The list below includes free or low-price events for volunteers such as Railfuture members, as well as expensive conferences organised by professionals. Inclusion in the list does not imply that Railfuture endorses the event.

More details about Railfuture's own conferences are here: Railfuture conferences
Information on official consultations, franchising dates, service alterations for railway improvement projects, is here: Rail dates

2018

April

21-22 April 2018. Saturday-Sunday. Acton Depot Open Weekend: Capital Design. Venue: 118-120 Gunnersbury Lane, London W3 9BQ. 11.00-17.00. More info: LTM


21 April 2018. Saturday. Railfuture West Midlands AGM. Venue: National College of High Speed rail, 2 Lister Street, Birmingham B7 4AG. 10.00. More info: RfWM


21 April 2018. Saturday. Civil Engineers’ Club Walk for ICE 200. Venue: Rochester Railway Station, Corporation Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1NH. 10.00-12.30. More info: ICE


21 April 2018. Saturday. Railfuture Thames Valley branch AGM. Venue: West Oxford Community Centre, Botley Road, Oxford OX2 0BT. 10.30. Speaker: Dr Robin Rees. More info: RfTV


21 April 2018. Saturday. Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line AGM at Hallmark Hotel, Carlisle CA1 1QY (next to the station). 11.15. More info: FoSCL


21 April 2018. Saturday. Railfuture Scotland AGM. Venue: Jury's Inn, 43 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DH. More info: RfScotland. Email: secretary at railfuturescotland.org.uk

21 April 2018. Saturday. Furness Line Action Group AGM. Venue: Furness & Midland hall, Carnforth station. 13.30. Email: theflagsecretary at gmail.com More info: Furness Line CRP


22 April 2018. Sunday. Heart of Wales line 150th celebrations. Guided walk over Cynghordy Viaduct. More info: HOW


23 April 2018. Monday. Workshop for Rail Enhancements & Capital Investment Strategy and Local rail development fund. Venue: Committee Room 2, Aberdeen Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1AH. 13.30-16.00. More info: TrSc


23 April 2018. Monday. Life as an engineer. Venue: University of Bolton, Room D2- 14/16, Senate House (D-Block), Bolton BL3 5AB. 17.00-18.30. More info: ICE


23 April 2018. Monday. Paddington Station 24/7 on Channel 5. Series 3, Episode 5. 21.00-22.00. More info: C5. See also Paddington-1 / Paddington-2 / Paddington-3 / Paddington-4.


23 April 2018. Monday. Rail Forum Europe event. Shift2Rail - rail research. Hotel Renaissance, Rue du Parnasse 19, Brussels. 19.00-21.00. More info: RFE


24 April 2018. Monday. Workshop for Rail Enhancements & Capital Investment Strategy and Local rail development fund. Venue: Town House, 2 Wemysfield, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1XW. 13.30-16.00. More info: TrSc


24 April 2018. Thursday. Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership - Regional Transport Strategy. Guest speaker: Ranald Roberton, Partnership Director, Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS). Venue: Inverness. 17.30 for 18.00 start, to 20.00. More info: CILT.


24 April 2018. Tuesday. A rail renaissance for the West Midlands. Venue: Room 116 TfWM Offices, 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3SD. 17.30 for 18.00 start. More info: CIHT


24 April 2018. Thursday. CANCELLED. What Heavy Rail Can Learn From Light Rail. Guest speaker: Sharon Keith, Regional Director, Arriva Rail Northern. Venue: Manchester. 18.00-20.00. More info: RSA/CILT, RSA, and CILT. Background: RSA-CILT


24 April 2018. Tuesday. LevenMouth Rail Campaign Action Group meeting. All welcome. Levenmouth Campus, Fife College, Methilhaven Road, Buckhaven KY8 1HL. 18.30-23.00. More info: LMRC


24 April 2018. Tuesday. Public meeting for West Coastway rail users, Yapton residents and Yapton Lane/North End Road users about level crossing upgrade works. Venue: Yapton Village Hall, Main Road, Yapton, BN18 0ET. 19.00-20.00. More info: Yapton


24 April 2018. Tuesday. Railway Information Systems - Past, Present and Future. Speakers: from KETECH. Venue: Woking United Reformed Church, White Rose Lane, Woking GU22 7HA. 19.00 for 19.15 start. More about this free Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Surrey branch event at which non-members are also welcome: RCTS


25 April 2018. Wednesday. Implementing the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal - infrastructure investment, innovation and accelerated growth. Venue: Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8AS. 08.30-13.00. More info: SPC


25 April 2018. Wednesday. Institution of Engineering and Technology visit: IET Railway Young Professional Visit to Chiltern Railway Depot. Venue: Leach Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8LG. 14.00-16.30. More info: IET


25 April 2018. Wednesday. Hitachi Rail Manufacturing in the North East. Venue: Hitachi Rail Europe, Merchant Park, Millennium Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6UG. 18.00-20.00. More info: IMechE


25 April 2018. Wednesday. Mobility as a Service – Openness Index. Venue: Room G01, Central House, 14 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1H 0NN. 18.00 for 18.30 start. More info: CIHT


25 April 2018. Wednesday. Jacking Up Masonry Arch Bridges for Increased Clearance. Speaker from Freyssinet. Venue: Jurys Inn Hotel, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3BJ. 18.30-20.30. More about this Permanent Way Institution, Nottingham & Derby section meeting: PWI


25 April 2018. Wednesday. The History of the Old Dalby Test Track. Speaker: David Coxon. Venue: Council Meeting Room 2, County Hall, West Street, Chichester PO19 1RQ. 19.30. More about this free Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Chichester branch event at which non-members are also welcome: RCTS


26 April 2018. Thursday. Next steps for the Mayor’s Transport Strategy - ‘Healthy Streets’, passenger experience and economic growth. Venue: IMechE, One Birdcage Walk, London SW1H 9JJ. 08.30-13.00. More info: PFfL


26 April 2018. Thursday. Institution of Engineering and Technology conference: EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) in Railways 2018. Venue: The IET, 2 Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL. 09.30 for 10.00 start, to 16.00. More info: IET and IMechE


26 April 2018. Thursday. TeenTech South Yorkshire. Venue: Doncaster Racecourse, Leger Way, Doncaster DN2 6BB. More info: YRP


26 April 2018. Thursday. Pitch 200 - Wales & South West final. Venue: Cardiff University, Trevithick Lecture Theatre, Cardiff School of Engineering, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA. 17.30-19.30. More info: ICE


26 April 2018. Thursday. The Alan Stilwell Memorial North West Transport Lecture 2018: The role of transport investment in supporting the growth of the northern economy. Guest speakers: Cathy Miller, Deputy Director for Cities, Places and Devolution, Department of Transport; Jonathan Spruce, Interim Strategy Director, Transport for the North; Warren Marshall, Group Planning Director, Peel Ports. Venue: Liverpool John Moores University, Peter Jost Lecture Theatre, James Parsons Building, Byrom Street, Liverpool, L3 3AF. 17.45 for 18.30 start, to 20.30. Booking required for this free Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport event. More info: CILT, TPS, ICE, and CIHT.


