The South Western Circle, formed in 1962, is a society for railway historians and enthusiasts interested in the London & South Western Railway (LSWR).
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Brookwood on track for the top! Help LSWR station win top title
Brookwood station is in the final 5 of the Rail Delivery Group’s “stations creating connections that matter” competition.
Vote here raildeliverygroup.com/our-se…
We apologise for the postal delay, however members should be receiving their October South Western Circular and Circle News this week.
If you are not already a member, so not receiving these excellent member publications you can join the Circle here lswr.org/index.php/joining
Our next Circle meeting is this Saturday 17th October, 13:45 at West Byfleet where Geoff and David will talk about Accidents in the Guildford Area. Also streamed online.
lswr.org/index.php/west-byfl…
Guests welcome, although you can join the Circle here lswr.org/index.php/joining
We have our membership and sales stand at the Scaleforum Model Rail Show this weekend being held at Cressex School High Wycombe, close to J4 of the M40.
If you are not already a member you can join at the show.
Details below
Our next meeting is this Saturday 12th September at The Mint, Exeter.
Prof. Colin Divall, presents 'The Puffing Billy of the Hedgerows": the politics of the Somerset & Dorset Railway closure.
The meeting is open to all, and is also on Zoom for Members.
lswr.org/index.php/exeter
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#OnThisDay 123 years ago the LSWR opened a relative latecomer, the branch from Axminster to Lyme Regis. It faced challenging topography with a gradient of 1 in 40 and the graceful and innovative concrete Cannington Viaduct to cross the River Lim. Jules buff.ly/MrgY2NP
ALT Side view of the ten-span concrete Cannington Viaduct taken from a nearby field with sheep in the foreground
South Western Circle retweeted
#OnThisDay 180 years ago the LSWR opened from Clapham Junction to Richmond with stations at Wandsworth, Putney, Barnes and Mortlake. Richmond was rebuilt with this art deco building opening in 1937, and beautifully restored last year. Image: @SW_Help buff.ly/5PFwXgx
ALT Twilight image of the facade of Richmond art deco station building.
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#OnThisDay 95 years ago the LSWR Chiswick Curve saw its last use. View looking south from Wellesley Road of diverging curve to right (Lens of Sutton), 1891 Ordnance Survey from NLS buff.ly/ETCd0J8, and London Railway Atlas extract @CrecyRail buff.ly/zbiKd3r
ALT View down from a road bridge onto a junction with a signal box between the diverging lines. The M4 motorway crosses where the signalbox is today.
Day two of the EXE Model Railway exhibition today exemrs.co.uk/model-railway-e…
Our membership, sales and display stand is all set up at the EXE model Railway Society exhibition this weekend.
Come along and say hello, if not already a member you can join at the show.
For details click below
exemrs.co.uk/model-railway-e…
South Western Circle retweeted
#OnThisDay 178 years ago the London & South Western Railway opened Waterloo, replacing Nine Elms, Vauxhall also opened that day. It grew into a confusing collection of 3 stations until 1922 rebuilding, the Eurostar platforms opened in 1994
@LondonWaterloo buff.ly/QKgl4T6
Our membership, sales and display stand is all set up at the EXE model Railway Society exhibition this weekend.
Come along and say hello, if not already a member you can join at the show.
For details click below
exemrs.co.uk/model-railway-e…
We have our membership, sales and display stand at the EXE model Railway Society exhibition this weekend.
For details click below
exemrs.co.uk/model-railway-e…
South Western Circle retweeted
#OnThisDay 187 years ago the London & Southampton Railway reached Southampton, of sorts. Southampton (temporary) to Winchester and Basingstoke to Winchfield opened, but Winchester to Basingstoke was a road coach until 11th May 1840, when this permanent Southampton terminus opened
ALT William Tite's handsome neoclassical Southampton terminus building of 1840 pictured at some point in the Southern railway era
We have our membership and sales at this weekends ExpoEM show. Note the new venue at Garth Hill College,
Bull Lane, Bracknell RG42 2AD.
Come along and say hello, if not a member already you can join at the show.
lswr.org/
We have our membership and sales at this weekends ExpoEM show. Note the new venue at Garth Hill College,
Bull Lane, Bracknell RG42 2AD.
Come along and say hello, if not a member already you can join at the show.
lswr.org/
Our next meeting is this Saturday 2nd May at Harnham Memorial Hall, Salisbury. Stuart Isbister will be giving presentation titled 'Weybridge Lineman'
The meeting is open to all, and is also on Zoom for Members.
lswr.org/index.php/salisbury
#railwayhistory #lswr
Our April 2026 Circular and Circle News members publication are landing in the letter boxes of our members this week.
If you are not yet a member and therefore missing out on our excellent publications, you can join the Circle here lswr.org/index.php/joining
We are all set up with our membership and sales stand no 96 at the London Festival of Model Railways at Ally Pally this weekend.
world-of-railways.co.uk/info…
