Posts by CHM Cheltenham

Presenter: Dr Peter Darke On 21st October we welcomed Dr Peter Darke to present his thoughts on “Operations at Lansdown Junction in the 1950s”. Peter had spent time as a student…

Presenter: Sholto Thomas Our first live meeting for 19 months was a presentation on “Rail Operations in the U.S.A.” by Sholto Thomas. Describing many enjoyable trips to the States, Sholto…

Presenter: Stuart Warr We held our Branch AGM, virtually, on 20th April attended by 12 Branch members and 21 guests from other Branches and Societies. Minutes of the previous meeting…

Presenter: Iain McCall Iain McCall introduced us to “The Gwili Railway” on 16th March. This standard gauge preservation line in West Wales was the first to get going in the…

Presenter: Phil Deaves “From Platform Bench to Viaduct Maintenance” was the subject for Phil Deaves’ presentation on 16th February. Phil is a Network Planning Manager (Major Projects) working for Great…

Presenter: Bernie Holland We welcomed Bernie Holland from Watford for our January meeting to present “The Honeybourne Line”. Using a collection of images from photographs, slides and digital photography, Bernie…

Presenter: John Cowlishaw John zoomed in, from Wrexham, to our gathering on 24th November with his “Ends of the Lines” presentation. This is a developing work and, acknowledging many of…

Presenter: Richard Morris The branch’s first on-line ‘Zoom’ meeting took place on 27th October with 25 members taking part with several being from other branches including our Canadian member. Society…

Presenter: Jason Cross Our February meeting saw Jason Cross of Leicester giving a splendid presentation on the London Underground. Using a mixture of video and still shots along with many…

Presenter: Sholto Thomas What a magical mystery tour this was covering the 4 corners of that wonderful country. Sholto showed images of all forms of public transport, trains, trams, buses,…