26 April 2018. Thursday. Open discussion on the future of engineering with the ICE President, Professor Lord Robert Mair. Venue: The Adelphi, 3-5 Hunslet Road, Leeds, LS10 1JQ. 18.00-20.30. More info: ICE


26 April 2018. Thursday. Thameslink Programme – the challenges and successes. Venue: ICE, One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA. 18.30-19.30. More info: ICE


27 April 2018. Friday. Rail in the North. Venue: National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York YO26 4XJ. 10.00-16.00. More info: 4FC-RiN


27 April 2018. Friday. LevenMouth Rail Conference. Guest speakers David Shirres, rail expert and advisor on rail matters to a number of governments; David Parker, leading member of the Borders Rail campaign. Other speakers including those from Transport Scotland and Fife Council have been invited. All welcome. Levenmouth Campus, Fife College, Methilhaven Road, Buckhaven KY8 1HL. More info: LMRC


27 April 2018. Friday. Workshop for Rail Enhancements & Capital Investment Strategy and Local rail development fund. Venue: Longman House (SG), 28 Longman Road, Inverness, IV1 1SF. 12.30-15.00. More info: TrSc


27 April 2018. Friday. How to make a nationalised railway work? Guest speaker: Jonathan Tyler. Venue: William Thatcher room, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge CB3 0DG (enter from Storey's Way, through the gatehouse then turn right to Wilson Court.) 20.30-22.00. More info: CURC


28 April 2018. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch AGM. Guest speakers on Light Rail. More info: RfL&SE


30 April 2018. Monday. Workshop for Rail Enhancements & Capital Investment Strategy and Local rail development fund. Venue: Best Western Station Hotel, 49 Lovers Walk, Dumfries, DG1 1LT. 13.30-16.00. More info: TrSc


30 April 2018. Monday. Metroland and the London Suburbs. Venue: ICE, One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA. 18.30-20.00. More info: ICE


30 April 2018. Monday. Final date for 'early-bird' members-only discount bookings for Railfuture's annual national summer conference in Carlisle on Saturday 23 June. More info: conferences.

May

1-3 May 2018. Tuesday-Thursday. Infrarail. Venue: Excel, London. More info: Infra and IMechE


1 May 2018. Tuesday. TeenTech City 2018. Venue: Emirates Stadium, London. More info: YRP


1 May 2018. Tuesday. Workshop for Rail Enhancements & Capital Investment Strategy and Local rail development fund. Venue: Endeavour House, 1 Greenmarket, Dundee, DD1 4QB. 13.30-16.00. More info: TrSc


1 May 2018. Tuesday. Ribble Valley Rail committee meeting. Non-committee members welcome to attend, but not allowed to vote. Venue: New Inn, 20 Parson Lane, Clitheroe, Lancs, BB7 2JN. 14.30. More info: RVR


2 May 2018. Wednesday. FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) by Rail: How to make it work for you. Venue: Multimodal, The NEC, Birmingham B40 1NT (Rooms 4.9 a & b). 11.30 fpr 12.00 start, to 13.00. More info: RSA/CILT, RSA, and CILT. Background: RSA-CILT


2 May 2018. Wednesday. GWML Electrification – Work to the Intersection Bridges at Cardiff Central. Speaker from Holbourn Engineering. Venue: Network Rail’s Davidson House Offices, Forbury Square, The Forbury, Reading, RG1 3EU. 17.45-19.45. More about this Permanent Way Institution, Thames Valley section meeting: PWI


2 May 2018. Wednesday. London & South East monthly social. Venue: Penderel's Oak, 283-288 High Holborn, London WC1V 7HP. 19.00-21.00. More info: YRP


2 May 2018. Wednesday. Institution of Engineering and Technology talk: Crossrail - Planning, Constructing and Operating a £15bn Railway. Venue: The Adelaide, 57 Park Road, Teddington, London, TW11 0AU. 19.15 for 19.30 start, to 21.30. More info: IET

3 May 2018. Thursday. UK Local elections. More info: Vote 2018


3 May 2018. Thursday. Ride2Stride Walking Festival. More info: foscl and r2s


3 May 2018. Thursday. An Introduction To...Transport Business Cases. Venue: AECOM, One Trinity, Quayside, Newcastle, NE1 2EF. 13.00-14.00. More info: CIHT


3 May 2018. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway


3 May 2018. Thursday. Ardwick Train Maintenance depot visit. Venue: Rondin Road, Manchester M12 6BF. 18.00 More info: YRP


3 May 2018. Thursday. Guest speaker: Alex Hynes, Managing Director, ScotRail Alliance. AGM follows. Venue: Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2JL. 19.30. More info: CRAG


3 May 2018. Thursday. London's Disused Stations – North London. Speaker: Jim Connor, North London Railway Historical Society. Venue: Methodist Church, Silver St., Stony Stratford MK11 1BE. 19.30. More about this free Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Milton Keynes branch event at which non-members are also welcome: RCTS


4 May 2018. Friday. Colin Speakman talk on geologist Adam Sedgwick at Friends Meeting House, Kirkgate, Settle BD24 9DX. 14.15. £3. Part of Ride2Stride Walking Festival. More info: foscl and r2s


4 May 2018. Friday. Pontefract Civic Society, Rail sub-group. Venue: Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club, Stuart Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4PQ. 19.00-21.00. More info: PCS


4 May 2018. Friday. Carlisle power signal box. Venue: Station Hotel, Carnforth, opposite the railway station. 19.30. Donations requested, £4 for non-members. More about this Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Furness, Lakes & Lune branch event: RCTS


6 May 2018. Sunday. Railway service at Mallerstang. More info: foscl


7 May 2018. Monday. Copy date for July Railwatch. Send letters, articles, photos to editor at railwatch.org.uk


7 May 2018. Monday. West and North Yorkshire Rail Group. Venue: 43-47 Great george Street, Leeds, LS1 3BB. 19.30. More info: CfBT


8-9 May 2018. Tuesday-Wednesday. 4th annual ERTMS & ETCS 2018: The Future of Railway Signalling. Venue: Addleshaw Goddard, central London. 08.45-16.50/15.50. More info: WF and YRP


8 May 2018. Tuesday. Aberdeen to Inverness Rail Project Update. Speaker: Stacey Macdonald, Network Rail. Venue: Aberdeen. 18.00-20.00. Booking required for this free Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport event. More info: CILT


8 May 2018. Thursday. Application of digital technology to enhance Safety, Reliability and Utilisation of the UK Railway. Venue: Leonardo Works, Lysander Road, Yeovil, BA20 2YB. 18.00-21.00. More info: IMechE


8 May 2018. Tuesday. Enhancing and Delivering the Railways of Today and Tomorrow. YRP London. Venue: KPMG, 15 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5GL. 18.00 for 18.15 start, to 21.00. More info: YRP


8 May 2018. Tuesday. New Rolling Stock for Northern. Venue: Manchester Metropolitan University, Room T0.03 John Dalton Building, Oxford Road (entrance on Chester Street), Manchester, M1 5GD. 18.30-19.30. More info: IMechE

