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The big railroad club annual event @ Queens!
We hope you’ve had a wonderful summer and are getting ready for the 2024-25 Real Tennis season! To celebrate the new season we’re holding another Railroad event at the Queen’s Club on Sunday 27th October. This will be the third – big thanks to Georgie Willis and Queen’s – so if you haven’t come along before do try…
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The Railroad Club: an Oxford Reunion
A balmy Saturday in June saw members of the Railroad Club come together in Oxford for an eagerly anticipated reunion; one dedicated Railroader even missed the school function she’d organised, such was the level of commitment! Off games and unable to take part in the afternoon’s tennis at Merton Street, I’m ashamed to say that…
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Subsidised racket scheme
Half-price rackets – thanks to the Railroad Club Thanks to the generosity of Railroad Club members we have now been able to allocate a first set of seven subsidised rackets. The recipients – whose applications were vetted by Andrew and Craig to make sure we make the best use of the money – covered a…
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The Varsity matches – an Oxford double!
Held at Lord’s as always these resulted in two very hard-fought wins for Oxford: 4/3 for the men and 4/2 for the women. The men’s came down the last match, the lead singles, when Ben Yorston for Oxford beat back the challenge of the talented Patrick Smart. In the ladies, superb performances by Izzy Marshall…
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The first event – 30 October 2022
On Sunday 30 October over 30 members of the Railroad Club met at The Queen’s Club in London for a day of tennis. For those who don’t know it, Queen’s (in West London) is a fabulous venue. It was founded in 1886 and the honours boards show just how many stars of all forms of…
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Update on the club
We now have over 20 life members and 60 or so ‘annual sub’ members. A wonderful result from our May 2022 launch at the Oxford and Cambridge Club. Thank you all!
