BTL Bristol branch

On 2nd September we are pleased to welcome South Wales Branch Secretary, Peter Fortune to open our 2022/23 programme with a talk on the ‘Rhymney Railway’. Peter will be taking us on a journey down the line from it’s early days to the present time.

On 7th October we are pleased to welcome back Gerry Nichols to present 'Steam in West Wales'. West Wales in this context is west of Swansea and south of the Cumbrian main line to Aberystwyth. It will cover both the "main lines" and the Cardigan branch and the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen line.

A welcome return visit by Geoff Plumb to recall the events that he recorded in 1963.

We welcome back Stuart Warr to continue his recollection of past holidays in Devon & Somerset

Bristol Branch Chairman Brian Arman will be taking us on a journey over the border in search of steam.

Steam & Semaphores from Paddington to Penzance via Bristol. Maurice Dudman's slides presented by his son Nick.

After a short AGM Brian Arman will present 'A Tribute to Roger Newman' showing Roger's 1960-65 UK pictures.

10 years since his last visit to the Bristol Branch Stephen Gay returns with a slide presentation on the East Coast Main Line. NOTE THIS IS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF THE MONTH

Ian’s talk on the robbery is the result of years of research and fact finding together with his personal goal being, how on earth do you stop a express train doing 95 miles per hour in the middle of nowhere and drive it yourself ?? Ian brings a 1960’s colour light signal with him to…