SOCIETY NEWS

19 August 2026
FREE MEMBERSHIP FOR 2027

August 2026
SWISS DIESELS SINCE 1900 – By MARTIN FISHER

Having completed the trilogy of books covering Swiss steam and electric motive power over the last 125 years, Martin Fisher has turned his attention to the relatively small number of locomotives and railcars powered by diesel, petrol and gas.  This new book follows the previously well tried and tested layout, taking standard gauge and narrow gauge in turn and giving comprehensive details, with illustrations and technical data for every type.  There are 275 photographs (90% in colour) within the 120 pages, plus technical drawings, statistical tables and a double-page map of Switzerland.  The book is A4 size with card covers and retails for only £19

The book is now on sale from the SRS Shop, click here to buy your copy

20 July 2026
The Society will be attending the “O” Gauge Guild Show In Winchester on Saturday 17 October, click here fore more details

19 July 2026
The 2027 AGM will be held on Saturday 17th April 2027 with a talk the previous evening. The venue is Burton-upon-Trent Town Hall – a short walk from the railway station with plenty of free parking. More details are here.

24 May 2026
We have two new items available in our shop, a retro messenger bag and a new Society keyring. more details are on our Sales News page or to buy them from our shop here.

18 May 2026
The next International Zoom Meeting will be held on Sunday 20th September at 20:00. The speaker will be Philip Boydell and the talk ls a presentation on the Blonay-Chamby Museum – (Subject to the agreement of the Museum). The link to this meeting is available from the front page of the Member’s Area of the website. Remember these meetings are open to both members of the Society and those interested in Switzerland and it’s transport systems and the links to watch all the previous meetings since the beginning of 2023 are available here. If you have any problems getting the link please email: meetings@swissrailsoc.org.uk. Regrettably, due to the lack of presenters, these meetings are now only held during the months of January, March, May, September and November. We do need volunteer presenters for 2027. Please contact  Paul Russenberger.

4 May 2026
Access to the Society’s external archive website now requires a password. This is printed beneath the link to the Archive within the Members Area. Please always access the archive this way as the password will be changed frequently. 

2 May 2026
Membership Manager, Steve Buck, has indicated he will not be seeking re-election to the post in 2029 but, after doing the job for 14 years, would like to retire as soon as possible. Please think about how you could help the Society by taking on this important roll. The Job Description is here and you can contact Steve for more information: membership@swissrailsoc.org.uk

14 April 2026
The 2026 AGM was held at the Kidderminste Railway Museum on 11th April. The report and photos can now be viewed in the Members Area

31 December 2025
GREAT NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVE
The long awaited new viewing platform for the Society Photo Archive is now live.  The link to this is in the Members Area on the SRS website, access is therefore restricted to SRS Members, another reason to actually join. So far about 400 photographs have been transferred to it and others will follow frequently, the site allows you to receive notifications if you wish so that you can keep an eye on developments as they progress. All the photographs have been keyworded making a search simple. You can find the date of some of the photos by checking the info panel. Older scanned photos will not have the date as yet but many are available so if you have a specific need or want email me and I’ll do my best to help. The organisation of the photos will develop as time goes on so bear with me and if you have any suggestions or ideas to improve this please let me know. I hope you enjoy browsing through the extensive collection and will continue to revisit as time permits.
DAVID STEVENSON
SRS ARCHIVIST

22 February 2025
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