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Details of internal Railfuture meetings, open only to elected/selected members are here: Rf-internal.

June

until 5 September 2021. Sunday. Untangling the tracks. Thameslink Programme exhibition. Venue: London Transport Museum, Covent Garden Piazza, London WC2E 7BB. More info: Network Rail and LTM.


22 June 2021. Tuesday. Water in the Chilterns and Colne Valley. ONLINE. 13.00-14.30. More about this first of two HS2 Environmental Webinars: HS2


22 June 2021. Tuesday. Beyond the Delay Minutes... Exploring the wider cost of trespass. ONLINE. 16.00. More about this free Young Rail Professionals Rail Safety Week event: YRP


22 June 2021. Tuesday. The CILT(UK) / Railway Study Forum Big Rail Discussion. In lieu of RSF Dinner. Panellists will include: Peter Wilkinson, Managing Director of Passenger Services, Department for Transport; Anthony Smith, Chief Executive of Transport Focus; Charlene (Charlie) Wallace, Freight, National Passenger Operators and Customer Experience Director, Network Rail; Julian Worth, Director, Transworth Rail; Chris Polack, Director, Bootham Network Solutions; Chris Swan, Head of Rail, Tarmac; and Jac Starr, Chief Executive Officer, Rail Delivery Group and current RSF President as host. ONLINE. 17.30-19.00. More about this CILT/Railway Study Forum event: RSF / CILT


22 June 2021. Tuesday. Enhancing the customer's experience with data. ONLINE. 18.00. More about this free Young Rail Professionals event, part of the Rail Delivery Group’s Wavelength Programme: YRP


23 June 2021. Wednesday. Encouraging and enabling modal shift through community engagement. ONLINE. 10.00-11.30. More about this Community Rail Network webinar: CRN


23 June 2021. Wednesday. HS2 and your business – Work with us Wednesdays: Help Your Business Stand Out. The Importance of Social Value to Major Projects. ONLINE. 10.00-11.00. More about this third of six HS2 and your business webinars: HS2


23 June 2021. Wednesday. HS2 in Phase 2a (West Midlands to Crewe): Where, What, When and How. ONLINE. 12.30-13.30. More about this HS2 Community Engagement webinar: HS2


23 June 2021. Wednesday. Keeping Well – A business model for improving safety, performance and staff wellbeing. ONLINE. 16.00. More about this free Young Rail Professionals Rail Safety Week event: YRP


24 June 2021. Thursday. St Mary’s Church Field Museum: second weekend on 26/27 June of open days to explore HS2 finds during the archaeological dig. BOOKINGS CLOSE AT 17.00. More about this HS2 open-air event: HS2


24 June 2021. Thursday. HS2 in Phase 2a (West Midlands to Crewe): Where, What, When and How. ONLINE. 18.00-19.00. More about this HS2 Community Engagement webinar: HS2


24 June 2021. Thursday. Water in the Chilterns and Colne Valley. ONLINE. 18.00-19.30. More about this second of two HS2 Environmental Webinars: HS2


25 June 2021. Friday. TfN's Draft Transport Decarbonisation Strategy. ONLINE. 12.30-13.30. More about this free Transport Planning Society webinar: TPS


26 June 2021. Saturday. St Mary’s Church Field Museum: second weekend of open days to explore HS2 finds during the archaeological dig. NOW FULLY BOOKED. More about this HS2 open-air event: HS2


26 June 2021. Saturday. European Year of Rail, what’s in for the passenger. 18th European Passenger Federation conference. ONLINE. 10.00-15.00. More info: EPF


26 June 2021. Saturday. Railfuture East Anglia branch meeting, non-members welcome. POSTPONED TO JULY. 14.00. Ipswich. More info: Rf-EA


27 June 2021. Sunday. St Mary’s Church Field Museum: second weekend of open days to explore HS2 finds during the archaeological dig. 10.00-17.00. More about this HS2 open-air event: HS2


28 June-1 July 2021. Monday-Thursday. ERTMS & ETCS: The Future of Railway Signalling 2021. ONLINE. More about this virtual Waterfront Conference: WF and YRP


29 June 2021. Tuesday. Rail West to East conference. More about this event: PE-RWE


29 June 2021. Tuesday. Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail. An industry take on the white paper. Guest speakers: Jools Townsend, Community Rail Network; Andy Bagnall, Rail Delivery Group; Maggie Simpson OBE, Rail Freight Group; Kate Jennings, Railway Industry Association; Tim Wood, Transport for the North. ONLINE. 17.00. More about this All-Party Parliamentary Rail Group from RailAPPG at gmail.com


29 June 2021. Tuesday. HS2 virtual community drop-ins for the Washwood Heath, Curzon Street and Saltley areas. ONLINE. Saltley area 17.00-19.00.


