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Past Locomotive & Carriage Institution Lectures:

Accounts of the winter Locomotive & Carriage Institution Lectures in date order (most recent first).

London Overground - A report on the presentation given by Geoff Hobbs, Head of Strategy, Transport for London, London Rail

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch - Two and a Half Years on.  Andy Savage, Dubty Chief Inspector 06/05/08. 

Railway Safety - What Does Society Expect? A lecture by John Cartledge, Safety Policy Adviser, Passenger Focus on 04/04/08

Lecture on BLS Lötschbergbahn AG by the Institution's vice president Willi Frauenfelder. 22/04/04

An account of a lecture Dennis Lovett esq, Acting Director of Corporate Affairs from Virgin Trains, on the transformation of CrossCountry and West Coast Main Line train services by Virgin, "From Dream to Reality". 05/11/02
Lecture on Channel Tunnel Rail Link by Bernard Gambrill esq., Head of Public Affairs, Union Railways.  07/05/02

Lecture on Open Access on GB Rail Freight, by the Managing Director, John Smith esq.  04/12/01.

An account of three lectures on the history and operation of Croydon Tramlink during the March 2001 Seminar.
Lecture on Silverlink Metro by the Director, C. Beaumont esq.  07/11/00.

Lecture on the introduction of the new Class 458 Juniper EMUs by the then Director of New Build at South West Trains. 04/04/00.
A lecture on recent developments on Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) by IE's Special Project Director John Harvey - held in 1999
Lecture on the archive records of Railtrack, which go back to at least to 1685 during the reign of King Charles II and are now held in the archive building in Gillingham, Kent.   13/04/99.
Traction Policy since 1945 by Dr Duffy of the University of Sunderland. From coal-fired diesels to A.C. electrification. 07/10/97.
A talk by Railtrack South Zone (as it was then) Structures Engineer on bridges and structures on the zone, one of which even shortened the life of Charles Dickens!   07/03/97.
Edited extracts of a lecture on Eurotunnel by Sarah Kendal, Train Crewe Manager 26/04/95
A lecture on adjustments made to the Network SouthEast, South Eastern Division timetable to improve train performance in the peaks.  05/11/91.
An extensive paper on the fleet and maintenance of diesel locomotives at Cardiff Canton.   As well as a detailed account of the depot history and 1991 fleet utilisation and maintenance procedures. Fleet lists and maintenance intervals details of the various classes of locomotive are also included.   05/02/91