CHM Meeting Report
Biscuit Tin Discoveries
Mike Dodd volunteers for the Restoration and Archiving Trust (RAT) at the GWSR where he scans and digitises their substantial collection of photographs, negatives, slides (sounds familiar!). This exercise unearthed…
Read MoreRail in Japan
Branch member Sholto Thomas brought us Rail in Japan for our January meeting. The images were taken over two trips, covering rail journeys from the furthest northern island of Hokkaido…
Read MoreGreat Western – the Hawksworth Years 1941-1947
We welcomed Society President, Canon Brian Arman on Thursday 21st December with the next instalment of his presentation about the Great Western Railway. This episode, The Hawksworth Years 1941-1947 described…
Read MoreThree (or Four, or Fifty) years in the Life of the Western Locomotive Association
Five members of the WLA came on 16th November to present Three years in the life of the Western Locomotive Association. Deputy Chairman Paul Finch led the presentation with plenty…
Read More76077
Ian Crowder brought the story of BR Standard Cl.4MT 2-6-0 No. 76077 to us on 19th October. Along with his colleague Dr Ian Pogson, we learned of 76077’s building at…
Read MoreFun with Southern Steam in the 1960s
Opening our 2023-24 season was Malcolm Garner with his presentation Fun with Southern Steam in the 1960s. Malcolm was due to visit last December but seasonal weather put that idea…
Read MoreBranch AGM and members entertain
The Branch Annual Business Meeting took place on 20th April, where we received reports on Branch activities and finances during the previous 12 months. Attendances at Branch meetings were generally…
Read MoreLast Days of Steam around Gloucester
We were delighted to see so many folks braving the Cheltenham Races traffic to come and be heartily entertained by Branch member Chris Baldwin on The Last Days of Steam…
Read MoreThe LMS Patriot Project
We welcomed Colin Hall from the LMS Patriot Project on 16th February to bring us up to date with the work to bring a Patriot into service, after all original…
Read MoreGreat Western – The Collett Years
It was a great pleasure to welcome Society President, Revd Canon Brian Arman on 19th January with his presentation “Great Western, The Collett Years”. Charles B Collett assumed the role…
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