#OnThisDay 187 years ago the London & Southampton Railway reached Southampton, of sorts. Southampton (temporary) to Winchester and Basingstoke to Winchfield opened, but Winchester to Basingstoke was a road coach until 11th May 1840, when this permanent Southampton terminus opened
We have our membership and sales at this weekends ExpoEM show. Note the new venue at Garth Hill College,
Bull Lane, Bracknell RG42 2AD.
Come along and say hello, if not a member already you can join at the show.
https://t.co/Ke36DGMK1Y
We have our membership and sales at this weekends ExpoEM show. Note the new venue at Garth Hill College,
Bull Lane, Bracknell RG42 2AD.
Come along and say hello, if not a member already you can join at the show.
https://t.co/Ke36DGMK1Y
Our next meeting is this Saturday 2nd May at Harnham Memorial Hall, Salisbury. Stuart Isbister will be giving presentation titled 'Weybridge Lineman'
The meeting is open to all, and is also on Zoom for Members.
https://t.co/skKSVo6qg7
#railwayhistory#lswr
Our April 2026 Circular and Circle News members publication are landing in the letter boxes of our members this week.
If you are not yet a member and therefore missing out on our excellent publications, you can join the Circle here https://t.co/MPHpLrlZuc
We are all set up with our membership and sales stand no 96 at the London Festival of Model Railways at Ally Pally this weekend.
https://t.co/GoQVXgM09t
Lovely LSWR crest on the facade, a VR postbox and an old red phone box, all adding to the character. And a set of Pooley scales on display in the Booking Office.
Great to visit the Grade II Listed Wareham Station in Dorset with @SW_Help with a view to help restore some original Victorian features for a new retail opportunity. It’s a beautiful building, but does need a new tenant, so interested parties should contact Amey.
Hold the date for our Spring expoEM - 9/10th May, still in #bracknell, still some of the best 4mm scale modelling in the country and a whole bunch of trade stand - but at a new venue #expoEM
Our next meeting is this Saturday 7th March at Fareham United Reformed Church, see https://t.co/yXPpPtezUw
The presentations will now be Colin Edwardson on the closure of the Somerset & Dorset line and Roger will present images from the Southern Railways’ Archive.
#lswr
Our display and membership stand is all set at the Southampton Model Railway Society Exhibition at Barton Peveril College, SO50 5BX this weekend 24th/25th January.
If you are visiting please drop by and say hello
More details at https://t.co/SMuCFjabdt
Our display and membership stand is all set at the Southampton Model Railway Society Exhibition at Barton Peveril College, SO50 5BX this weekend 24th/25th January.
If you are visiting please drop by and say hello
More details at https://t.co/SMuCFjabdt
We have our display and membership stand at the Southampton Model Railway Society Exhibition at Barton Peveril College, SO50 5BX this weekend 24th/25th January.
It is always an excellent show, please drop by and say hello
More details at https://t.co/SMuCFjabdt
Our next meeting is this Saturday 17th 2pm at West Byfleet & Zoom. Our AGM followed by talks from Doug Jones and Mike Attrill 'The railway comes to Buriton, the development of the Portsmouth Direct line.' https://t.co/41wuvX1atK #lswr#railwayheritage
Our January 2026 Circular and Circle News members publication are landing in the letter boxes of our members this week.
If you are not yet a member and therefore missing out on our excellent publications, you can join the Circle here https://t.co/MPHpLrmxjK
#OnThisDay 184 years ago the LSWR opened a branch from Eastleigh (then Bishopstoke) to Gosport via Botley and Fareham, a ferry connecting to Portsmouth. Fareham to Gosport closed to passengers in 1953, but William Tite's building survives: Michael Coppins https://t.co/29i8zrHQ5E
Yet more historical information has been added to the members area of our website site today, as per the image below.
If you are not already a member then to get access to all the resources in the members area you can join here https://t.co/kQCSUtZ8Sq
Our Website updates for October within the members area are shown below.
To become a member and gain access to our member resources click here https://t.co/kQCSUtYB2S
SWC - External Zoom talk - Finding Hampshires Railway Workers. It is being run by the Hampshire Archive Trust on 19 November 2025 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm and the cost is £5.00 for non-trust members. Further details and booking at: https://t.co/76RYRnMSm5