Posts by CHR Chichester
20 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…
Read More16 January 2025 The Dick Sansbury Collection
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…
Read More18 December 2024 The Seaton Tramway
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…
Read More27 November 2024 A Railway Roundabout Miscellany
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…
Read More23 October 2024 The Railways of Iran
Presenter: Tim Morton Unusual subject matter for our October meeting, with much anticipation, as nobody in the audience had ever visited Iran. This was to be no conventional holiday snap…
Read More25 September 2024 Watercress Line Film Unit
Presenter: Will Stratford The Chichester Branch’s 2024/25 Indoor Meeting Programme got off to an excellent start with a highly interesting and entertaining presentation by Will Stratford, who heads up the…
Read More22 May 2024 With Lance King in Ulster: The Great Northern Lines: 1957-65
Presenter: Leslie McAllister On 22 May we were treated to an excellent presentation about the Railways of Ulster by Leslie McAllister Before the presentation the only thing I knew about…
Read More24 April 2024 The 1968 Hixon Level Crossing Disaster
Presenter Malcolm Garner Perhaps it is because railways are such a relatively safe form of transport that the subject of railway accidents is a topic of much interest and indeed…
Read More27 March 2024 Eastleigh from Railway Junction to Railway Centre
Presenter: Gordon Adams Eastleigh has been very much a focal point in the South of England for those interested in railways. However, this presentation focused on the history of the…
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