| 2026-01-15 |
Added Colin Chiver's LSWR Directors Reseach Notes to the photo collections section of the members area |
| 2026-01-15 |
Added 'Branch Line Society - Woking Electrical Control Room visit' and 'Tour of updated website zoom meeting' to meetings page |
| 2026-01-14 |
Added a new page with the detail of the next meeting, including the zoom link, to the members area. |
| 2026-01-12 |
Added 'Freeling's and Wyld's London and Southampton Railway Guides' to the Non-LSWR Documents Guides collection. |
| 2026-01-10 |
Added an extrarct of the Nationa Archive catalogue to a new Archives menu in the Circle-Research-Projects section of the members area |
| 2026-01-09 |
Updated 'Website Updates' page to link to the page updated. Recent updates have the links and earlier updates will be progressivly changed |
| 2026-01-08 |
Added skeleton page for the PO Wagons project to the Circle-Research-Projects section of the members area |
| 2026-01-08 |
Added skeleton page for the Goods Sheds project to the Circle-Research-Proects section of the members area |
| 2026-01-08 |
Added skeleton page for the Personalities project to the Circle-Research-Projects section of the members area |
| 2026-01-08 |
Added Black Book c914-1944 to the LSWR Staff records section of the members area |
| 2026-01-08 |
Added Register of Stationary Boilers 1879-1959 to the LSWR Locomotive records section of the members area |
| 2026-01-08 |
Added 11 'MT29' BOT Inspection Reports for 1866/7/8/9 1970/1/5/6 and 1909/10/11 to the Non-LSWR Board of Trade section of the members area |
| 2026-01-08 |
Added plans for Pontoon Bigue, TSS Maria and PS Brittany to the LSWR Plans/Drawings section of the members area |
| 2026-01-05 |
Added Court of Directors Minutes 1893-1899 and Index to the LSWR Minutes section of the members area |
| 2026-01-02 |
Added recording Exeter meeting - Colin Divall on the Somerset & Dorset Closure |
| 2026-01-01 |
Major website upgrade with significant changes to data pages and search. |
| 2025-11-10 |
Added Urie Locomotive Weight Diagrams from the Pat Bell collection to the LSWR Drawings collection of the members area. |
| 2025-11-10 |
Added 'BOT Accident Reports 1913 and 1917/8' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-11-10 |
Added missing index to Engineering Committee minutes 1918-1922 to the LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-11-10 |
Added 4 'MT 29' BOT Inspection Reports for 1879/80 and 1907/8 to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-11-10 |
Added Commercial and Traffic Committees 1850-54 Index to the LSWR Minutes collection of the members area. |
| 2025-10-23 |
Added 3 books (Clerical Staff Character Books 2 & 5 and Salaried Staff Register No 2) to the LSWR Staff Records collection. |
| 2025-10-21 |
Added recording of Graham Bowring's talk 'LSWR Signalling' |
| 2025-10-21 |
Added 'MT 30/4' BOT Railway Inspectorate Inspection Report Index vol IV, 1885-1890 |
| 2025-10-17 |
Added 'MT 30 14' BOT Railway Inspectorate Inspection report Index vol XIII, 1929-1948 |
| 2025-10-15 |
Added 5 'MT 29' BOT Inspection Reports for 1865 1879 and 1881/2/3 to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-10-15 |
Added Docks & Steam Packet and Docks & Marine Committees Minutes and Index 1912-13 to the LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-10-15 |
Added Copies of minutes of the Directors meetings (Waterloo Station Enlargement) 1897-1906 to the LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-10-14 |
Added 'LSWR Publicity Booklet for Normandy and Brittany (1904)' to the Non-LSWR Documents and Portfolios collections. |
| 2025-10-14 |
Added 'Rail Clearing House' submenu to non-LSWR Documents containing Minutes 1885-1901 and POW Diagram book |
| 2025-10-13 |
Added 1 'MT 6' BOT Railway Inspectorate Correspondence Item for Fareham, 1903-1904 |
| 2025-10-13 |
Added 7 'MT 30' BOT Railway Inspectorate Inspection report Indexes covering 1871-1885, 1896-1907 and 1922-1928 |
| 2025-10-13 |
Combined BOT Correspondence, Inspection and Accidents as a submenu 'BOT Railway Inspectorate' in Non-LSWR Documents |
| 2025-10-12 |
Added 6 'MT 29' BOT Inspection Reports for 1884/5 1896/7 and 1901/5 to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-10-12 |
Added MT 30 BOT Inspection Report Index Vol VI - 1893-1896 to the Services Menu |
| 2025-10-12 |
Added 3 'MT 6' BOT Railway Inspectorate Correspondence Items for Poole Level Crossings, Wilton & Milbourne Port Stations and Exeter to Meldon to Lidford |
| 2025-10-11 |
Added 2 'MT 29' BOT Inspection Reports for 1891/2 to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-10-10 |
Added 4 'MT 29' BOT Inspection Reports covering the period 1896 to 1899 to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-09-12 |
Added recording of Colin Divall's talk '"Do you really call this progress Mr Marples?" - Closing the Old Road and Salisbury & Dorset Junction |
| 2025-08-30 |
Added 2026 meetings |
| 2025-08-12 |
Added 'LSWR Bye Laws adapted to The Explosives Act 1875' and 'GW and SWR Instructions working Easton and Church Hope Railway 1902' to the Instructions menu in the members area |
| 2025-08-11 |
