CHR Meeting Report
28 May 2025 Russian and Ukraine Steam
Presenter: Ian Wright Our speaker presented some of his many slides taken on two rail charters, to Russia and Belarus in 1992 and Ukraine in 2003. Whilst the principal purpose…
Read More23 April 2025 History The of the North London Line
Presenter Adrian Wright came to us from Chelmsford giving a very comprehensive talk on the North London Railway, not to be confused with the North London Line which is a…
Read More26 March 2025 Trains That I Loved
Presenter: Geoff May An audience of 35 received an illustrated presentation from Geoff, a local member, on “Trains that I love”. Geoff was born in Wembley and was brought up…
Read More26 February 2025 Railways Remembered in North East England
Presenter: Charles Roberts Not for the first time this season, Chichester Branch were treated to a wonderful collection of images that owed much to the work of photographers no longer…
Read More20 February 2025 The effect of World War 2 on Britain’s Railways
Presenter Richard Marks: We were treated to an absolutely fascinating talk by Richard Marks on the effect of World War 2 on Britain’s railways. This attracted an audience of 50,…
Read More22 January 2025 Metropolitan Lancashire & The West Riding Late Gerald Dixon Collection
Presenter: Tony Bowles via Zoom The presentation covered areas of Lancashire from Preston southwards and much of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Additionally it encompassed a brief incursion into North…
Read More16 January 2025 The Dick Sansbury Collection
Presenter: John Barrowdale The survival of the photograph collection of Dick Sansbury, a former Geography teacher, is a classic example of how easily images can be lost to future generations…
Read More18 December 2024 The Seaton Tramway
Presenter Clement Fellows: Our speaker was Clement Fellows with a talk on the Seaton Tramway, where he has been a member for many years and a volunteer tram driver. The…
Read More27 November 2024 A Railway Roundabout Miscellany
Presenter Brian Arman: With an audience of 32 , following the Branch AGM our guest speaker Brian Arman, RCTS President, gave a short presentation of current matters. The Society is…
Read More23 October 2024 The Railways of Iran
Presenter: Tim Morton Unusual subject matter for our October meeting, with much anticipation, as nobody in the audience had ever visited Iran. This was to be no conventional holiday snap…
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