Events
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Details of internal Railfuture meetings, open only to elected/selected members are here: Rf-internal.
August
until 5 September 2021. Sunday. During this schools summer holiday period, 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: 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!
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.
3 August 2021. Tuesday. HS2 & EKB: Calvert Area, Buckinghamshire virtual one-to-one meetings. ONLINE. 15.00-19.00. More info: HS2
3 August 2021. Tuesday. HS2 & Align JV South Harefield Residents Construction drop-in (ticketed). Location: Harefield Community Centre, 24 Priory Avenue, Harefield UB9 6AP. 16.30-19.25. More info: HS2
4 August 2021. Wednesday. Transport development in the North of England - how can we ensure transport infrastructure is delivered and 'levels up' the North? ONLINE. 10.00-11.00. More about this Waterfront webinar: WF
4 August 2021. Wednesday. HS2 and Align: Chesham Road Intervention Shaft Design Event. ONLINE. 12.30-14.00. More info: HS2
4 August 2021. Wednesday. Network Rail information event for Dartmoor Line level crossings upgrade. Venue: Bow Village Hall, Station Road, Bow, Crediton EX17 6HU. 15.30-19.00. More info: NR
5 August 2021. Thursday. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – Kings Cross Station. Venue: King's Cross, Euston Road, London. 07.00-20.00. More info: HS2
5 August 2021. Thursday. Network Rail information event for Dartmoor Line level crossings upgrade. ONLINE. 17.00-18.00. More info: NR
7 August 2021. Saturday. Cotswold Line Promotion Group AGM. Venue: Honeybourne Village Hall, Harvest Close, Honeybourne, Evesham WR11 7RH. 11.00. More info: CLPG
9 August 2021. Monday. HS2 and Align: Chesham Road Intervention Shaft Design Event. ONLINE. 18.30-20.00. More info: HS2
11 August 2021. Wednesday. Network Rail Q&A for consultation on Tram Train stop and Park & Ride in Templeborough, Rotherham. ONLINE. 12.00-13.00. More info: NR
12 August 2021. Thursday. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – Stafford – Walking Street Market. Venue: Stafford ST16 2BD. 16.00-21.00. More info: HS2
14 August 2021. Saturday. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – Trentham – Trentham Gardens. Venue: Stoke-on-Trent ST4 8JG. 10.00-18.00. More info: HS2
16 August 2021. Monday. HS2 & BBV in Birmingham: virtual one to one meetings – Washwood Heath Area. ONLINE. 10.00-12.00. More info: HS2
17 August 2021. Tuesday. HS2 & BBV in Staffordshire: virtual one to one meetings – Fradley Phase One. ONLINE. 12.00-14.00. More info: HS2
17 August 2021. Tuesday. HS2 & BBV in Birmingham: virtual one to one meetings – Saltley Area. ONLINE. 15.00-17.00. More info: HS2
18 August 2021. Wednesday. Network Rail Q&A for consultation on Tram Train stop and Park & Ride in Templeborough, Rotherham. ONLINE. 18.00-19.00. More info: NR
18 August 2021. Wednesday. The age of the intelligent railway: Improving railway operations with data-driven technology. ONLINE. 18.00-20.00. More about this Institution of Railway Signal Engineers lecture: IRSE
19 August 2021. Thursday. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – Runcorn. Venue: Runcorn Shopping City, Palacefields, Runcorn WA7 2EU. 10.00-19.00. More info: HS2
21 August 2021. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Kent division meeting. ONLINE? 14.00. More info: Kent
24 August 2021. Tuesday. Railfuture East Midlands branch Summer railway conversation. Venue: the Canalhouse, Nottingham. 12.00. More info: Rf-EM
31 August 2021. Tuesday. Levenmouth Rail Campaign monthly meeting. ONLINE 18.30. More info: LMRC
September
2 September 2021. Thursday. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – London – Uxbridge – The Chimes. Venue: High Street, Uxbridge UB8 1LA. 09.00-19.00. More info: HS2
2 September 2021. Thursday. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – London – Uxbridge – Pavilion Shopping Centre. Venue: Chequers Mall, Uxbridge UB8 1LN. 09.00-19.00. More info: HS2
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
7 September 2021. Tuesday. Improving Public Transport: Boosting Infrastructure and Safety & Promoting Integration and Innovation in Local Services Post-Covid. ONLINE. 09.30-13.00. More about this Public Policy Exchange webinar: PPE
