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Future rail power options (Joint event with IET)

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Technical lecture
23 February 2021 17:30 - 19:00
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David Shirres presents his view for the future of onboard power for railway application. The presentation will consider:
UK decarbonisation context
Weaning rail off petroleum
Electrification - benefits, challenges and politics
Deployment of hydrogen trains and supporting infrastructure
Battery trains developments
Can research change the required traction mix
The transition to next zero


大卫退休后从2009年的铁路网络38-year railway career that
included rolling stock engineering, asset management and infrastructure
projects.
In 2010, he became a writer for Rail Engineer magazine and has been the
magazine's editor since 2016. He has written over 200 features for the
magazine including a number on rail decarbonisation. He also writes a
regular railway engineering column for Professional Engineering magazine.
David is also actively involved in the IMechE Railway Division in Scotland
having been Chair and Secretary of the Division's Scottish Centre/

Speaker(s)

David Shirres David retired from Network Rail in 2009 after a career that included rolling stock engineering, asset management and infrastructure projects. He is editor of Rail Engineer magazine and also writes a regular railway engineering column for Professional Engineering magazine.

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