The Society’s Spring Visit will be to Alan Sparkes, Bristol, on Saturday 21st May 2022 Members will be welcome to arrive from 10:00am with activities operating until mid-afternoon. It is planned (more…)
Spring Visit

The Society’s Spring Visit will be to Alan Sparkes, Bristol, on Saturday 21st May 2022 Members will be welcome to arrive from 10:00am with activities operating until mid-afternoon. It is planned (more…)
Jeffrey Shackell will be giving an illustrated introduction about Major lnd’s photographic style and a little bit more about him discovered during research for the new book. This will lead (more…)
Alan Rundle presentation on Mornement & Ray Ltd Engineers and Contractors, Norfolk. Covers the dredging of rivers and drains using steam traction engines. For those who attended the meeting, the (more…)
The History of R. Dingle & Sons Road Rolling and General Contractors, Stoke Climsland Cornwall Presentation by Richard Sandercock Esq. The Fourth Generation Proprietor. This is the first occasion when (more…)
I am sad to report that John Meredith passed away peacefully yesterday after a short illness. John will be known to many as the Treasurer of the RLS, a role (more…)
Just in case members have not heard and not wanting to leave any stone unturned I am sad to report that Les Burberry passed away peacefully earlier this week after (more…)
By Andrew Smith Our spring visit this year was held on Saturday 25th May at the Antell’s yard in Shillingstone, Dorset, on a gloriously hot spring day. Members had travelled (more…)
The Road Locomotive Society is obliged under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018 to protect the personal data of its members and other individuals or organisations with whom it (more…)
The Societies winter meeting took place on Saturday 4th March at the Milestones Museum in Basingstoke and despite last minute notice due to delayed arrival of our journal the meeting (more…)
The Society was once again invited to have a marquee at South Cerney rally over the weekend of 4th – 6th August so many thanks to Peter Brown and the (more…)
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