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Welcome to the Midlands Centre of the Railway Division

As your new Chairman I would like to welcome you all to our programme for the 2023-2024 session.

We will continue to hold all of our meetings as 'live' events, as we believe that this provides the best opportunity for attendees to network with their industry colleagues.

For this year we are starting our meetings slightly earlier at 17:00 for teas and coffees with the lectures starting at 17:30 prompt.

This year our main venue will be East Midlands Railway's Locomotive House, but the November meeting will be at the Railway Technical Centre and the December meeting is joint with the Derby Railway Engineering Society at the Derby Conference Centre, so please check the website and event posters for exact details.

Unfortunately there is no parking at East Midlands Railway's Locomotive House, however parking has been kindly made available by surrounding businesses. Details of parking arrangements will be included for each event, and circulated via email and on the RD Midlands LinkedIn page. Feel free to contact us should you have any questions.

As always, the committee and I would like to receive any feedback you may have regarding the lectures we have planned.

Thanks

Martin

Current and Future Events

Please click the event heading for further information.
  • Event Type: Technical lecture
    08 November 2023 17:30to19:30
    Gather & Gather Meeting Room 1 - Derby
    Andrew will provide a brief history of the WSP Evaluation Rig and move on to explain some of the current work and planned future developments. There will also be an opportunity to visit the WSP Evaluation Rig and observe testing in progress (see details on website / event poster)
    Industry: Railway
  • Event Type: Technical lecture
    06 December 2023 18:00to20:00
    Derby会议中心——德rby
    In this joint paper with Derby Railway Engineering Society (DRES), Martin will provide an update on West Coast Partnerships rolling stock plans.
    Industry: Railway
  • Event Type: Technical lecture
    10 January 2024 17:30to19:30
    East Midlands Railway - Derby
    D/Gauge has been at the forefront of extensive research into the impact of track transitions on vehicle movement. Ian will explain the development of innovative approaches that provide a comprehensive understanding of these effects.
    Industry: Railway
  • Event Type: Technical lecture
    07 February 2024 17:30to19:30
    East Midlands Railway - Derby
    Aspiring young engineers describe the technical challenges they have addressed and compete for a prize and a place at the national ‘Future of Rail’ competition final. This meeting will be combined with the Midlands Centre Annual General Meeting.
    Industry: Railway
  • Event Type: Technical lecture
    06 March 2024 17:30to19:30
    East Midlands Railway - Derby
    Details of the speaker(s) and the paper will be advised shortly
    Industry: Railway
  • Event Type: Technical lecture
    10 April 2024 17:30to19:30
    East Midlands Railway - Derby
    Tony and Nanda will describe how Derby-based company Alstom are supplying new monorail vehicles for use in Cairo.
    Industry: Railway
  • Event Type: Technical visit
    01 May 2024 00:00to00:00
    Loram - Derby
    Details to be confirmed
    Industry: Railway
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