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WHAT'S NEW?

For regular users of the Locomotive & Carriage Institution web site this page summarises alterations and additions:

Note: Some people may be experiencing difficulties navigating around this site from some pages due to their browser not accepting java applets - used for the green and red hover buttons.  Additional underlined hyperlinks are gradually being added to avoid any problems.  However, if you do experience any difficulty using this website, please email me at: tom.chaffin@lococarriage.org.uk

Superseded pages and updates have been removed.

08/09/08 Updated Apply for Free Pass page to clarify that this facility can be used for L&CI events shown as being eligible.
08/09/08 Updated Events Calendar and other pages to clearly show which events are and are not eligible for educational free pass.
08/09/08 Updated Lectures page and Events Calendar page with revised programme 2008/09
08/09/08 Added details of Thames Cruise on PS Waverley on 11th October
03/09/08 Some typos corrected on Institution Rules page
26/08/08 Updated Group Pictures  page after further information has become available.
01/08/08 Details of Winter 08/09 Lectures added
01/08/08 Changes to Events Calendar made
01/08/08 Changes made to some posts on Council Members page following changes to some committee members posts during June & July 2008
12/06/08 Added slides of lecture on Rail Accident Investigation Branch lecture held on 06/05/08
05/05/08 Text added to Account of visit to Czech Republic in 2001, though page not complete
01/05/08 Text and pictures added to account of visit to Acton Depot
15/04/08 Rationalised pages under  Historic Images to group similar items on less pages.
15/04/08 Further repair of inter-page buttons and added hyperlinks
13/04/08 Repaired a number of inter-page navigation buttons, adding hyperlink text as a full-back.  A number of navigation buttons still to repair.
13/04/08 Hyperlinks added to archive - Continental Visits  page to allow access without Java
13/04/08 Navigation buttons reset on Visits, Lectures pages following server change
13/04/08 Hyperlinks added to archive - Visits  page to allow access without Java
11/04/08 Hon Vice President post removed from Council Members page following resignation
11/04/08 Hyperlinks added to archive - Seminars page to allow access without Java
11/04/08 Various issues following server transfer resolved.
09/04/08 Website transferred from Linux server to MS due to host issues.
07/04/08 An account of the lecture on Rail Safety by Passenger Focus on 04/04/08
06/03/08 Updated Council Members page following changes at AGM 08/01/08
06/03/08 Updated Paybill with new train operating company names
06/03/08 Updated Membership to add hyperlinks to text for application forms for those with a web browser set to not accept java  buttons.
02/03/08 Updated Print Events page as events calendar below
02/03/08 Updated Lectures page with all L&CI lecture dates for 2008
29/02/08 Updated Events Calendar page. (print event page still to update)
29/02/08 Updated Continental Visits page with details of Alan Spencer's trips.
29/02/08 Updated Lecture page with all dates until end of 2009 + LURS lectures
29/02/08 Added details of Seminar at Acton Works Saturday 8th April
20/02/08 Added details of forthcoming visit to St Philips Marsh Depot in Bristol
18/01/08 Further two pictures added to Historical Group Pictures . Still more to add.
17/01/08 Added first two  Historical Group Pictures from out archives, more to come.
15/11/07 Added details and booking form for AGM Lunch on 8th January 2008
13/11/07 Added 1st picture to Greenford Signalbox visit in archives - more to follow
15/08/07 Updated Lectures programme for 2007 / 2008
31/07/07 Problem with link bars on some pages in archives/Seminars corrected
31/07/07 Lectures page corrected with correct year, 2007!
25/07/07 Problems with appearance of link bars on front and other pages corrected
25/07/07 Added details of Alan Spencer's Swiss Charter Train II on 16th September
25/07/07 Added details of LURS lectures for Late Summer and Autumn of 2007
05/07/07 Added details to archives of visit to Greenford Signalbox 3rd March 2007
01/07/07 Added details of visit to Yeovil Jcnt signal box & rly centre on 1st August
27/05/07 Added details of Lectures dates for rest of 2007 and January 2008.
27/05/07 Added details of visit to Amberley Working Museum on 1st September
21/05/07 Added hyperlinks between pages in Human Revolution to aid navigation,
01/04/07 Updated Apply for Free Pass page to clarify 'reasonable' travel dates
01/04/07 Added details of Social Day to North Norfolk Railway on 10th July 2007
17/03/07 Enabled FrontPage extensions - will add functionality to site over time.
