Every journey begins with the first step – building on a successful Great British Railways HQ bid. The Society is delighted to announce an additional lecture to this season’s programme.…

David Allen (Head Of Fleet Services) and Anna Gray (Fleet Support Engineer) from Porterbrook Leasing jointly delivered the Annual Porterbrook Lecture on the Double Variable Rate Sanders (DVRS) project that…

Nicola Small – Senior Rail Programme Manager at Coventry City Council presented Coventry’s Very Light Rail (VLR), the world’s first urban VLR system currently under development. To view the video…

Ray Pettit (DRES Lectures Secretary) outlined William Stanier’s historic plans for a new fleet of LMS steam locomotives and concentrate on the development of first of the new engines –…

Bob Bramson gave a lecture on the history of the Ivatt Atlantic series of locomotives used on the Great Northern Railway. To view a video of this lecture or download…

David Powell – Programme Director Rolling Stock at Liverpool City Region gave a lecture on how the replacement fleet will transform the travelling experience for Merseyrail customers. The new CL777…

Paul Thomas – Technical Director for Rail Systems at SNC-Lavalin Atkins gave a lecture on the digital transformation of the whole of the East Coast Mainline (ECML). The East Coast…

Mark Coney – Head Of Engineering at East Midlands Railway presented a lecture on the Day In The Life Of A Depot on Thursday 13th October 2022. A video of…