30 June 2021. Wednesday. Summer Days Out are Better By Rail. More about this Community Rail Network event: CRN


30 June 2021. Wednesday. HS2 and your business – Work with us Wednesdays: Help Your Business Stand Out. The Suppliers Viewpoint. ONLINE. 10.00-11.00. More about this fourth of six HS2 and your business webinars: HS2


30 June 2021. Wednesday. HS2 Phase 2a: West Midlands to Crewe. ONLINE. 10.00-19.00. More about this HS2 day for 1-2-1 virtual meetings: HS2


30 June 2021. Wednesday. Western Leg of Phase 2b: Crewe to Manchester. ONLINE. 12.00-13.00. More about this HS2 Route Wide Update and introduction to the hybrid Bill process: HS2


30 June 2021. Wednesday. BOOKING CLOSES FOR HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg Update 2021. Venue: Stormont Hall, Gretna Green. More about this HS2 information event: HS2 14.00.

July

1 July 2021. Thursday. RSN 2021. Venue: Derby Velodrome, Royal Way, Derby DE24 8JB. POSTPONED FROM JULY AND SEPTEMBER 2020, POSTPONED AGAIN TO SEPTEMBER. 09.30-15.30. More about this free Rolling Stock Networking event: RSN


2 July 2021. Friday. HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg Update 2021. Venue: Stormont Hall, Gretna Green. More about this HS2 information event: HS2 14.00-20.00.


4 July 2021. Sunday. BOOKING CLOSES FOR HS2 Western Leg of Phase 2b: Crewe to Manchester route wide update – Manchester Airport. Venue: Manchester Airport Marriott Hotel, Hale Road, Hale Barns, Manchester. More about this HS2 information event: HS2 14.00.


6 July 2021. Tuesday. HS2 virtual community drop-ins for the Washwood Heath, Curzon Street and Saltley areas. ONLINE. Curzon Street area 09.30-11.30.


6 July 2021. Tuesday. HS2 virtual community drop-ins for Phase 2a: West Midlands to Crewe. ONLINE. 10.00-19.00. More about these virtual 1-2-1 meetings: HS2


6 July 2021. Tuesday. Decarbonisation Strategy Consultation - North East. ONLINE. 14.00-15.00. More about this free Transport for the North webinar: TfN


6 July 2021. Tuesday. HS2 Western Leg of Phase 2b: Crewe to Manchester route wide update – Manchester Airport. Venue: Manchester Airport Marriott Hotel, Hale Road, Hale Barns, Manchester. More about this HS2 information event: HS2 14.00-20.00.


7 July 2021. Wednesday. HS2 and your business – Work with us Wednesdays: Help Your Business Stand Out. The Importance of Innovation Within Supply Chains. ONLINE. 10.00-11.00. More about this fifth of six HS2 and your business webinars: HS2


10 July 2021. Saturday. Uckfield Festival's Big Day including Railfuture's regular Bridge the gap campaign stall. Venue: Luxford Field, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5AD. 11.00-16.00. More info: UF-BD


10 July 2021. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Herts & Beds division meeting. More info: Rf-H&B


12 July 2021. Monday. Decarbonisation Strategy Consultation - Yorkshire and the Humber. ONLINE. 14.00-15.00. More about this free Transport for the North webinar: TfN


13 July 2021. Tuesday. Electrification: delivering the business case. POSTPONED TO APRIL 2022. Venue: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY. 08.00 for 09.00 start, to 16.30. More about this Permanent Way Institution Scotland technical seminar: PWI


13 July 2021. Tuesday. Community Engagement in Transport Planning. ONLINE. 18.00-20.00. More about this free Transport Planning Society webinar: TPS


14 July 2021. Wednesday. HS2 and your business – Work with us Wednesdays: Help Your Business Stand Out. The Value of Working with Regional Business Organisations. ONLINE. 10.00-11.00. More about this sixth of six HS2 and your business webinars: HS2


14 July 2021. Wednesday. Decarbonisation Strategy Consultation - North West. ONLINE. 14.00-15.00. More about this free Transport for the North webinar: TfN


14 July 2021. Wednesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Eastern division meeting. ONLINE? 19.00. More info: Eastern


15 July 2021. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. ONLINE. 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway


17 July 2021. Saturday. Railfuture national AGM. Venue: Birmingham. More info: Rf-AGM


23 July - September 2021. Friday-. During this schools summer holiday period, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 181 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: Heritage railways and heritage railways-2 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!