Added 'Indexes to BOT Inspection Reports' to the Services Menu |
| 2025-07-26 |
Added 'July 2025' issue of the Circle News to the Circle News section of the Members area. |
| 2025-07-25 |
Added 'George Binnie Record of Events 1912-1945 (From Michael Bradley Collection)' to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-07-24 |
Added 'Railway Records In Dorset Record Office' (From Michael Bradley Collection) to Circle Research Notes. |
| 2025-07-24 |
Added 'Engine Stock Monthly Summaries 1925-31' (From Michael Bradley Collection) to the LSWR Documents Locomotive Records collection. |
| 2025-07-23 |
Added recording of Colin Hooper's Zoom talk 'Mapping Tools for Historical Railway Reseach' |
| 2025-07-21 |
Added ' 1867 - May' to the LSWR Working Timetable collection. |
| 2025-07-21 |
Added ' 1897 - September Continental Timetable' to the LSWR Public Timetable collection. |
| 2025-07-08 |
Added corrections to the 4 'LSWR Locomotive' volumes by D L Bradley to the Book Errata section |
| 2025-07-07 |
Added a new menu item to the services menu - Book Errata, containing corrections to Signalling Along The South Western by Graham Bowring |
| 2025-06-14 |
Added 4 documents - 'Index to A Notices 1924-1961, A Notices 1924, 1925 and 1926' to the Southern Notices collection. |
| 2025-06-14 |
Some Browser Page Titles were incorrect or inconsistant. They have been corrected. |
| 2025-06-13 |
Added '1921, July 25th - Appendix to Rules and Regulation and Working Timetables (with SR updates)' to the LSWR Working Timetable collection. |
| 2025-06-12 |
Added 14 Royal Notices covering 1892 to 1922 to the LSWR Notices section |
| 2025-06-12 |
Added Instructions for Bell Signals and Regulations for Signalling Single (1903) and Double (1907) Lines to the LSWR Circulars and Instructions collection. |
| 2025-06-12 |
Added 'Tender, Contract, Specification and Schedule of Prices 1879-1880' to the LSWR Contracts and Agreements collection. |
| 2025-06-10 |
Added 'A-Z Index to Operating notices 1894-1912' to the LSWR Documents Notices Cullum collection. |
| 2025-06-10 |
Added 'Detailed list of plans at RAIL 411/618-650' to the new LSWR Documents Marine Records collection. |
| 2025-06-09 |
Added 'Summary of Ambulance Trains' to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-06-08 |
Made changes to the menu structure as some menus were becoming too long to display. |
| 2025-06-08 |
Added Special Notice 1523SL of 18/06/15 'Military Meat Traffic' to the LSWR Notices section |
| 2025-06-08 |
Added 'August Bank Holiday Excursions Booklet 1908' to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-06-08 |
Added 'Train Run Speed Logs 1898-1909 and Notice to Cabmen' to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-06-08 |
Added 'Railways Terminating in London by Samuel Rea 1888' to the Non-LSWR Documents books collection. |
| 2025-06-07 |
Added 'A Royal Road by Sam Fay 1883, Life of Joseph Locke by Joseph Devey 1862 and Railway Mechanical Engineering 1923' to the Non-LSWR Documents books collection. |
| 2025-06-07 |
Added Working Timtable for '1914, October 1st - London (Main Line), Central, Western Districts Passenger and Goods Trains' to the LSWR Timetables collection. |
| 2025-06-06 |
Added 'S.R. Conveyance of Parcels and Goods for the use of Company's Servants' to the new Southern Railway Documents Circulars collection in the members area. |
| 2025-06-06 |
Added 'Gorden Weddell Carriage Notes' to Circle Research Notes. |
| 2025-06-05 |
Added 'Loading of passenger trains from Waterloo Easter 1911' to the LSWR Notices section |
| 2025-06-05 |
Added 3 1911 'Main Line and Metropolitan Districts Special Traffic Arrangements & Engineering Works' for weeks ending 04/03 18/03 and 01/04 to the LSWR Notices section |
| 2025-06-05 |
Added 2 'London District Special Traffic Arrangements and Engineering Works' for weeks ending 14/03/1914 and 03/05/1918 to the LSWR Notices section |
| 2025-06-05 |
Added 'Instructions on Air Raid precautions 23rd May 1916' to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-06-04 |
Added 'Waterloo Carriage Workings' from 04/10/1920 to the LSWR Notices section |
| 2025-06-04 |
Added 3 'Central District Special Traffic Arrangements and Engineering Works' for fortnights ending 31/12/1910, 08/04/1911 and 21/03/1914 to the LSWR Notices section |
| 2025-06-03 |
Added 'Special Notice 554 MD - Metropolitan District Special Traffic Arrangements and Engineering Works inc. Easter Holiday for WE 21st April 1900' to the LSWR Notices section |
| 2025-06-03 |
Added 'Special Notice 79 - Special Traffic and Working Arrangements including Kempton,Sandown and Hurst Park Races for Month Ending 2nd March 1895' to the LSWR Notices section |
| 2025-06-03 |
Added 'Code to be Used in Despatching Telegraph Messages, 1st Jan 1914' to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-06-02 |
Added 2 Special Notices for 'Fruit Traffic from Swanwick' , 1898 14-Jun and 1919 'P 16 CD' - 30-May to the Members area LSWR Notices section |
| 2025-05-31 |
Added '1898 Special Notices 1352,1442/62/75 and 1580/5 - 20-Aug to 10-Sept, Army Manoeuvres Wareham, Salisbury and Ludgershall' to the Members area LSWR Notices section |