8 September 2021. Wednesday. The passenger railway. ONLINE.
8 September 2021. Wednesday. West Sussex County Council webinar for Draft West Sussex Transport Plan 2022-2036 Consultation, closing Friday 8 October. ONLINE. 14.00-15.30. More info: WS-TP
8 September 2021. Wednesday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Eastern division meeting. ONLINE? 19.00. More info: Eastern
9 September 2021. Thursday. A Transport System that is Accessible for Everyone. Part of the 2021 Transport Planning Day Campaign on Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). ONLINE. 18.30-20.00. More info: TPS
9 September 2021. Thursday. Rail: North of the Border. POSTPONED TO MARCH 2022. More about this event: PE-RNoB
11 September 2021. Saturday. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – Manchester – Manchester Piccadilly Station Concourse. Venue: Manchester M60 7RA. 09.00-19.00. More info: HS2
11 September 2021. Saturday. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – Manchester – Manchester Piccadilly Gardens. Venue: Piccadilly, Manchester M1 1RG. 09.00-19.00. More info: HS2
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
13 September 2021. Monday. HS2 Phase 2b Crewe to Manchester Route Wide Update – Alexandra Stadium, Crewe. Venue: Crewe CW2 6EB. 14.00-20.00. More info: HS2
14 September 2021. Tuesday. Participation and Consultation in Transport Planning. ONLINE. 09.00-17.00. More about this Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport / PTRC course: CILT
14 September 2021. Tuesday. ONLINE. 10.00-11.30. More about this Community Rail Network webinar: CRN
14 September 2021. Tuesday. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – Coventry – Lower Precinct Shopping Centre. Venue: Coventry CV1 1NQ. 10.00-19.00. More info: HS2
14 September 2021. Tuesday. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – Coventry – Broadgate Square. Venue: Coventry CV1 1NA. 10.00-19.00. More info: HS2
14 September 2021. Tuesday. Merseyrail Electrics – The New Trains. ONLINE. 18.00-19.00. More about this Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport webinar: CILT
15 September 2021. Wednesday. Friends of the Barton Line OGM. Venue: The No.1 inn at Cleethorpes railway station. Members and their invited guests only, please. (Optional meal at the White Swan inn at Barton interchange from 16.15.) 19.00. More info: FoBL
21 September 2021. Tuesday. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – Ealing Broadway – Dickens Yard. Venue: New Broadway, London W5 2XA. 08.00-19.00. More info: HS2
21 September 2021. Tuesday. Roundtable on EDI in the Workplace. Part of the 2021 Transport Planning Day Campaign on Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). ONLINE. 18.30-20.00. More info: TPS
22 September 2021. Wednesday. 2nd annual Achieving UK Rail Decarbonisation: Implementing practical traction and non-traction strategies for decarbonising the network. ONLINE. 08.30 for 09.30 start, to 17.10 conference ends / 18.00 event closes. More about this Waterfront virtual conference: WF and TPS and YRP
22 September 2021. Wednesday. High Performing Flexible Railway Systems for the Future. ONLINE. 09.00-17.00. More about this release of first batch of videos for forthcoming Institution of Railway Signal Engineers 2-part webinar: IRSE
23 September 2021. Thursday. Light Rail Summit. Venue: Edinburgh Grosvenor Hotel. More info: UKTram
23 September 2021. Thursday. Successful Planning Applications for Transport Planners. ONLINE. 09.00-17.00. More about this Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport / PTRC course: CILT
23 September 2021. Thursday. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – Carlisle – Court Square. Venue: Carlisle CA1 1QZ. 10.00-19.00. More info: HS2
23 September 2021. Thursday. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – Carlisle – The Lanes Shopping Centre. Venue: Globe Lane, Carlisle CA3 8NX. 10.00-19.00. More info: HS2
23 September 2021. Thursday. Southeast England Aviation Policy. ONLINE. 17.00-18.30. More about this Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport webinar: CILT
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. HS2 Routewide Roadshow – Birmingham – Pride – New Street Station. Venue: Birmingham B2 4QA. 08.00-20.00. More info: HS2
