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.
Solent 10:00 Pictures from the TLRS digital archive (TLRS)
Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3
Taunton 14.00. Chris Romain. Early Edinburgh trams (TLRS)
West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton Heathfield, TA2 8NE Contact westofengland@tlrs.info. £2.00 incl. light refreshments
Liverpool 1930. Geoff O’Brien: The buses of Liverpool Corporation Passenger Transport (TLRS)
Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4
Nottingham 1400 Neil Farmer – Northampton Tramways – St James Tram Sheds and Bus Depot (TLRS)
Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info
Garstang 14:00. Vernon Linden: A Life with Trams. (TLRS).
St Thomas Church Hall, Garstang PR3 1PA. Contact: northlancs@tlrs.info. Small fee £3 and refreshments
Southampton 19.30, Bob Hodges shows film of the 2025 Amsterdam tram parade, plus Utrecht and the recent Turin trolley festival. (LRTA/SEG)
Junction Church, 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9FE. Contact southern@lrta.org. Cost £3.
Brentford 14.30 Roger Manley Films – Rome 1969/79, Amsterdam 1977/82, Kolkata 2023 (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 Desirable Street Cars in the USA (LRTA/LTHS)
The Engine House Middleton Railway Moor Road Leeds LS10 2JG £1 (includes light refreshments) Contact: enquiries@lths.co.uk
Sussex 19.40. Peter Jones: Ventnor to Waterloo; A Trip from The Isle of Wight to South London. (SEG).
Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, BN42 4TE. Contact: sussex@tlrs.info £2 visitors.
Solent 10:00 TLRS Zoom call replays (TLRS)
Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3
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 1930. Short local TLRS AGM followed by Martyn Hilbert’s unusual Metrolink perspectives (TLRS)
Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4
Taunton 14.00. Cancelled (TLRS)
West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton Heathfield, TA2 8NE Contact westofengland@tlrs.info. £2.00 incl. light refreshments
Nottingham 1400 Tram Train Innovations – Tim Kendell (TLRS)
Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info
Blackpool from 10:00. Model Tram Show by John Whitehouse. (TLRS)
Cleveleys Park Methodist Church Hall, West Drive, Cleveleys, FY5 2BL. Contact: northlancs@tlrs.info
Southampton 19.30, Members’ digital images. (LRTA/SEG)
Junction Church, 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9FE. Contact southern@lrta.org. Cost £3.
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
Leeds 19:30, David Farrar Buses Galore (LRTA/LTHS)
The Engine House Middleton Railway Moor Road Leeds LS10 2JG £1 (includes light refreshments) Contact: enquiries@lths.co.uk
Sussex 19.40. Keith Carter; Trams, Tramways & Trolleybuses on Film. (TLRS)
Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, BN42 4TE. Contact: sussex@tlrs.info £2 visitors.
Cumbernauld 13:00. Scottish Area Group show and tell. (TLRS)
Cumbernauld Theatre, South Kildrum, Ring Road, Cumbernauld, G67 2UF. Contact via: scotland@tlrs.info
Solent 10:00 Martin Petch and Paul Coles: The Southampton Tram Project restorations (TLRS)
Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3
Arnside 14:00. Jon Allens Garden Tramway, 1/16 scale. (TLRS)
Contact: northlancs@tlrs.info
Visit to West Midlands Metro (TLRS)
Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info
Brentford 14.30 David Hanger Funicular railways (TLRS)
London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN – Contact: thamesvalley@tlrs.info - £5 including refreshments
Solent 10:00 TBA (TLRS)
Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3
Daisy Hill 14:00. Arthur Dawson Old Sirs Garden Tramway, G and 1/16 scales. (TLRS)
Contact: northlancs@tlrs.info
Cumbernauld 13:00. Scottish Area Group show and tell. (TLRS)
Cumbernauld Theatre, South Kildrum, Ring Road, Cumbernauld, G67 2UF. Contact via: scotland@tlrs.info
Visit to Aldridge Transport Museum (TLRS)
Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info
Cumbernauld 13:00. Scottish Area Group show and tell. (TLRS)
Cumbernauld Theatre, South Kildrum, Ring Road, Cumbernauld, G67 2UF. Contact via: scotland@tlrs.info
Solent 10:00 TBA (TLRS)
Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3
Nottingham 1400 Bring A Thing (TLRS)
Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info
Brentford 14.30 Alan Holmewood: Vicinal sunset.(TLRS)
London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN – Contact: thamesvalley@tlrs.info - £5 including refreshments
Cumbernauld 13:00. Scottish Area Group show and tell. (TLRS)
Cumbernauld Theatre, South Kildrum, Ring Road, Cumbernauld, G67 2UF. Contact via: scotland@tlrs.info
Solent 10:00 TBA (TLRS)
Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3
Nottingham 1400 TBA – Ken Follett (TLRS)
Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info
Garstang 14:00. TBC (TLRS)
Contact: northlancs@tlrs.info
Brentford 14.30 John Parkin Blackpool and Crich trams (TLRS)
London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford TW8 0EN – Contact: thamesvalley@tlrs.info - £5 including refreshments
Solent 10:00 TBA (TLRS)
Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3
Cumbernauld 13:00. Scottish Area Group show and tell. (TLRS)
Cumbernauld Theatre, South Kildrum, Ring Road, Cumbernauld, G67 2UF. Contact via: scotland@tlrs.info
Nottingham 1400 Modelling Session (TLRS)
Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info
Garstang 14:00. TBC (TLRS)
Contact: northlancs@tlrs.info
Copenhagen 12:00. Light Rail Day 1
Various locations see www.lightrailday.com for details - fee €990 + 25% VAT (2 days)
Copenhagen 08:00 Light Rail Day 2
Various locations see www.lightrailday.com for details - fee €890 + 25% VAT (2nd day only))
Cumbernauld 13:00. Scottish Area Group show and tell. (TLRS)
Cumbernauld Theatre, South Kildrum, Ring Road, Cumbernauld, G67 2UF. Contact via: scotland@tlrs.info
Solent 10:00 TBA (TLRS)
Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3
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
Solent 10:00 Xmas bash + Show and Tell (TLRS)
Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3
Nottingham 1400 Tramway Films (TLRS)
Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info