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Past Locomotive & Carriage Institution Visits - Narrative:

A series of narrative reports on past UK external visits of the Locomotive & Carriage Institution:

An account of a  bus tour to view the remains of the  West Somerset Mineral Railway. 17/10/09
A visit to the mechanical signal box at Greenford, 03/03/07
The Institution's visit to Scotland between 28/04/05 to 03/05/05.
The Jubilee Line Driver Simulator at Neasden. 28/04/01
The Jubilee Line Control Room at Neasden. 28/04/01
Tour of the Metropolitan Lines of London Underground behind 1923 vintage electric locomotive Sarah Siddons. 28/04/01
Visit to South West Trains Wimbledon Park Depot to view Class 458s being commissioned. 28/06/00.
Visit and drive on the Eurostar Simulator. 12/10/99
Visit to Thrail Europa Carriage Works, York.  21/04/99
Visit to British Alcan's Aluminium Smelter at Lynemouth, 1998
Walk down the Waterloo & City Line Tunnels, May 98.
Visit to The Royal Mail 'Railnet' Postal Sorting Centre in Willesden. 10/06/97
Visit to North Pole Depot 27/03/96
Visit to Network SouthEast, South East Division's Control, London.  08/09/93
Visit to Shell Haven Oil Refinery and neighbouring Thames Haven BR sidings.  13/06/90
Visit underground to the coal face of Markham Colliery, Blackshale Seam 16/06/87