| 2025-05-30 |
Added 'American Ambulance Train Souvenir Booklet' to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-05-29 |
Added 'Line Chronologies' to a new Research Notes section, in the Circle Documentation division of the members area. |
| 2025-05-26 |
Added 'BOT Accident Reports 1843-1845' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-05-25 |
Added 'Share Dividend Receipt 1870' (From Loader donation) to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-05-25 |
Added 6 books from the Loader donation to the LSWR Documents Locomotive Records collection. |
| 2025-05-24 |
Added 'LSWR pamphlet on Sugar Beet from 1915 ' to the Non-LSWR Documents collection. |
| 2025-05-24 |
Added 9 'MT 6' BOT Inspection Reports covering the period 1864 to 1916 to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-05-23 |
Added 'Trucks received at Cranleigh station - record book 1894-5' to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-05-23 |
Added 'Press Cuttings' and 'Feltham Concentration Yard - A Reprint from Railway Gazette 12th May 1922 ' to the Non-LSWR Documents collection. |
| 2025-05-22 |
Added 'Miscellaneous Guides' to the Non-LSWR Documents collection. |
| 2025-05-22 |
Added 'Pay/Conditions for guards/drivers/signalmen 1889-1906' and 'Agreement with F W Prentice to install train control 1912-13' to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-05-22 |
Added 'LSWR/LBSCR Portsmouth Line Ledger 1849-53', 'Data Book 1887-1928' and 'BOT St Hilda Enquiry 1906' to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-05-22 |
Added 'BOT Inspection Report -Wimbledon 1902' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-05-21 |
Added Working Timetables for 1867 and 1871 to the LSWR Timetables collection. |
| 2025-05-21 |
Added 'BOT Inspection Report 1906' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-05-21 |
Added 'Account of voyages and list of crew and report of character, of ships of the Company 1862-1886' to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-05-21 |
Added 'Ages and costs of locomotives 1851 to:1883' to the LSWR Documents Locomotive Records collection. |
| 2025-05-21 |
Added Black Book No 3 to the LSWR Staff Records collection. |
| 2025-05-21 |
Removed Black Book No 4 from the LSWR Staff Records collection as with was actually a copy of No 1. |
| 2025-05-20 |
Added Working Timetables for 1886, 1888, 1895 and 1900 (Extracts) to the LSWR Timetables collection. |
| 2025-05-19 |
Added Working Timetables for 1901, 1902, 1903 (Extracts) and 1904 (Extracts) to the LSWR Timetables collection. |
| 2025-05-19 |
Added plans of Southampton Docks dated 1876, 1905 and 1910 to the LSWR Marine Dawinngs collection of the members area. |
| 2025-05-18 |
Added Working Timetables for 1905 (Extracts) and 1907 to the LSWR Timetables collection. |
| 2025-05-17 |
Added Working Timetables for 1908, 1911 and 1912 to the LSWR Timetables collection. |
| 2025-05-16 |
Added Working Timetables for 1885 and 1913 to the LSWR Timetables collection. |
| 2025-05-15 |
Added Working Timetables for 1916 and 1921 to the LSWR Timetables collection. |
| 2025-05-15 |
Added 'BOT Inspection Reports for the years 1890/3/4/5/8/9 and 1900/2/3/4' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-05-14 |
Added drawings of SS Birmingham and SS Ulrica to the new LSWR Marine Dawinngs collection of the members area. |
| 2025-05-13 |
Added Staff Census January 1921 to the LSWR Staff Records collection. |
| 2025-05-13 |
Added Engineering and Estate Committee Minutes & Index for:1913 to 1918 and Minutes only for 1918 to 1923 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-05-13 |
Added 13 folders on varied topics to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-05-12 |
Added images fron the GWRS Archive to the Photo Collections section of the members area. |
| 2025-05-12 |
Added London and South Western Railway Panoramic Guide, The Official Illustrated Guide to the LSWR and The South Western Railway Companion to the Non-LSWR Documents collection. |
| 2025-05-11 |
Added 'Southampton Ice House Correspondence 1940-44' with an AI generated summary to the new Southern Railway Documents collection in the members area. |
| 2025-05-09 |
Added Nine Elms 1842-1920 and Shed and shop staff 1871-1929 to the LSWR Staff Records collection. |
| 2025-05-09 |
Added Appointments 1833-1956 to the LSWR Staff Records collection. |
| 2025-05-09 |
Added Court of Directors Minutes for 1846-1850 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-05-09 |
Added Engineering and Estate Committee Minutes for:1902 to 1905 for which only the index was present to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-05-09 |
Added Traffic Committee Minutes for:1857 to 1860 for which only the index was present to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-05-05 |
Added recording of the 3rd May 2025 meeting (Waterloo B Box to Clapham Junction by Stuart Isbister) |
| 2025-05-02 |
Added Working Timetables for 1880 and 1898 to the LSWR Timetables collection. |
| 2025-05-01 |
Added the Salisbury Accident Folder (RAIL 1057) to the LSWR Documents Misc collection. |
| 2025-04-30 |
