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Look out for ONLINE events.
Details of internal Railfuture meetings, open only to elected/selected members are here: Rf-internal.
23 July - 4 September 2022. Saturday-Sunday. During this school holiday, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 182 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: UK & Ireland Heritage railways and Heritage Railway Association members, and Events.
See also: Scenic Rail Britain and Tour Britain by rail and Car-free journeys to great places and overnight stays with a difference!
19 August 2022. Friday. Network Rail community drop-in event for Oxford station project. Venue: West Oxford Community Centre, Botley Road, Oxford OX2 0BT. 14.00-19.00. More info: Oxford station
20 August 2022. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Kent division meeting. 14.00. More info: Kent
30 August 2022. Tuesday. Levenmouth Rail Campaign monthly meeting. ONLINE. 18.30. More info: LRC
5 September 2022. Monday. Network Rail public consultation event for the Waterside Line, Hampshire. Venue: Marchwood Junior School. 18.00-20.00. More info: Waterside
6 September 2022. Tuesday. Network Rail public consultation event for the Waterside Line, Hampshire. Venue: Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall. 16.00-20.00. More info: Waterside
8 September 2022. Thursday. Network Rail public consultation event for the Waterside Line, Hampshire. Venue: Totton and Eling Community Centre – Plant Room. 14.00-18.00. More info: Waterside
8 September 2022. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. In-person planned, otherwise online. 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway
9 September 2022. Friday. Network Rail public consultation event for the Waterside Line, Hampshire. Venue: The Jubilee Hall, Fawley. 10.00-14.00. More info: Waterside
9 September 2022. Friday. East West Rail Community Drop-in event. Venue: Haslingfield Village Hall, New Road, Haslingfield, Cambridge CB23 1JP. 14.00-20.00. More info: EWR
10 September 2022. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Herts & Beds division meeting. 10.45 for 11.00 start. Venue: GTR’s offices at Kings Cross. More info: Rf-L&SE-H&B
14 September 2022. Wednesday. Railfuture West Midlands branch open meeting, with guest speaker tbc. More info: Rf-WM
14 September 2022. Wednesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Eastern division meeting. ONLINE. 19.00. More info: Eastern
15 September 2022. Thursday. Turning Point for the Railways. Railfuture annual national conference. Venue: Leeds. More info: Rf-conf
15 September 2022. Thursday. Friends of the Barton Line OGM. Venue: the No.1 inn at Cleethorpes station. 19.00. Optional meal at the White Swan inn at Barton interchange from 16.15. Members and their invited guests only. More info: FoBL
15 September 2022. Meldreth Shepreth and Foxton Rail User Group meeting. Venue: tbd. 1930. More info: MSFRUG
20 September 2022. Tuesday. Chesham & District Transport Users' Group meeting. Venue: Chesham Town Hall, Parsonage Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1EP. 19.30. More info: CDTUG
20-23 September 2022. Tuesday-Friday. InnoTrans 2021: International Trade Fair for Transport Technology. POSTPONED FROM SEPTEMBER 2020, POSTPONED AGAIN FROM APRIL 2021. Venue: Berlin. More info: IT
24 September 2022. Saturday. Railfuture East Anglia open branch meeting. Venue: Friends’ Meeting House, 5 Upper Goat Lane, Norwich NR2 1EW. 14.00. More info: Rf-EA
27 September 2022. Tuesday. Levenmouth Rail Campaign monthly meeting. ONLINE. 18.30. More info: LRC
30 September 2022. Friday. Rail in the North of England. Modern Railways Fourth Friday Club conference. Venue: Museum of Science and Industry, Liverpool Road, Manchester, M3 4FP. More info: RNE
30 September 2022. Friday. Office of Rail and Road "PR23 policy framework initial consultations" closes ('In this consultation, we set out the policy framework on how we propose to hold the infrastructure manager for the national rail network to account for the outcomes it must deliver for the funding it receives for the next control period (CP7)'. More info / to respond: ORR website
