SWL Meeting Report

The Rowland Pittard Memorial Lecture 8 June 2022 by Rev Canon Brian Arman – Broad gauge 3 We were joined by 35 and guests to hear Brian Arman’s third presentation…

MEETING REPORT 9 MARCH 2022 CAMP COACH HOLIDAYS ON THE GWR MIKE FENTON Many of you will remember camping coaches from the Fifties and the Sixties, in seaside locations such…

A 51xx tank arriving at Hengoed Low Level with a northbound Rhymney all stations service in 1956 40 RCTS members joined into the excellent Zoom presentation by Peter Fortune. Whilst…

Presenter: Professor Stuart Cole 63 Zoomers from South Wales, and England (welcome all) joined us for Professor Stuart Cole’s (Emeritus Professor of Transport at South Wales University) excellent coverage of…

Presenter: Peter Fortune 57 Zoomers from South Wales, and England (welcome all) joined us for Peter Fortune’s excellent presentation of the Taff Valley railway (part 1). Peter gave us a…

Presenter: Robert Mastermann A record 66 Zoomers from South Wales, and England (welcome all) joined us to for Robert’s “Masterly” presentation of Railway Images in South Wales in the 1960’s…

Presenter: Stuart Warr We were joined by 44 Zoomers from South Wales, and England (welcome all) to hear Stuart Warr’s typically thorough and comprehensive round trip of Cornwall’s railways over…

Presenter: Noel Thompson We were joined by 46 Zoomers from South Wales, and England (welcome all) to hear part 2 of Noel’s presentation. Noel started off by completing his comprehensive…

Presenter: Paul Chancellor In March we received our first visit from Paul Chancellor, owner of Colour Rail and Chairman of the Society’s Development Committee. I don’t why we have waited…

Presenter: Ray Viney For our February meeting, Ray Viney (of the Monmouthshire Railway Society) gave an excellently illustrated talk about the Monmouthshire Railway & Canal Company in Newport. What had…