CSL Croydon
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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FeaturedStuart Underdown’s Southern Memories – Part 2
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomThe late Stuart Underdown was a Society member and an accomplished photographer, who put together a number of presentations, including this one, of his ‘Southern Memories’, of his own photographs covering the period from the early 1960s through the 1970s, together with some much older images that he had collected, and ranging from Kent to…
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Pictures from the Harold Clements Collection, Part 1
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomBryan Cross comes to present a selection of monochrome images, all scanned directly from the Harold Clements collection of original Lantern slides, Glass plates and large format negatives. These were taken by Harold Clements, his Father and Grandfather. This presentation starts with images around Luton - from MR days in the 1880s to BR(M) in…
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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 (both digital and conventional slide projectors will be available). Your chance to speak up and show off! As our long serving Chairman Chris Meredith and Secretary Peter Wilson have both decided to step down, it is essential that people come forward to join the committee…
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FeaturedRoaming Around London With a Camera
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomGeoff Brockett brings the results of his photographic roamings, to show us the great diversity of trains and liveries to be seen around the capital in recent years. As he lives in London and so does a lot of his photography there, it seemed a good idea to do a show based specifically on what…
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FeaturedA Lifetime of Railway Photography
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomNot quite a lifetime, John took his first picture at the age of nine using his mother's rather ancient folding camera. He was already interested in railways as most boys of his generation were, where the passion came from for recording what he saw on film is lost in the mists of time but it's…