8 May 2018. Tuesday. Support The Rochdale Oldham Manchester rail lines group. Woolworths Club, Gipsy Lane, Castleton, Rochdale OL11 3HA. 19.30. More info: STORM


8 May 2018. Tuesday. Felixstowe Travel Watch AGM. 19.30. More info: FTW


9 May 2018. Wednesday. Women in the workplace - the gender pay gap, organisational cultures and representation in leadership. Venue: Central London. 08.30-13.00. More info: WFP


9 May 2018. Wednesday. Company and Employee Engagement. Venue: Baskerville House, Birmingham, Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2ND. 18.00-20.00. More info: RSA/CILT, RSA, CILT, and YRP. Background: RSA-CILT


9 May 2018. Wednesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Eastern division meeting. 18.30. More info: Eastern


9 May 2018. Wednesday. West Midland Railway. Guest speaker: Jan Chaudhry. Venue: William Thatcher room, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge CB3 0DG (enter from Storey's Way, through the gatehouse then turn right to Wilson Court.) 20.30-22.00. More info: CURC


10 May 2018. Thursday. An Introduction to Designing Public Transport Interchanges. Venue: Arup, Forth Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3PL. 13.00-14.00. More info: CIHT


11 May 2018. Friday. Inspiring Engineers. Venue: ICE, One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA. 08.00-09.30. More info: ICE


11 May 2018. Friday. AGM. Venue: Great Western Hotel, Corran Esplanade, Oban, PA34 5PP. Guest speakers: Alex Hynes, MD ScotRail Alliance and David Simpson, Production Director, Serco Caledonian Sleepers. Open to all. 11.30 for 12.00 start. More info: FoWHL


12 May 2018. Saturday. Railfuture AGM in Edinburgh. 10.00-17.00. More info: conferences; email: companysecretary at railfuture.org.uk


12 May 2018. Saturday. Venue: Methodist church hall, Gosforth Road, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PU. 13.50. More info: CRUG


12 May 2018. Saturday. East Suffolk Travellers' Association AGM. Venue: Quay Street church, Woodbridge. More info: ESTA


14 May 2018. Monday. Engineering Showoff! Venue: Aecom, City Point 2, 25 Tyndrum Street, Glasgow G4 0JY. 17.30-20.30. More info: ICE


14 May 2018. Monday. The Future of Rail. Young Engineers' Presentation Competition. Venue: IMechE, London. More info: IMechE


14 May 2018. Monday. Annual Rail Summit. Venue: County Hall, Maidstone. 17.30-20.00.


15 May 2018. Tuesday. East Midlands Gateway. Venue: Site visit. 16.00-18.00. More info: ICE


15 May 2018. Tuesday. New Trains in the North. Guest speaker: Ian Hyde, Head of New Trains, Northern. Venue: Virgin Trains East Coast Academy, Platform 9, York Station, York, YO24 1AB. 17.00 for 17.30 start. More info on this IRO North East area event: IRO


15 May 2018. Tuesday. Engineering Showoff! Venue: Inverness College UHI, Room 202, 1 Inverness Campus, Inverness IV2 5NA. 17.30-20.30. More info: ICE


15 May 2018. Tuesday. East Midlands Gateway. Venue: Yew Lodge Hotel, Kegworth, DE74 2DF. 18.00-20.00. More info: ICE


15 May 2018. Tuesday. UK's Railway Challenges: Innovations in the Rail Industry, and an update on the PWI. Venue: The Pullman Room, The Cosmopolitan Hotel, 2 Lower Briggate, Leeds LS1 4AE. 18.00-20.00. More about this Permanent Way Institution, West Yorkshire section meeting: PWI


15 May 2018. Tuesday. Lower Thames Crossing - A nationally significant infrastructure project. Guest speaker: Rob Audsley, Project Manager, Highways England. Venue: Harlequin Theatre, Warwick Crescent, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1NN. 18.30 for 19.00 start, to 20.30. Booking required for this free Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport event. More info: CILT


15 May 2018. Tuesday. Meeting of Chesham & District Transport Users' Group. Venue: Town Hall, 14 High Street, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1EP. 19.30. Public welcome. More info: CDTUG


16-17 May 2018. Wednesday-Thursday. Institution of Engineering and Technology conference: ICRE 2018 - The 8th International Conference on Railway Engineering. Venue: The IET, 2 Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL. More info: IET and IMechE


16 May 2018. Wednesday. Association of Community Rail Partnerships Community Rail in the city.. Venues: across stations nationally. More info: ACoRP


16 May 2018. Wednesday. Institution of Engineering and Technology visit: Museum of Transport Greater Manchester. Venue: Boyle Street, Cheetham, Manchester, M8 8UW. 10.30-14.00. More info: IET


16 May 2018. Wednesday. The future for planning in London - growth, sustainability and infrastructure. Venue: The Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, London SW1X 7DR. 08.30-13.00. More info: PFfL


16 May 2018. Wednesday. 1st annual Future Roads Forum - Planning and delivering new road schemes in England and preparing for the introduction of the Major Road Network. Venue: Pinsent Masons, central London. 08.45-17.30. More info: WF


16 May 2018. Wednesday. Borders Railway. Venue: WSP Offices, 7th Floor, 110 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3BX. 17.00 for 17.30 start, to 19.30. More about this Permanent Way Institution, Glasgow section meeting: PWI


16 May 2018. Wednesday. Engineering Showoff! Venue: Atkins, 10 Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. 17.30-20.30. More info: ICE


16 May 2018. Wednesday. CfBT London Group. Venue: 75 Cowcross St, Clerkenwell, London EC1M 6EL. 18.00. More info: CfBT London and CfBT


16 May 2018. Wednesday. Institution of Engineering and Technology Railway Annual Lecture 2018: Global Rail Market. Venue: The IET, 2 Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL. 18.00. More info: IET


16 May 2018. Wednesday. Friends of the Barton Line meeting; non-members welcome. Venue: No.1 Inn, Cleethorpes station, 3 Station Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 8AY. 19.00. More info: FoBL


17 May 2018. Thursday. 2nd annual Compulsory Purchase for Regeneration and Development - a complete guide to successful land acquisition that is on time, on budget and low risk. Venue: Gowling WLG, central London. 08.45-16.00. More info: WF


17 May 2018. Thursday. Rail Infrastructure Networking event. Venue: DW Stadium, Wigan. 09.30-12.30. More info: RIN-1 and RIN-2


17 May 2018. Thursday. What did civil engineers ever do for us? Venue: Technology & Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow G1 1RD. 17.30-19.30. More info: ICE


17 May 2018. Thursday. Engineering Showoff! Venue: University of Dundee, Room 1G10, Dalhousie Building, Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4HN. 17.30-20.30. More info: ICE


17 May 2018. Thursday. TRA AGM, Village Hall, Umberleigh, Devon. 19.00. More info: Tarka

17 May 2018. Thursday. Edenbridge & District Rail Travellers' Association AGM. Venue: WI Hall, Station Road, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 5PA. 19.00 for 19.30 start.


