CHR Meeting Report
14 December 2022 – Mid Hants Archive, Alresford to Winchester Jcn, Part 2
Presenter Keith Brown: As an active volunteer on the Watercress Line, Keith Brown was well qualified to give an absorbing and comprehensive presentation on the history of the Winchester to…
Read More23 November 2022 – A Toss of the Coin
Presenter: David Maidment David’s talk was a summary of his life and work within the rail industry. Unlike many of his contemporaries, David does not come from a line of…
Read More26 October 2022 Six Decades of Steam Railway Photography
S15 30828 leaving Chichester with the Maunsell Wessex Special. 02 May 1995. Image Credit Tony Storey Presenter: Tony Storey Originally we had planned to be taken on an American Rail…
Read More28 September 22 The Selsey Tramway
Presenter: Joe Whicher An audience of 50 started our new season to hear a well-researched and illustrated talk on the local Selsey Tramway by Joe Whicher. Joe moved to Chichester…
Read More18 May 2022 Roaming Around London With A Camera
Presenter: Geoff Brockett A well constructed fast moving presentation began with a little nostalgia including engineering trains, a glimpse of Kings Cross Goods Yard, a Class 90 on a Kings…
Read More27 April 2022 Southern Medley & Cuba Revisited
Presenter: Alan Wallbank Alan is an accomplished amateur film maker who on two previous visits to Chichester Branch has shown that the standard of his productions is worthy of a…
Read More23 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…
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