West Midlands [WMD]
Welcome to the West Midlands Branch pages of the RCTS website. Members' meetings are convened on the third Monday of the month from September through to May and are held at the Cheylesmore Community Centre in Coventry commencing at 2.00pm usually finishing around 4.00pm.
Speakers from around the country offer presentations covering a wide range of railway subjects across the ages, mainly in digital format, although both slide and film show formats often feature.
RCTS members, non-members/visitors and guests are welcome to attend all of our meetings for which a donation of £3.00 for members and £4.00 for non-members is requested.
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Meeting reports
Original BR Steam Film Show – Dave Gouldthorp
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report Monday 18th May 2026 The final meeting of our 2025/2026 season was a ‘Cine’ feature given by Dave Gouldthorp. Professionally restored with sound…
Nuneaton Loco Depot – Peter Lee & Continental Wanderings – Phil Dooley
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report Monday 20th April 2026 For our penultimate meeting of the season we had two speakers, namely Peter Lee and Phil Dooley. The first…
The Welsh Highland Railway – Nick Booker
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report Monday 16th March 2026 Our speaker was Nick Booker with a presentation on ‘The Welsh Highland Railway’. The history of the…
West Midland Branch AGM 2026
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report February 16th 2026 – Coventry On Monday 16th February 2026 we held our AGM followed by two members submissions, Dick Johnson…
Steam in Pakistan & The Hedjaz Railway
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 19th January 2026 On Monday 17th November 2025 at 2.00pm our speaker was Derek Huntriss (Branch Secretary) with his presentation – Steam in…
‘All About The Letter A’ – MIke Dodd
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 15th December 2025 On Monday 15th December 2025 at 2.00pm our speaker was Mike Dodd from the Restoration & Archiving Trust…
Night Steam by Joe Connell
On Monday 17th November 2025 at 2.00pm our speaker was Joe Connell who presented ‘Night Steam’. He went on to give us a detailed account describing the pitfalls and…
‘The Vintage Trains Story’ by Mike Corbett
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 20th October 2025 Mike Corbett presented ‘The Vintage Trains Story’. Mike, a former manager at BR’s Wolverton Works, has taken on…
The Great Train Robbery – Ian Boskett
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 15th September 2025 On Monday 15th September 2025 our speaker was Ian Boskett who presentied ‘The Great Train Robbery’ of 1963. In the…
Narrow Gauge Railways of Saxony – Dave Coxo
On Monday 14th April Dave Coxon, East Midlands Branch Secretary, presented the talk ‘Narrow Gauge Railways of Saxony’ which was a record of his 2015 trip centred on Dresden. …
Railway Around World War II
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Reports February 17th & March 17th 2025 On Monday 17th February we held the West Midlands Branch AGM where the existing committee were re-elected…
The History of Trams – Peter Waller
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report Monday 20th January 2025 – Coventry Our speaker, Peter Waller, took us on a historical journey entitled “The History of Trams’. He…
Rail Incidents – Thirsk and Lewisham – Fraser Pithie
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report Monday 16th December 2024 – Coventry On Monday 16th December 2024 was our speaker was Fraser Pithie who presented ‘Rail Incidents’, as…
Nostalgic 16MM Cine Film from the 1920s to 2003 – Chris Pratt
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report Monday 18th November 2024 – Coventry On Monday 18th November 2024 we welcomed Chris Pratt from Rugby who presented “Nostalgic Cine…
Broad Gauge – Swindon to Bristol – Canon Brian Arman
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report Monday 21st October 2024 – Coventry On Monday 21st October 2024 our speaker was Canon Brian Arman, the society President. Following…
Images from Glass Plate Negatives – David Postle
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report Monday 16th September 2024 – Coventry Following a poor turnout for our first meeting of the season we were superbly entertained by David…
Irish Railways – Part 1 – Derry – Chris Youett
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 20th May 2024 – Coventry ‘Irish Railways Part 1 – Derry – Chris Youett On Monday 20th May 2024 our speaker, Chris Youett,…
‘A Touch of Eastern Promise’ – Derek Huntriss
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 15th April 2024 – Coventry ‘A Touch of Eastern Promise’ – Derek Huntriss On Monday 15th April 2024 our…
RCTS Coventry Meeting – March 2024
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 18th March 2024 – Coventry Part 2 – ‘The John Wells Collection’ – Bryan Acford After the passing of…
Branch AGM and Members Images
RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 19th February 2024 – Coventry AGM & Members Images On Monday 19th February 2024 our AGM was held. 17 members…
British Railway Disasters – Hixon and Ladbroke Grove – Fraser Pithie
Our speaker for the meeting was Fraser Pithie whose presentation of British Railway Disasters included Hixon (6th January1968) and Ladbroke Grove (5th October 1999). The accident at Hixon formed the…