There is more to Resilient Transport 2026 than just conference sessions. Enhance your experience of the event with the following supplementary activities.
Conference dinner
- Date: Thursday 24 September 2026
- Time: 6.30pm onwards
- Location: Science and Industry Museum, Manchester
- Price: £170 plus VAT
Join us at our conference networking dinner at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum – a location steeped in the city’s rich transport heritage.
With its stunning exposed brickwork and beams, the venue offers a fascinating glimpse into the past as well as an inspiring backdrop for sharing insights and ideas over dinner.
Build up a head of steam at our networking reception in the Power Hall, which houses one of the UK’s largest collections of historic engines. Then enjoy a three-course meal with wine as you unwind and get to know your fellow delegates better.
Places are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment. Your ticket will cover:
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Networking reception drinks
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Three-course dinner with wine
Site visit to the A57 Link Roads project
- Date: Friday 25 September 2026
- Time: 09:00 to 13:00 (approximately)
- Location: A57 Link Roads project
- Price: £100 plus VAT
Venture into the countryside outside Manchester on the site visit to the A57 Link Roads project, which promises to be a transformative highway upgrade.
This project, which is building a bypass for the village of Mottram in Longdendale, is designed to alleviate congestion between Manchester and Sheffield with a new section of dual carriageway. It features significant earthworks, a cut-and-cover underpass and a new bridge over the River Etherow.
The tour will start from the conference hotel and can be booked as part of your delegate package. Numbers are limited, so please reserve your place early to avoid disappointment.