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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Welcome to the Basingstoke & District Railway Society website. BDRS was formed in 1974 to provide entertaining lectures, films, illustrated talks and other matters concerning railways, including organised tours and journeys of railway and associated interest. The Society meets twice monthly on Wednesday evenings between 19.45 and 22.00 in the comfortable surroundings of the Wote Street Club located in Basingstoke Town Centre. Follow this link for This Year's Programme . Next Year's Programme when available will be here.
Typical membership is around 70, male and female, young and old, and our average meeting attendance is around the 35 mark. Most of our meetings take the form of an illustrated presentation given by quality speakers including some of our own members. Archive and other Society material can be viewed using password access to the Member’s Area and, for the historians and those interested, Chris Tolley's 'A History of the Railways around Basingstoke' and a 21st century update by a long-standing Society member are accessible from our Local Railway History page. Members pay an annual subscription plus a reduced admission fee at each meeting and enjoy many other benefits. Visitors are welcome at all our regular meetings on payment of an admission fee. Our twice monthly evening meetings cover a variety of railway orientated subjects both at home and abroad. They embrace mainlines, branch lines and tram systems and include: passenger and freight traffic current and historical; broad, narrow and standard gauges; steam and modern traction; travel and photography; preserved and departed railways; infrastructure; and business and operational matters. We are always pleased to hear from anyone who could give a railway-orientated presentation on any of these or related topics. Learn more About Us including how to join by following this link. To Find Us follow this link; to Contact Us follow this link or use the tab above. Visit the Society and be welcomed. |
13th November 2024 The LMS Patriot Project Aims & Progress with John Barrowdalel John, a member of the Patriot Project, describes the recreation of a Patriot class loco as a National Memorial Enginere creating a railway and remembrance link established after WW1 and lost in the 1960s. The loco will be named "The Unknown Warrior".
27th November 2024 Members Photo Night marking 50 Years of the Society with David Brace David hosts an evening when members take a look back at their pictures from the past 50years Invited guests include the Mayor of Basingstoke and the Basingstoke Gazette, whose report kick started the Society. Admission fees are waived for this celebration.
11th Deceember 2024 Christmas Film and Buffet. Members and Guests evening during which a film of English Lines and Byways will be shown.
8 January 2025 Classic and Modern Image Photos with Terry & Justin Foulger A picture show of classic and modern image traction with Terry and Justin Foulger
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 November 2024 |
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During a trip to and from Switzerland in May 2023, Class BB22229 was seen at Paris Gare du Nord on passenger duties. The BB 22200 is a class of electric locomotives in service with the French railways SNCF, built by Alstom between 1976 and 1986. They are a dual voltage version (1500 V DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC) of the BB 7200 and BB 15000 Nez Cassé classes (broken noses). From 1994 nine of the class were used for hauling freight trains through the Channel Tunnel as the Class 92 locomotives were not yet delivered. These were numbered 22379/380/399-405,[3] and were used until 1995. For use on British railways these locomotives were allocated the UK TOPS Class 22. Photograph by Andy Fewster.
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The Society meets twice monthly at the Wote Street Club. Meetings commence at 7.45pm. Society Member's access to the archive is no longer available through the website. Any member requiring access to the archive should contact the society directly.
27th November 2024 Members Photo Night marking 50 Years of the Society with David Brace David hosts an evening when members take a look back at their pictures from the past 50years Invited guests include the Mayor of Basingstoke and the Basingstoke Gazette, whose report kick started the Society. Admission fees are waived for this celebration.
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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 & Modern Traction Railtours Information website 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 in-town model shop. Click here for the link to their website. Hampshire Models , Basingstoke's out of town model shop. Click here for the link to their website. |
External links to the photographic efforts of current and past society members. | ||
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This
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Chris Cullingham
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has been revised and maintained by Members of the Society |
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