North West England

Members of the IRTE Northern Centre attended the Riverside Steam & Vintage Rally near Southport for the fourth year running to cast their expert eyes over some of the historic and vintage commercial vehicles on display.

26 members and guests of the Northern Centre got some detailed insight into forthcoming mandatory PSV and HGV driver CPC legislation at their March lecture, given by David Jackson of Lancaster Training Services.

The Northern Centre 2013 AGM was followed by a look at the life of an airline pilot as speaker Mike OKane gave the 31 members and guests present a detailed and amusing insight into the working day of a commercial airline pilot.

After 25 years continual service to the Northern Centre committee Mr Alban Jackson retired from the post at the Northern Centre AGM in February.

The first IRTE Northern Centre lecture of 2013 was attended by 48 members and guests as Stuart Rawcliffe of JB Rawcliffe and Sons Limited returned to the Centre to give an informative and technical lecture regarding his company operation.