Meetings

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.

12 Sep 26

Cumbernauld 13:00. Scottish Area Group show and tell. (TLRS)

Cumbernauld Theatre, South Kildrum, Ring Road, Cumbernauld, G67 2UF. Contact via: scotland@tlrs.info

18 Sep 26

Solent 10:00 Zoom call replays (TLRS)

Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3

21 Sep 26

Liverpool 1930. Ron Martin presents Alf Jenkins’ 1950’s films Mersey Ferries and Overhead Railway (TLRS/MTPS)

Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4

26 Sep 26

Garstang 14:00. TBC (TLRS)

Contact: northlancs@tlrs.info

26 Sep 26

Nottingham 1400 TBA – Ken Follett (TLRS)

Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info

01 Oct 26

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

02 Oct 26

Solent 10:00 Modelling meeting (TLRS)

Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3

06 Oct 26

Southampton, 1930, Martyn Davies presents another selection of ‘mixed railways’. (LRTA/SEG)

Junction Church, 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9FE. Contact southern@lrta.org. Cost £4.

14 Oct 26

Sussex 19.40. Paul Coles; Model Trams and how to manage them! (TLRS)

Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, BN42 4TE. Contact: sussex@tlrs.info £2 visitors.

16 Oct 26

Solent 10:00 TBA (TLRS)

Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3

17 Oct 26

Bridgwater 14.00 Brian Boddy. Preserved for Posterity. Journeys on 300 Public Service Vehicles (TLRS)

Bridgwater Station Meeting Room, TA6 5HB. Contact westofengland@tlrs.info. £2.00 incl. light refreshments

19 Oct 26

Liverpool 1930. John Hewitt continues with part 2 of “From the Cradle to the Pram to the Tram” (TLRS/MTPS)

Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4

24 Oct 26

Cumbernauld 13:00. Scottish Area Group show and tell. (TLRS)

Cumbernauld Theatre, South Kildrum, Ring Road, Cumbernauld, G67 2UF. Contact via: scotland@tlrs.info

31 Oct 26

Nottingham 1400 Modelling Session (TLRS)

Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info

31 Oct 26

Garstang 14:00. TBC (TLRS)

Contact: northlancs@tlrs.info

03 Nov 26

Southampton, 19.30, AGM followed by members’ digital images (15 minutes per person). (LRTA/SEG)

Junction Church, 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9FE. Contact southern@lrta.org. Cost £4.

06 Nov 26

Solent 10:00 Modelling meeting (TLRS)

Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3

09 Nov 26

Copenhagen 12:00. Light Rail Day 1

Various locations see www.lightrailday.com for details - fee €990 + 25% VAT (2 days)

10 Nov 26

Copenhagen 08:00 Light Rail Day 2

Various locations see www.lightrailday.com for details - fee €890 + 25% VAT (2nd day only))

11 Nov 26

Sussex 19.40. Andrew Marshall; British Railways in the 1990s, Part 1 (SEG)

Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, BN42 4TE. Contact: sussex@tlrs.info £2 visitors.

14 Nov 26

Cumbernauld 13:00. Scottish Area Group show and tell. (TLRS)

Cumbernauld Theatre, South Kildrum, Ring Road, Cumbernauld, G67 2UF. Contact via: scotland@tlrs.info

16 Nov 26

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

20 Nov 26

Solent 10:00 TBA (TLRS)

Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3

21 Nov 26

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

26 Nov 26

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.

28 Nov 26

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

28 Nov 26

Nottingham 1400 TBA – Seaton Tramway – Roger Poole (TLRS)

Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info

30 Nov 26

Bromborough 1930. MTPS Annual General Meeting. (MTPS Members only)

The Merebrook, Greenfields Avenue Wirral CH62 6DD merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £ to be agreed

01 Dec 26

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.

04 Dec 26

Solent 10:00 Modelling meeting (TLRS)

Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3

07 Dec 26

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 £ to be agreed

09 Dec 26

Sussex 19.40. Christmas Social Gathering. (TLRS-SEG).

Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, BN42 4TE. Contact: sussex@tlrs.info £2 visitors.

11 Dec 26

Solent 10:00 Xmas bash + Show and Tell (TLRS)

Community Kettle CIC 62 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 2PS contact solent@tlrs.info Cost £3

19 Dec 26

Nottingham 1400 Tramway Films (TLRS)

Beeston Scout Hut NG9 1GA Contact: eastmidlands@tlrs.info

18 Jan 27

Liverpool 1930. Speakers/Subjects to be announced (TLRS/MTPS)

Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4

15 Feb 27

Liverpool 1930. Speakers/Subjects to be announced (TLRS/MTPS)

Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4

15 Mar 27

Liverpool 1930. Speakers/Subjects to be announced (TLRS/MTPS)

Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4

19 Apr 27

Liverpool 1930. Speakers/Subjects to be announced (TLRS/MTPS)

Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4

17 May 27

Liverpool. 1930. TLRS local Annual General Meeting (short) then something else interesting. (TLRS/MTPS)

Sefton Park Community Association, 3 Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 3AG merseyside@tlrs.info Cost £4