About us
Welcome to Wells Railway Fraternity. We are a 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, access to the members only part of this website, free entry to the annual Railwells show in August and much more.
Pictures above - WRF group outing to the East Somerset Society of Model and Experimental Engineers in 2011
Pictures above - WRF group outing to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in 2007
WRF group outing with the inspection saloon on the Dartmoor Railway in 2006
Unveiling of one of the three historical markers on the sites of the former Railway Stations, in Wells, Somerset on 6 March 2002, l to r. Mrs Phyllis Hayes (94) widow of the last stationmaster at Wells, Mr Roger Bennett Radio Bristol Presenter, Mr Paul Fry, Secretary of the Wells Railway Fraternity.
Outings for Members
25 September 2011
East Somerset Society of Model and Experimental Engineers
Founded in 2001, the Society is a relative newcomer in the well-established field of Model Engineering societies. It is based at the Bath & West Showground near Shepton Mallet, Somerset in the south-west of the UK, and draws members from as far afield as Bristol and Yeovil.
10 May 2008
Docklands Light Railway
Following his talk to the Fraternity last year, Ralph Harding the Chief Engineer of the DLR, suggested a visit to the system. This has now been arranged for Saturday 10 May. After that date weekend services will be disrupted by engineering work to accommodate the new 3-unit trains.
10 May 2008
Docklands Light Railway
Following his talk to the Fraternity last year, Ralph Harding the Chief Engineer of the DLR, suggested a visit to the system. This has now been arranged for Saturday 10 May. After that date weekend services will be disrupted by engineering work to accommodate the new 3-unit trains.
2 July 2008
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway was promoted by the millionaire publisher Sir George Newnes and built to a narrow gauge of 1'11½" (60 cm) to connect Lynton with the market town of Barnstaple, some 19 miles to the south. It was opened in 1898 and, despite being taken over by the Southern Railway in 1923, was closed in 1935. Since 1979 a group of enthusiasts have been working to keep the memory of the line alive; in 1995 they were able to buy the station at Woody Bay, about 4 mliles from Lynton, and have embarked on ambitious plans to reopen as much of the railway as possible. So far, just over a mile of track has been laid towards Barnstaple, with a temporary terminus at Killington Lane.
Presentation to Mayor of Wells Cllr. Mrs. Jean Hague, of the original British Railways presentation table watched by Artist David Fisher and Cllr. Colin Price who both helped with the restoration and Paul Fry Secretary of the Fraternity. This table was presented to the Station Master of Wells Mr. C.W.Broome on the occasion of the naming of the Bullied locomotive "Wells".