Railway and Canal Historical Society

Railway and Canal Historical Society

Formation	September 4, 1954; 70 years ago (1954-09-04)
Founders	Bertram Baxter Gordon Biddle Charles Clinker Ray Cook Maurice Greville Charles Hadfield in absentia Geoffrey Holt in absentia Kenneth Seaward
Founded at	Grandmere Hotel, Preston
Location	United Kingdom
President	Gerald Leach
Publication	Journal of the Railway and Canal Historical Society

The Railway and Canal Historical Society was founded in the United Kingdom 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.