Posts by CHR Chichester
25 October 2023 The Welshpool & LLanfair Light Railway
Presenter: Simon Bowden Our speaker joined the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway as a volunteer as a teenager in 1966. He later completed 50 years as a driver and for…
Read More27 September 2023 – An American Rail Rover
Presenter : John Day Chichester welcomed John Day’s long awaited ‘American Rail Rover’ talk which was first mooted back in 2019 and the wait was well worth it. John has…
Read More24 May 2023 – The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
Presenter: Mike Pearce On 24th May Mike Pearce gave a talk on the Lynton and Barnstable Railway to some 40 attendees. The line was the ambition of the publisher George…
Read More26 April 2023 – An LMR Journey from London to Carlisle between 1958 and 1968
Presenter: David Cross David Cross travelled from his home in Essex, to present a collection of his father’s, Derek, railway slides. The subject covered was the West Coast Main Line…
Read More22 March 2023 The Great Train Robbery
Presenter: Ian Boskett The ‘Big Freeze’, the ‘Profumo Affair’, the assassination of a U.S. President and the ‘Great Train Robbery’ ensured that 1963 was no ordinary year. Ian Boskett…
Read More22 February 2023 – Steam In Africa
Presenter and Image Credit: Guenter Oczko The Branch was delighted to have Guenter Oczko back again, direct from Germany by Zoom, this time with his Steam in Africa show. The…
Read More25 January 2023 Through the Lens, Through the Years – Cornwall
Presenter: NIgel Tregoning We returned to Zoom for the first of two winter meetings. Nigel, a Cornwall resident, lead us through what may best be described as a life time…
Read More14 December 2022 – Mid Hants Archive, Alresford to Winchester Jcn, Part 2
Presenter Keith Brown: As an active volunteer on the Watercress Line, Keith Brown was well qualified to give an absorbing and comprehensive presentation on the history of the Winchester to…
Read More23 November 2022 – A Toss of the Coin
Presenter: David Maidment David’s talk was a summary of his life and work within the rail industry. Unlike many of his contemporaries, David does not come from a line of…
Read More26 October 2022 Six Decades of Steam Railway Photography
S15 30828 leaving Chichester with the Maunsell Wessex Special. 02 May 1995. Image Credit Tony Storey Presenter: Tony Storey Originally we had planned to be taken on an American Rail…
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