5 October 2022. Wednesday. Community Rail Awards. Venue: Central Convention Complex, Manchester. More info: CRA
6 October 2022. Thursday. Customer Service Live 2022. Online. 09.15-16.15. More info: CSL2022
6 October 2022. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. In-person planned, otherwise online. 18.00.
11 October 2022. Tuesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Herts & Beds division meeting. ONLINE. 19.30-21.00. More info: Rf-L&SE-H&B
11 October 2022. Tuesday. Support The Rochdale Oldham Manchester rail lines group meeting. Venue: The Blue Pits Inn, 842 Manchester Road, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 2SP. 14.00. More info: STORM
21 October 2022. Avocet Line Rail Users Group AGM. Venue: Manor Hotel, The Beacon, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2AG. 19.00. More info: ALRUG
22-30 October 2022. Saturday-Sunday. During this school holiday, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 182 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: UK & Ireland Heritage railways and Heritage Railway Association members, and Events.
See also: Scenic Rail Britain and Tour Britain by rail and Car-free journeys to great places and overnight stays with a difference!
25 October 2022. Tuesday. Levenmouth Rail Campaign monthly meeting. ONLINE. 18.30. More info: LRC
25 October 2022. Tuesday. Chesham & District Transport Users' Group meeting. Venue: Chesham Town Hall, Parsonage Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1EP. 19.30. More info: CDTUG
COP27 - United Nations Climate Change conference. More info: UN-COP26. (COP26 stands for the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, which is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - a treaty agreed in 1994.)
3 November 2022. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. In-person planned, otherwise online. 18.00.
9 November 2022. Wednesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Eastern division meeting. ONLINE. 19.00. More info: Eastern
16 November 2022. Wednesday. Friends of the Barton Line OGM. Venue: the White Swan inn at Barton interchange. 20.00. Optional meal from 18.15. Members and their invited guests only. More info: FoBL
19 November 2022. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Kent division meeting. 14.00. More info: Kent
19/20 November 2022. Saturday/Sunday. Ashford 180. More about this anniversary weekend's events, at which Railfuture London & South East regional branch will have a working display, organised by Ashford International Model Railway Education Centre: AIMREC
22 November 2022. Tuesday. Rail in the Midlands. Modern Railways Fourth Friday Club conference. Venue: Marshall Arena, Stadium Way W, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK1 1ST. More info: RM
22/23 November 2022. Tuesday/Wednesday. Modern Railways Expo. Venue: Marshall Arena, Stadium Way W, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK1 1ST. More info: MR-Expo
25 November 2022. Friday. Golden Spanner Awards. Modern Railways Fourth Friday Club conference. Venue: Grand Connaught Rooms, 61-65 Great Queen Street, Holborn, London, WC2B 5DA. More info: GSA
26/27 November 2022. Saturday/Sunday. Railfuture stall at annual rail exhibition. Venue: NEC, Birmingham. More info: Rf-NEC
29 November 2022. Tuesday. Levenmouth Rail Campaign monthly meeting. ONLINE. 18.30. More info: LRC
1 December 2022. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. In-person seasonal social planned. 18.00.
3 December 2022. Saturday. Railfuture East Anglia open branch meeting. Venue: The Signal Box Community Centre, Glenalmond Avenue, Cambridge CB2 8DB. 14.00. More info: Rf-EA
6 December 2022. Tuesday. Chesham & District Transport Users' Group meeting. Venue: Chesham Town Hall, Parsonage Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1EP. 19.30. More info: CDTUG
13 December 2022. Tuesday. Support The Rochdale Oldham Manchester rail lines group meeting. Venue: The Blue Pits Inn, 842 Manchester Road, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 2SP. 14.00. More info: STORM
17 December 2022 - 3 January 2023. Saturday-Tuesday. During this school holiday, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 182 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: UK & Ireland Heritage railways and Heritage Railway Association members, and Events.
See also: Scenic Rail Britain and Tour Britain by rail and Car-free journeys to great places and overnight stays with a difference!
Railfuture now holds one national conference each year, normally in the autumn (in addition to its national AGM for members). The conference is competitively priced, to be within rail users' price range, and is open to everyone. Railfuture members are usually offered a chance to attend conferences at a discounted rate if booked early; for non-members there's often a discounted 'book and join' package.
Details of other internal Railfuture meetings, open only to elected/selected members, including the annual Branches & Groups Day held each autumn, are here: Rf-internal.
