BTL Meeting Report
1 May 2026, ‘My Father’s Pictures’ – Bristol, Bath & the S&D presented by David Cross.
Bristol On 1st May David Cross presented a selection of his Father’s pictures, starting with a view of Bristol Bath Road showing examples of Class 45, 47, 50 and 52.…
Read More10 April 2026, The Bill Potter Collection – A Classic Rail Archive 1938 to 1988
Bristol On 10th April Chris Brown presented a slide show from the Bill Potter Collection. The evening started with a USA tank at Southampton Docks and in 1934 a B17…
Read More6 March 2026, ‘A Short AGM followed by – ‘Midland Blue – Midland Railway Lines in the 1980s’ by Stewart Jolly.
Our 6th March meeting opened with a short AGM where chairman Brian Arman reported on another successful year with interesting meetings which were well attended. During the last few weeks…
Read More6 February 2026, ‘The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust, 1979 to Date’ by Mark Bladwell.
George Newnes, the publisher, had a holiday home in Lynmouth. He financed a narrow-gauge railway from Barnstaple to Lynton. The line opened in May 1898. In 1923 the line was…
Read More2 January 2026, ‘The Rise and Fall of Bristol Bath Road Depot’ by Roy Kethro.
For our first meeting of 2026 Roy Kethro presented, ‘The Rise and Fall of Bristol Bath Road Disel Depot’. In the nineteen thirties the GWR built the depot just west…
Read More19 December 2025 – Christmas Buffet & Member’s Evening
For our Christmas Buffet and Members Evening, Jacky & Reg Wood provided an excellent festive spread. Brian Arman started the evening off with slides of former GW & LMS steam…
Read More5 December 2025, ‘The Swansea Vale Railway, by Professor John Miles.
Charles Henry Smith and Sterling Benson proposed a railway starting at Swansea travelling northwards. The initial surveys were carried out in 1836 and 1840, the bill passed through parliament in…
Read More7 November 2025, ‘That Was The Year That Was 1966, by Geoff Plumb.
We welcomed Geoff for his fifth presentation. He started around the Sheffield area with several photos of LMS Royal Scots and Black 5s between Sheffield and Nottingham. His presentation included…
Read More3 October 2025, ‘The Adavnced Passenger Train’, by Kit Spackman.
In the early 1970’s Kit was a key engineer in the development of a high-speed train (APT-P) to run on the ECML and the WCML. To be able to traverse…
Read More5 September 2025, ‘South Wales Railways in the 21st Centuary by Stuart Warr.
On 5th September Stuart Warr presented, ‘South Wales Railways in the 21st Century’. Stuart is a prolific and a very accomplished photographer and he was able to show us only…
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