Perth Conference
The Scottish Railway History Conference is due to take place at the AK Bell Library, 2 - 8 York Place, Perth, PH2 8EP on Saturday 3 October 2026.
The program for the conference this year is ‘Railway People’. The programme will follow the same format as previous years, starting at 11am and finishing at 5pm. We used the library for the first time in 2024 and found the facilities there to suit our needs very well.
- 10.00 : Registration, tea and coffee
- 11.00 : Introduction and Welcome
- 11.05 : David Forsyth – ‘The most Important Man in Buchanan House’
- 11.50 : Keith Jones – ‘George Reith’
- 12.30 : Buffet Lunch
- 13.30 : Iain Quinn – ‘Captain John Cameron DSC – LNER & BR’
- 14.15 : George Lumsden – ‘Railway Line, Family Line’
- 15.00 : Refreshments
- 15.30 : Ken Mckee – ‘Only a Job’
- 16.10 : Ann Henderson – ‘Trade unions – a voice for railway workers’
- 16.50 : Conference Summary
- 17.00 : Close
The cost for attendance is £30·00, to include morning and afternoon refreshments and buffet lunch.
Bookings are to be received by 11 September.