17 May 2018. Thursday. Institution of Engineering and Technology talk: Women in Engineering. Venue: University of Gloucestershire, The Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 2RH. 19.00 for 19.30 start, to 21.00. More info: IET


17 May 2018. Thursday. Magor & Undy Walkway Station. Venue: The Golden Lion, 23A The Square, Magor, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 3HY. 19.30. More info: MAGOR


19 May 2018. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Kent division meeting. 14.00. More info: Kent


20 May 2018. Sunday. Significant changes to timetable as first of four phases leading to final December 2019 timetable. Whole network redesigned with increased Thameslink peak service of 18 trains per hour operating through central London. Existing Southern, Gatwick Express and Great Northern services will also change. Initially six Thameslink trains per hour in peaks will break their links and only operate as far as London Bridge or London Blackfriars (from the south), restarting from London King's Cross (from the north), and vice versa, until high capacity signalling infrastructure fully available through central London core section. More info: RailPlan20/20.


21-25 May 2018. Monday-Friday. Walk to School Week. More info: LS


21 May 2018. Monday. Heathrow Connect services between London Paddington (mainline) and Heathrow airport Terminal 4 transfer to MTR Crossrail. More info: Crossrail and Elizabeth line


21 May 2018. Monday. Avocet Line Rail User Group meeting. Venue: Redwing Inn, Church Rd, Lympstone, Exmouth, EX8 5JT. 19.00. More info: ALRUG


21 May 2018. Monday. Monthly meeting of Bexhill Rail Action Group at Hastings Direct, Conquest House, 34 Collington Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3LW (nearest station Collington). 19.00-21.00. More info: BRAG


21 May 2018. Monday. The Docklands Light Railway. Speaker: Mark Davis. Venue: Cox Green Community Centre, Highfield Lane, Cox Green, Maidenhead SL6 3AX. 19.30. More info about this free Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Windsor & Maidenhead branch event at which non-members are also welcome: RCTS


21 May 2018. Monday. 40 years of service. Speaker: Terence Jenner, the last BR Board Chairman. Venue: Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield CM15 8LB. 19.30. Donations requested £2.50 non-members. More info about this Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, South Essex branch event: RCTS.


21 May 2018. Monday. The History of the Old Dalby Test Track. Speaker: David Coxon. Venue: The Maudslay Hotel, 190 Allesley Old Road, Coventry CV5 8GJ. 19.30. Donation of £3 requested from non-members. More about this Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, West Midlands branch event: RCTS


22-23 May 2018. Tuesday-Wednesday. 10th annual UK Ports Conference - Identifying opportunities for growth and delivering port infrastructure to support emerging markets and respond to trade and shipping patterns. Venue: ongress Centre, central London. 08.45-17.20/08.45-17.40. More info: WF


22 May 2018. Tuesday. The Scottish Transport Applications & Research (STAR) conference Shaping Transport for a Changing World Venue: Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA. 08.30-17.00. More info: STAR and TPS


22 May 2018. Tuesday. Next steps for planning and delivering major infrastructure projects in the UK. Venue: Royal Aeronautical Society, 4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 4BQ. 08.30-13.00. More info: WEETF


22 May 2018. Tuesday. How the Rail Industry has to Respond to the Mobile Customer. Guest speaker: Clare Gilmartin, CEO of Trainline. Venue: London. 18.00-20.00. More info: RSA/CILT, RSA, and CILT. Background: RSA-CILT


22 May 2018. Tuesday. Network Rail's Management of Earthworks. Speaker from Network Rail. Venue: Aston Court Hotel, opposite Derby station, Derby DE1 2SL. 18.30-20.30. More about this Permanent Way Institution, Nottingham & Derby section meeting: PWI


22 May 2018. Tuesday. Rail Care - set up to deal with customers in an emergency such as an accident or major incident. Speaker: Richard Davies, South Western Railway. Venue: Woking United Reformed Church, White Rose Lane, Woking GU22 7HA. 19.00 for 19.15 start. More about this free Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Surrey branch event at which non-members are also welcome: RCTS


23 May 2018. Wednesday. UK Transport Infrastructure Summit. Venue: KPMG, 15 Canada Square, London E14 5GL. 08.15 for 09.00 start, to 16.30. More info: UK-TIS


23 May 2018. Wednesday. Diversity, Inclusivity, and Driving Team Performance.. Webinar. 12.00-13.00. More info: IMechE


24 May 2018. Thursday. Institution of Engineering and Technology talk: Crossrail: a new artery for the UK. Venue: Reading UTC, Crescent Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5RQ. 18.00 for 18.30 start, to 20.30. More info: IET


24 May 2018. Thursday. Where would we like to be in 2040? Taking a Vision Led approach to Strategic Planning in Greater Manchester. Speaker: Nicola Kane, Head of Strategic Planning and Research, TfGM. Venue: ICE, One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1. 19.00. Preceded by TPS AGM 17.30-18.00. More info: TPS


26 May-3 June 2018. Saturday to Sunday. During this schools half-term holiday, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 173 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: Heritage railways and Events. See also: Scenic Rail Britain and Tour Britain by rail and Car-free journeys to great places.


29 May 2018. Tuesday. ABFLY meeting. Venue: St. Stephen's Parish Centre, Station Road, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, AL2 3PJ. 19.30. More info: ABFLY


29 May 2018. Tuesday. LevenMouth Rail Campaign Action Group meeting. All welcome. Levenmouth Campus, Fife College, Methilhaven Road, Buckhaven KY8 1HL. 18.30-23.00. More info: LMRC


31 May 2018. Tuesday. Management and Resilience of Infrastructure Cuttings. Venue: webinar. 13.00-14.00. More info: ICE


31 May 2018. Thursday. Ride2Stride Walking Festival. More info: foscl and r2s

June

1 June 2018. Friday. East Suffolk Travellers' Association line anniversary buffet. Venue: Lady of the Lake, Bridge Road, Oulton Broad. 18.00-20.30. More info: ESTA


1 June 2018. Friday. Pontefract Civic Society, Rail sub-group. Venue: Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club, Stuart Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4PQ. 19.00-21.00. More info: PCS


5 June 2018. Tuesday. Ribble Valley Rail committee meeting. Non-committee members welcome to attend, but not allowed to vote. Venue: New Inn, 20 Parson Lane, Clitheroe, Lancs, BB7 2JN. 14.30. More info: RVR


5 June 2018. Tuesday. Lincoln Transport Hub. Speaker: Kate Ellis, Major Development Director, City of Lincoln Council. Venue: Lincoln City Centre. Meet outside ticket office at Lincoln railway station; park in Lincoln central car park, LN5 7BP. 17.00-18.30. Booking required for this free Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport event. More info: CILT


5 June 2018. Tuesday. The Railfreight Market from the Customer's Perspective. Speakers: David Turner, Director of Rail, Malcolm Logistics; Chris Swan, Senior Manager - Rail & Shipping, Tarmac. Venue: Sixth Form College, Leek Road, Stoke, Staffordshire, ST4 2RU. 18.00-20.00. Booking required for this free Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport event. More info: CILT


