This page details the forthcoming Scottish Region events.
| Day, Date & Time: | Friday 31 March 2023 (1030 - 1130) |
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| Venue: | Online Webinar |
| Topic & Speaker: | Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community (SIRTC) BYOC Cafe Virtual Café For more information on the Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community click here. |
| Cost & Booking: | Free. Click here to book your place for this event Bring your own Coffee! |
| Day, Date & Time: | Wednesday 26 April (1745 for 1800) |
| Venue: | Online Webinar |
| Topic & Speaker: | The Annual Scottish Political Event 2023 Cllr Scott Arthur, Convenor of the Transportation and Environment Committee, Edinburgh City Council Professor Scott Arthur is a civil engineer by profession, and represents the Colinton, Oxgangs and Fairmilehead Ward. He became Edinburgh's transport chair after the May 2022 election brought to power a minority Labour administration. In February 2023 Edinburgh Council approved a three-month consultation period on plans to reshape the city's transport network as it bids to reach net zero by 2030 with a 30% reduction in car journeys. The proposed £1bn transition over seven years will include more bus and cycle lanes and wider footpaths, as well as further tram extensions and a ferry link to Fife. This meeting will be held jointly with CIHT and ICE. |
| Cost & Booking: | Members: Free. Booking through Corby is required. Quote booking code SR0526. Click here to book online |
| Day, Date & Time: | Thursday 4 May 2023 (1745 for 1800) |
| Venue: | Online Webinar |
| Topic & Speaker: | "Lumo: new kid on the East Coast track" by Martijn Gilbert, Managing Director, Lumo and Hull Trains. Lumo is the new open-access operator between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross that commenced operation in October 2021. Offering opportunities to "Travel Well, Beyond Expectations", Lumo is helping to improve regional connectivity while offering alternatives to Edinburgh, Newcastle and the London Airports. Owned by FirstGroup, the all-electric Lumo is not just any old train but a new service armed with some smart thinking that is aiming to shake up the industry and revolutionise the way we travel. Already its arrival has seen a significant shift in the modal split between air and rail for Edinburgh-London travel. Martijn Gilbert is a former chair of the CILT Young Professionals who joined First Rail from the bus sector in September 2022. |
| Cost & Booking: | Members: Free; Non-Members: £5.00. Booking through Corby is required. Quote booking code SR0528. Click here to book online |
| Day, Date & Time: | Wednesday 10 May 2023 (1400 hours) and Thursday 11 May 2023 (0900) |
| Venue: | Boat of Garten Community Hall, Reidhaven Park, Craigie Avenue, Boat of Garten, PH24 3BL (10 May 2023) |
| Topic & Speaker: | The SRITC Gathering 2023 1400 on 10 May, visits including behind the scenes at the Strathspey railway followed by dinner. 0945-1015 on 11 May sessions on innovation, decarbonisation, sustainable travel followed by campfire conversations, ceilidh and awards. It will be hybrid for those that can't attend in person. Working together to solve the accessibility, affordability and sustainability issues facing rural and islands communities inside and outside Scotland, for the first time in 3 years, we have an opportunity to gather in person to reflect on how our communities have changed since 2019 and the actions that are being taken to improve the provision of transport services and reduce car dependency. The Day Pass is for people who can attend The Gathering in person but only during the day. This recognising that not everyone has the flexibility to stay for the dinner, dance and awards ceremony in the evening. The In-Person Day Pass will get you right to the heart of the discussions taking place during The Gathering including: - Keynote Presentations - Panel Discussions - Workshops - Networking Breaks Plus, you can visit the exhibitor stands and add your ideas to the suggestion boards dotted around the Hall. Participants are encouraged to travel sustainably and Stagecoach is providing buses that will be available for transporting attendees between accommodation and venues. For more information on the The SRITC Gathering 2023and to register, click here. |
| Cost & Booking: | TBC. Click here to register for this event |
| Day, Date & Time: | Tuesday 16 May 2023 (1045 for 1100) |
| Venue: | William Arrol Building, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society (EGIS), Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh, EH14 4AS (meet at William Arrol West Door on Fourth Gait) Click here for a map |
| Topic & Speaker: | Visit to the Institution of Civil Engineers Scottish Museum with Professor David McGuigan, Heriot-Watt University The Institution of Civil Engineers Scotland Museum is home to a collection of over 500 items relating to civil engineering many of which have strong local connections. The collection is owned by the Scotland Region of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and under an agreement between the Region and Heriot-Watt University the collection is hosted by the University. There are specimens of iron from 19th century world record bridge spans and Sir JW Gordon's fine oil paintings of the eminent Scottish engineers, Thomas Grainger and John Miller of the notable Edinburgh firm of Grainger and Miller, on long loans from the ICE and Scottish Borders Council respectively. More comprehensively the holding includes surveying and drawing instruments, flow meters and aids to calculation. There are also a number of items relating to the Forth bridges on display including a hydraulic riveting machine used on the Forth Bridge which is on loan from the National Railway Museum in York. Lunch will be available afterwards - pay on the day. |
| Cost & Booking: | Members: Free; Non-Members: £5.00. Booking through Corby is required. Quote booking code SR0525. Click here to book online |
| Day, Date & Time: | Saturday 20 May (1215 for 1245) |
| Venue: | Strathspey Railway, Aviemore Station Platform 3,Dalfaber Road, PH22 1PY Click here for a map |
| Topic & Speaker: | Strathspey Railway Visit with Douglas Norris, Director, Strathspey Railway Scotland's most scenic heritage railway, the Strathspey, follows the old route of the Highland Main Line from its own platform at Aviemore Station amid forested settings to Boat of Garten and then through glorious open countryside to Broomhill, which was Glenbogle in the television series "Monarch of the Glen". Our journey will be steam-hauled, and there will be the opportunity to admire the growing fleet of steam and vintage diesel traction. The Railway receives through workings from the main line including The Royal Scotsman and aspires to extend to Grantown-on-Spey when Transport Scotland are able to accommodate it in a long-awaited upgrade of the A95. We shall meet in time for the 12:45 train from Aviemore on which refreshments are available, and while one group is making the journey, another can visit the locomotive shed, swapping over at half-time. Tickets can be purchased on the day for the travel on the train. |
| Cost & Booking: | Members: Free; Non-Members: £5.00. Booking through Corby is required. Quote booking code SR0512. Click here to book online |
| Day, Date & Time: | Friday 26 May 2023 (1030 - 1130) |
| Venue: | Online Webinar |
| Topic & Speaker: | Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community (SIRTC) BYOC Cafe Virtual Café For more information on the Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community click here. |
| Cost & Booking: | Free. Click here to book your place for this event Bring your own Coffee! |
| Day, Date & Time: | Friday 30 June 2023 (1030 - 1130) |
| Venue: | Online Webinar |
| Topic & Speaker: | Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community (SIRTC) BYOC Cafe Virtual Café For more information on the Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community click here. |
| Cost & Booking: | Free. Click here to book your place for this event Bring your own Coffee! |
| Day, Date & Time: | Friday 29 September 2023 (1030 - 1130) |
| Venue: | Online Webinar |
| Topic & Speaker: | Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community (SIRTC) BYOC Cafe Virtual Café For more information on the Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community click here. |
| Cost & Booking: | Free. Click here to book your place for this event Bring your own Coffee! |
| Day, Date & Time: | Friday 27 October 2023 (1030 - 1130) |
| Venue: | Online Webinar |
| Topic & Speaker: | Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community (SIRTC) BYOC Cafe Virtual Café For more information on the Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community click here. |
| Cost & Booking: | Free. Click here to book your place for this event Bring your own Coffee! |
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