Slough & Windsor Railway Society

10/08/2026

A big thank you to our hosts for a lovely welcome and a fantastic day.

The end of an era, and the start of a new one.
Very pleased that No. 3 is in good hands to keep her steaming into the future.

09/08/2026

Sunday 9th August

Reminder that tomorrow we will be running a diesel service due to the continuation of hot dry weather conditions therefore we will be charging the usual diesel running day prices -

Child Rover - £1
Adult Rover - £9

However Slough Estates No.3 will be in steam and running up & down in the yard in the afternoon for photo opportunities after it has taken part in a private event.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

04/08/2026

Sunday 9th August is an important day for SWRS as we'll be visiting Middleton Railway to see "Slough Estates No. 3" back in steam after her extensive overhaul by the MR's wonderful, talented volunteers.

But, as stated in the post, No.3 will be confined to the yard due to the general fire risk of running steam locomotives in drought conditions. Public services up the line are still running, but will be diesel-hauled.

IMPORTANT NOTICE - Sunday 9th August

As you may have noticed, the landscape around our railway line is extremely dry and therefore very flammable.
In order to protect our environment, our customers, and our volunteers, we have made the decision to withdraw our steam services this Sunday.
So if you are visiting us this Sunday, we will be running our normal timetable, but using one of our historic diesel locomotives instead.

As part of the change we will charging our regular diesel service prices - £9 for adults, and kids for a quid! (5-15 years)

You will still be able to experience the sight and sound of a steam locomotive however, as Slough Estates Ltd No.3 will be in steam and running within the yard at Moor Road.

Thank you for your understanding of this matter.

25/06/2026

*** FRIDAY MEETING CANCELLED ***

Mike Lamport -- "Railway200 in Retrospect"
Friday, 26th June 2026.

Due to the extreme temperatures, Mike is unable to give his presentation to SWRS this week. Hopefully it can be rescheduled for the autumn.

Mindful of members' well-being, the Committee have cancelled Friday's meeting, and therefore the Manor will not be open.
The programme will continue as normal from next Friday, when temperatures have lowered considerably.

10/04/2026

SWRS Meeting -- TONGHT!
The Future of UK Locomotive Operations – Karl Watts

With the UK rail industry operating an ageing fleet of locomotives, many of which are circa 60 years old, it's time to consider their replacement. This presentation looks at what we continue to use locomotives for in the UK and what we replace them with? The presentation also takes a closer look at the new Stadler Class 93 tri-mode and Class 99 bi-mode locomotives.

Karl Watts is the founder and Managing Director of Railmotive Ltd, and founder and former President of the Rail Operations Group (ROG), whose locomotives will have been seen passing through Slough on a variety of rolling stock moves for other companies. ROG is behind the development of the Class 93 tri-mode locomotive, built in Spain by Stadler.

Photo: "Tri-mode locomotive 93 007 in Rail Operations Group livery, at the Rail Live 2025 exhibition on 19th June 2025. – Foulger Rail Photos"
[CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons"

See you tonight, 19:15 at The Manor
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