14/03/07 Modification to title bar on all pages.
27/01/07 Updated Council Members details following changes at 2007 AGM
19/01/07 Updated Lectures page with new meetings and venue for LURS lectures.
11/01/07 Added Dr Duffy's history of Electric Locos from the November 2006 newsletter.
09/01/07 Added Dr Duffy's history of Steam Locomotives from the November 2006 newsletter.
09/01/07 Updated Newsletters page so that all pages downstream of this page can be accessed by clickable hyperlink as well as existing Java applet 'buttons'.  This avoids problems accessing pages from some computers.  This feature will be progressively rolled-out to all other similar pages on this website.
07/01/07 Agenda and minutes of 2006 AGM added for 2007 AGM
30/11/06 Added Dr Duffy's history of Railway Mechanics from August 2006 newsletter
21/11/06 Added Dr Duffy's history of Diesel Traction from August 2006 newsletter
06/11/06 Revised Lecture for meeting on Tuesday 7th November
23/09/06 Posted notice of cancellation of Light Rail in the UK Seminar.
12/09/06 Added details of visit to Network Rail's National Operations Centre on Tuesday 7th November - Now Booking.
12/09/06 A few errors in Print Events corrected
03/09/07 Date of AGM changed to correct 9th January 2006 in Events Calendar
29/08/06 Added requirment to bring membership card to Lectures due to increased security at 55 Broadway
23/08/06 Updated Lectures page with further details of  lectures for 2007/2008 season
20/08/06 A few corrections to hyperlinks on Events Calendar and Print Events pages
17/08/06 Updated Events Calendar and Lectures pages
07/06/06 Added details of amended Light Rail in the UK seminar on Saturday 14th October
07/06/06 Added further details of Swiss Charter Train Sat 30th September - Sun 1st October
07/06/06 Added details of Swiss Visit to various depots & works Tue 26th - Fri 29th September
02/06/06 Small update to Links page to incorporate industry changes such as abolition of SRA and safety enforcement move from HMRI to ORR.
03/05/06 Changes to Council Members page following the sad resignation of Roy Crocker
27/04/06 Added details of visit to Slough Signalling  Centre on 23rd May
10/04/06 Updated Seminars page with initial speakers for November seminar.
09/04/06 Modified Educational Pass Application Form for different from/to
09/04/06 Added details of Peak Walk and visit to Crich on 13th May
09/04/06 Corrected Council Members page
27/03/06 Reordering of pages in Archive section into date or alphabetical order
27/03/06 Added High Speed Rail paper from February 2006 newsletter
08/02/06 Added account of the Institutions  Scottish Trip in 2005
30/01/06 Further update to 1992 Annual Report (not yet complete)
10/01/06 Added Blade Runner seminar paper link
10/01/06 Added preliminary details of Swiss Charter Train tour in September 2006.
06/01/06 Council Members page updated following AGM held on 3rd January 2006
27/12/05 Added seminar paper on The Development of Signalling on the London Underground.
27/12/05 Added image to Bury to Holcombe Brook 3500V DC Electrification seminar paper
07/12/05 Added EU Railway Power Supply seminar paper
28/11/05 Added second part of Train Tram seminar paper including index
21/11/05 Added first part of Train Tram seminar paper
16/11/05 New section introducing past papers from L&CI Seminars
16/11/05 Bury to Holcombe Brook 3500V DC Electrification  history - seminar paper
16/11/05 Alternative Fuels - the need for transport - seminar paper
24/10/05 Timetable for Evolution of Modern Traction Seminar on 5th November added.
20/10/05 Updated Seminars page with additional lectures at Evolution of Modern Traction Seminar on 5th November.
11/10/05 Revised Lectures with 'swap-around' of programme.
09/09/05 Updated to lectures following update to LURS programme,
22/08/05 Added details of Evolution of Modern Traction Seminar on 5th November
16/08/05 Details of all lectures for 2005 - 2006 season now added.
04/08/05 Added dates of November & March Seminars
27/07/05 Added dates for evening programme of Lectures for 2005 - 2006
11/06/05 An account of a lecture on BLS Lotschberg by the Head of Drivers.
10/06/05 Additions to LURS meeting programme added to Lectures
12/05/05 Problems with navigation buttons on some pages corrected.
