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.
Cumbernauld 13:00. Scottish Area Group show and tell. (TLRS)
Cumbernauld Theatre, South Kildrum, Ring Road, Cumbernauld, G67 2UF. Contact via: scotland@tlrs.info
Liverpool 1430. Martin Jenkins: Liverpool in 1956 plus more. Please note is an afternoon Meeting (TLRS/MTPS)
Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4
London 14.30. Peter Haseldine : Paris Trams (LRTA)
The Model Railway Club, Keen House, Calshot Street, London, N1 9DA. £3.00
0n-line 16:00. John Scragg: PCC Trams in America. (LRTA)
On-line Zoom Meeting - see https://www.lrta.org/get-involved/meetings/members-online-meetings/ for further Information
Solent 10:00 Zoom call replays (TLRS)
Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3
Bridgwater 14.00 Robert Manders. Tram Trains. A Clash of Two Different Technologies. (TLRS)
Bridgwater Station Meeting Room, TA6 5HB. Contact westofengland@tlrs.info. £2.00 incl. light refreshments
Manchester 19:00. Geoff Senior: Photographs from the MTMS collection of the tramways of Bolton, South Lancs Transport, Salford, Warrington, Wigan, St Helens and Preston. (LRTA)
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.
Nottingham 1400 TBA – Seaton Tramway – Roger Poole (TLRS)
Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info
Garstang 14:00. Tony Young and his review of the year 2026. (TLRS)
St Thomas Church Hall, Garstang PR3 1PA. Contact: northlancs@tlrs.info. Small fee £3 and refreshments
Bromborough 1930. MTPS Annual General Meeting. (MTPS Members only)
The Merebrook, Greenfields Avenue Wirral CH62 6DD merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £ to be agreed
Southampton, 19.30, Mark Greening looks at how the railway scene in the South is changing during the 21st century. (LRTA/SEG)
Junction Church, 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9FE. Contact southern@lrta.org. Cost £4.
Solent 10:00 Modelling meeting (TLRS)
Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3
Liverpool 1900 for 1930. Annual Christmas Festive Dinner. Advance bookings only please (TLRS/MTPS)
Richmond Tavern 23A Church Road Liverpool L15 9EA merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £26 per head
Sussex 19.40. Christmas Social Gathering. (TLRS-SEG).
Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, BN42 4TE. Contact: sussex@tlrs.info £2 visitors.
Solent 10:00 Xmas bash + Show and Tell – what’s on your workbench, where have you been (TLRS)
Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3
London 14.30. Bob Hodges : Tramway Travels in 2025, including Munich 150 and the Danish Tramway Museum. (Video). (LRTA)
The Model Railway Club, Keen House, Calshot Street, London, N1 9DA. £3.00
0n-line 16:00. Paul Coles: Model Making. (LRTA)
On-line Zoom Meeting - see https://www.lrta.org/get-involved/meetings/members-online-meetings/ for further Information
Nottingham 1400 Tramway Films (TLRS)
Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info
Southampton, 19.30, Trams of central and eastern Europe by John Godfrey. (LRTA/SEG)
Junction Church, Eastleigh SO50 9FE , southern@lrta.org £4
Liverpool. 1930 Geoff Senior from Heaton Park – Tramways east of Manchester around Stalybridge (TLRS/MTPS)
Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4
London 14.30. Mike Russell : Tramways of the Soviet Republics outside Russia itself. (LRTA)
The Model Railway Club, Keen House, Calshot Street, London, N1 9DA. £3.00
Southampton, 19.30, Stephen Bigley presents Railways of the West country part 2. (LRTA/SEG)
Junction Church, Eastleigh SO50 9FE , southern@lrta.org £4
Liverpool. 1930 Peter Dibben presents introduction to Japan – Hiroshima tramway network (TLRS/MTPS)
Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4
London 14.30. John Laker : Scandinavian Tramways in 2026 (Video). (LRTA)
The Model Railway Club, Keen House, Calshot Street, London, N1 9DA. £3.00
Southampton, 19.30, John Laker: cine film of Milan 1978, San Francisco 1985, Vienna 1990, Utrecht and Lisbon 1984. (LRTA/SEG)
Junction Church, Eastleigh SO50 9FE , southern@lrta.org £4
Brentford 14.30 AGM and Martin Jenkins Trams in 1956 (TLRS)
London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN – Contact: thamesvalley@tlrs.info - £5 including refreshments
Liverpool. 1930 Charles Roberts. Reminders of what is still out there from Crosville Bus Company (TLRS/MTPS)
Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4
London 14.30. Roger Manley : Foreign Tramways – including Doha and Turkey (Video). (LRTA)
The Model Railway Club, Keen House, Calshot Street, London, N1 9DA. £3.00
Brentford 14.30 John Laker Films (TLRS)
London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN – Contact: thamesvalley@tlrs.info - £5 including refreshments
Southampton, 19.30, Phil Haines looks at the Dawlish area from the late 1950s to the present. (LRTA/SEG)
Junction Church, Eastleigh SO50 9FE , southern@lrta.org £4
Liverpool 1930. Details to be confirmed (TLRS/MTPS)
Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4
Southampton, 19.30, Paul Coles: making model trams. (LRTA/SEG)
Junction Church, Eastleigh SO50 9FE , southern@lrta.org £4
Brentford 14.30 Roger Manley Films (TLRS)
London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN – Contact: thamesvalley@tlrs.info - £5 including refreshments
Liverpool. 1930. TLRS local Annual General Meeting (short) then something else rather more interesting. (TLRS/MTPS)
Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4
Southampton, 19.30, Members’ digital slides (LRTA/SEG)
Junction Church, Eastleigh SO50 9FE , southern@lrta.org £4
Brentford 14.30 Mike Skeggs and Phil Brown presentation (TLRS)
London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN – Contact: thamesvalley@tlrs.info - £5 including refreshments
Brentford 14.30 Bob Hodges Films (TLRS)
London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN – Contact: thamesvalley@tlrs.info - £5 including refreshments
Brentford 14.30 Alan Holmewood Pictures (TLRS)
London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN – Contact: thamesvalley@tlrs.info - £5 including refreshments
Brentford 14.30 John Parkin Tramway Miscellany (TLRS)
London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN – Contact: thamesvalley@tlrs.info - £5 including refreshments