Posts by CHR Chichester
17 December 2025 Local Heroes – Members Photos
Presenters: Roger Sandford & Ian McKey Chichester Branch has long been convinced of the need to combine the AGM with a less formal presentation and in 2025 this traditional path…
Read More26 November 2025 Rail Freight Trains Around The UK
Presenter: Stephen Bigley Our November talk was ‘Rail Freight Trains around the UK given by Steve Bigley, a regular speaker at the branch who never disappoints. Steve gave us a…
Read More22 October 2025 The Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway
Presenter: Richard Coghlan Richard Coughlan delivered an excellent presentation tracing the history and geographical route of the Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway (DN&S), from its inception to the cessation of…
Read More24 September 2025 1125 & DEMU’s over the alps
Presenter: Richard Bentley Chichester Branch welcomed our guest speaker Richard Bentley the Mid Hants Railway (MHR) operations manager for his talk ‘1125 and DEMUs over the Alps’ on September 24.…
Read More28 May 2025 Russian and Ukraine Steam
Presenter: Ian Wright Our speaker presented some of his many slides taken on two rail charters, to Russia and Belarus in 1992 and Ukraine in 2003. Whilst the principal purpose…
Read More23 April 2025 History The of the North London Line
Presenter Adrian Wright came to us from Chelmsford giving a very comprehensive talk on the North London Railway, not to be confused with the North London Line which is a…
Read More26 March 2025 Trains That I Loved
Presenter: Geoff May An audience of 35 received an illustrated presentation from Geoff, a local member, on “Trains that I love”. Geoff was born in Wembley and was brought up…
Read More26 February 2025 Railways Remembered in North East England
Presenter: Charles Roberts Not for the first time this season, Chichester Branch were treated to a wonderful collection of images that owed much to the work of photographers no longer…
Read More20 February 2025 The effect of World War 2 on Britain’s Railways
Presenter Richard Marks: We were treated to an absolutely fascinating talk by Richard Marks on the effect of World War 2 on Britain’s railways. This attracted an audience of 50,…
Read More22 January 2025 Metropolitan Lancashire & The West Riding Late Gerald Dixon Collection
Presenter: Tony Bowles via Zoom The presentation covered areas of Lancashire from Preston southwards and much of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Additionally it encompassed a brief incursion into North…
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