Last updated on
21st January 2026
2025/26 Winter Programme
Friday Evening Meetings are held at our headquarters in Ickenham and this years are also being made accessible via Zoom video conferencing for those unable to attend in person.
Meetings start at 8pm, with our headquarters open from approximately 7.30pm. Zoom meetings normally start from 7:45pm ready for the start of the formal meeting at 8pm.
For details of how to join a particular zoom meeting please submit a request via the Contact Us page.
| 2025 | |
| September 2025 | |
| Friday 26th September 2025 |
Annual General Meeting |
| October 2025 | |
| Friday 3rd October 2025 |
Members' Slides |
| Saturday 4th October 2025 |
IDSME Public Running Day |
| Friday 10th October 2025 |
Hydrogen and Ammonia for Large Engines - Ed Newman |
| Friday 17th October 2025 |
Circumnavigating Svalbard By Ship - Geoff Higgs |
| Saturday 18th October 2025 |
Model Railway Show - Ickenham Village Hall |
| Friday 24th October 2025 |
An Introduction To The Model Railway Layouts On Display At The Model Railway Exhibition - Model Railway Group |
| Friday 31st October 2025 |
Then and Now: Twenty Five Years of Local Railways - Michael Proudfoot |
| November 2025 | |
| Saturday 1st November 2025 |
IDSME Public Running Day |
| Friday 7th November 2025 |
Railway Track - A History - David Sexton |
| Friday 14th November 2025 |
General Interest Night |
| Friday 21st November 2025 |
Marlow Model Railway Layout Update - Graeme Vickery |
| Friday 28th November 2025 |
Working With The Tram Engineering Team In Porto - Graham Bilbe |
| December 2025 | |
| Friday 5th December 2025 |
Ickenham Festival Evening - No Meeting |
| Saturday 6th December 2025 |
IDSME Public Running Day |
| Friday 12th December 2025 |
Interesting Items |
| Friday 19th December 2025 |
The Christmas Slide Show - Sir Cyril's Minions |
| Friday 26th December 2025 |
No Meeting |
| 2026 | |
| January 2026 | |
| Friday 2nd January 2026 |
Members' Slides |
| Friday 9th January 2026 |
History and Development of Hovercraft - Part I - Mark Hamlin |
| Friday 16th January 2026 |
Railway Track - A History - Part II - David Sexton |
| Friday 23rd January 2026 |
Production of Commercial Model Railway Locomotives - Graham Muspratt |
| Friday 30th January 2026 |
Club and General Interest Night |
| February 2026 | |
| Friday 6th February 2026 |
Topic to be confirmed - Bob Proudfoot |
| Friday 13th February 2026 |
The Grand Old Lady (HMS Warspite) - Mel Fuller |
| Friday 20th February 2026 |
3D Design & Printing - Simon Hamlin History & Development of Hovercraft - Part II - Mark Hamlin |
| Friday 27th February 2026 |
What Did The Railways Do For Us? - Tim Dunn |
| March 2026 | |
| Friday 6th March 2026 |
Members' Slides |
| Friday 13th March 2026 |
The Wantage Tramway Company - Mike Werrell |
| Friday 20th March 2026 |
IDSME Model Railway Group - An Update |
| Friday 27th March 2026 |
Practical Boiler Testing - Ian and Neil Mortimer |
| April 2026 | |
| Saturday 4th April 2026 |
IDSME Public Running Day |