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. Members come from many different walks of life and are of varying levels of skill and experience – and all are still learning! Their interests include:
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Dates for 2012 now available
See our Public Events and Society Meeting pages for our events in 2012 – make a date (or dates) in your diary!
Work starts on winter project
Building the long-planned marshalling yard has started, see the first pictures.
Sun smiles on 2011 Open Weekend
Our annual Open Weekend took place in September and we were blessed with fine
weather. A good number of road-steam guests stayed overnight, making use of the Showground’s facilities. The ‘cycle-mobile’ made a reappearance, and a single Fairlie appeared, half-sister (if that’s the right term) of resident Tinkerbell ‘Sara’. Two videos of the event give some ‘live action’.
Bath & West Railway carries 75,000th passenger
The B&WR achieved another milestone at this year’s National Gardening Show when it carried its 75,000th passenger.
Sir Henry Elwes, President of the Royal Bath & West Society presented Teddy Hutchison with a commemorative B&WR baseball cap to remind him of the event.
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New members required ..
We are eager to attract new members to help us fulfil our ambitious plans for the Bath & West Railway – if you want to know more, please contact us. For images of our achievements to date, have a browse through the ‘Past Times’ section on the right.
