CHM Meeting Report
50 Years of the High Speed Train
The Inter City 125 High Speed Trains were the anchor for long distance services right across England, Scotland and Wales for nearly 50 years. Alex Wood from the 125 Group…
Read MoreThe Dutch Railway Scene
Branch member, Sholto Thomas has spent some time travelling in The Netherlands and, on 15th January, brought us the story of what he found there. Starting with the Sharp Stewart…
Read MoreSwindon Works – The Final Years
The final chapter of the Swindon Works Story was the subject for Society President, Brian Arman on 16th December. Brian started with some facts and figures. In its heyday in…
Read MoreAlong Cambrian Lines to Barmouth
David Aldred brought us “Along Cambrian Lines to Barmouth” for our November meeting. The Cambrian network covered much of mid-Wales west of Shrewsbury, so we started there, made our way…
Read MoreThat was the Year that was – 1962
We were delighted to welcome Geoff Plumb from Watford, on 16th October, with “That was the year that was, 1962” – the first episode in his epic adventure to record…
Read MoreA 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…
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