Bristol Branch

5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe on the up Bristolian at Bristol Parkway in 2010.  Image credit  Paul Udey
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe on the up Bristolian at Bristol Parkway in 2010. Image credit Paul Udey

Welcome to the Bristol Branch page of the RCTS website.

We meet once a month from September to May, on the first Friday, at St. Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road North, Filton, BS34 7PL, next to Esso Tesco.

Our meetings generally take the form of slide shows, videos or talks with lively discussion on all aspects of railway history and operational practice.

Our members' interests range from the pioneering years of the railway through to the present day, in the UK and overseas.

 

 

 

 

We have an extensive selection of new and second-hand railway books on sale at every meeting, at bargain prices.

 

Our current programme is detailed below. All are welcome to join us and to share their interest.

 

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What's on

Venues

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Contacts

Chairman
Brian Arman

 

Secretary

Paul Udey
tel: 01225 427779
email: bristol@rcts.org.uk
18 Hensley Road, Bath, BA2 2DR

Meeting reports

1 December 2023 ‘ Steam in South Africa Through 20 Years’ by Roger Griffiths.

By BTL Bristol | 2024-01-15

On Friday 1st December 2024 24 members and guests attended to listen to Roger Griffiths talk on South African Steam Roger started by telling us of his time working in…

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3 November 2023 ‘That Was The Year That Was 1964’ By Geoff Plumb.

By BTL Bristol | 2024-01-15

On Friday 3rd November 52 Members and Guests welcomed Geoff Plumb for his talk titled “That was the year that was 1964” he took us on a tour of the…

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6 October 2023 ‘An Audience with Professional Photographer – Jack Boskett’

By BTL Bristol | 2024-01-15

On October 6th 42 Members were present to listen Jack Boskett’s talk, Railways and Royalty Jack covered assorted subjects including weddings, Cheese rolling, Firemen cooking breakfast on their shovel, and…

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1 September 2023 ‘My 49 Year Railway Career’ by Dennis Flood’

By BTL Bristol | 2024-01-15

On Friday 1st September 2023, 29 members and guests met to hear Denis Flood tell his 49 year railway career. Denis started in Edgehill Liverpool. He described seeing the Great…

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2 August 2023 – Visit to the Avon Valley Railway

By BTL Bristol | 2023-08-26

    On a typically wet and windy Wednesday in August more than a dozen branch members made their way to Bitton Station on the former Midland Railway line between…

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14 April 2023 ‘East Coast Main Line – King’s Cross to York’ Presented by Stephen Gay.

By BTL Bristol | 2023-06-14

41 members and guests attended a talk by Steven Gay: Kings Cross to York, The East coast mainline. Kings Cross in the 70’s still had plenty of Deltics and other…

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3 March 2023 A.G.M. followed by ‘A Roger Newman Tribute’ Presented by Brian Arman.

By BTL Bristol | 2023-06-14

Brian Arman: Tribute to Roger Newman After a short AGM, Branch Chairman Brian Arman Presented the photographs of Roger Newman. These Photos were from the 1960’s period. We were privileged…

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3 February 2023 ‘Steam and Semaphores to Penzance’ by Nick Dudman.

By BTL Bristol | 2023-06-14

Maurice Dunman’s excellent slides, presented by his son Nick. 68 members were present. Nick began the talk by telling us how his father started between 1958 and 1965 The photos…

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6 January 2023 ‘To Scotland for Steam’ by Brian Arman.

By BTL Bristol | 2023-06-14

Brian split the Scottish Railways into two halves, planning to deal with the North British and Great Northern of Scotland Railway this year, and hopefully deal with Caledonian and the…

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2 December 2022 ‘Railway Holidays in the West Country Part 2’ with Stuart Warr

By BTL Bristol | 2022-12-09

Stuart Warr was due to give a presentation ‘Railway Holidays in The West Country Pt 2 – Devon & Somerset’. Due to bad weather in South Wales, Stuart was not…

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