This page details the forthcoming Scottish Region events.
| Day, Date & Time: | Thursday 24 September 2026 (1000 - 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: | Thursday 8 October 2026 (1755 for 1800) |
| Venue: | Edinburgh Business School (EBS) Building, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS Click here for a map |
| Topic & Speaker: | The Annual Scottish Region Political Event Professor Scott Arthur MP A professor in the civil engineering team at Heriot-Watt University, Scott Arthur has previously spoken to us in his role as chair of the Transport and Environment Committee of Edinburgh City Council. At the general election in 2024 he was elected as Labour MP for Edinburgh South West. He is now the only Scottish member of the House of Commons Transport Committee, and as well as telling us about its work will be able to share his perspective on the impact of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's priority to devolve transport responsibilities from central government. |
| Cost & Booking: | Free: Booking is required. Click here to book online |
| Day, Date & Time: | 20 October 2026 (1415 for 1430) |
| Venue: | 31, Bath Road, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 7AH Click here for a map |
| Topic & Speaker: | Supporting Scotland's export potential with Sara Duncan Head, of Transport and Logistics William Grant & Sons and Neil Gould, Chairman of Freight and Logistics Policy Group, CILT. The tour will show us how investment by Forth Ports has made Leith the leading offshore wind and renewables hub of Scotland. We shall then hear in-person and online from our two speakers on supply-chain infrastructure. Sara Duncan is Head of Transport and Logistics at William Grant and Sons which was founded in 1887. Its headquarters are at Dufftown on Speyside and it is the largest of the handful of Scotch whisky distillers remaining in family ownership, with Glenfiddich its best-known brand. Neil Gould's recent submission to the Scottish Parliament inquiry into the country's supply chain addresses key issues including skills shortage, a need to plan efficient and employee-friendly interchanges with integrated technology, and the importance of transferring freight from road to rail. Places on this event are limited, so early booking is advised. |
| Cost & Booking: | Members - Free. Non-Members attending in person - £5.00: Booking is required. Click here to book online |
| Day, Date & Time: | TBC October 2026 (1755 for 1800) |
| Venue: | Online Webinar |
| Topic & Speaker: | "The Monkland & Kirkintilloch Railway at 200" with Don Martin, railway historian Last year, Railway 200 celebrated the bicentenary of the Stockton & Darlington railway. May 1826 saw the opening of the Monkland & Kirkintilloch railway, which by emulating the Stockton & Darlington railway in use of malleable iron rails able to take the weight of steam locomotives can claim to be Scotland's first modern railway. Renowned historian Don Martin will tell us the story of this pioneering line, whose legacy continues to be felt today in North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire. |
| Cost & Booking: | Members: Free; Non-Members: £6.00. Booking is required. Click here to book online |
| Day, Date & Time: | Thursday 26 November 2026 (1000 - 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: | TBC November 2026 (1420 for 1430) |
| Venue: | Visit to Brodie Engineering, Bonnyton Rail Depot, Munro Place, Kilmarnock, KA1 2NP Click here for a map |
| Topic & Speaker: | Visit to Brodie Engineering hosted by Jim Thomson, Brodie Engineering Business Development Director Founded thirty years ago and now the only such business in Scotland, Brodie Engineering is today a major force in the rail refurbishment sector, having expanded from its original Bonnyton premises to take on from Wabtec also the Caledonia Works which was previously the home of Hunslet Barclay. It offers a comprehensive range of refurbishment, maintenance, overhaul, engineering support, project management and repair services to the UK rail and light rail sector. In recognition of the excellent fit between the two businesses, rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook two years ago took a 49% stake in Brodie Engineering, leaving the team there to run its day-to-day operations which now employ 150 people. |
| Cost & Booking: | Free: Booking is required. Click here to book online |
| Day, Date & Time: | Monday 14 December 2026 (1400 - 1530) |
| 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: | 26 January 2027 (1745 for 1800) |
| Venue: | Royal Scots Club, 29-31, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6QE. Click here for a map |
| Topic & Speaker: | The Scotland National Roadshow with Helen Hardy, Chief Executive Officer CILT and Chair of the Board, Anna-Jane Hunter, FCILT The purpose of the CILT(UK) Communities Roadshow, is for our CEO, Helen Hardy, and Chair of the Board, Anna-Jane Hunter reconnecting with our Communities and, most importantly, recognising and celebrating the incredible contribution our volunteers make to CILT(UK). The evenings will also give Helen and Anna-Jane the opportunity to share our revised Communities strategy, hear directly from volunteers about their experiences and priorities, and have an open conversation about how we can work together to strengthen our Regions and Forums going forward. |
| Cost & Booking: | Members: Free; Non-Members: £6.00. Booking is required. Click here to book online |
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