CHR Meeting Report
22 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…
Read More28 February 2024 That Was the Year That Was – 1962
Presenter Geoff Plumb: The branch was entertained by well known RCTS member Geoff Plumb who regularly presents both face-to-face and zoom shows for our Branches, this time with ‘That was…
Read More08 February 2024 109 Years of Southern Electric
Presenter: Stuart Hicks On the afternoon of 8th February an audience of 40 heard Stuart Hicks give an illustrated talk about the 109 years of Southern Electric. Prior to 1923…
Read More24 January 2024 Steam in the British Isles
Presenter: Tony Bowles 2024 for Chichester Branch started with an enjoyable Zoom presentation from Tony Bowles, entitled “Steam in the British Isles”. We were entertained with Tony’s photos from all…
Read More13 December 2023 The Railways of Colonel Holman Stephens
Presenter: Chris Jackson Chris Jackson travelled from London to give an eagerly anticipated talk on The Railways of Colonel Holman F Stephens, the well known pioneer of Light Railways, built…
Read More22 November 2023 The Coming of the Railway to Southampton
Presenter: David Brace The title of the talk gave our speaker the opportunity to give a wide ranging and well researched presentation on the building of one of the principal…
Read More25 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…
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