Early Railways Conference - 2025

[john new]

With the SLS being a co-sponsor I am posting the call for expressions of interest in submitting a relevant paper to the conference in Darlington coinciding with the S&D's 200th anniversary. Details in the image.

Edited February 5, 2023 by john new
Better wording.

[Ian Simpson]

Thanks, John, it's really good to give such a decent amount of time to prepare!

Would something on shareholder revolts during the Railway Mania be of any interest? It might concentrate on southern lines, I'm afraid.

Edited February 6, 2023 by Ian Simpson

[Caley Jim]

@Ian Simpson, it might interest you to know that the CR shareholders kicked out the Board, on more than one occasion, because they were paying preference shareholders of absorbed lines higher rates than they were paying their own and/or paying dividends out of capital!

 

Jim

[john new]

11 hours ago, Ian Simpson said:

Thanks, John, it's really good to give such a decent amount of time to prepare!

Would something on shareholder revolts during the Railway Mania be of any interest? It might concentrate on southern lines, I'm afraid.

I would suggest yes at this stage, then when all the expressions of interest are in by this Autumn we (the ERC Committee) will draw up the short list for progression further.