Added 45 Staff Records volumes to the LSWR Documents collection. |
| 2025-04-29 |
Added 11 Locomotive Records volumes covering 1850 to:1932 to the LSWR Documents collection. |
| 2025-04-28 |
Added 27 Locomotive Committee Minutes covering 1846 to:1923 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-23 |
Added 6 Special Committees Minutes covering 1849 to:1914 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-21 |
Added 17 Traffic Committee Minutes and indexes covering 1884 to:1919 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-20 |
Added 6 Traffic Committee Minutes and indexes covering 1879 to:1884 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-19 |
Added 2 Traffic Committee Minutes covering:1875 to 1879 for which only the indexes were present to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-19 |
Added 14 Traffic Committee Minutes and indexes covering 1860 to:1875 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-18 |
Added Traffic & Coaching and Traffic, Coaching & Locomotive Committees 1846-1850 Minutes and index and Traffic Committee Minutes 1857-60 Index to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-17 |
Added 6 Traffic Officers Conference Minutes covering 1913 to:1923 and into Southern Period to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-16 |
Added 15 Engineering Committee Minutes and indexes covering 1883 to:1907 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-15 |
Added 2nd/3rd Reports on Passenger Traffic 1881/4 by Arcibold Scott to the LSWR Misc Documents collection. |
| 2025-04-15 |
Added Docks & Marine Committee Minutes and Index 1914 - 1917 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-14 |
Added Engineering and Estate Committee Minutes: 1907-1910 and 1910-1913 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-13 |
Added London and Southampton Railway Traffic General Police Goods Minutes 1839-1845 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-12 |
Added London And Southamption Court of Directors Minutes 1838-41 and Traffic/Genaral/Police/Goods Minutes 1839-45 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-11 |
Added Traffic Committee Minute Indexes: 1877-9 and 1877-9 and Traffic Committee Minutes 1884-8 and 1919-22 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-04-10 |
Added 'BOT Accident Reports 1919-1923' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-04-10 |
Added 'British Railways and the Great War by Edwin A Pratt' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-04-09 |
Added 'Railway Times for 1839, 1853, 1856, 1898 and 1899' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-04-08 |
Added 'Railway Times for 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896 and 1897' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-04-07 |
Added 'Railway Times for 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891 and 1892' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-04-06 |
Added 'Railway Times for 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886 and 1887' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-04-05 |
Added 'Railway Times for 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881 and 1882' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-04-04 |
Added 'Railway Times for 1871, 1873, 1874, 1875 and 1876' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-04-03 |
Added 'Railway Times for 1868, 1869 and 1870' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-04-02 |
Added 'Railway Times for 1865, 1866 and 1867' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-03-19 |
Added 'Railway Times for 1857 and 1860' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-03-18 |
Added 'Railway Times for 1854, 1855 and 1859' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-03-17 |
Added 'Railway Times for 1847, 1848 and 1852' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-03-16 |
Added 'Railway Times for 1841, 1842 and 1843' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-03-08 |
Added recording of the 8th March 2025 meeting (More images from the Bluebell Archive by Roger Merry-Price) |
| 2025-03-05 |
Added Engineering and Estate Committee Indexes: 1905 -1907, 1907-1910 and 1910-1913 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2025-03-02 |
Added 'Signal Notices 1869-1893' to Cullum Signal Notices in parts to to its large size |
| 2025-03-01 |
Added 'Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway, including additional material from Stephen Duffell' to the Chivers Line Folders collection. |
| 2025-03-01 |
Due to its large size the Cullum Collection 'SR Signalling Instructions 1923-1947 has been slpit into 3 sections to increase reliability of loading |
| 2025-02-09 |
Added 'Special Notice 1580 - Embarcation of Troops for South Africa 20th-22nd October 1899' from the Dean Collection to the Members area LSWR Notices section |
| 2025-02-08 |
As an experiment an AI powered chatbot has been added to Circular volumes 5 to 12. You can ask questions about the contetnts of the Circulars. Feedback please! |
| 2025-02-08 |
Added the Cullum Collection of Signalling Notices to the Members area LSWR Notices section |
| 2025-02-06 |
