WEN Exeter [Mint Methodist Church]

Following on from the success of his last talk John returns with another selection of pictures from his extensive collection. It promises to be an evening of nostalgia from John as he cover some of the more unusual trains to pass through Devon in the recent past. Please note owing to a concert at the…

RCTS West of England Branch meeting will feature another talk by Branch Chair David Mitchell with a talk entitled "The Barnstaple & Okehampton Branches through the years" - a mix with mainly B&W oldies  more modern, mainly colour stuff from Dave camera. *******PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE******** Owing to Parking issues at the Mint the…

The AGM will take place in the first part of the evening, and be followed by a talk from Stuart Hammond one of our members who will entertain with a talk entitled "In search of Steam and other Railway images"

West of England Branch December Meeting will feature Steve Crowther who will be entertaining us with a miscellany of Hydraulic Delights, from his extensive collection of images.

Our November Meeting will feature the return of an old friend of the Branch, Bernard Mills. Bernard will be entertaining us with another of his excellent talks. Based on his forthcoming book for Platform 5 Bernard will be taking us on a journey to the West using his extensive collection of images, which will give…

For the first meeting of the 2023/24 programme, David Hunt, will provide an evening of nostalgia which will cover the railways of the UK in the corporate rail blue era of the 1970s with its variety of loco classes and variety of freight, the majority of which is long gone. It will be an entertaining…

Our December meeting welcomes one of branch members Geoff Kerr with a talk that will cover a journey across the Pennines covering the period 2003-20, with some nostalgia thrown in for good measure with some pictures from an earlier period. In this talk Geoff will be looking at the national rail scene with an emphasis…

For our November meeting we welcome the last Area Manager of the Exeter area, John Heaton. John had a long railway career in various parts of the country before he became the Area Manager in the Exeter area, and his time in Exeter area has formed the basis for a series of books that he…

We start our 2022-23 programme with a presentation from the Branch Chair, David Mitchell. The talk will cover the Southern lines in East Devon through the years with an eclectic mix of steam, modern(ish) traction and the modern era. As with any talk from Dave there will be something for everyone! We hope to see…