Basingstoke Station circa 1915
(Picture courtesy of Basingstoke Willis Museum)
Basingstoke Station 2010
(Picture by Ian Francis)
Basingstoke Station 2012
(Picture by David Brace)
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Basingstoke Station circa 1915 (Picture courtesy of Basingstoke Willis Museum) |
Basingstoke Station 2010 (Picture by Ian Francis) |
Basingstoke Station 2012 (Picture by David Brace) |
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We are pleased you have found the official web site of the Basingstoke & District Railway Society. The Society was formed in 1974 to provide entertainment on railway related matters. We meet twice monthly on a Wednesday evening between 19.45 and 22.00 at the Wote Street Club in the Basingstoke Town Centre. Our membership number is around 80, male and female, young and old, and our meeting attendance is typically 40. The majority of our meetings take the form of an illustrated presentation by a good quality speaker. Members pay an annual subscription of £5, plus a reduced admission fee of £2 at each meeting and enjoy many other benefits. Visitors are welcome at all our regular meetings on payment of a £3 admission fee. For those historians amongst you, we are pleased to include Chris Tolley's 'A History of the Railways around Basingstoke', accessible from our History page. You can read much more About Us or can Contact Us by using these links or clicking on the tabs above. |
With no future meetings to advertise in this spot, the following YouTube Transport links are suggested to help entertain and inform. Our member's interests range across many transport modes, and these will be reflected here. Right Click Link to Open in a New Tab
Busiest Iron Ore Railway Junction in Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3592zBTdE4g
Western China Sandaoling Coal Railway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yJIFFwW2Tg
English Electric Lightning Jet Fighter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-4wuvw_5GM
Falkirk Canal Boat Lift https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxKWSQDeA78
To receive email notification before each meeting please send an email with subject "Subscribe" to Publicity@BDRS70D.com
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Picture of the Month October 2020 |
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Photograph by Andy Fewster. Why not enter your picture for next month? eMail your image to: web@bdrs70d.com `
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Please Note: This Website will be unavailable on Friday 6th November 2020 between 21.00 and 22.00 hours during which time a much needed update will be performed.
Given the current advice on the Coronavirus Pandemic, and the subsequent closure of the Society's meeting venue, the Wote Street Club, there will be no Society meetings until further notice. The membership will be notified as soon as possible if the situation changes. In the meantime the committee extends its best wishes to all the members of the society.
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| Items of Railway Interest | Society Members Photo Archive | ||||
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For information about train movements through Basingstoke Station click here The UK Steam Information website showing steam train schedules click here Rail fares between any two stations on the UK network click here The live departure board for passenger trains from Basingstoke. Click here Get the cheapest tickets by splitting your journey! Click here for the link to the web site with all the information Church Street Models, Basingstoke's specialist model shop. Click here for the link to their website.
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External links to the photographic efforts of current and past society members. | ||||
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