CHM Meeting Report
A Walk Down Memory Lane
Ian Boskett came across from Tewkesbury to open our 2025/26 season on Thursday 19th September with A Walk Down Memory Lane. This was a mix of black and white and…
Read MoreBranch AGM and Members Entertain
The Branch Annual Business Meeting took place on Thursday 10th April. Business was dispatched swiftly so we could be entertained by our members. Colin Sheppard started with a selection of…
Read MoreA South Western Journey
On 20th March, Branch member Michael Clemens brought South Western England, to a capacity audience of our own members, and our friends from Cheltenham Rail Action Photographers. Michael has collated…
Read MoreRoyal Funeral Trains
We welcomed Nicolas Wheatley to bring us a third instalment of his research on Funeral Trains. This time he concentrated on Royal Funeral Trains. The first that Nicolas was able…
Read MoreAll about the Letter ‘A’
Mike Dodd from the Restoration and Archiving Trust at GWSR, Toddington returned on 18th January to bring us “All about the Letter ‘A’. Mike has been delving into the wealth…
Read MoreSwindon Works to the End of Steam
Society President Canon Brian Arman brought us the latest instalment of the Swindon Works story on 19th December. Looking at Swindon after the war and up to the end of…
Read MorePreservation, Western Style
Peter Bamber and Paul Finch from The Western Locomotive Association paid us a second visit in November – this time to present Preservation, Western Style. A member of the Association…
Read MoreMcRailrover
We were delighted to welcome Stuart Warr from South Wales to present McRailrover on 17th October. Stuart has had many opportunities to travel to the furthest reaches of Scotland over…
Read MoreAn 11th ColourRail Journey
Paul Chancellor opened our 2024/25 season with a fine selection of images from the “11th Colour-Rail Journey”. Paul is proprietor of this organisation which handles prints, slides, and digital images…
Read MoreA Tribute to John Benson
John Benson was a much respected member of the Branch for many years, living near to Hereford. He enrolled into the RAF, after WWII, and served as ‘ground crew’ assigned…
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