Posts by CHM Cheltenham
Fun with Southern Steam in the 1960s
Opening our 2023-24 season was Malcolm Garner with his presentation Fun with Southern Steam in the 1960s. Malcolm was due to visit last December but seasonal weather put that idea…
Read MoreBranch AGM and members entertain
The Branch Annual Business Meeting took place on 20th April, where we received reports on Branch activities and finances during the previous 12 months. Attendances at Branch meetings were generally…
Read MoreLast Days of Steam around Gloucester
We were delighted to see so many folks braving the Cheltenham Races traffic to come and be heartily entertained by Branch member Chris Baldwin on The Last Days of Steam…
Read MoreThe LMS Patriot Project
We welcomed Colin Hall from the LMS Patriot Project on 16th February to bring us up to date with the work to bring a Patriot into service, after all original…
Read MoreGreat Western – The Collett Years
It was a great pleasure to welcome Society President, Revd Canon Brian Arman on 19th January with his presentation “Great Western, The Collett Years”. Charles B Collett assumed the role…
Read MoreNOT “Fun with Southern Steam”
The 15th December meeting had an attendance of 16 despite fore knowledge that the visiting speaker was unwell, and with the awful pavement conditions across Cheltenham. Stephen Wilson produced a…
Read MoreRamblings with a new Camera – 1962
We joined forces with Cheltenham Rail Action Photographers for our November meeting (they arranged the speaker – we hosted the meeting!) to welcome Brian Holland and Michael Chapman from Leicester…
Read MoreThirty Years on the Footplate
Lee Davies brought us Thirty Years on the Footplate on 20th October. This was a view of his career to date working for the railway system in the UK. Starting…
Read MoreDevelopment of Railways in Gloucester
We opened our 2022/23 season with a presentation on The Development of Railways in Gloucester and Gloucestershire by Tony Conder. The Birmingham and Gloucester arrived first. The Bristol and Gloucester…
Read MoreAnnual Business Meeting and Members Entertain
The Branch Annual Business Meeting took place on 21st April. Reports were received from the committee on Branch activities and financial transactions during the previous 12 months, a much improved…
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