Posts by CHR Chichester

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

Presenter: John Barrowdale The survival of the photograph collection of Dick Sansbury, a former Geography teacher, is a classic example of how easily images can be lost to future generations…

Presenter Clement Fellows: Our speaker was Clement Fellows with a talk on the Seaton Tramway, where he has been a member for many years and a volunteer tram driver. The…

Presenter Brian Arman:  With an audience of 32 , following the Branch AGM our guest speaker Brian Arman, RCTS President, gave a short presentation of current matters. The Society is…