Look out for ONLINE events.
Details of internal Railfuture meetings, open only to elected/selected members are here: Rf-internal.
August
23 July - 4 September 2022. Saturday-Sunday. During this school holiday, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 182 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: UK & Ireland Heritage railways and Heritage Railway Association members, and Events.
See also: Scenic Rail Britain and Tour Britain by rail and Car-free journeys to great places and overnight stays with a difference!
19 August 2022. Friday. Network Rail community drop-in event for Oxford station project. Venue: West Oxford Community Centre, Botley Road, Oxford OX2 0BT. 14.00-19.00. More info: Oxford station
20 August 2022. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Kent division meeting. 14.00. More info: Kent
30 August 2022. Tuesday. Levenmouth Rail Campaign monthly meeting. ONLINE. 18.30. More info: LRC
September
5 September 2022. Monday. Network Rail public consultation event for the Waterside Line, Hampshire. Venue: Marchwood Junior School. 18.00-20.00. More info: Waterside
6 September 2022. Tuesday. Network Rail public consultation event for the Waterside Line, Hampshire. Venue: Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall. 16.00-20.00. More info: Waterside
8 September 2022. Thursday. Network Rail public consultation event for the Waterside Line, Hampshire. Venue: Totton and Eling Community Centre – Plant Room. 14.00-18.00. More info: Waterside
8 September 2022. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. In-person planned, otherwise online. 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway
9 September 2022. Friday. Network Rail public consultation event for the Waterside Line, Hampshire. Venue: The Jubilee Hall, Fawley. 10.00-14.00. More info: Waterside
9 September 2022. Friday. East West Rail Community Drop-in event. Venue: Haslingfield Village Hall, New Road, Haslingfield, Cambridge CB23 1JP. 14.00-20.00. More info: EWR
10 September 2022. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Herts & Beds division meeting. 10.45 for 11.00 start. Venue: GTR’s offices at Kings Cross. More info: Rf-L&SE-H&B
14 September 2022. Wednesday. Railfuture West Midlands branch open meeting, with guest speaker tbc. More info: Rf-WM
14 September 2022. Wednesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Eastern division meeting. ONLINE. 19.00. More info: Eastern
15 September 2022. Thursday. Turning Point for the Railways. Railfuture annual national conference. Venue: Leeds. More info: Rf-conf
15 September 2022. Thursday. Friends of the Barton Line OGM. Venue: the No.1 inn at Cleethorpes station. 19.00. Optional meal at the White Swan inn at Barton interchange from 16.15. Members and their invited guests only. More info: FoBL
15 September 2022. Meldreth Shepreth and Foxton Rail User Group meeting. Venue: tbd. 1930. More info: MSFRUG
20 September 2022. Tuesday. Chesham & District Transport Users' Group meeting. Venue: Chesham Town Hall, Parsonage Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1EP. 19.30. More info: CDTUG
20-23 September 2022. Tuesday-Friday. InnoTrans 2021: International Trade Fair for Transport Technology. POSTPONED FROM SEPTEMBER 2020, POSTPONED AGAIN FROM APRIL 2021. Venue: Berlin. More info: IT
24 September 2022. Saturday. Railfuture East Anglia open branch meeting. Venue: Friends’ Meeting House, 5 Upper Goat Lane, Norwich NR2 1EW. 14.00. More info: Rf-EA
27 September 2022. Tuesday. Levenmouth Rail Campaign monthly meeting. ONLINE. 18.30. More info: LRC
30 September 2022. Friday. Rail in the North of England. Modern Railways Fourth Friday Club conference. Venue: Museum of Science and Industry, Liverpool Road, Manchester, M3 4FP. More info: RNE
30 September 2022. Friday. Office of Rail and Road "PR23 policy framework initial consultations" closes ('In this consultation, we set out the policy framework on how we propose to hold the infrastructure manager for the national rail network to account for the outcomes it must deliver for the funding it receives for the next control period (CP7)'. More info / to respond: ORR website
