2006 Selected Engagements ::

January 12 2006 :: Lecture to the Royal Geographical Society on the subject of Christian's book 'The Subterranean Railway' with introduction by Lord Tunnicliffe CBE, former Chairman of London Underground. 7pm. Tickets £15 - in aid of the Railway Children. See www.railwaychildren.org.uk or call 01270 251571.

January 13 :: Talk on 'On the Wrong Line', at Slough and Windsor Railway Society, next to Slough station.

January 31 :: Question and Answer session with the head of Belgian Railways.

March 3 :: Tube lines senior managers conference History of the Northern Line.

March 10 :: Skipton Railway Society, 10am State of the railway Details Stan Hall: 01756 701290.

March 22 :: Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport, Northampton On the wrong line Sunley Management Centre, University of Northampton, 7:00 pm.

March 30 :: Thackeray Society, Reform Club, (black tie dinner), 7:30 pm.

May 8 :: Old Railway Museum, Faringdon Road, Swindon. On The Wrong Line. Tel 01793 466454, 7:30pm.

May 18 :: Chesterfield, Barrow Hill Roundhouse, On the Wrong Line, 7:30pm.

May 25 :: Conference chair, Future of rail 2006, Birmingham International Conference Centre, McMillan-Scott Ltd.

September 12 :: Chairing Transport infrastructure in Scotland, Venue: Edinburgh. Contact: Jennie Meadway, Email: transport@holyrood.com

September 28 :: Chairing Govnet conference Transport for an expanding economy, QE2 centre, Westminster.

November 3 :: Evening – Tate Britain, History of the London Underground.

November 7 :: Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, The Subterranean Railway.

November 8 :: Passenger focus conference on franchises, Radisson Hotel Queensway, Birmingham - panel discussion on franchising

November 29 :: Civils Conference chair for morning session on transport, Olympia, Kensington, West London

December 7 :: Talk on future of rail, Railway Civil Engineers Association, Institution of Civil Engineers, 1 Great George Street, Parliament Square, London SW 1, 7pm