5 June 2018. Tuesday. Creating Desire to Travel. Guest speaker: Ray Stenning, Design Director, Best Impressions. Venue: Sussex Downs College, 1 Mountfield Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2XH. 18.30 for 19.00 start, to 20.45. Booking required for this free Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport event. More info: CILT


6 June 2018. Tuesday. Switch on to Mindfulness. Venue: webinar. 12.30-13.00. More info: ICE


6 June 2018. Tuesday. Hitachi Rail Europe (HRE) - Visit to Ashford Traincare Centre. Venue: Train Maintenance Centre, Station Approach, Ashford, Kent TN23 1EZ. 17.00 for 17.30 start, to 19.30. More info: CILT


6 June 2018. Wednesday. London & South East monthly social. Venue: Penderel's Oak, 283-288 High Holborn, London WC1V 7HP. 19.00-21.00. More info: YRP


7 June 2018. Thursday. Big Rail Diversity Challenge. Venue: Peterborough Arena, East of England Showground, Peterborough, PE2 6XE. More info: BRDC


7 June 2018. Thursday. The Stephensons & other engineers, a Newcastle City walk. Venue: Cardinal Hume Monument, Neville Street, Newcastle, NE1 5DH. 10.30-12.00. More info: ICE


7 June 2018. Thursday. Eden Brows landslip, Settle-Carlisle line. Venue: Auditorium, The Quadrant, Network Rail, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes MK9 1EN. 16.30 for 17.00 start, to 19.00. More about this Permanent Way Institution, Milton Keynes section meeting: PWI


7 June 2018. Thursday. The Ordsall Chord. Venue: Network Rail Meeting Rooms 0.1 & 0.2, George Stephenson House, 1 Toft Green, York, YO1 6JT. 17.30 for 18.00 start, to 20.00. More about this Permanent Way Institution, York section meeting: PWI


7 June 2018. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway


7 June 2018. Thursday. Stephenson Walks - A guided tour around Newcastle and the life of Robert Stephenson. 18.00-19.30. More info: CIHT


7 June 2018. Thursday. The Heritage of HS2. Speaker: Chris Jordan, Archaeology & Heritage Advisor to Technical Directorate, HS2 Ltd. Venue: Methodist Church, Silver Street, Stony Stratford MK11 1BE. 19.30. More about this free Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Milton Keynes branch event at which non-members are also welcome: RCTS


8-9 June 2018. Friday-Saturday. Scottish National Party conference in Aberdeen. More info: SNP


8-10 June 2018. Friday-Sunday. European Passengers’ Federation 2018 conference. Venue: Aachen. More info: EPF


9 June 2018. Saturday. Venue: Methodist church hall, Gosforth Road, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PU. 13.50. More info: CRUG


11 June 2018. Monday. Railway Study Forum Annual Dinner. Venue: The Ashes Suites, The Kia Oval, Surrey County Cricket Club, Kennington, London SE11 5SS. 18.00-23.45. More info: RSA, CILT and RSA/CILT. Background: RSA-CILT


11 June 2018. Monday. Monthly meeting of Bexhill Rail Action Group at Hastings Direct, Conquest House, 34 Collington Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3LW (nearest station Collington). 19.00-21.00. More info: BRAG


12 June 2018. Tuesday. 12th Brunel International opening lecture: Dreaming Big - Transportation Infrastructure and Interdisciplinary/Systems Interfaces on Complex Mega-Projects. Venue: ICE, One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA. 18.00 for 18.30 start, to 19.45. More info: ICE


12 June 2018. Tuesday. Institution of Engineering and Technology talk: Rail Electrification on UK railways. Venue: The Holiday Inn, New Road, Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5QT. 19.00 for 19.30 start, to 21.30. More info: IET

12 June 2018. Tuesday. Support The Rochdale Oldham Manchester rail lines group. Woolworths Club, Gipsy Lane, Castleton, Rochdale OL11 3HA. 19.30. More info: STORM


12-13 June 2018. Tuesday-Wednesday. Africa Rail at Sandton, Johannesburg. More info: AR


13 June 2018. Wednesday. Developing the safety legacy from Crossrail. Venue: IMechE, 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London SW1H 9JJ. 17.30 for 18.00 start, to 19.30. More info: IMechE


13 June 2018. Wednesday. Hector Rail & GB Railfreight (GBRf). Guest speaker: John Smith. Venue: William Thatcher room, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge CB3 0DG (enter from Storey's Way, through the gatehouse then turn right to Wilson Court.) 20.30-22.00. More info: CURC


14 June 2018. Thursday. Delivering the Growth Deal for North Wales. Venue: North Wales. 08.30-13.00. More info: WFP


14 June 2018. Thursday. The Introduction of On-Time Performance (OTP) into the Railway. Speakers from Atkins. Venue: The Town Crier Inn, City Road, Chester, CH1 3AE. 18.00 for 18.30 start, to 20.30. More about this Permanent Way Institution, North Wales section meeting: PWI


16 June 2018. Saturday. Railfuture East Anglia meeting at St Mary's at Stoke church hall, Stoke Street, Ipswich IP2 8DA. More info: RfEA Email eastanglia@railfuture.org.uk


17 June 2018. Sunday. East Suffolk Travellers' Association stall at Woodbridge Regatta. More info: ESTA


18 June 2018. Monday. Closing date for Community Rail Awards. 09.00.


18 June 2018. Monday. Mail Rail - The London Post Office Railway. Speaker: Chris Taft, Head of Collections at the Postal Museum. Venue: Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield CM15 8LB. 19.30. Donations requested £2.50 non-members. More info about this Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, South Essex branch event: RCTS.


19 June 2018. Tuesday. 3rd annual Transport-Led Development in Wales - Delivering enhanced transport infrastructure and maximising transport investment to drive economic development and growth. Venue: central Cardiff. 08.45-16.40. More info: WF


19 June 2018. Tuesday. Into the Future with KeolisAmey Metrolink. Speaker: TBC. Meeting Point: Old Trafford Metrolink Stop (Southbound Platform). Venue: Trafford Depot, Warwick Road South, Stretford, Manchester, M16 0GZ. 18.00 for 18.30 start, to 20.30. Booking required for this free Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport event. More info: CILT


19 June 2018. Tuesday. Commmunity of European Railways special event at BELvue Museum, Place de Palais 7, 1000 Brussels. More info: CER


19 June 2018. Tuesday. Meeting of Chesham & District Transport Users' Group. Venue: Town Hall, 14 High Street, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1EP. 19.30. Public welcome. More info: CDTUG


20 June 2018. Wednesday. Institution of Engineering and Technology talk: Crossrail: Moving London forward. Venue: University of Surrey, Business School of Management, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH. 19.00 for 19.30 start, to 21.00. More info: IET


21 June 2018. Thursday. Next steps for growth in the Thames Estuary: infrastructure, delivery and developing key sectors. Venue: central London. 08.30-13.00. More info: PFfL


