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Commonly known as the Railway Carriers at 16 Greetham Street, Southsea, the club's proper name was the Railway Carriers Tavern. My parents, Fred and Doris Chamberlain, tenanted this hostelry from 1951 to 1956. From the upstairs flat, my brother David and I could watch the steam trains en route to the harbour station, and jot down the engines' numbers in our Ian Allen Trainspotters books. Once upon a time, I had a number of photos of the interior and the exterior of the pub, but sadly they have become casualties of time. The pub had three excellent darts teams, one of which was a ladies team. I travelled to my school, Southern Grammar in Albert Road, (headmaster, the fearsome Mr Mills) on my bicycle each day, until I left in 1953 to commence an electrical engineering apprenticeship at the now defunct company, Shields and Marshall's in Lake Road. The pub's clientele regulars consisted mainly of RN and RM personnel. There was a great deal of friendly rivalry at times, but my dad, a former Army MP, was more than able to keep the peace.

Source: Allan Chamberlain

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