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 £4 per meeting for non-members and guests.
Annual membership is just £20 and includes:
• entry to all meetings
• opportunities to meet new railway friends
• and much more.
Please contact our secretary Andrew Ball 01749 673429 to enquire about membership.
2025
14 January
Members Talks
– My scanned 1960s negatives
Richard Blunden
followed by
– The Listowel & Ballybunion Railway
Malcolm Dowson
11 February
The History of Hattons 1946 – 2024
Richard Davies
11 March
Lines to the North Cornwall Coast
Bob Bunyar
8 April
The Class 50s
Geoff Hudson
13 May
Oddities Around Swindon
Brian Arman
9 September
The Stockton & Darlington Railway –
the Railway that got the World on Track
Caroline Hardie and Niall Hammond
14 October
Freight Operator GBRf followed by
the Diesel and Electric Preservation Group
Bob Tiller
11 November
Stothert and Pitt – Crane Makers
Pete Dunn
9 December
A.G.M. followed by Quiz
– set by last year’s winner
Jim Allwood
2026
13 January
Members Talks – Lynton & Barnstaple Update
David Edwards
followed by
Modelling Our Local Station
Andrew Tucker
10 February
HSTs at Fifty
Roy Kethro
10 March
Railway Publishing and the Titfield Thunderbolt
Simon Castens
14 April
Every Picture Tells a Story
John Baxter
12 May
Broad Gauge Journey Revisited
Brian Arman
For more details contact Andrew Tucker 01749 830 695
Page Updated 22.04.2025