10/05/05 Added details of timetable to Swiss Charter railtour  in November
09/05/05 Added details of Swiss Charter railtour charter in November
03/05/05 Updated details to Peak Rail Walk to modify return journey from walk
15/03/05 Full details of Peak Rail Walk on 20th August added to Events Calendar
02/03/05 Small update to Council Members to add & amend email addresses
02/03/05 Update to Paybill page following changes to train operating companies
26/02/05 Added Obituary of Peter Knottley
26/01/05 Added details of forthcoming visit to Lille including signalling centre and Hellemmes works
20/01/05 Updated Council Members page following changes at Jan 05 AGM
20/01/05 Updated Membership page to show revised rate for retired members
21/09/04 Updates to Events Calendar and Lectures pages
25/08/04 Web site checked for compatibility with Windows XP service pack 2
23/08/04 Added account of lecture on Irish Rail held in 1999.
13/08/04 Updated Links page, adding links & updated existing
20/07/04 General update to Events Calendar following changes to a number of trips
15/06/04 Amended details of Black Sheep brewery trip, now in early 2005
01/06/04 Application Form for free travel updated with signature field
18/05/04 Added advance notification of other trips to Events Calander
12/05/04 Added details of Peak District Social Day on Wednesday 14th July
12/05/04 Updated external visits and Forthcoming Events page to include new trips planned
05/04/04 Added provisional details of Budapest trip to Continental Visits page
30/03/04 Updated Council Members and Council Meetings pages
02/01/04 Added account of Institution's visit to Germany in 1994
22/10/03 Updates to Events Calendar and Evolution of Modern Traction Seminar  pages
03/10/03 Added account of visit and drive on Eurostar Simulator, including diagram of cab layout to Archives/Visits
03/10/03 Added page on the Institution's trip to Spain 1999 to Archive/Continental Visits
03/10/03 Added account of the Institution's visit to British Alcan Lynemouth Smelter to Archives/Visits
02/10/03 Added 1952 Annual Report to Archives/History
02/10/03 Added 1947 Images showing the Institution on a ship at Southampton
23/09/03 Added new Print Events page to aid printing of our Events Calendar
23/09/03 Altered background on all pages to aid reading clarity
23/09/03 Added booking form to Evolution of Modern Traction Seminars
08/09/03 Updated details of this year's Evolution of Modern Traction Seminars
08/09/03 Updated Events Calendar with latest details of planed events
13/08/03 Added details of proposed Swiss Trip Winter 2003
25/07/03 Added an account of  Institution's trip to Ireland in 1992
17/07/03 Corrected missing link to Membership page on home page
17/07/03 Further update to programme of winter lectures for 2003 / 2004
17/07/03 Added account of lecture on Virgin Trains
04/07/03 Further update to Events Calendar
04/07/03 Updated programme of winter lectures for 2003 / 2004
24/06/03 Updated links page following changes to some external web sites.
24/06/03 Introduced revamped events page - the Events Calendar which lists all events chronologically
23/06/03 Updated to Events/Lectures as some speakers now booked
20/06/03 Updated the Membership page
20/06/03 Added The Institution's Rules
19/05/03 Provided details of next Council Meeting to discuss next season's programme (Council Only).
13/05/03 Small update to Application for Educational Free Pass page to revise conditions of use.
04/05/03 Added additional images to BLS Lötschbergbahn article.
09/04/03 Added preliminary details of Evolution of Modern Traction Seminar being held November 2003.
03/04/03 Updated account of the Institutions visit to  BLS Lötschbergbahn in 2002
03/04/03 Added details of the Institutions visit to Switzerland in 2002
19/03/03 Major update to Events and External Visits pages to reflect new trips arranged
18/01/03 Updated Council page to reflect changes to the Council at the AGM on 07/01/03
27/12/02 Added account of lecture on construction of CTRL.
24/11/02 Update to Magazine Subs pages with an application form to apply for 10% discount on subs
06/08/02 Update to information on Standard Stock images in Archives/History/Historic Images
04/08/02 Added photo to Jubilee Line Control Room article
04/08/02 Added photo to Jubilee Line Driver Simulator article
02/07/02 Added account of our overseas trip to Dresden Dampflok (Festival of Steam)
26/05/02 Added visit images of our overseas trip to Dresden Dampflok (Festival of Steam)
23/05/02 Added Croydon Tramlink to Archives/Lectures
21/05/02 Added details of Control Network SouthEast's S.E. Division Control Office.
