CSL Croydon & South London branch
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FeaturedThe West Somerset Railway
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomAs well being an excellent photographer, Ian Wright was for many years a driver on the West Somerset Railway, and his frequent visits combined photography and footplate. Those who attended his presentation on the Bluebell Railway last year will know we have an excellent show to look forward, showing how the line has developed over…
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FeaturedThe Bluebell Railway through my lens
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomDavid Cable is a an excellent photographer, regularly in action along the Bluebell Railway, both on photo charters and normal service days, and will giving us a presentation of the highlights of his results.
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FeaturedRailways 1933-36, from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley collection
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomVirtual EventA further presentation of photographs from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley Archive of over 2000 photographs taken by the late Percy Moseley between 1911 and the 1970s. Following previous presentations of images from the 1940s and early 1950s, for this evening's presentation we return to the pre-war era of the early 1930s, when many…
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FeaturedNorth from Kings Cross – Photos from the RCTS Archive
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomVirtual EventA photographic review of the southern ECML, drawn from the Society’s Photographic archive by David Jackman. This features both the steam and diesel eras – while not completely forgetting the electric era – with the odd deviation along the way.
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FeaturedSwanning Around in the 1990s
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomA look back at London's Railways some thirty years ago, as the Network South East era gave way to Privatisation. A chance to see how things were, and how much has changed (or not) since. Just what I was able to get out, swan around and photograph...
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A Visit to Pakistan, 1990
CSL Redhill Redhill Methodist Church, Gloucester Road, Redhill, United KingdomBack in 1990, Jeremy Harrison undertook a visit to Pakistan, to see and photograph its railways. While the main emphasis of his trip was the then surviving steam - on broad, metre and narrow gauges - he also took the opportunity to photograph all aspects of the contemporary railway scene.
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Czechoslovak Railways
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomJeremy Harrison shows us images of Czechoslovak Railways (ČSD) from his visits to the country with the LCGB in 1989, for their celebration of 150 Years of Railways in the country, and 1992, for a substantially steam hauled tour which took us across the country.
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Croydon & SL Branch AGM and Members’ Images
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomOur Annual General Meeting, to be followed by Members’ Images. Your chance to speak up and show off! Since our last AGM a year ago, at which both our long serving Chairman and Secretary stood down, it is fair to say the Branch has had a rather problematic year, struggling to keep going, with only…
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British Steam in the Early 21st Century – a Personal View
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomA look back at what I was able to photograph in the early years of this century, both on preserved railways and the mainline. (This is a replacement for David Cable's presentation, previously planned for this meeting, which has had to be postponed until 14th April 2026).
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An A-Z of Swiss Railways (Part 1)
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomThe first part of a trilogy providing an A- Z of Swiss Railways, this instalment covers the three main Swiss operators, and then letters A - C.
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The Spa Valley Railway
CSL Redhill Redhill Methodist Church, Gloucester Road, Redhill, United KingdomThe Spa Valley Railway is now well established as one of our nearest heritage railways, and today Brian Halford returns to tell us of its latest developments.
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Leatherhead Station: The Stationmaster’s House
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomSociety Archivist and Trustee Andy Davies comes to tell the history of the stations at Leatherhead from 1859, including the Stationmaster’s house and it’s new use as the RCTS Archive and Library.