SWL South Wales / De Cymru branch

THE ANNUAL BRANCH SOCIAL WITH MEMBERS' PICTURES AND SLIDES AND THE TRADITIONAL QUIZ, WITH REFRESHMENTS AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHAT WITH, AND MEET YOUR FELLOW ENTHUSIASTS

Alan Williams has been taking photos of the Welsh narrow gauge since I was a young lad, but it became a serious endeavour during the 1990s and since then I have accumulated a wealth of material, enough for a second show if the first one goes OK. It will be a personal view, not a…

On 9th October 2024, Steve Rickett will take us on a journey from Pembrokeshire to Essex, avoiding London, using secondary routes where possible and going down branch line rabbit holes and visiting lesser-known freight lines. After a relocation to Lincolnshire, we will journey westwards to North Wales, across the Pennines and with detours via some…

Geoff Atkins

Tony Wardrobe will make a welcome return to the branch to present a varied selection of his own slides featuring steam hauled goods trains across the whole of the UK.

The Branch AGM will be followed by a medley of images from a number of members of the Railways in South Wales Facebook Group led by Jeremy Segrott, Branch Chairman

Nigel Wassell will present another set of images which he has curated from John's extensive collection.

Dave Waldron will return to the Branch to present a post-COVID five day test-trip to The Netherlands featuring steam trains and trams followed by two adventures in the NW USA which included 'trains, planes and automobiles '- plus a few boats.

Presented by Peter Brabham

Peter Fortune will provide an historical overview of the development and operation of this small but very successful railway company which transformed the coal trade in South wales for three decades in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. A Great Western Railway 56XX tank brings  short freight over the Barry Railway's iconic Walnut Tree…

For the fourth annual Rowland Pittard Memorial Lecture, The RCTS South Wales branch is delighted to welcome Robert Masterman back to The Old Church Rooms in Radyr. Bob is widely regarded as one of the foremost railway photographers of his, or any, generation and is perhaps best known for his work documenting the ever evolving…