21 June 2018. Thursday. 12th Brunel International Lecture: Dreaming Big - Transport Infrastructure & Complex Mega Structures. Venue: University of Strathclyde, Technology & Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow G1 1RD. 17.30-19.30. More info: ICE


21 June 2018. Thursday. Magor & Undy Walkway Station. Venue: The Golden Lion, 23A The Square, Magor, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 3HY. 19.30. More info: MAGOR


22 June 2018. Friday. Institution of Engineering and Technology conference: Women in Engineering: Creating a more diverse and inclusive workforce. Venue: IET Birmingham: Austin Court, 80 Cambridge St, Birmingham B1 2NP. 08.30-18.30. More info: IET


22 June 2018. Friday. Railway Industry Innovation Awards. Venue: Paddington Hilton, 146 Praed Street, London W2 1EE. 12.00-16.00. More info: 4FC-RIIA


23 June 2018. Saturday. Railfuture annual national summer conference at Hallmark Hotel, Court Square, Carlisle CA1 1QY. 10.45-17.00. More info: conferences


23 June 2018. Saturday. The Stephensons & other engineers, a Newcastle City walk. Venue: Cardinal Hume Monument, Neville Street, Newcastle, NE1 5DH. 10.30-12.00. More info: ICE


24 June 2018. Sunday. The Stephensons & other engineers, a Newcastle City walk. Venue: Cardinal Hume Monument, Neville Street, Newcastle, NE1 5DH. 14.00-15.30. More info: ICE


26 June 2018. Tuesday. 6th annual Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement for Infrastructure - Innovation in consultation and engagement: new techniques for designing and conducting successful consultations in 2018 and beyond. Venue: Burges Salmon, London. 08.45-17.15. More info: WF


26 June 2018. Wednesday. Traffic Management Systems. Venue: IMechE, 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London SW1H 9JJ. More info: IMechE


26 June 2018. Tuesday. LevenMouth Rail Campaign Action Group meeting. All welcome. Levenmouth Campus, Fife College, Methilhaven Road, Buckhaven KY8 1HL. 18.30-20.30. More info: LMRC


28 June 2018. Thursday. Association of Community Rail Partnerships Summer Seminar North.. Venue: Bar Convent, 7 Blossom St, York, YO24 1AQ. More info: ACoRP


28 June 2018. Thursday. Ride2Stride Walking Festival. More info: foscl and r2s

29 June 2018. Friday. Bolton gala event. Talk and film show about Bolton’s railway past by author and historian Noel Coates at The Brooklyn Hotel, Green Lane, Bolton BL3 2EF. 18.30. laura.calvert at northernrailway.co.uk


30 June 2018. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Herts & Beds division meeting. 11.00. More info: Herts and Beds

30 June 2018. Saturday. Bolton station community gala. To mark fiftieth anniversary of the end of steam. The event is being co-ordinated by a new organisation called Bolton Station Community Development Partnership, which includes Northern, which manages the station


30 June 2018. Saturday. Flying Scotsman steam loco passing through Kettering, Corby, Gretton, Harringworth Viaduct, Manton Junction, Oakham, Melton Mowbray and Syston Junction on The Yorkshireman special train organised by the Railway Touring Company from Ealing Broadway to York. More info: RTC

July

2 July 2018. Monday. Association of Community Rail Partnerships Summer Seminar South.. Venue: Voluntary Action Islington, 200a Pentonville Road, London, N1 9JP. More info: ACoRP


3 July 2018. Tuesday. Ribble Valley Rail committee meeting. Non-committee members welcome to attend, but not allowed to vote. Venue: New Inn, 20 Parson Lane, Clitheroe, Lancs, BB7 2JN. 14.30. More info: RVR


4 July 2018. Wednesday. London & South East monthly social. Venue: Penderel's Oak, 283-288 High Holborn, London WC1V 7HP. 19.00-21.00. More info: YRP


5 July 2018. Wednesday. CfBT London Group. Venue: 75 Cowcross St, Clerkenwell, London EC1M 6EL. 18.00. More info: CfBT London and CfBT


5 July 2018. Thursday. A Career With BR. Speaker: David Maidment OBE, former top Operating Officer. Venue: Methodist Church, Silver Street, Stony Stratford MK11 1BE. 19.30. More about this free Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Milton Keynes branch event at which non-members are also welcome: RCTS


6 July 2018. Friday. Pontefract Civic Society, Rail sub-group. Venue: Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club, Stuart Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4PQ. 19.00-21.00. More info: PCS


7-8 July 2018. Saturday-Sunday. Acton Depot Open Weekend: Family Fun. Venue: 118-120 Gunnersbury Lane, London W3 9BQ. 11.00-17.00. More info: LTM


7 July 2018. Saturday. Railfuture stall at Uckfield Festival's 'Big Day.' More info: UF-BD


9 July 2018. Monday. Monthly meeting of Bexhill Rail Action Group at Hastings Direct, Conquest House, 34 Collington Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3LW (nearest station Collington). 19.00-21.00. More info: BRAG


9-11 July 2018. Monday-Wednesday. Singapore International Transport Congress and Exhibition. Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore. More info: SITCE


10 July 2018. Tuesday. The future of rail services in the UK - investment, modernisation and devolution. Venue: central London. 08.30-13.00. More info: WEETF


10 July 2018. Tuesday. 1st annual UK Airport Infrastructure Development Forum - Successfully delivering new infrastructure, expansion, and improving connectivity at airports. Venue: Pinsent Masons, central London. More info: WF


11 July 2018. Wednesday. 4th annual UK Rail Station Development and Regeneration Conference. Venue: Addleshaw Goddard, central London. More info: WF and YRP


11 July 2018. Wednesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Eastern division meeting. 18.30. More info: Eastern


12 July 2018. Thursday. Developing the UK’s city region transport networks and next steps for the Transforming Cities Fund. Venue: central London. 08.30-13.00. More info: WEETF


14 July 2018. Saturday. Venue: Methodist church hall, Gosforth Road, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PU. 13.50. More info: CRUG


18 July 2018. Wednesday. The Severn Beach Branch Project: A Train Operators' Perspective. Venue: Room 3.9, Network Rail's SN1 Offices, Station Road, Swindon, SN1 2DH. 12.30 for 12.45 start, to 14.00. More about this Permanent Way Institution, West of England section meeting: PWI


18 July 2018. Wednesday. Friends of the Barton Line AGM; non-members welcome. Venue: The Sloop Inn, 81 Waterside Road, Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 5BA. 18.00 for 20.00. More info: FoBL


19 July 2018. Thursday. Priorities for improving UK air quality. Venue: central London. 08.30-13.00. More info: WEETF


19 July 2018. Thursday. Ride2Stride Walking Festival. More info: foscl and r2s


19 July 2018. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway


19 July 2018. Thursday. Magor & Undy Walkway Station. Venue: The Golden Lion, 23A The Square, Magor, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 3HY. 19.30. More info: MAGOR


21 July-2 September 2018. Saturday to Sunday. During this schools summer holiday, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 173 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: Heritage railways and Events. See also: Scenic Rail Britain and Tour Britain by rail and Car-free journeys to great places.


