SOUTHERN COUNTIES RAILWAY SOCIETY meeting diary

MEETING PROGRAMME -  2026-27

FUTURE MEETINGS

The Southern Counties Railway Society holds indoor meetings starting this autumn at George Lee Room, Christ Church, Freemantle, Southampton, SO15 3BS.

A £3 admission charge is asked to cover costs at the door, for each meeting.

All will be at 18:45hrs start with doors opening at 18:15hrs and, providing we are allowed, there will be tea and coffee served and the usual sales stand. The programme arranged so far is as follows:

2026

Saturday 19th September 2026. Paul Gosling = Gosling’s Galivant’s  2025

Saturday 17th October 2026. Terry and Justin Foulger = 1990’S and 2000’S Part 3

Saturday 21st November 2026. Ryan Lamb and Paul Gosling = A look at Rail 200 at Derby 

Saturday 19th December 2026. Darren Hallett = West Coast Railways in 2022 To 2025 also Christmas Buffet

2027

Saturday 16th January 2027. Members Photographic Evening Please Bring Slides or Memory Stick with Pictures on No More Than 15 Mins Slide Show Each Person 

Saturday 20th February 2027. Martyn Davies = Mixed Transport Talk 

Saturday 20th March 2027. Steve Bigley = Railways of the West Country Part 2 

Saturday 17th April 2027. Martin Orford = The history and the restoration of BR Standard 4 tank no. 80150 

Saturday 15th May 2027. Walter Stamper = A Taste of Ireland Part 1

Saturday 19th June 2027. AGM Followed by Slides/ Digital Entertainment