WMD Meeting Report

RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 18th March 2024 – Coventry     Part 2 – ‘The John Wells Collection’ – Bryan Acford     After the passing of…

RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 19th February 2024 – Coventry   AGM & Members Images     On Monday 19th February 2024 our AGM was held. 17 members…

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…

RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report December 18th 2023 – Coventry   Having previously taken us on ‘A Scottish Ramble’ our speaker today, Robin Mathams, took us on ‘An…

RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report November 20th 2023 – Coventry     At Coventry on Monday 20th November 2023 our President, Brian Arman, returned continue his Broad Gauge…

RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report October 16th 2023 – Coventry     On Monday 16th October 2023 we welcomed Colin Hall, Chairman of the LMS Patriot 5551 ‘New…

2251 Class 0-6-0 No.2210 is seen departing from Stratford-on-Avon with the 8.43am to Leamington Spa General in the summer of 1964. On Monday 19th September 2023 our guest speaker, Tony…

RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report May 15th 2023 – Coventry On Monday 26th September 2022 our guest speakers, Chris Berridge and Bryan Acford presented Part 1 of the John…

The Talyllyn Railway by David Mitchell   David Mitchell, one time Managing Director of the railway, gave us a superb presentation with video and still images. He explained the beginnings…

RCTS – West Midlands Branch Meeting Report 20th March 2023 – Coventry     Having made an excellent presentation of BR Steam images last year our guest speaker, Allan Stewart,…