The SLS Library, located at 140D Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6YA, will be open to SLS members by appointment and mutual agreement with the Librarian between 10:00 and 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday
No other 2025 events for this month yet announced.
All SLS members are eligible but in order to receive the meeting link members need to contact the General Secretary by email in order to be added to the invite list database. (See Newsletter for furthe details).
LCGB members - under the Three Societies protocol you are also eligible to view SLS national zoom based events, details/invites will be made available via your own Society's conttact.
Events & meetings more than 12 months ahead (back to month selection table) - Meetings venue page (Includes Centre map & contact details)
Section last updated - 3 January 2023 For Centre details and venue maps et.., see the links to our Meeting Centres page.
- The meetings and venues listed are as notified to the Web-master but may be subject to change at short notice.
- When new content for this page is received it will be posted to the updates| About us & contacts page initially if it cannot be added here immediately.
- Non-members are welcome at meetings, unless "members only" is specified although there may be an admission charge or request for a donation. Other relevant events will be added when/where advised.
- External links from the meeting pages to other sites for venue mapping et.. are offered in good faith but may be subject to change outside the SLS's control.