25 September 2021. Saturday. Railfuture East Midlands regional branch AGM 2021, incorporating the 2020 AGM, for branch members only. ONLINE. 12:30-13:30. Followed at 14:00 by an Open Meeting, with guest speaker from CrossCountry. Members of other Branches, members' guests and prospective members are all welcome at the Open Meeting. (Postponed from 24th April, and previously advertised to take place at the Midland Hotel, Derby.) More info: Rf-EM
25 September 2021. Saturday. Railfuture East Anglia branch meeting, non-members welcome. Venue: Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Street, Norwich NR2 1EW. 14.00. More info: Rf-EA
25 September 2021. Saturday. Railfuture Yorkshire branch meeting, non-members welcome. Venue: Sheffield. 14.00. More info: Rf-Y
28 September 2021. Tuesday. Levenmouth Rail Campaign monthly meeting. ONLINE 18.30. More info: LMRC
30 September 2021. Thursday. East West Main Line 2021. Speakers include Phil Smart, Assistant Policy Manager - Rail Freight Group. Venue: Oxford Town Hall, St. Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BX. 08.00 for 09.00 start, to 16.30. More about this Peloton event: EWML '21
30 September 2021. Thursday. Urban logistics. ONLINE. 09.00-17.00. More about this Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport / PTRC course: CILT
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
1 October 2021. Friday. Friends of the Far North Line AGM. Venue: Dingwall. More info: FoFNL
6 October 2021. Wednesday. 29th Annual (2021) Rail Freight Group Conference. 08.45 for 09.30 start, to 16.55 / 17.30 close. More about this Waterfront virtual conference: WF and YRP
7 October 2021. Thursday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Sussex & Coastway division meeting. ONLINE? 18.00. More info: Sussex and Coastway
12 October 2021. Tuesday. ONLINE. 10.00-11.30. More about this Community Rail Network webinar: CRN
12 October 2021. Tuesday. South East Northumberland Rail User Group AGM. Venue: Morpeth Town Hall. 19.30. More info: SENRUG
13 October 2021. Wednesday. High Performing Flexible Railway Systems for the Future. ONLINE. 09.00-13.00. More about this first live session of Institution of Railway Signal Engineers 2-part webinar: IRSE
13 October 2021. Wednesday. High Performing Flexible Railway Systems for the Future. ONLINE. 13.00-17.00. More about this release of second batch of videos for forthcoming Institution of Railway Signal Engineers 2-part webinar: IRSE
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
18 October 2021. Monday. Avocet Line Rail Users Group AGM. More info: ALRUG
19 October 2021. Tuesday. Rail North - levelling-up the region. Venue: Leeds. More about this event: PE-RN
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; 182 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!
26 October 2021. Tuesday. Levenmouth Rail Campaign monthly meeting. ONLINE 18.30. More info: LMRC
28 October 2021. Thursday. Empowering rail's people. ONLINE.
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.)
3 November 2021. Wednesday. High Performing Flexible Railway Systems for the Future. ONLINE. 09.00-13.00. More about this second live session of Institution of Railway Signal Engineers 2-part webinar: IRSE
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
17 November 2021. Wednesday. Accelerating innovation and modernisation. ONLINE.
17 November 2021. Wednesday. Friends of the Barton Line OGM. Venue: The White Swan at Barton interchange. Members and their invited guests only, please. (Optional food available from 18.00.) 20.00. More info: FoBL
20 November 2021. Saturday. Railfuture London & South East regional branch, Kent division meeting. ONLINE? 14.00. More info: Kent
22 November 2021. Monday. Provisional date for start of Public Inquiry process for Network Rail's application for an Order under the Transport & Works Act for the new Cambridge South station.
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
30 November 2021. Tuesday. Levenmouth Rail Campaign monthly meeting. ONLINE 18.30. More info: LMRC
December
3 December 2021. Friday. Great British Railways and the 30-year strategy. ONLINE.
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.
