Cambridge University Railway Club

The Cambridge University Railway Club (abbreviated as CURC) is one of the clubs and societies in the University of Cambridge. It was formed in 1911 and is the third oldest railway club in the world, after The Railway Club (1899 - now defunct) and the Stephenson Locomotive Society (1909). The club is engaged closely with the railway industry.

The CURC activities include:

• Career fairs, promoting career opportunities in the railway industry.
• Meetings, where a line of notable speakers have spoken, including Sir Nigel Gresley, Keith Williams and Sir Peter Hendy.
• Visits, including national railway and underground depot visits, drive simulator and cab rides.
• Annual Photo Competition
• Annual dinner at a Cambridge University college or on train

The CURC had a good friendship with the Oxford University Railway Society (OURS), with an annual Varsity Quiz. However OURS folded in the late 1990s.

The CURC has a logo of "Eagle", which is the only locomotive designed and built in Cambridge. Eagle

CURC adopted a Class 08 locomotive 08631 at Coldham Lane Depot in Cambridge until the depot was mothballed for a time in 1996.^[1] In 2022, a Class 66 locomotive 66786 was named after the club at Cambridge Railway Station to commemorate its 110 anniversary.^[2]

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• Science and Society Picture Library - CURC group photo, 1934

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