Added 'January 2025' issue of the Circle News to the Circle News section of the Members area. |
| 2025-01-28 |
Added the 'Introduction to the Members Area zoom recording' to the Members Area menu to provide help in using it. |
| 2025-01-24 |
Circle News changed from downloads to flipbooks |
| 2025-01-22 |
Updated to reflect the committee changes at the AGM and added link to the Circle's Rules on the joining page |
| 2025-01-14 |
Added 'Volume 12 of the South Western Circular' to the Circle section of the members area. |
| 2025-01-09 |
Added 'BOT Accident Reports 1860-1865 and 1866-1871' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-01-08 |
Added 'BOT Accident Reports 1854-1859' to the Non-LSWR Documents section of the members area. |
| 2025-01-01 |
Added 'Gordon Weddell collection of Drawing Negatives' to the LSWR Diagrams/Drawings section of the members area. |
| 2024-12-20 |
Added 'Downton accident', 'Locomotive portraits', 'Notices and Circulars inc. 1914 Review' and 'Waterloo Notices and Signalling Photos' to the Chivers Other Folders collection. |
| 2024-12-20 |
Added 'Christchurch Bournemouth Lymington', 'Lines around Guildford' and 'Halwill - Padstow and Wadebridge - Bodmin' to the Chivers Line Folders collection. |
| 2024-12-18 |
Added 1914 Special Notices for race Traffic, June to December, to the members area. (Formerly in the Circle CD) |
| 2024-12-18 |
Added 1914 Special Notices for 'Race Traffic, June to December' and 'NRA Bisley Meeting 8th-30th July', to the members area. (Formerly in the Circle CD) |
| 2024-12-18 |
Added 1914 Special Notices for 'Alterations To Goods and Milk Train Services from Sun 30th Aug' and 'Foggy Weather', to the members area. (Formerly in the Circle CD) |
| 2024-12-18 |
SWC CD restored to the Circle menu now as part of the website rather than a separate sub-site. |
| 2024-12-08 |
Added images of 283 photos and 383 negatives from the Bradley Collection to the members area |
| 2024-12-04 |
Added 1914 Special Notices for London, Central and Western Districts, June to December, to the members area. (Formerly in the Circle CD) |
| 2024-12-03 |
Added Working timetables 1914, 7th June to 30th September, London Districts to the members area. (Formerly in the Circle CD) |
| 2024-12-02 |
Added 'Southern Electric' to the Chivers Folders collection. |
| 2024-12-01 |
Added 1914 Special Notices covering Territorial Army, August Bank Holiday and Alterations To Passenger Services to the members area. (Formerly in the Circle CD) |
| 2024-12-01 |
Added 'Waterloo Misc' and 'Waterloo Signalling 1848 to 1922' to the Chivers Folders collection. |
| 2024-11-30 |
Added two folders, 'Devon and Cornwall Railway' and 'Ringwood - Hamworthy Junction' to the Chivers Folders collection. |
| 2024-11-29 |
Added three folders, 'Salisbury Accident', 'Waterloo Photgraphic tour c.1900' and 'Southern non-passenger stock' to the Chivers Folders collection. |
| 2024-11-28 |
Added Special Notices from Christmas 1914 to the members area. (Formerly in the Circle CD) |
| 2024-11-28 |
Added Working timetables 1914, 7th June to 30th September, Central and Western Districts to the members area. (Formerly in the Circle CD) |
| 2024-11-18 |
Added 'Wyld's South Western or London Southampton Railway Guide (Including Portsmouth, Isle Of Wight and Channel Islands)' to the Non-LSWR Documents collection. |
| 2024-11-17 |
Added 'The Journey Book Of England - Hampshire' to the Non-LSWR Documents collection. |
| 2024-11-03 |
Added 'Our Home Railways Part 3 LSWR' to the Non-LSWR Documents collection. |
| 2024-11-01 |
Reinstated recording of Matthew Hillier's talk 'An illustrated history of Wimbledon Station, its yards and depots 1838-1927' |
| 2024-10-31 |
Temporarily removed recording of Matthew Hillier's talk 'An illustrated history of Wimbledon Station, its yards and depots 1838-1927' due to technical issues |
| 2024-10-23 |
Added recordings of Phil Collins's talk 'East Devon Branch Lines' and Matthew Hillier's talk 'An illustrated history of Wimbledon Station, its yards and depots 1838-1927' |
| 2024-10-23 |
Added recording of Mike King's Zoom talk 'Denis Cullum Photographs - Part 1' |
| 2024-10-23 |
Added 4 official drawings of Poole station and goods shed and updated drawing postage and packing details. |
| 2024-08-16 |
Added 'Waterloo Rebuilding 1897 to 1922' to the Chivers LSWR Line Survey collection. |
| 2024-08-16 |
Updated Meetings |
| 2024-07-07 |
Added Monograph 13 to Monographs list |
| 2024-06-20 |
Added Engineering Minutes 01 Oct 1879 - Feb 1881 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2024-06-19 |
Added 1864 rule book to LSWR Documents-Rules |
| 2024-06-18 |
Sales service listing updated . |
| 2024-06-17 |
Added LSWR Reports and Proceedings April 1831 to Jan 1859 to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2024-06-15 |
Added Route Portfolios R10 - 'Hamworthy to Weymouth' and R10b - 'Swanage Branch' to members area |
| 2024-06-06 |
Added Route Portfolio R10a - 'Portland Branch' to members area |
| 2024-06-05 |
Added Route Portfolios R08 - 'Southampton-Brockenhurst', R08a - Brockenhurst-Bournemouth via Sway' and R08b - 'Brockenhurst-Bournemouth West via Ringwood' to members area |