14/04/02 Added Railways of Malta to Archive/Newsletters13
14/04/02 Added Social Day details to Events/Visits (trip to York & Steam to Scarborough)
14/04/02 Added A to Z index of this web site to aid navigation
14/04/02 Added Berlin S-Bahn to Archives/Newsletters.
11/04/02 Added Eurotunnel lecture to Archives/Lectures.   Includes Eurostar cab layout.
10/04/02 Added X2000 article to Archives/Continental Visits (images added 11/04/02)
24/03/02 Added images to Sweden 1996 Archives/Continental Visits
23/03/02 Updated Members News to add story behind the naming of a Class 313 Nickola Tesla
17/03/02 Added Sweden 1996 Archives/Continental Visits
16/03/02 Added GB Rail Freight "Open Access" lecture to Events/Lectures
10/03/02 By request, hyperlinks added to this page!
10/03/02 Update to membership page to include membership fee in Euro
07/02/02 Added Swedish Tour 1938 to Archives/History/Tours & Visits
07/02/02 Added pictures of London Electric Railway Standard Stock to Archives/History/Historic Images
09/01/02 Added Waterloo & City Line Tunnel Walk to Archives/Visits
08/01/02 Alterations to L&CI Council Page to reflect changes at AGM
26/12/01 Added 1938 trip to Ireland and Scotland to Archive/History/Tours & Visits
23/12/01 Added "Faster than you think" (Clan Line down the South Western Main Line), to Archives/Newsletters
22/12/01 Added list of Railway Companies offering Paybill deduction as a sub-page to Membership
18/12/01 Added Hamburg S-Bahn article to Archives/Newsletters
18/12/01 Adding 'missing' paragraph (para 4) to Archives/Human Revolution 4
02/12/01 Added Jubilee Line Control Room to Archives/Visits
02/12/01 Added Cardiff Canton Fleet Maintenance to Archives/Lectures
16/11/01 Added Wimbledon Park to Archive/Visits
16/11/01 Added Class 458 lecture to Archive/Lectures
15/11/01 Added pictures to 1936 Annual Report in Archive/History
04/11/01 Added 1936 Annual Report & 3 insert pages to Archive/History
03/11/01 Added "Performance - Impact Monitoring System" to Archives/Newsletters
03/11/01 Added "66 Minute Hour" to Archive/Lectures
03/11/01 Added Presidents' Messages to Archive/History/1940YearBook
24/10/01 Added Metropolitan-Cammel advert to Archive/History/1940YearBook
22/10/01 Added Graff-Baker Presidential Address & calendar extracts to Archive/History/1940YearBook
22/10/01 Added 1940 Year Book to Archive/History
17/10/01 Added East London Line Resignalling to Archive/Newsletters
17/10/01 Added Thrail Europa Wagon Works Visit to Archives/Visits
15/10/01 Added first pictures of Czech Republic Visit to Archives/Continental
15/10/01 Added Markham Colliery to Archives/Visits
11/10/01 Added page for Council Meetings
11/10/01 Added details of lecture 06/11/01 to Events/lectures
09/10/01 Added Traction Policy Since 1945 to Archives/Lectures
08/10/01 Added the retirement , after 50 years railway service, and train naming ceremony by member Brian Drummond (Percy) to Members' News - launching this section.
08/10/01 Added Silverlink Metro to Archives/Lectures
04/10/01 Added Bridge Talk to Archives/Lectures
03/10/01 Added Shell Haven Oil Refinery to Archives/Visits
01/10/01 Added North Pole Depot Visit to Archives/Visits
30/09/01 Added Signalling & Communications in 21st Century to Archive/Newsletters
30/09/01 Added Berlin Visit 1997 to Archives/Continental Visits
27/09/01 Corkerhill Depot added to Archive/Newsletters
27/09/01 Completed Human Revolution.
26/09/01 Minor format changes to various pages, links & navigation bars.
26/09/01 Added Free Pass Form & Instructions for attending lectures & visits
25/09/01 Human Revolution split in 4, article 9 (off 11) added
24/09/01 Human Revolution split in 3, article 7 (off 11) added
24/09/01 Railtrack Archive added to Archive/Lectures
23/09/01 Human Revolution split in two, article 4 (off 11) added
18/09/01 This page added!
18/09/01 Ian Allan bookshop at Birmingham International Airport added.
18/09/01 First 3 articles (off 11) on Richard Hardy's Human Revolution added to Archive.
18/09/01 Revision to Archive introduction.