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 2026 Programme 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. 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. |
14th January 2026 Classic and Modern Image Rail Photos with Terry & Justin Foulger Terry and Justin will offer a range of pictures and commentary from their collections.
28th January 2026 Society AGM Followed by Railways of Porto & The Douro Valley with Tony Wright Members have their say at the AGM followed by a talk from Tony Wright detailing his September 2025 trip to Portugal. This complements a recent newsletter article by David Brace.
11th February 2026 Even more Old, New, Borrowed and Blue with Alastair Wood. Following a two year gap, Alastair returns with new material travelling through time and country with images from archive and personal collection.
25th February 2026 A to Z of Swiss Railways Pt 1 with Steve Ollive In the first of three parts describing the Railways of Switzerland, Steve will cover the major operators (SBB, BLS and SOB), look briefly and freight and infrastructure operators and then cover the Private Railways from A to C inclusive, starting with the Appenzeller Bahnen and ending with the Chemins de Fer du Jura. He will give a brief overview of the history of the railway and a map of the route, followed by some 21st Century photographs of the rolling stock, along with any updates about changes to the stock.
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 January 2026 |
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During March 2025 on a bright and sunny morning, a recently released from Toton Depot DB Class 66/0 #125 leads 4M54 Southampton Docks to East Midlands Gateway intermodal freight train past Basingstoke Platform 4. 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. |
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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. |
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| Website | Design and Maintenance | ||
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This
site was created
by
the
late
Chris Cullingham
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has been revised and maintained by Members of the Society |
