Week of Events
WFD Branch Zoom Meeting – ‘Railways at the Dawn of Nationalisation’, by Robin Mathams, 7th January 2025
WFD Branch Zoom Meeting – ‘Railways at the Dawn of Nationalisation’, by Robin Mathams, 7th January 2025
A presentation of photographs from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley Archive of over 2000 photographs taken by the late Percy Moseley between 1911 and the 1970s. This presentation will cover the years from 1946 to 1949 and will be made by Robin Mathams, joint archivist. Please note this is a virtual Zoom meeting, you…
Branch AGM followed by A South Wales Showcase
Branch AGM followed by A South Wales Showcase
The Branch AGM will be followed by a medley of images from a number of members of the Railways in South Wales Facebook Group led by Jeremy Segrott, Branch Chairman
Robert Pritchard – Out and about in the UK & Europe 2024 : Followed by the branch AGM
Robert Pritchard – Out and about in the UK & Europe 2024 : Followed by the branch AGM
After Robert's presentation stay online and have your say on how the branch is run.
The glorious Steam railways of India
The glorious Steam railways of India
we travel to India the huge asian country where John Sloane will give one of his super sessions
In Edinburgh: “Dark Doings at Low Level” by Jim Summers
In Edinburgh: “Dark Doings at Low Level” by Jim Summers
Another welcome return by our friend Jim Summers who will be telling us about the construction and operation of the lines through Glasgow Central Low Level - one of which, between Rutherglen and Partick, now forms the core of the present-day Argyle Line. The low level platforms seen in May 1981, just under two years…
RCTS WEN Branch Meeting and AGM: Alan Hopkins South African and Zimbabwe Steam in the 1980s
RCTS WEN Branch Meeting and AGM: Alan Hopkins South African and Zimbabwe Steam in the 1980s
Following the AGM Alan Hopkins will be entertaining us with a talk about his visits to South Africa and Zimbabwe in search of steam during the 1980s. It promises to be a fascinating talk about the railways and the steam locos which kept the railways operating