24 July 2021. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Herts & Beds division meeting. Venue: St. Albans, tbc. More info: Herts and Beds


25 July 2021. Sunday. Railfuture East Anglia branch meeting, non-members welcome. POSTPONED FROM JUNE. 14.00. Ipswich. More info: Rf-EA

August

10 August 2021. Tuesday. ONLINE. 10.00-11.30. More about this Community Rail Network webinar: CRN


21 August 2021. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Kent division meeting. ONLINE? 14.00. More info: Kent

September

2 September 2021. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. ONLINE? 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway


4 September 2021. Saturday. Railfuture Thames Valley branch annual meeting. 10.00 for 10.30 start. Venue: West Oxford Community Centre, Botley Road, Oxford OX2 0BT. More info: Rf-TV


4 September 2021. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Herts & Beds division meeting. More info: Rf-H&B


7-9 September 2021. Tuesday-Thursday. Railtex/Infrarail 2021. POSTPONED FROM MAY 2020, POSTPONED FROM MAY 2021. Venue: NEC, Birmingham. More info: Railtex/Infrarail


8 September 2021. Wednesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Eastern division meeting. ONLINE? 19.00. More info: Eastern


9 September 2021. Thursday. Rail: North of the Border. More about this event: PE-RNoB


11 September 2021. Saturday. Railfuture Cymru / Wales meeting focussing on West Wales Rail Campaign plans to reopen lines to create a through route from north to south Wales via Aberystwyth. 10.00. More info: Rf-Cymru/Wales and TLC


14 September 2021. Tuesday. ONLINE. 10.00-11.30. More about this Community Rail Network webinar: CRN


24 September 2021. Friday. Rail in the North of England. Modern Railways Fourth Friday Club conference. Venue: National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York YO26 4XJ. 09.00 for 09.30 start, to 15.00. More info: FFC-RiNoE


25 September 2021. Saturday. Railfuture East Midlands regional branch AGM 2021, incorporating the 2020 AGM, for members only. Venue: Midland Hotel, Derby. 12:30-13:15. Followed at 14:00 by an Open Meeting with guest speaker from CrossCountry. Members' guests and prospective members are welcome at the Open Meeting. (Postponed from 24th April.) More info: Rf-EM


25 September 2021. Saturday. Railfuture East Anglia branch meeting, non-members welcome. 14.00. Norwich. More info: Rf-EA


25 September 2021. Saturday. Railfuture Yorkshire branch meeting, non-members welcome. More info: Rf-Y


30 September 2021. Thursday. RSN 2021. Venue: Derby Velodrome, Royal Way, Derby DE24 8JB. POSTPONED FROM JULY AND SEPTEMBER 2020, POSTPONED AGAIN FROM JULY. 09.30-15.30. More about this free Rolling Stock Networking event: RSN


30 September 2021. Thursday. Women in Rail Awards 2021. POSTPONED FROM MAY. More info: WiR

October

7 October 2021. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. ONLINE? 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway


15 October 2021. Friday. Railway Industry Innovation Awards. Modern Railways Fourth Friday Club conference. Venue: Hilton London Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, London E14 9SH. 11.00-15.00. More info: FFC-RIIA


23-31 October 2021. Saturday-Sunday. During this school half-term holiday weekend, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 181 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: Heritage railways and heritage railways-2 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!

November

1-12 November 2021. Monday-Friday. United Nations Climate Change conference. POSTPONED from NOVEMBER 2020. Venue: SEC Centre, Exhibition Way, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 8YW. 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.)


4 November 2021. Thursday. Rail in the Midlands. Modern Railways Fourth Friday Club conference. POSTPONED FROM OCTOBER 2020, POSTPONED AGAIN FROM FEBRUARY, POSTPONED YET AGAIN FROM APRIL. Venue: Midland Hotel, Midland Road, Derby DE1 2SL. 09.00 for 09.30 start, to 15.20. More info: FFC-RitM


4 November 2021. Thursday. Modern Railways Rail Vehicles & Enhancements Show 2020. POSTPONED from NOVEMBER 2020. Venue: Derby Arena, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8JB. More info: MR-RVE


4 November 2021. Thursday. Welsh Transport Forum 2021. POSTPONED FROM MARCH. More about this event: PE-WTF


4 November 2021. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. ONLINE? 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway


10 November 2021. Wednesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Eastern division meeting. ONLINE? 19.00. More info: Eastern


20 November 2021. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Kent division meeting. ONLINE? 14.00. More info: Kent


26 November 2021. Friday. Golden Spanner Awards. Modern Railways Fourth Friday Club conference. Venue: Grand Connaught Rooms, 61-65 Great Queen Street, Holborn, London WC2B 5DA. 09.00 for 09.30 start, to 16.30. More info: FFC-GSA


27/28 November 2021. Saturday/Sunday. Railfuture stall at annual rail exhibition. Venue: NEC, Birmingham. More info: Rf-NEC

December

8 December 2021. Wednesday. Bullying vs banter. ONLINE. 12.30-13.00. More about this free Institution of Civil Engineers webinar: ICE


9 December 2021. Thursday. Community Rail Awards 2021. Venue: Guildhall, Southampton, or online. More about this Community Rail Network event: CRN

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.