Welcome to Wells Railway Fraternity. We are a friendly group interested in all aspects of railways from modelling to photography and history and just a general interest in trains of all sorts.
We hold monthly meetings from September to May at the Town Hall in Wells, Somerset. Meetings are free to members and just £2 per meeting for non members and guests.
Annual membership is just £12 and includes:
• entry to all meetings
• opportunities to meet new railway friends
• your own email address
your name@railwells.com
• access to the members only website
• and much more.
Please contact our secretary John Uncles
01749 870158 to enquire about membership.
Past meeting reports:
May 2010
November 2010
December 2010
February 2011
March 2011
April 2012
October 2012
November 2012
December 2012
February 2013
April 2013
May 2013
November 2013
Programme History:
Link to 2007 - 2008 Programme
Link to 2008 - 2009 Programme
Link to 2009 - 2010 Programme
Link to 2010 - 2011 Programme
Link to 2011 - 2012 Programme
Link to 2012 - 2013 Programme
Link to 2013 - 2014 Programme
Outings History:
Link to Docklands Light Railway
Link to Lynton and Barnstaple
Link to Bath and West Railway
All meetings held at the Town Hall, Wells, Somerset on the second Tuesday of the month at 19:30
10 September 2013
Railway Culture:
A Family History Perspective followed by East Coast Past and Present
Presented by Andy Cope
8 October 2013
Slides from the Maurice Deane Collection
Presented by Ian Bennett
12 November 2013
Across India by Train+the Railway Children
Presented by Colin Boocock
10 December 2013
Annual General Meeting followed by Quiz (set by Brian Neill)
14 January 2014
Paddington Sleeper Accident
Presented by Roy Kethro
Restoring a Clyde Puffer
Presented by Jim Hay
11 February 2014
The Brighton Belle and the 5-BEL Trust
Presented by Antony Fordr
11 March 2014
Rails to Avonmouth
Presented by Gerry Nichols
8 April 2014
The Gotthard Line and Luzern Area
Presented by Arthur Turner
13 May 2014
Somerset & Dorset Journey
Presented by Brian Arman
For more details contact
- Andrew Tucker 01749 830695
Programme updated 1 August 2013
TBA