An exhibition is set to mark 175 years since the railway came to Wokingham.
From October 16, there will be an exhibition at the Bradbury Centre, Rose Street, that will feature a display of photographs, posters and timetables.
It will be open between Tuesday and Friday from 10 am until 1 pm.
Wokingham Station opened on July 4, 1849, with trains from Reading to Farnborough North. The through line via Guildford to Redhill, and thence to London Bridge, opened on October 15 that year.
The exhibition will show pictures of Wokingham station through the ages.
Visitors will be able to see how the surroundings of the station have changed, and also handbills from the nineteenth century advertising special excursions.
There will also be plenty of pictures of trains.
Over the years, passenger trains have included the “Sussex Scot” and steam trains from Ramsgate to Birkenhead.
Freight trains have included oil trains to the depot at Earley and cement trains. There are also the trains from the line to Staines which opened in 1856.
The exhibition is presented by the Wokingham Methodist Railway and Transport Club.
Chairman John Soer said: “I hope people will enjoy the pictures and artefacts our club has brought together.”