| 2024-06-04 |
Added Route Portfolios R09d - 'Meon Valley line', R09e - Lee-on-Solent branch', R09f - 'Stokes Bay branch' to members area |
| 2024-06-03 |
Added Route Portfolios R09 - 'Eastleigh-Gosport', R09a - 'Netley-Southampton', R09b - Fareham-Portcreek Jct. and R09c - 'Bishops Waltham branch' to members area |
| 2024-06-01 |
Added Route Portfolios R07e - 'Barnstaple Junction - Ilfracombe', R07f - 'Barnstaple Junction - Torrington' and R07g - 'Bere Alston-Callington' to members area |
| 2024-05-31 |
Added Route Portfolios R07 - 'Exeter-Plymouth', R07a - 'Okehampton-Bude', R07b - 'Halwill Junction' and R07c - 'Halwill Junction-Padstow' to members area |
| 2024-05-30 |
Added Route Portfolios R06 - 'Yeovil-Exeter', R06b - 'Lyme Regis branch', R06c - 'Seaton branch' and R06d 'Sidmouth' to members area |
| 2024-05-23 |
Added Route Portfolios R04F - 'Andover-Romsey-Redbridge', R05 - 'Salisbury-Yeovil', R05A - 'Salisbury-Eastleigh' and R05B 'Alderbury Jct-West Moors' to members area |
| 2024-05-22 |
Added Route Portfolios R04 - ' Basingstoke to Salisbury', R04A - 'Basingstoke to Alton', R04B - 'Basingstoke to Southampton' and R04E 'The Longparish Loop' to members area |
| 2024-05-18 |
Added Stock Portfolios S07/S10 - 'Wagons Vans etc', S11 - 'PrivateOwner Wagons on the LSWR' and S15 - 'Bogie block set numbering & electric set numbers' to members area |
| 2024-05-17 |
Added Misc Portfolios NR1- 'Road Vehicles of the LSWR' to members area |
| 2024-05-16 |
Added Misc Portfolios NR7- 'Military Matters' to members area |
| 2024-05-14 |
Added Route Portfolios R03 - 'Woking to Basingstoke' and R03A Pirbright Junction to Winchester'' to members area |
| 2024-05-11 |
Added Route Portfolios R02B - 'Petersfield To Midhurst' and R02C Southsea Railway'' to members area |
| 2024-05-10 |
Added Route Portfolios R01 - 'Waterloo', R02 - 'Waterloo To Woking' and R02A - 'Woking To Portsmouth' to members area |
| 2024-05-08 |
Added Portfolios P53 - 'Waterloo Signalling 1892', P63 - 'LSWR Carriage Register' and S09 - 'Vans Dias 1401-1506 & 1701' to members area |
| 2024-05-06 |
Added recording of George Reeve and John Nicholas's talk 'Mainline to the South Part 3' |
| 2024-05-02 |
Added Publications Portfolios P77 - 'Rules 1853', P78 'Rules 1897' and P80 'Rules 1921' to members area |
| 2024-05-02 |
Added Stock Portfolio S05 - 'Royal Trains' to members area |
| 2024-05-01 |
Added Publications Portfolio P66 - 'London & Southampton Railway and early LSWR' to members area |
| 2024-04-29 |
Added Carriage Portfolios S01 - 'Non Passenger', S02 - '4 & 6 Wheel ', S03 - 'non-corridor bogie ', S04 - 'corridor bogie', to members area |
| 2024-04-27 |
Added Locomotive Portfolios 02 - Drummond 6 & 8 wheel tenders, 04 - Absorbed locos of the LSWR, 10 - T9 class, 11 - 330 class, 12 - Drummond 4-6-0s, 13 - 700 class to members area |
| 2024-04-27 |
Added two folders, 'Clapham Cutting to Eastleigh' and 'Waterloo Development 1848-1900' to the Chivers LSWR Line Survey collection. |
| 2024-04-27 |
Added Misc Portfolio NR02 - 'Steamers and Shipping Services' to members area |
| 2024-04-26 |
Added Locomotive Portfolios 05 - Steam Railcars, 06 - Beattie Well Tanks, 08 - 0395 class and 09 - C14 Tanks to members area |
| 2024-04-24 |
Added recording of the last part of Hugh Davis's talk 'The LSWR in the 1950s' given by Roger Merry-Price |
| 2024-04-13 |
Added 'Gradient Diagrams', 'Road Vehicles', 'Signals' and 'Station Layouts' to Published Drawings List. |
| 2024-04-12 |
Added 'Buildings' and 'Signal Box Diagrams' to Published Drawings List. |
| 2024-04-11 |
Added recording of the of the talk by Hugh Davis on 'The LSWR in the 1950s' |
| 2024-04-09 |
Added recording of the of the second part of the Thomas Brassey talk by Colin Hooper |
| 2024-04-02 |
Added recording of the of the first part of the Thomas Brassey talk by Colin Hooper |
| 2024-03-28 |
Added Volume 11 (1998-2000) of Circulars to SWC Documentation |
| 2024-03-21 |
Added two folders, 'Plymouth and Branches' and 'Salisbury to Exeter Line' to the Chivers LSWR Line Survey collection. |
| 2024-03-19 |
Added Abbreviation and Sources Data Tables to Published Drawings List. |
| 2024-03-11 |
Added 2 Zoom only meetings to complete the talks on 'Thomas Brassey and the LSWR' and 'The LSWR in the 1950s' |
| 2024-03-10 |
Added recordings of the meetings on 20th January (Chessington Branch) and 9th March (Denis Cullum Photos Part 3 both by Mike King) |
| 2024-02-20 |
Added Andover - Redbridge and Salisbury to West Moors to the Chivers LSWR Line Survey collection. |
| 2024-02-19 |
Added Southampton and Dorchester Railway to the Chivers LSWR Line Survey collection. |
| 2024-02-16 |
Added Published Drawings List: 7th Edition 1999 to the Members area in the Circle Documentation collection. |
| 2024-02-14 |
Added BOT Accident Reports 1860-1865 and 1846 letter from Chairman to Shareholders to the LSWR Misc Documents collection. |
| 2024-02-13 |
Added 7 minute books to the LSWR Minutes collection. |
| 2024-02-13 |
Added 5 albums to Eyers folders to complete the work on the Eyers collection. |
| 2024-02-13 |
Added USA Tanks album to Eyers SR locomotives collection |
