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Railway Division North Eastern Centre

The Centre’s aim is to provide a relaxed informative forum which enables people to keep abreast of developments within the Rail Industry, expand their network of contacts and explore new interests.

To achieve this, the Centre organises a range of events including presentations, papers, lectures and discussion forums on a wide variety of topics including local, national and international developments. These events are always of interest and where possible hot off the press and topical. We will also have some technical visits.

Our events are open to all – not just people in the Railway Industry.

Our events are a mixture of in-person and virtual, rotating around the principal railway centres in the North East of England, i.e. Leeds, York, Doncaster, Darlington, Sheffield and Newcastle, with the objective of broadening access.

If you like this programme, tell your friends and colleagues. If not, please tell us, or even better, join us.

When

Most of our meetings start at 1830. Some events start at different times, for example, visits or joint meetings with other organisations.

Who

The North Eastern Centre committee consists of a mixture of working and retired people from different areas across the rail industry. We all have one common passion – to share and drive the engineering developments within the railway industry.

What to do next

Come along to one of our events listed below and tell us what you'd like to hear about - get in touch via email or phone.Click herefor contact details.

Please also get in touch if you would like to be added to our email list to receive information on up and coming events.

We look forward to seeing you at one of our events in the near future. You can register for all of them at www.ticketsource.co.uk/imeche-rd-ne-centre

当前和砰的一声ure Events

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  • Event Type: Technical lecture
    09 November 2023 18:30to20:30
    Priory Street Centre - York
    Railway Division Chairman Andrew Skinner will provide his perspective on several experiences he has had and events he has been involved in. He will explore how these have had an impact on not only his engineering career but also working within a system which is the rail industry. He will distil these down to reveal the key elements we need to be good railway engineers and provides a perspective on where the industry and its engineers need to be in the future.
    Industry: Railway
  • Event Type: Social event
    07 December 2023 18:30to20:30
    Priory Street Centre - York
    Felix Schmid explains how some of the world’s most challenging places have been conquered by rail engineers. Engineering and travelogue combined.
    Industry: Railway
  • Event Type: Technical lecture
    18 January 2024 18:30to20:30
    Darlington Hippodrome - Darlington
    The Hetton colliery railway was an 8-mile (13 km) long railway opened in 1822 by the Hetton Coal Company at Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. It was the first railway to be designed to be operated without animal power, as well as being the first entirely new line to be developed by George Stephenson. Steam from end to end!
    Industry: Railway
  • Event Type: Competition event
    07 February 2024 18:30to20:30
    Regent Hotel - Doncaster
    朝鲜东部国家IMechE热”砰的一声manbetx体育注册ure of the Rail’ competition, where we invite topical papers by Young Engineers, judged by eminent railway engineers. Participants have the opportunity to win a cash prize and go forward to present at the prestigious IMechE HQ in Birdcage Walk, London.
    Industry: Railway
  • Event Type: Technical lecture
    07 March 2024 18:30to20:30
    *TBC
    The new articulated Metrocars for the Tyne and Wear Metro system will replace the first generation of trains. The lecture will describe the new trains and depot, built by Stadler for Nexus. Location tbc in Newcastle, may be preceded by a visit to the new depot in Gosforth. Joint meeting with the Tyne and Wear Area
    Industry: Railway
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