Railway and Canal Historical Society

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The Railway and Canal Historical Society was founded in the UK in 1954 to bring together all those interested in the history of transport, with particular reference to railways and waterways in Britain, its main objects being to promote historical research and to raise the standard of published history.

The Journal of the Railway and Canal Historical Society, containing the results of original research, has been produced regularly since 1955. The Society also has a book publishing programme, publishing titles such as A Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers.

The Society has regional groups which organise meetings and trips to places of interest, and special interest groups organised nationally.

[edit] External links

• Railway and Canal Historical Society.

[edit] References

• Cook, R. A. (1979). "The Society – the first twenty-five years". Journal of the Railway and Canal Historical Society 25: 43–50. 
• Boyes, Grahame (1994). "The Society, 1979-94". Journal of the Railway and Canal Historical Society 31: 296–305. 
• Gwatkin, Geoff (2004). "The Society, 1995-2004". Journal of the Railway and Canal Historical Society 34: 508–13,695.