West of England [WEN]
Welcome to the pages of the West of England Branch of the RCTS, which is a geographically extensive branch, covering the area from Taunton to Penzance, we are based in Exeter, and hold meetings on the Second Saturday of the month, from October to April. Past members of the branch have been Terry Nicholls, Peter Gray who regularly entertained us with excellent presentations and we have many other members who have continued this tradition. If you have any questions feel free to contact the Chair, David Mitchell or Secretary, Charles Woodland
What's on
Venues
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Contacts
tel: 07768 662331
email: westofengland@rcts.org.uk
1 Iolanthe Drive Whipton Exeter EX4 9DZ
Chairman
tel: 01392 431264
email: woechair@rcts.org.uk
12 Colleton Mews, St Leonards, Exeter, EX2 4AH
Treasurer
Web Co-ordinator
tel: 07768662331
email: westofengland@rcts.org
1 Iolanthe Drive, Whipton, Exeter EX4 9DZ
Meeting reports
John Medley : A Medley Medley 4 09/03/24
In recent years John Medley has presented several traditional slide shows of his own photos to the branch, and at our meeting on 9th March he showed the latest of…
David Mitchell : The Barnstaple & Okehampton Branches through the years 10/02/24
On 3rd February David Mitchell presented a digital show entitled “The Barnstaple & Okehampton Branches through the Years” which followed the two lines in journey order, with at least one…
Stuart Hammond : In Search of Steam 13/01/24
Our AGM was held on 13th January with twelve members present. The last year was considered to be reasonably successful with attendances at branch meetings varying in number from thirteen…
Steve Crowther : Hydraulic Delights 09/12/23
On 9th December we welcomed Steve Crowther who presented a show of his own slides which focused on the last years of the Class 52 Western diesel-hydraulics, although other contemporary…
Bernard Mills : Waterloo to the Atlantic Coast in the Diesel Era 11/11/23
On 11th November Bernard Mills presented a show entitled “Waterloo to the Atlantic Coast in the Diesel Era” which comprised his own scanned slides that were mainly taken from the…
David Hunt : Railways in the 1970s 14/10/23
Our new programme commenced on 14th October with a healthy number in attendance to see a traditional slide show presented by member David Hunt. He revealed that he first started…
AGM followed by Alan Hopkins :‘From Euston to the North in the Days of Steam’
On 8th January we held our AGM which 15 members attended; however as it covered a period when there were no branch activities due to the pandemic, there was little…
Westcountry Blues, Barry Jones
On 11th December we welcomed Barry Jones who gave us a digital presentation entitled ‘Westcountry Blues’. As suggested by the title, this mainly comprised scans of slides taken of BR…
‘From the River Tamar to Tiverton Junction through the Years’
We held our first meeting since March 2020 on 13th November, and as our previous venue is currently not available we used a new location which proved superior in every…