22 July-7 October 2018. Sunday-Sunday. Derby station track and signalling enhancements. More info: Derby-1 and Derby-2.


26 July 2018. Thursday. London & South East summer BBQ. Venue: Doggett's Coat and Badge, Roof Terrace, 1 Blackfriars Bridge, London SE1 9UD. 18.00. More info: YRP


27 July 2018. Friday. Rail Trail 2018. 17.30 for 18.00 start. Venue: IMechE, 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London SW1H 9JJ. More info: IMechE

August

1 August 2018. Wednesday. London & South East monthly social. Venue: Penderel's Oak, 283-288 High Holborn, London WC1V 7HP. 19.00-21.00. More info: YRP


3 August 2018. Friday. Pontefract Civic Society, Rail sub-group. Venue: Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club, Stuart Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4PQ. 19.00-21.00. More info: PCS

4 August 2018. Saturday. 50th anniversary of last day of steam haulage on scheduled BR mainline public service. More info: Publicsteam50


7 August 2018. Tuesday. Ribble Valley Rail committee meeting. Non-committee members welcome to attend, but not allowed to vote. Venue: New Inn, 20 Parson Lane, Clitheroe, Lancs, BB7 2JN. 14.30. More info: RVR


7 August 2018. Tuesday. Meeting of Chesham & District Transport Users' Group. Venue: Town Hall, 14 High Street, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1EP. 19.30. Public welcome. More info: CDTUG

11 August 2018. Saturday. 50th anniversary of last day of steam haulage on BR mainline. More info: Railtoursteam50 and Steamrailways-BBC4 and The Railway.


11 August 2018. Saturday. Venue: Methodist church hall, Gosforth Road, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PU. 13.50. More info: CRUG


13 August 2018. Monday. Monthly meeting of Bexhill Rail Action Group at Hastings Direct, Conquest House, 34 Collington Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3LW (nearest station Collington). 19.00-21.00. More info: BRAG


16 August 2018. Thursday. Magor & Undy Walkway Station. Venue: The Golden Lion, 23A The Square, Magor, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 3HY. 19.30. More info: MAGOR


18 August 2018. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Kent division meeting. 14.00. More info: Kent


29 August 2018. Wednesday. Next steps for implementing the Glasgow City Region Deal. Venue: central Glasgow. 08.30-13.00. More info: SPC


30 August 2018. Thursday. Ride2Stride Walking Festival. More info: foscl and r2s


31 August 2018. Friday. Final date for 'early-bird' members-only discount bookings for Railfuture's annual national autumn conference, with presentation of annual Rail User Group Awards, in Reading on Saturday 10 November. More info: conferences.

September

4 September 2018. Tuesday. Ribble Valley Rail committee meeting. Non-committee members welcome to attend, but not allowed to vote. Venue: New Inn, 20 Parson Lane, Clitheroe, Lancs, BB7 2JN. 14.30. More info: RVR


6 September 2018. Thursday. Rail Infrastructure Networking event. Venue: Pride Park, Derby. 09.30-12.30. More info:RIN


6 September 2018. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway


7 September 2018. Friday. Pontefract Civic Society, Rail sub-group. Venue: Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club, Stuart Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4PQ. 19.00-21.00. More info: PCS


8 September 2018. Saturday. Venue: Methodist church hall, Gosforth Road, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PU. 13.50. More info: CRUG


10 September 2018. Monday. Monthly meeting of Bexhill Rail Action Group at Hastings Direct, Conquest House, 34 Collington Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3LW (nearest station Collington). 19.00-21.00. More info: BRAG


12 September 2018. Wednesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Eastern division meeting. 18.30. More info: Eastern


15-18 September 2018. Saturday-Tuesday. Liberal Democrats conference in Brighton. More info: LD


18 September 2018. Tuesday. Meeting of Chesham & District Transport Users' Group, followed by AGM. Venue: Town Hall, 14 High Street, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1EP. 19.30. Public welcome. More info: CDTUG


19 September 2018. Wednesday. Friends of the Barton Line meeting; non-members welcome. Venue: No.1 Inn, Cleethorpes station, 3 Station Rd, Cleethorpes, DN35 8AY. 19.00. More info: FoBL


20 September 2018. Thursday. Passenger & freight rail performance Q1 2018/19 published - PPM, CaSL, FDM. More info: ORR


20 September 2018. Thursday. CILT/Railway Study Forum Presidential Address. Speaker: Neil Micklethwaite - RSF President. Venue: One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London SW1H 9JJ. 18.00-21.00. More info: RSA, RSA/CILT and CILT. Background: RSA-CILT


20 September 2018. Thursday. Magor & Undy Walkway Station. Venue: The Golden Lion, 23A The Square, Magor, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 3HY. 19.30. More info: MAGOR


22-23 September 2018. Saturday-Sunday. Acton Depot Open Weekend: Moving London. Venue: 118-120 Gunnersbury Lane, London W3 9BQ. 11.00-17.00. More info: LTM


22-23 September 2018. Saturday-Sunday. East Suffolk Travellers' Association stall at East Anglia Transport Museum. More info: ESTA


23-26 September 2018. Sunday-Wednesday. Labour party conference in Liverpool. More info: Lab


25 September 2018. Tuesday. Smart Transport Network. Venue: ICE, One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA. 09.00-17.00. More info: ICE


29 September 2018. Saturday. Railfuture East Anglia meeting. Norwich. More info: RfEA


30 September-3 October 2018. Sunday-Wednesday. Conservative party conference in Birmingham. More info: Con

October

40th anniversary of issue no.1 of predecessor to Railwatch, numbered continuously - including intermediate name changes - to now. See Railwatch


2 October 2018. Tuesday. Ribble Valley Rail committee meeting. Non-committee members welcome to attend, but not allowed to vote. Venue: New Inn, 20 Parson Lane, Clitheroe, Lancs, BB7 2JN. 14.30. More info: RVR


4 October 2018. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway


4 October 2018. Thursday. CILT/Railway Study Forum. Speaker: Tom Joyner - Managing Director, Arriva Trains Wales. Venue: The Driver, 2-4 Wharfdale Rd, Kings Cross, London N1 9RY. 18.00-21.00. More info: RSA, RSA/CILT and CILT. Background: RSA-CILT


4 October 2018. Thursday. Association of Community Rail Partnerships' Community Rail Awards 2018. Venue: Glasgow. More info: ACoRP


5 October 2018. Friday. Pontefract Civic Society, Rail sub-group. Venue: Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club, Stuart Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4PQ. 19.00-21.00. More info: PCS


6 October 2018. Saturday. East Suffolk Travellers' Association autumn meeting. Venue: Halesworth. More info: ESTA


8 October 2018. Monday. Monthly meeting of Bexhill Rail Action Group at Hastings Direct, Conquest House, 34 Collington Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3LW (nearest station Collington). 19.00-21.00. More info: BRAG


