3 July 2027:
The date for the 2027 AGM has changed and it will now be held on Saturday 17 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.

18th 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 the meeting is available here.  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 availablehere. 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.

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

2nd 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

13th April 2026:
The 2026 AGM was held at the Kidderminste Railway Museum on 11th April.  The AGM report in words and photos is available here.   The AGM Brochure, including the Financial Statment, forms a part of the report. 

31st 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 of the website, access is therefore restricted to SRS Members. 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

15th June 2025:
The Society’s App is now available to download from both the Android and Apple Stores. Please download it and give it a try. Here is the link to theApple versionand theAnroid version. If you have any comments about the App or suggestions for more content that we should add,  please email theWebmaster with your suggestions. You can plan journeys and buy train tickets as well as view the Society website and much more.

19th August 2024;
Member Phil Weaver has discovered that the TopCashBack website  gives its members 3% cash back for purchases made from Swiss Travel System, through its site. It may not be for everyone but it’s better than nothing and you can use it for thousands of retailers. You do have to register to be able to get Cashback. The link is here.

9th February 2024:
A selection of photographs and prints from the Society Photographic Archive are being added to the website.  These can be viewed here.  Please keep looking as new galleries are regulary being added. This is your chance to look at the Society Archive.

December 2nd 2022:
The Society belatedly celebrated it’s 40th Anniversary with our own area at the Warley Show at the Birmingham NEC last weekend. We showcased six quality Swiss layouts and are delighted that Jim Finlayson won the Continental Modeller best Continental Layout cup for his two layouts Neuburg 1913 and Neuburg 2013 – same place 100 years apart. We were pleased to see and chat with so many members over the weekend. You can see some photos of the show here.

25th November 2020:
The Society Archive Policy mentioned in the December 2020 issue of Swiss Express can be read and downloaded here.

9th February 2019:
The Society’s Library has been a part of the Stephenson Locomotive Society (SLS) Library situated in the Ian Allan Building at Addlestone in Surrey. The SLS has had to vacate this building and the library is now in storage. We are sorry that it is not possible for members to visit or borrow books from the Society’s Library at the moment. Details about the library can be found here. 

Don’t forget the Forum in the “Members Area”.  Please join it – you can ask and answer questions, tell us about your Swiss holiday and buy and sell Swiss Railway related items.

13th January 2017:
The Swiss Holiday Company is offering Society Members a 5% discount against holiday bookings . For details click here. 

30th October 2015:
The Society has a Facebook page – please take a look, some Society Information will be put on our Facebook page. Click on the symbol at the foot of the page. We also have a Facebook Group where Society Members can post information and ask questions. Please become a member of the group here. 

23rd August 2015:
An updated version of the publication “Which Side of the Train to Sit” is available here, if you have any comments or would like to offer similar information for other areas please contact the Webmaster. 

3rd June 2014:
John Jesson has written an article on Sasso san Gotthardo – the World War 2 fortifications on the Gotthard Pass that are now open to the public. It will not be published in Swiss Express but can be downloaded here as either  a pdf or Word document. 

8th November 2013:
Alan Conway and Tony Cutler have written about their RhB Observations from their visit in June 2013. It can be read here.

Have you thought about forming a new branch of the Society? The committee will give you every assistance.

John Jesson’s “Plan B” Article on the SRS visit to the “closed” Gotthard can be seen here.

Boyd Misstear’s account of the 2011 Study Tour based in Spiez is now back on the website and can be read here.

Page last updated 3 July 2026