October
5 October 2022. Wednesday. Community Rail Awards. Venue: Central Convention Complex, Manchester. More info: CRA
6 October 2022. Thursday. Customer Service Live 2022. Online. 09.15-16.15. More info: CSL2022
6 October 2022. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. In-person planned, otherwise online. 18.00.
11 October 2022. Tuesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Herts & Beds division meeting. ONLINE. 19.30-21.00. More info: Rf-L&SE-H&B
11 October 2022. Tuesday. Support The Rochdale Oldham Manchester rail lines group meeting. Venue: The Blue Pits Inn, 842 Manchester Road, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 2SP. 14.00. More info: STORM
21 October 2022. Avocet Line Rail Users Group AGM. Venue: Manor Hotel, The Beacon, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2AG. 19.00. More info: ALRUG
22-30 October 2022. Saturday-Sunday. During this school holiday, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 182 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: UK & Ireland Heritage railways and Heritage Railway Association members, and Events.
See also: Scenic Rail Britain and Tour Britain by rail and Car-free journeys to great places and overnight stays with a difference!
25 October 2022. Tuesday. Levenmouth Rail Campaign monthly meeting. ONLINE. 18.30. More info: LRC
25 October 2022. Tuesday. Chesham & District Transport Users' Group meeting. Venue: Chesham Town Hall, Parsonage Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1EP. 19.30. More info: CDTUG
November
COP27 - United Nations Climate Change conference. More info: UN-COP26. (COP26 stands for the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, which is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - a treaty agreed in 1994.)
3 November 2022. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. In-person planned, otherwise online. 18.00.
9 November 2022. Wednesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Eastern division meeting. ONLINE. 19.00. More info: Eastern
16 November 2022. Wednesday. Friends of the Barton Line OGM. Venue: the White Swan inn at Barton interchange. 20.00. Optional meal from 18.15. Members and their invited guests only. More info: FoBL
19 November 2022. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Kent division meeting. 14.00. More info: Kent
19/20 November 2022. Saturday/Sunday. Ashford 180. More about this anniversary weekend's events, at which Railfuture London & South East regional branch will have a working display, organised by Ashford International Model Railway Education Centre: AIMREC
22 November 2022. Tuesday. Rail in the Midlands. Modern Railways Fourth Friday Club conference. Venue: Marshall Arena, Stadium Way W, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK1 1ST. More info: RM
22/23 November 2022. Tuesday/Wednesday. Modern Railways Expo. Venue: Marshall Arena, Stadium Way W, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK1 1ST. More info: MR-Expo
25 November 2022. Friday. Golden Spanner Awards. Modern Railways Fourth Friday Club conference. Venue: Grand Connaught Rooms, 61-65 Great Queen Street, Holborn, London, WC2B 5DA. More info: GSA
26/27 November 2022. Saturday/Sunday. Railfuture stall at annual rail exhibition. Venue: NEC, Birmingham. More info: Rf-NEC
29 November 2022. Tuesday. Levenmouth Rail Campaign monthly meeting. ONLINE. 18.30. More info: LRC
December
1 December 2022. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. In-person seasonal social planned. 18.00.
3 December 2022. Saturday. Railfuture East Anglia open branch meeting. Venue: The Signal Box Community Centre, Glenalmond Avenue, Cambridge CB2 8DB. 14.00. More info: Rf-EA
6 December 2022. Tuesday. Chesham & District Transport Users' Group meeting. Venue: Chesham Town Hall, Parsonage Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1EP. 19.30. More info: CDTUG
13 December 2022. Tuesday. Support The Rochdale Oldham Manchester rail lines group meeting. Venue: The Blue Pits Inn, 842 Manchester Road, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 2SP. 14.00. More info: STORM
17 December 2022 - 3 January 2023. Saturday-Tuesday. During this school holiday, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 182 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: UK & Ireland Heritage railways and Heritage Railway Association members, and Events.
See also: Scenic Rail Britain and Tour Britain by rail and Car-free journeys to great places and overnight stays with a difference!
Railfuture now holds one national conference each year, normally in the autumn (in addition to its national AGM for members). The conference is competitively priced, to be within rail users' price range, and is open to everyone. Railfuture members are usually offered a chance to attend conferences at a discounted rate if booked early; for non-members there's often a discounted 'book and join' package.
Details of other internal Railfuture meetings, open only to elected/selected members, including the annual Branches & Groups Day held each autumn, are here: Rf-internal.