CHR Meeting Report

Presenter: Bill Gage On 22April Bill Gage presented the talk to us ‘Rails to Midhurst’ to a very large audience of over 60 attendees. In his inimitable style Bill outlined…

Presenter: John Barrowdale John has a long history of being a train enthusiast and has a strong affinity for steam. In the 1970’s he and a some of his friends…

Presenter: Tony Bowles The Chichester Branch’s February Zoom meeting saw Tony Bowles return, and he showed a further selection of historic photographs from the Restoration & Archiving Trust. Tony’s subject…

Presenter: Leslie McAllister A significant number enjoyed a presentation by Leslie McAllister, the railways of Northern Ireland during the last years of steam and transition to DMU operation. The source…

Presenter: Phil Haines Our speaker Phil Haines provided a four part presentation covering the route around Dawlish. Initially a short cab ride film to demonstrate the areas infrastructure. The early…

Presenters: Roger Sandford & Ian McKey Chichester Branch has long been convinced of the need to combine the AGM with a less formal presentation and in 2025 this traditional path…

Presenter: Stephen Bigley Our November talk was ‘Rail Freight Trains around the UK given by Steve Bigley, a regular speaker at the branch who never disappoints. Steve gave us a…

Presenter: Richard Coghlan Richard Coughlan delivered an excellent presentation tracing the history and geographical route of the Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway (DN&S), from its inception to the cessation of…