There are several branches of the Swiss Railways Society around the UK which meet at regular intervals. Find you local branch and time of meetings below:
Branches
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: Either by Zoom (log-on details can be obtained from the Branch Organiser)
Or: “The Bishop’s Finger PH”, 9-10 W Smithfield, Smithfield St, 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
Date/Time: Meetings start at 14:00 or 18:30 on the 2nd Wednesday of the month – contact the Acting Branch Organiser to confirm
14 October 2026: Bishop’s Finger, 14:00. Roger Ellis – “Austria 2026”
11 November 2026: Bishop’s Finger, 18:30. Swiss Transport Scenes with Swiss Winter Themes Part 2 at The Bishop’s Finger
9 December 2026: Zoom meeting, 18:30. Christmas Quiz
Manchester:
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Branch Organiser: Email: manchester@swissrailsoc.org.uk
Meetings take place using Zoom with sign-on from 19:00 and presentations commencing at 19:15
Or: Friends’ Meeting House Manchester 18:00-21:00
Date: First Wednesday of each month
7 October 2026: Zoom – Chris Platford – “A Swiss Adventure: Escape to the Mountains”
4 November 2026: Zoom – Philip Donbavand – “RhB from the Archives”
2 December 2026: 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.
26 August 2026: Richard Shaw – From East to West, 18, 200 km on a three month Interrail, (Plus one full priced day).
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
Venue: Paignton Library, Paignton, TQ4 5AG Click here for the branch’s web page.
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
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”
Page last updated 23 August 2026