150th Anniversary

Name: Railways: 200 years that Transformed Britain
Start: 2026-11-21T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-21T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Lancaster University Management School Lecture Theatre 1, Lancaster

October 2026
Gruesome Tales from the Rails

Featured October 30, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Ribblehead Station Ribblehead Station, Low Sleights Road, Near Ingleton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

A Halloween Story event at Ribblehead Tearoom, led by Settle Graveyard Project's Sarah Lister. A ghoulish chat between two ghostly navvy wives and the coroner Thomas Parkinson Brown about some of the more unpleasant goings on during the building of the railway. Tickets £12 includes lunch of homemade soup and a sandwich

£12
November 2026
Railways: 200 years that Transformed Britain

November 21, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Lancaster University Management School Lecture Theatre 1, Lancaster Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom

The Midland Railway Society and Lancaster University are hosting a conference at Lancaster University on 21st Nov. Click here to book: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/regional-heritage-centre/events/railways-200-years-that-transformed-britain/ Please support this new initiative. Standard ticket £40 (includes lunch and coffee/tea/biscuit breaks) Current Friends & Patrons of the RHC £36 (includes lunch and coffee/tea/biscuit breaks) Current Students with ID or Online Only £20 (no lunch […]

October 2026

November 2026