9 October 2018. Tuesday. Next steps for low emission vehicles - innovation, investment and delivery. Venue: central London. 08.30-13.00. More info: WEETF


9 October 2018. Tuesday. The Settle & Carlisle Railway. Speaker: Drew Haley, General Manager, The Settle & Carlisle Railway Development Company. Venue: Royal Scots Club, 29-31 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6QE. 17.30 for 18.00 start, to 19.30. Booking required for this free Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport event. More info: CILT


10-12 October 2018. Wednesday-Friday. European Transport Conference in Dublin Castle. More info: AET


11 October 2018. Thursday. Completing Crossrail and the future outlook for Crossrail 2. Venue: central London. 08.30-13.00. More info: PFfL


13 October 2018. Saturday. Venue: Methodist church hall, Gosforth Road, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PU. 13.50. More info: CRUG


15 October 2018. Monday. Avocet Line Rail User Group AGM. Venue: Globe Hotel, 34 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter EX3 0HR. 19.00. More info: ALRUG


16 October 2018. Tuesday. Felixstowe Travel Watch AGM. 14.30. More info: FTW


16 October 2018. Tuesday. The Northern Hub. Venue: The Pullman Room, The Cosmopolitan Hotel, 2 Lower Briggate, Leeds LS1 4AE. 18.00-20.00. More about this Permanent Way Institution, West Yorkshire section meeting: PWI


18 October 2018. Thursday. The future of UK airport capacity in the South-East. Venue: central London. 08.30-13.00. More info: WEETF


18 October 2018. Thursday. Magor & Undy Walkway Station. Venue: The Golden Lion, 23A The Square, Magor, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 3HY. 19.30. More info: MAGOR


20-28 October 2018. Saturday-Sunday. During this schools half-term holiday, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 173 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: Heritage railways and Events. See also: Scenic Rail Britain and Tour Britain by rail and Car-free journeys to great places.


20 October 2018. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Herts & Beds Division meeting. St. Albans. 10.45-12.45. More info: Herts and Beds.


23 October 2018. Tuesday. Meeting of Chesham & District Transport Users' Group. Venue: Town Hall, 14 High Street, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1EP. 19.30. Public welcome. More info: CDTUG

November

1 November 2018. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway


2 November 2018. Friday. Pontefract Civic Society, Rail sub-group. Venue: Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club, Stuart Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4PQ. 19.00-21.00. More info: PCS


6 November 2018. Tuesday. Ribble Valley Rail committee meeting. Non-committee members welcome to attend, but not allowed to vote. Venue: New Inn, 20 Parson Lane, Clitheroe, Lancs, BB7 2JN. 14.30. More info: RVR


10 November 2018. Saturday. Railfuture annual national autumn conference, including presentation of 7th annual Rail User Group Awards, in Reading. More info: conferences


10 November 2018. Saturday. Venue: Methodist church hall, Gosforth Road, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PU. 13.50. More info: CRUG


12 November 2018. Monday. Monthly meeting of Bexhill Rail Action Group at Hastings Direct, Conquest House, 34 Collington Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3LW (nearest station Collington). 19.00-21.00. More info: BRAG


13-14 November 2018. Tuesday-Wednesday. World Rail Festival. Berlage van Beurs in central Amsterdam. More info: WRF


14 November 2018. Wednesday. Switch on to Mindfulness. Venue: webinar. 12.30-13.00. More info: ICE


14 November 2018. Wednesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Eastern division meeting. 18.30. More info: Eastern


15 November 2018. Thursday. Magor & Undy Walkway Station. Venue: The Golden Lion, 23A The Square, Magor, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 3HY. 19.30. More info: MAGOR


17 November 2018. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Kent division meeting. 14.00. More info: Kent


21 November 2018. Wednesday. Friends of the Barton Line meeting; non-members welcome. Venue: The Sloop Inn, 81 Waterside Road, Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 5BA. 18.00 for 20.00. More info: FoBL


22 November 2018. Thursday. Rail Infrastructure Networking event. Venue: York Racecourse. 09.30-12.30. More info:RIN


23 November 2018. Friday. Golden Spanner Awards and Morning Conference. Venue: Grand Connaught Rooms, 61–65 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5DA. 09.30-16.00. More info: 4FC-GSA


24-25 November 2018. Saturday-Sunday. Railfuture at National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham B40 1NT. More info: WMRC

December

4 December 2018. Tuesday. Ribble Valley Rail committee meeting. Non-committee members welcome to attend, but not allowed to vote. Venue: New Inn, 20 Parson Lane, Clitheroe, Lancs, BB7 2JN. 14.30. More info: RVR


5-6 December 2018. Wednesday-Thursday. Exporail India in New Delhi. More info: EI


6 December 2018. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway


7 December 2018. Friday. Pontefract Civic Society, Rail sub-group. Venue: Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club, Stuart Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4PQ. 19.00-21.00. More info: PCS


8 December 2018. Saturday. Venue: Methodist church hall, Gosforth Road, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PU. 13.50. More info: CRUG


10 December 2018. Monday. Annual Christmas social meeting of Bexhill Rail Action Group. 19.00-21.00. More info: BRAG


11 December 2018. Tuesday. Meeting of Chesham & District Transport Users' Group. Venue: Town Hall, 14 High Street, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1EP. 19.30. Public welcome. More info: CDTUG


15 December 2018. Saturday. East Suffolk Travellers' Association Christmas lunch. Venue: Lady of the Lake, Bridge Road, Oulton Broad. More info: ESTA


20 December 2018. Thursday. Magor & Undy Walkway Station. Venue: The Golden Lion, 23A The Square, Magor, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 3HY. 19.30. More info: MAGOR


22 December 2018-6 January 2019. Saturday-Sunday. During this schools Christmas/new Year holiday, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 173 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: Heritage railways and Events. See also: Scenic Rail Britain and Tour Britain by rail and Car-free journeys to great places.

2019

January

24 January 2019. Thursday. Delivering the Growth Deal for North Wales. Venue: north Wales. 08.30-13.00. More info: PFfW


25 January 2019. Friday. Golden Whistle Awards and Morning Conference. Venue: Marriott Grosvenor Square, Duke Street, London W1K 6JP. 09.30-16.00. More info: 4FC-GWA

February

16-24 February 2019. Saturday-Sunday. During this schools half-term holiday, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 173 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: Heritage railways and Events. See also: Scenic Rail Britain and Tour Britain by rail and Car-free journeys to great places.

23 February 2019. Saturday. 50th anniversary of most recent passenger trains between Uckfield and Lewes.

May

2 May 2019. Thursday. UK Local elections. More info: Vote 2019


18 May 2019. Saturday. Railfuture AGM in Cardiff. 10.00-17.00. More info: conferences

June

22 June 2019. Saturday. Railfuture's annual national summer conference. Darlington. More info: conferences

Railfuture holds two national conferences each year, usually in the summer and autumn (in addition to its national AGM for members). The conferences are competitively priced, to be within rail users' price range, and are open to everyone. Railfuture members are usually offered a chance to attend conferences at a discounted rate if booked early.