| 2024-02-12 |
Sales service updated to include both special offers and secondhand books. |
| 2024-02-08 |
The embeded Twitter feed that no longer works following the move from Twitter to X has been replaced by a link to the SWC X(Twitter) page. |
| 2024-02-05 |
Added Official Station Track plan to the Drawings service |
| 2024-02-01 |
SWC CD removed from menu while issues with website hosting are resolved. |
| 2023-12-09 |
Added 5 albums to new Eyers Miscellaneous menu entry |
| 2023-11-26 |
Added 14 albums to Eyers SR locomotive images |
| 2023-11-24 |
Added 7 albums to new Eyers Coaching Stock and Wagons menu entry |
| 2023-11-23 |
Added Class 700 to Eyers Drummond Locomotive images |
| 2023-11-22 |
Added Battle of Britain Class 34071-110 and Modified MN, WC and BB Classes to Eyers BR Locomotive images |
| 2023-11-22 |
Added 13 albums to Eyers S&D Locomotive images |
| 2023-11-22 |
Added Classes 273, 282, 302, 318 and 348 to Eyers Beattie and Earlier Locomotive images |
| 2023-11-22 |
Added Classes 380 and 415 to Eyers Adams Locomotive images |
| 2023-11-20 |
Updated the minimum postage for the Drawings service to £2.20 |
| 2023-11-18 |
Added recording of the meeting on 9th September - The Joining and the Parting at Exeter Central, an ACE of a Job by Stuart Isbister |
| 2023-11-18 |
Added Volume 10 (1995-1997) of Circulars to SWC Documentation |
| 2023-11-18 |
Added Portfolio S8 - Brake Vans Dias 1541-1547 |
| 2023-11-15 |
Added Monograph 12 The Occupants of Lodge No.5 and Williford Cottages on the Southampton and Dorchester Railway by David Elwyn |
| 2023-09-10 |
Added 391 images from the Norman Collection to the members area |
| 2023-08-14 |
Restored maps to the Meeting locations pages |
| 2023-08-03 |
Added 'Contatct Us' page and link in page footer |
| 2023-08-03 |
Added SR B of B, MN, WC and Q1 Classes to Eyers Locomotive images |
| 2023-07-26 |
Added link to the Nationial Rail website Waterloo 175 page |
| 2023-07-26 |
Added recording of the Zoom meeting on 18th July - Layout Tour, Fisherton Sarum and Canute Road Quay, by Graham Muspratt |
| 2023-07-26 |
Added further Drummond Classes to Eyers Locomotive images |
| 2023-07-14 |
Added BR Classes to Eyers Locomotive images |
| 2023-06-27 |
Added Standard Well Tanks and class 330 to Eyers LSWR Beattie and Earlier Locomotive images |
| 2023-06-26 |
Added 135, 395 and 46 classes to Eyers LSWR Adams Locomotive images |
| 2023-06-25 |
Added 'Windsor Line' to Chivers LSWR Line Survey |
| 2023-06-25 |
Added C8, M7, T7, E10 and T9 classes to Eyers LSWR Locomotive images |
| 2023-06-23 |
Added 'Meon Valley Railway' to Chivers LSWR Line Survey |
| 2023-06-23 |
Added B4, G6 and M7 classes to Eyers LSWR Locomotive images |
| 2023-06-18 |
Added notice of the Waterloo 175 event to the home page and meetings list |
| 2023-06-16 |
Added 1st tranche of Eyers S&D Locomotive albums |
| 2023-06-14 |
Added N15 Eastern Section and Scotch Arthurs to Eyers LSWR Urie Locomotive album and re-titled to 'Urie and later' |
| 2023-06-04 |
Added H16 and N to Eyers LSWR Urie Locomotive album and re-titled to 'Urie and later' |
| 2023-06-03 |
Added S15 and G16 to Eyers LSWR Urie Locomotive album |
| 2023-05-30 |
Added Eyers LSWR Locomotive albums |
| 2023-05-17 |
Added recording of meetings on 11th March 2023 (Bluebell Archive by Roger Merry-Price) - and (Main Line to the South Parts 1 and 2 by George Reeve and John Nicholas) |
| 2023-05-15 |
Added final album to the Eyers S&D Line Survey |
| 2023-05-15 |
Added final 4 albums to the Eyers LSWR Line Survey |
| 2023-05-15 |
Added Volume 8 of Circulars to SWC Documentation |
| 2023-05-09 |
Added 7 new rule books to LSWR Documents-Rules from 1890, 1899, 1910, 1913, 1915, 1920 and 1921 |
| 2023-05-09 |
Added first 3 albums to the Eyers S&D Line Survey |
| 2023-05-04 |
Added an example from Colin Chivers' LSWR Line Survey. The rest will follow in due course. |
| 2023-05-02 |
Added 18 further albums to the Eyers LSWR Line Survey |
| 2023-04-28 |
Added recording of meeting on 2st January 2023 - T3 Group presentation and Jubilee Tenders by Bill Bishop |
| 2023-02-20 |
Added Reading Line album to the Eyers LSWR Line Survey |
| 2023-01-26 |
Added 15 further albums to the Eyers LSWR Line Survey |
| 2023-01-25 |
Added 4 further albums to the Eyers LSWR Line Survey |
| 2023-01-23 |
Added 37 searchable albums to Hutson LSWR Line Survey |
| 2023-01-20 |
Added 14 further albums to the Eyers LSWR Line Survey |
| 2023-01-18 |
Added 4 further searchable albums to the Hutson LSWR Line Survey |
| 2023-01-17 |
Added first set of 15 searchable line albums from the Hutson collection to Photo Collections |
| 2023-01-17 |
Added 13 further albums to the Eyers LSWR Line Survey |
| 2023-01-16 |
Added Waterloo to Southampton to the Eyers LSWR Line Survey |
| 2023-01-15 |
Added recording of meeting on 12th January 2023 by Colin Hooper and Nick Pomfret - Exploring the members area of the website |
| 2023-01-15 |
Updated 'Inspection Section' Plans page to allow an additional selection - by line |
| 2023-01-15 |
Added 7 books to LSWR Documents - Misc section, including Black Book 1889-1896, Agents 1865-1925, Bridges - Western District, Towns and Places 1905 and 3 papers on Electrification |
