BTL Meeting Report
1 March 2024 A.G.M. followed by ‘My Early Years’ by Branch President Arthur Turner.
32 people were present for the Bristol Branch AGM followed by a presentation by Branch President Arthur Turner titled, “My Early Years…” with black and white images from around the…
Read More2 February 2024 ‘Steam & Semaphores to Penzance’, Maurice Dudman’s slides presented by his son Nick.
52 members and guests attended the second part of Nick Dudman’s showing of his late father’s slides. The journey from London to Bristol featured in the first part, this slide…
Read More5 January 2024 ‘Hugh Ballantyne’s Somerset & Dorset Railway’ Presented by Richard Pelham
The Bristol Branch Meeting on the 5th January 2024 at St Teresas Church Hall over 50 members and guests watched a slide show of the late Hugh Ballantyne presented by…
Read More1 December 2023 ‘ Steam in South Africa Through 20 Years’ by Roger Griffiths.
On Friday 1st December 2024 24 members and guests attended to listen to Roger Griffiths talk on South African Steam Roger started by telling us of his time working in…
Read More3 November 2023 ‘That Was The Year That Was 1964’ By Geoff Plumb.
On Friday 3rd November 52 Members and Guests welcomed Geoff Plumb for his talk titled “That was the year that was 1964” he took us on a tour of the…
Read More6 October 2023 ‘An Audience with Professional Photographer – Jack Boskett’
On October 6th 42 Members were present to listen Jack Boskett’s talk, Railways and Royalty Jack covered assorted subjects including weddings, Cheese rolling, Firemen cooking breakfast on their shovel, and…
Read More1 September 2023 ‘My 49 Year Railway Career’ by Dennis Flood’
On Friday 1st September 2023, 29 members and guests met to hear Denis Flood tell his 49 year railway career. Denis started in Edgehill Liverpool. He described seeing the Great…
Read More2 August 2023 – Visit to the Avon Valley Railway
On a typically wet and windy Wednesday in August more than a dozen branch members made their way to Bitton Station on the former Midland Railway line between…
Read More14 April 2023 ‘East Coast Main Line – King’s Cross to York’ Presented by Stephen Gay.
41 members and guests attended a talk by Steven Gay: Kings Cross to York, The East coast mainline. Kings Cross in the 70’s still had plenty of Deltics and other…
Read More3 March 2023 A.G.M. followed by ‘A Roger Newman Tribute’ Presented by Brian Arman.
Brian Arman: Tribute to Roger Newman After a short AGM, Branch Chairman Brian Arman Presented the photographs of Roger Newman. These Photos were from the 1960’s period. We were privileged…
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