IRS Research Workshops 1999-2000
Transport museums Wednesday 10 May 2000, 2pm
Kirsten Holmes (University of Leeds): Visitors and volunteers in
railway preservation
museums
Robert Hicks (University of Exeter): Defining history in maritime
museums
Inland waterways Wednesday 17 May 2000, 2pm
Joseph Boughey (Liverpool John Moores University): New perspectives
on
waterways history
Gerald Crompton (University of Kent at Canterbury): International
comparisons in
waterways history
Locomotive performance *Friday* 16 June 2000, 2pm
Tony Heywood (University of Bradford): Iu.V.Lomonosov and the
science of
locomotive testing
*Additional speaker*
Felix Schmid (University of Sheffield): Performance of modern steam
locomotives and
paddle-steamer engines
All IRS Research Workshops take place on Wednesday afternoons (with the
exception of the
workshop on 16 June, which is on a Friday) at 2pm in the Walker Suite at
the National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, Y026 4XJ,UK.
The NRM is 10 minutes walk from York station. Please use the Car Park
entrance to the NRM (farthest away from the city centre) and tell the
staff at the desk that you are attending the IRS workshop to gain free
admission. NRM car park charges apply,except for registered disabled
drivers who can use free parking by the City Entrance to the Museum.
The Walker Suite is fully accessible for people with disabilities.
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