| 2023-01-14 |
Updated 'Inspection Section' Plans page to allow selection by location or plan number as well as browsing the album. |
| 2023-01-12 |
Added the 'Circle CD' containing 1914 June to Dec Special Notices and Working Timetables to the Notices menu in the members area. |
| 2023-01-09 |
Updated Circulars page to use dropdown to select volume being displayed |
| 2023-01-09 |
Updated Photo Collections public page to include references to Pattenden, Curtis and Eyers collections |
| 2023-01-04 |
Added rule books for 1847, 1853, 1858, 1865, 1876, 1897 and 1911 |
| 2023-01-04 |
Added selected pages from the 1903 public timetable |
| 2023-01-03 |
Made the South Western Gazette/Magazine searchable |
| 2023-01-01 |
Added first set of 7 albums from the Eyers LSWR Line Survey to the Photo Collections |
| 2022-12-22 |
Added Curtis LSWR Station Architecure Survey |
| 2022-12-14 |
Revised the structure of the members area menu and included relevent portfolio material |
| 2022-12-12 |
Added Pattenden Collection of locomotive cards |
| 2022-11-18 |
Updated Circular volumes 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 to support searching of the text |
| 2022-11-18 |
Added recording of meeting on 10th September 2022 - Phil Collins - The LSWR in Plymouth |
| 2022-11-17 |
Added recording of meeting on 22nd October 2022 - Keith Brown - Historic Images from the Mid Hants Railway Archive |
| 2022-11-10 |
Added 'LSWR Gradient manual 1887.' to the Research menu |
| 2022-10-27 |
Added Portfolios NR3 - Staff & Personalities and LS01 - LSWR Station Architecture |
| 2022-10-22 |
Added 'Non-GE items in the GERS Files Emporium.' to the Research menu |
| 2022-10-03 |
Added Portfolios P22-WTT 1956, P23-WTT 1874, P35-Bradsahws 1938, P48-Rules 1904, P51-Rules 1912, P54-Rules 1884, P60-PTT 1874 and P69-S'ton & Dorchester minutes 1845-7 |
| 2022-10-02 |
Added Circular volume 9 to the the members area. |
| 2022-09-26 |
Added Circular volume 7 to the the members area. |
| 2022-09-22 |
Added Portfolio P14 - Timetable - Christchurch-Bournmouth-Poole, June-Sept. 1914 |
| 2022-09-17 |
Added Circular volume 6 to the the members area. |
| 2022-09-05 |
Added Portfolio LS06 - Signalling on the Somerset & Dorset Railway |
| 2022-08-29 |
Added Portfolio P19 - LSWR Service Time Tables Aug 1857 |
| 2022-08-28 |
Added Portfolio P67 - Electrification |
| 2022-08-27 |
Added Portfolios P15 - Public Timetables Oct 1921 and Oct 1922 and P67 - LSWR List of Towns & Places Served August 1905 |
| 2022-08-26 |
Added volumes 4 and 5 to the Circulars in the members area. |
| 2022-08-24 |
Added Portfolios LS08 - Along the permanent way, P13 - Notices Feb 1914, LS10 - Sidings diagrams, L11 - Track Plan of Redbridge Sleeper Works 1897s |
| 2022-08-23 |
Added Portfolio NR6 - LSWR Acts of Parliment to members area |
| 2022-08-23 |
Added recording of additional zoom session by Chris Bunch on The National Rifle Association and the LSWR |
| 2022-08-23 |
Added the missing South Western Gazette issues for 1883, 1894, 1901 and 1902 |
| 2022-08-22 |
Added recording of meeting on 7th May 2022 - Peter Swift - A South-Western Nirvana (1940s West Country Portrait) |
| 2022-08-22 |
Update list of Portfolios to include new portfolios and additional portfolios available on CD |
| 2022-05-20 |
Added further South Western Gazette issues from 1903 to 1922 |
| 2022-05-16 |
Added further South Western Gazette issues from 1892 to 1900 |
| 2022-05-16 |
Updated Hutson's folders 2 Hounslow Loop and 28 Barnstaple and Ilfracombe with Tony Collins reformatted versions |
| 2022-05-10 |
Updated Mick Hutson's PRO Notes Vol 1 to remove duplicated and add missing pages |
| 2022-03-31 |
Added pdfs for Portfolio Publications series 32 - LSWR System Diagram |
| 2022-03-18 |
Added new members only item in 'Research' menu - LSWR Permanent Way Inspectors Sections c1912 |
| 2022-03-18 |
Added recording of meeting on March 12th 2022 - Chris Bunch - The National RifleAssociation and the LSWR |
| 2022-02-28 |
Added pdfs for Portfolio Publications series numbers 11a, 34, 37, 40, 56, 62 |
| 2022-02-19 |
Added pdfs for Hutson folders 16 to 35 |
| 2022-02-02 |
Added pdfs for Hutson folders 11 to 15 |
| 2022-02-01 |
Added new members only menu item - 'Circulars' with pdfs of volumes 1 to 3 of the Circular |
| 2022-02-01 |
Added new members only menu item - 'Research' with 'Mick Hutson's PRO Notes' submenu giving access to pdfs |
| 2022-01-31 |
Added pdfs for Hutson folders 4 to 10 |
| 2022-01-26 |
Added recording of meeting on January 22nd 2022 - George Reeve - Southern Nouveau… A Concrete Case. |
| 2022-01-26 |
Added new main menu item giving updates to the web site |
| 2022-01-23 |
Added new public menu item in Services - 'Circular Index - Interim' with indexing of volumes 1 to 17 |
| 2022-01-18 |
Added new members only menu item - 'Portfolios' with the first 3 Hutson folder pdfs displayed as 'flipbooks' |
| 2022-01-17 |
Added new members only menu item - 'Zoom meeting recodings' with the records of the 4 zoom meetings to date |
| 2022-01-16 |
Added new category to the Portfolio data - 'Hutson Folders'. |