BRANCHES
There are branches of the Swiss Railway Society across the UK – click on your nearest location for more details
Bath and Bristol:
Acting Branch Organiser: Roger Ellis
Email: chairman@swissrailsoc.org.uk
Venue: Bath Scout Headquarters, 7 Grove Street Bath, BA2 6PJ
Date and Time: Third Friday of the month starting at 14:00
9 October 2026: Steve Painter – “European Miscellany”
13 November 2026: Michael Rumsey – “Steam – the last 300 years”
East Midlands:
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Branch Organiser: Glyn Jones Alpiglen, 13 Welland Close, Burton–on-
Tel: 01283 567983 Email: east.mids@swissrailsoc.org.uk
Venue: Brunswick Inn, Railway Terrace, Derby (almost opposite Derby Station)
Date and Time: Last Thursday of the following months: March, April, May, September, October and November at 19:00
24 September 2026: Paul Russenberger – “New Trains on the Mountains + Building My Model Railway”
29 October 2026: Glyn Jones – “Swiss Miscellany”.
26 November 2026: Members Evening – bring what ever you like – slides, videos, digital images.
London:
Acting Branch Organiser: Ronald Dawes 79 Partridge Knoll, Purley CR8 1BT
Email: london@swissrailsoc.org.uk
Venue:
The Bishop’s Finger, 9-10 West Smithfield, Smithfield Street, London EC1A 9JR – https://www.thebishopsfinger.co.uk
The venue is less than a 10 minute walk from Farringdon Underground, Elizabeth line and National Rail Station
or
By Zoom (Joining details can be obtained from the Acting Branch Organiser)
Date and Time: Meetings start at 14:00 or 18:30 on the 2nd Wednesday of the month – see below or contact the Acting Branch Organiser to confirm
14 October 2026 14:00 – Roger Ellis – “Austria 2026” at The Bishop’s Finger
11 November 2026 18:30 – George Howe – Swiss Transport Scenes with Swiss Winter Themes Part 2 at The Bishop’s Finger
9 December 2026 18:30 – Christmas Quiz – Zoom (joining details available for the Acting Branch Organiser
Manchester:
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Branch Organiser email: manchester@swissrailsoc.org.uk
Venue:
Friends’ Meeting House Manchester
or
By Zoom (Joining details can be obtained from the Branch Organiser)
Date: First Wednesday of each month
Meetings at Friends’ Meeting House are from 18:00-21:00
Zoom meetings open at 19:00 with the presentation commencing at 19:15
Contact the Branch Organiser to confirm details
7 October 2026 19:00 – Chris Platford – “A Swiss Adventure: Escape to the Mountains” – Zoom (Joining details can be obtained from the Branch Organiser)
4 November 2026 19:00 – Philip Donbavand – “RhB from the Archives” – Zoom (Joining details can be obtained from the Branch Organiser)
2 December 2026 18:00 – Friends Meeting House – Topic to be advised
West Midlands:
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Branch Organiser: Richard Shaw, email: west.mids@swissrailsoc.org, Tel: 07804126706 (Mobile)
Venue: Kidderminster Railway Museum
Date/Time: Last Wednesday of the Month at 19:30 from August to April.
30 September 2026: Topic to be advised
28 October 2026: Topic to be advised
25 November 2026: – “Another 10k Miles of interrailing and more Vectrons fall to the red pen (Austria, Slovakia, Germany, Denmark and who knows where ..!)”
December 2026: No meeting
West of England:
Branch organisers: Jonathan Collinge & Colin Stone. Email: wofe.branch@swissrailsoc.org.uk
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Venue: Paignton Library, Paignton, TQ4 5AG .
Date/Time: Usually on the second Saturday of the month from October to April at 11:30 – contact the organiser if you would like to attend.
10 October 2026: Colin Stone – Austria – Trams and narrow-gauge railways part 3 & 4
14 November 2026 – Paul Russenberger – New Trains on the Mountains and Building my Model Railway
Yorkshire:
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Branch Organiser: Philip Lockwood. Tel: 0113 2532176 Email: yorkshire.branch@swissrailsoc.org.uk
Venue: Middleton Railway, Engine House, Moor Road, Leeds LS10 2JQ
Date/Time: Saturdays as below at 13:00
8 August 2026 : Geoff Greer – Steaming around Switzerland and East Germany
17 Octobe 2026: Peter Holden – “Hungarian Goulash”
The Committee will give you all the help they can, please contact Hywel Rees for more information.
Page last updated 14 September 2026