Upcoming events are shown below. Past events are not displayed here. Events are ordered by soonest first.
All Members of Tram Liaison Committee societies (LRTA, TLRS, TMS and others) are welcome to attend the meetings of other such societies. TMS welcome LRTA and TLRS members to their Museum at Crich free of charge, membership cards or proof of membership is required.
LRTA meetings
Physical meetings are now being held by several Local Areas whilst the national online meetings continue; see the list below for details.
Members are encouraged to keep in touch and engage via our discussion groups.
Members’ online meetings
All LRTA Members are welcome to join the Members’ online meetings that are being hosted on the Zoom platform and organised centrally. For further details of these talks and how to register, go to the Members’ Online Meetings page for details and bookings.
Future online and physical meetings following those shown below can be viewed here.
Manchester 19:00, Brian Yates, Trams from the Sixties (LRTA)
Venue: Friends' Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS (near St Peter's Square Metrolink station). Contact manchester@lrta.org. £4 donation requested on the night to cover the cost of the room hire.
Southampton 19:30, John Laker will share some more of his ever-popular tram and urban railway ciné library. (LRTA/SEG)
Junction Church (Former Railway Institute) Romsey Road, Eastleigh, £3.
Brentford 14.30, John Laker: London trams past and preserved including the launch of Bluebird (TLRS)
London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN – Contact: thamesvalley@tlrs.info - £5 including refreshments
Leeds 19:30, Mel Reuben: Blackpool Heritage Trams (LRTA/LTHS)
Engine House Middleton Railway Moor Road Leeds LS10 2JG £1 (includes light refreshments) Contact: enquiries@lths.co.uk
Bristol 1900, Lewis Leslie: City transport and the Downs-Thompson paradox – or why “traffic improvement schemes” often makes congestion worse. (WETA)
Bristol Royal Infirmary Education Centre, Upper Maudlin Street Bristol. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/city-transport-and-and-the-downs-thompson-paradox-tickets-1144789679749?aff=oddtdtcreator Free
Sussex 19.40. Tony Gwyther: Railways in present-day Paris. (SEG)
Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, BN42 4TE. Contact: sussex@tlrs.info £2 visitors.
Taunton 14.00: Paul Coles: Using technology in model making – Photoshop and Cricut, (TLRS)
West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton Heathfield, TA2 8NE Contact westofengland@tlrs.info. £2.00 incl. light refreshments
London 14:30. Roger Manley: Digitised Cine Films (LRTA)
The Model Railway Club, Keen House, Calshot Street, London, N1 9DA. £2.00
Coatbridge, 1300. Scottish trams show and tell & talk TBC (TLRS)
To be Confirmed - Contact scotland@tlrs.info
Garstang 14:00 Jim Saunders: European tram tours (TLRS)
St Thomas New Church Hall, Church Street, Garstang PR3 1PA. Contact archivist@tlrs.info Small fee light refreshments
Nottingham 1400 David Hanger: Australia 2024 (TLRS)
Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: chairman@tlrs.info
Southampton 19:30, John Godfrey: eastern European roundabout (trams and trains). (LRTA/SEG)
Junction Church (Former Railway Institute) Romsey Road, Eastleigh, £3.
Brentford 14.30, Roger Manley: Films of Wuppertal and other systems (TLRS)
London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN – Contact: thamesvalley@tlrs.info - £5 including refreshments
Sussex 19.40. John Parkin: British archive & current European Trolleybuses. (TLRS)
Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, BN42 4TE. Contact: sussex@tlrs.info £2 visitors.
Merseyside 1945, Geoff Senior: Around 250 MTMS images of town tram systems between the Rivers Irwell, Mersey & Ribble (TLRS)
Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG Contact: merseyside@tlrs.info Cost£4
Leeds 19:30, AGM Followed by Malcom Hindes: The Roundhay Tram (LRTA/LTHS)
Engine House Middleton Railway Moor Road Leeds LS10 2JG £1 (includes light refreshments) Contact: enquiries@lths.co.uk
Coatbridge, 1300. Scottish trams show and tell & talk TBC (TLRS)
To be Confirmed - Contact scotland@tlrs.info
Nottingham 1400 Modelling Session (TLRS)
Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: chairman@tlrs.info
Taunton 14.00: Craig Ryan: Crich Gala 1999 (TLRS)
West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton Heathfield, TA2 8NE Contact westofengland@tlrs.info. £2.00 incl. light refreshments
Garstang 14:00 Models Day including films (TLRS)
St Thomas New Church Hall, Church Street, Garstang PR3 1PA. Contact archivist@tlrs.info Small fee light refreshments
Brentford 14.30, Eddie Dawes: London trams crossing railways (TLRS)
London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN – Contact: thamesvalley@tlrs.info - £5 including refreshments
Southampton 19:30, Roger Manley: shares some of his recently digitised ciné films, including material on urban and Vicinal trams in Brussels. (LRTA/SEG)
Junction Church (Former Railway Institute) Romsey Road, Eastleigh, £3.
Leeds 19:30, John Holmes: European Travels (LRTA/LTHS)
Engine House Middleton Railway Moor Road Leeds LS10 2JG £1 (includes light refreshments) Contact: enquiries@lths.co.uk
Sussex 19.40. Keith Goodsell: Swiss Railway Wonderland. (SEG)
Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, BN42 4TE. Contact: sussex@tlrs.info £2 visitors.
Coatbridge, 1300. Scottish trams show and tell & talk TBC (TLRS)
To be Confirmed - Contact scotland@tlrs.info
Merseyside 1930 for 1945 Annual General Meeting and Models Evening – All are welcome
Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG Contact: merseyside@tlrs.info No charge
Taunton 14.00: Brian Boddy: Bitten by the Transport Bug (TLRS)
West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton Heathfield, TA2 8NE Contact westofengland@tlrs.info. £2.00 incl. light refreshments