David Maidment was appointed Stationmaster Aberbeeg after training as a WR ‘Traffic Apprentice’ in May 1964 during the changeover from steam to diesel traction, and moved in 1965 to be Area Manager Bridgend which included the Tondu and Llantrisant valleys as well as the main line.
In 1967 he acted for short periods as both District Terminals and then Operating Officer at Swansea and was then four years as Divisional Train Planning Officer for the Cardiff Division.
He later moved on to work at both WR and BRB HQ as Head
of Productivity Services before becoming Chief Operating Manager LMR in 1982, the BRB ‘s first Reliability & Quality Manager in 1986 and Head of Safety Policy in 1990 after the Clapham Junction accident developing BR’s proactive safety management systems.

He will give an illustrated talk, concentrating in particular on the South Wales elements of his work, although putting this in context of his overall career.

David founded the Railway Children charity in 1995 and will bring some of his self-published and ‘Pen & Sword ‘ books he has authored, and will offer these at 20% discount with all the profit being donated to the charity.

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Both Society Members and Non Members are welcome to attend our meetings, and tea or coffee is provided free of charge during the interval.
Entry is free for Members on production of a current Membership card, and a donation of £2.00 is requested for Non Members.

Meetings are held at the Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr Cardiff, CF15 8DF
(Adjacent to the junction of Park Road and the main road through Radyr.)
Doors open from 19.00, meetings commence at 19.30
Members – Free, visitors – £2.00 donation
Complimentary tea or coffee during the interval.

Wednesday 9th November 2016.
Old Church Rooms RADYR
Guests and Visitors are VERY welcome.
Entrance is FREE but a voluntary donation of £2.00 is suggested for non-members.

http://www.radyr.org.uk/clubs/5984-2/

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Railway Correspondence and Travel Society S. Wales

Stephen Gay
“Railways in the Cornish Landscape”

March 9th 2016

The Old Church Rooms, Park Road,
Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF

Stephen will give his own Yorkshire take on this subject with his own illustrations, anecdotes and (probably) poems; not to be missed.

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again …”
That classic opening line from REBECCA the romantic suspense novel by Daphne DuMaurier

“Last night I dreamt I went on the sleeping car train to Penzance again…”.
The opening line from RAILWAYS IN A CORNISH LANDSCAPE a slide show by Stephen Gay .

Join Stephen and his faithful German Shepherd dog WRAWBY on their journeys and adventures exploring the railways of Cornwall.
Using recently taken slides, this presentation will also include historical information, a few poetry readings and many laughs along the way!
WRAWBY will not be present at the show , but will appear on a few pictures.

This show will include the Calstock / Gunnislake , Looe , Fowey and Newquay branch, not forgetting the main line to Truro, where this show will finish.

Both Society Members and Non Members are welcome to attend our meetings, and tea or coffee is provided free of charge during the interval.

Entry is free for Members on production of a current Membership card, and a donation of £2.00 is requested for Non Members.

Meetings are held at the Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr Cardiff, CF15 8DF
(Adjacent to the junction of Park Road and the main road through Radyr.)

Doors open from 19.00, meetings commence at 19.30
Members – Free, visitors – £2.00 donation
Complimentary tea or coffee during the interval.

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Railway Correspondence and Travel Society S. Wales

February 10th 2016

Noel Thompson – “An SLS/Alan Jarvis Evening of Photographs”

No introduction necessary for Noel, he was our branch secretary for many years, tonight he has been given access to the evocative photographs of the late Alan Jarvis.

5317 at Canton Shed in 1953

“AN SLS/ALAN JARVIS EVENING OF PHOTOGRAPHS
In the words of the Hennessey’s song title, Alan was Cardiff born and Cardiff bred and lived for most of his life in the Victoria Park area of the city. He was a prolific and distinguished photographer and following his death in 2014 his collection was given to the Stephenson Locomotive Society. We are able to enjoy tonight’s selection of photographs from Alan’s collection thanks to the agreement of the SLS.
Alan’s ashes were scattered near the railway at St Fagans, a favourite location of his, and our journey begins and ends there. The majority of tonight’s photographs were taken in South Wales, but we will also travel to North and West Wales as well as a number of locations over the border. The photographs in the first half are almost all taken in the 1950s and are in black and white which gives us the opportunity to see a number of pre-grouping locomotive classes at work. The second half will feature colour photographs from the 1960s. Some of the photographs are familiar to the presenter from Alan’s published work, most are not.
Not all the pictures are of trains. Railway infrastructure and trams and trolleybuses will also be seen. I am confident that everyone will enjoy the evening as much as I have had in choosing what to include.”

Noel Thompson

Both Society Members and Non Members are welcome to attend our meetings, and tea or coffee is provided free of charge during the interval.

Entry is free for Members on production of a current Membership card, and a donation of £2.00 is requested for Non Members.

Meetings are held at the Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr Cardiff, CF15 8DF
(Adjacent to the junction of Park Road and the main road through Radyr.)

Doors open from 19.00, meetings commence at 19.30
Members – Free, visitors – £2.00 donation

Complimentary tea or coffee during the interval.

Wednesday 10th June – 19:30

The Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff CF15 8DF,

Stuart Baker will speak at the RCTS meeting about the upgrading and electrification of the Great Western mainline, and the Inter City Express Programme.
Both Society Members and Non Members are welcome to attend our meetings, and tea or coffee is provided free of charge during the interval.
Entry is free for Members on production of a current Membership card, and a donation of £2.00 is requested for Non Members.

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The Mid Hants Railway ‘Watercress Line’

Behind the Scenes visit to Mid Hants Railway, Sheds, workshops and Signal Box.
7th May 2015

Final cost of the Mid Hants Railway visit £15.
Travel to venue be arranged individually, and meet on site at Alresford by 1045.

Contact :-
southwales@rcts.org.uk
or
RCTSSW@gmail.com

for more details and to reserve a place.
All welcome!!

http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/south_wales/index.htm

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(Photo Courtesy of the Mid Hants Railway)

The next monthly talk by the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (South Wales), will be on 8th April 2015

“A Year in my Life – My Travels in 2014 — John Day”

All RCTS talks are held at :-
The Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff CF15 8DF

and start at 19:30 (doors open 19:00)

Both Society Members and Non Members are welcome to attend our meetings, and tea or coffee is provided free of charge during the interval.

Entry is free for Members on production of a current Membership card, and a donation of £2.00 is requested for Non Members.

southwales@rcts.org.uk or RCTSSW@gmail.com
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/south_wales/index.htm
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Here’s an old photo postcard showing what the railway station used to look like in its glory days. I love the old signals.