Description
The Spring Meeting & AGM of the Association will be held on Saturday 21st March 2026, at the Carus Green Golf Club, Burneside Road, Kendal, LA9 6EB.
The cost for the whole day is £30.00, including tea/coffee on arrival and mid-afternoon and a two-course lunch. For those not taking lunch, the cost is £10.00
The programme for the day is as follows: –
10.30 Assemble – tea and coffee available.
11:00 Philip Tuer – Chairman CRA
11:05 Chris Jackson- Managing Director, TPE “TPE- preparing for the future”
12.20 AGM
13.00 Lunch
14:15 Philip Tuer – “The ‘CRA: half a century up and still getting stronger”
15:30 Tea/Coffee
16:00 Tim Saunders- “1976 to 2026: 50 years of change on the Cumbrian Railways scene”
17:00 End of meeting
If you are taking lunch, please indicate your menu choices
MAIN COURSE
Daube of Beef with Rich gravy & Yorkshire pudding
Supreme of chicken breast with Shallot & Madeira sauce
Cauliflower & Cheese crumble with Lancashire cheese & crispy breadcrumb topping
DESSERT
Sticky toffee pudding with Butterscotch sauce & fresh cream
Chocolate profiteroles with Hot chocolate sauce & fresh cream
For information:
- Chris Jackson has strong local connections and was Regional Director at Northern covering Cumbria prior to joining TPE.
- Philip Tuer of course is Chair of the CRA
- Tim Saunders is responsible for the management of the CRA’s database of images on Filemaker.

