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Scottish Transport & Industrial Collections & Knowledge Network

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Discover Scotland’s transport and industry collections, both in museums and private collections. Membership of STICK is open to anyone. Website: stickssn.org

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Scottish Transport & Industrial Collections & Knowledge Network @sticknetwork.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Join us on 13 November to celebrate 200 years of Scotland’s railways Booking is live for our autumn conference at the Engine Shed, Sirling. Topics include viaducts, signalling & how the railways created the fish supper! Book here www.eventbrite.com/e/stick-conf...
A monchrome photograph taken between two trains on railway sidings. Red lettering over the top reads ‘STICK CONFERENCE: ‘200 Years of Scotland’s Railways’ 13 November 2026 Stirling’.
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Scottish Transport & Industrial Collections & Knowledge Network @sticknetwork.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The call for papers for our autumn conference closes on Friday The event in Stirling on 13 November celebrates Scotland’s #Railway200 Email stickssn@gmail.com with your proposal or if you have any questions - don’t miss the train!
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Call for Papers for the
STICK STICK Conference 2026
"200 Years of Scotland's Railways"
13 November 2026 | The Engine Shed, Stirling
The Scottish Transport and Industry Collections Knowledge Network (STICK) invites proposals for talks (20 minutes long) for our annual conference on Friday 13 November, 2026.
The theme of this conference will be 200 Years of Scotland's Railways and will be held at the Engine Shed, Stirling.
Celebrating the anniversary of the opening of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway in 1826, the first public railway in Scotland with the technology to properly support the steam locomotive, and reflecting on the variety of events around railway heritage in the UK last year as part of Railway 200, STICK is exploring how 200 years of railways have shaped Scotland.
This call is open to all museum/heritage practitioners and volunteers, researchers, and transport and industry enthusiasts alike. The theme is open to interpretation and can include, but is not limited to:
• The archaeology of railways e.g. the 1722 Waggonway Project
• Ways railway land and tracks have been reused or reinterpreted e.g. heritage cycle paths
• Skills preservation and development in Scotland's heritage railways
• The folklore of Sodor
• Diesel versus steam, the age-old question
• The origins of railways in Scotland
• Studies of working life on railways
• Railways and leisure
• Trainspotting; where did it start, has there been a resurgence, how do you do it, who are trainspotters?
To submit, please email your proposal to STICKssn@gmail.com by Friday 31 July. Submissions should be submitted as a Word document and should be no longer than 500 words. Selected presenters will be notified by the end of August.
We look forward to reading your proposals!
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Scottish Transport & Industrial Collections & Knowledge Network @sticknetwork.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Call for Papers! Our autumn conference will celebrate Scotland’s #Railway200 We are taking a broad approach to the subject &, as ever welcome proposals for short talks from anyone with an interest in Scotland’s transport & industrial history. Email stickssn@gmail.com
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Call for Papers for the
STICK STICK Conference 2026
"200 Years of Scotland's Railways"
13 November 2026 | The Engine Shed, Stirling
The Scottish Transport and Industry Collections Knowledge Network (STICK) invites proposals for talks (20 minutes long) for our annual conference on Friday 13 November, 2026.
The theme of this conference will be 200 Years of Scotland's Railways and will be held at the Engine Shed, Stirling.
Celebrating the anniversary of the opening of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway in 1826, the first public railway in Scotland with the technology to properly support the steam locomotive, and reflecting on the variety of events around railway heritage in the UK last year as part of Railway 200, STICK is exploring how 200 years of railways have shaped Scotland.
This call is open to all museum/heritage practitioners and volunteers, researchers, and transport and industry enthusiasts alike. The theme is open to interpretation and can include, but is not limited to:
• The archaeology of railways e.g. the 1722 Waggonway Project
• Ways railway land and tracks have been reused or reinterpreted e.g. heritage cycle paths
• Skills preservation and development in Scotland's heritage railways
• The folklore of Sodor
• Diesel versus steam, the age-old question
• The origins of railways in Scotland
• Studies of working life on railways
• Railways and leisure
• Trainspotting; where did it start, has there been a resurgence, how do you do it, who are trainspotters?
To submit, please email your proposal to STICKssn@gmail.com by Friday 31 July. Submissions should be submitted as a Word document and should be no longer than 500 words. Selected presenters will be notified by the end of August.
We look forward to reading your proposals!
subscribe to our newsletter
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Scottish Transport & Industrial Collections & Knowledge Network @sticknetwork.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
There’s still time to sign up for our conference on the theme of Narratives and Memories of Industrial Work and Heritage It’s on Friday 31 October @ The Engine Shed in Stirling stickssn.org/events/
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Scottish Transport & Industrial Collections & Knowledge Network @sticknetwork.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
@nlheritage.bsky.social are looking for a full-time Tram & Historic Vehicles Technician to work at Summerlee Museum myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/nor...
A single decker, early 1900s tramcar painted yellow, cream and red, with the words, ‘GLASGOW CORPORATION’ on the side. Above is the text, ‘New job: Tram and historic vehicles technician required. Full time see below for details’.
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