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Past Events

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  • WH Davis Wagon Manufacturing Facility
    Event Type: Technical visit
    2023年6月14日14:00to17:00
    Langwith Junction Works - Shirebrook
    WH Davis manufacture and rebuild freight wagons for a variety of commodities at their Shirebrook works, from container flats to biomass hoppers and everything inbetween.
    Industry: Railway
  • Some recollections of early HST days on the East Coast Main Line
    Event Type: Technical lecture
    09 May 2023 19:30to21:00
    National Railway Museum - York
    Steve Hoather reflects on the early career of this iconic train on the East Coast Main Line; he will recall some of the problems encountered in the first 2 years, how they were resolved and why some of the major ones had not been experienced on the earlier Western Region fleet
    Industry: Railway
  • WH Davis - Upcycling Wagons
    Event Type: Technical lecture
    12 April 2023 18:30to20:00
    Regent Hotel - Doncaster
    Technical lecture about re-purposing freight wagons for new traffic types, using the case study of turning of the HHA coal wagon into an HHA aggregate wagon and/or a JNA box wagon. The presentation provides an overview of the legislative framework and the different pathways for the repurposing of vehicles, as well as the requirements for the compliance, design and production processes involved to safely place a repurposed vehicle into service.
    Industry: Railway
  • Green Parcel Logistics - the Modified Class 321, and AGM
    Event Type: Technical lecture
    21 March 2023 18:30to20:00
    Upstairs at The Brewery Tap - Leeds
    The Class 321 is a train, built originally for passengers and now converted to fast freight. This lecture will be preceded by the Centre AGM.
    Industry: Railway
  • Future of Rail Competition
    Event Type: Competition event
    22 February 2023 18:30to20:00
    Danum Gallery, Library and Museum - Doncaster
    Young members compete for cash prizes and the winner goes forward to HQ to participate against winners from other Centres for a £1000 award.
    Industry: Railway
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