CHR Meeting Report
23 March 2022 Ninth Colour-Rail Journey
Presenter: Paul Chancellor Paul Chancellor of Colour Rail was our first live face to face guest speaker for exactly two years at Chichester on the 23/03/22 following the Covid outbreak…
Read More23 February 2022 Magnus Volk and His Amazing Railways
Unmistakably we are in Brighton, on the seafront, admiring The Volks Railway. Presenter: Ian Gledhill Whilst Volk’s railway in Brighton is known by many, the life, and times of…
Read More26 January 2022 The Ken Nunn Collection 1898-1961
Presenter Jeremy Harrison It was a pleasure to witness this unique collection of Southern Region images acquired by the Locomotive Club of Great Britain, who retain the ‘showing rights’ whilst…
Read More08 December 2021 – World Steam
Presenter Guenter Oczko Opinions may vary on the plusses and minuses of ‘Zoom’ presentations but no one can deny that the technology has given the opportunity for a much wider…
Read More24 November 2021 – B.R. Steam – The Final Years
Presenter: Derek Huntriss The attraction of the final years of Steam on B.R. never seems to wane, especially when there is the prospect of a high quality presentation. Derek did…
Read More27 October 2021 – Building the Direct Line from Lymington Junction to Christchurch 1884-1888
Presenter: Philip Benstead A tale of self-interest, optimism, naivety, fraud, bankruptcy, incompetence, arrogance, violent deaths, royalty & religion with congratulations to the non-participants & ignorance of the achievers. Philip’s presentation…
Read MoreRailways of Scotland 2013 – 2018
Presenter: Stephen Bigley The Branch welcomed back Stephen Bigley, a well-known local enthusiast, for his presentation called ‘Railways of Scotland 2013 – 2018’. This mainly covered his activities from the…
Read More26 May 2021 · Three Decades of Change on the Footplate
Presenter: Lee Davies For the last presentation of the current season, Chichester Branch, including the many virtual attendees from elsewhere, were treated to a wonderful selection of anecdotes from Lee…
Read More28 April 2021 · Trans-Pennine Steam and Modern Traction in the 1980s
Presenter: Derek Huntriss Derek’s presentation consisted of two-parts, the first half covering what was, in the 1980’s “Modern Traction” and the second half covered Mainline Steam in the same period.…
Read More24 March 2021 · The Last Year of Southern Steam
Presenter: Derek Spicer Derek took us back to an era which never fails to attract much interest. Touring the South during 1967 he captured many fascinating steam images and set…
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