Section Details

Chair: Paul Richards

Vice Chair: Liam Purcell

Secretary: John Garlick, e-mail:jgees01@btinternet.com, mobile:07532071727

Meeting Venues

Aston Court Hotel, Midland Road, Derby DE1 2SL at 17.30, light refreshments from 17:00. Please note earlier start time!                    

Jury's Inn Hotel, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3BJ at 18.30, light refreshments from 18:00.

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Section Programme

Tuesday 14th January 2020 - Aston Court, Derby

Omnisurveyor/Plain Line Pattern Recognition (Steve Tait & Bryce Lane, Omnicom Balfour Beatty)

Wednesday 12th February 2020 - Jury's Inn, Nottingham

Mind the Gap - Managing 'The Platform Train Interface' (Professor Bridget Eickoff, University of Birmingham & RSSB)

***POSTPONED until further notice*** Wednesday 18th March 2020 - Aston Court, Derby

The History of CWR & Hot Weather Management (Andy Franklin, Principle Project Engineer Lineside & Track, Network Rail) Due to the Corona Virus - COVID-19, this meeting has now been postponed until further notice. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Thursday 23rd April 2020 - Online Meeting

Gauging Historic Infrastructure for the 21st Century (Bridgett Eickhoff, Principal Infrastructure Engineer, RSSB)

Thursday 21st May 2020 - Online Meeting

Cost effective electrification mast foundation design (Professor William Powrie, Faculty of Engineering & Environment, University of Southampton)

POSTPONED until further notice

Derailment Investigation (Dr Mark Burstow, Principle Vehicle Track Dynamics Engineer, Network Rail) & Section AGM Due to the Corona Virus - COVID-19, this meeting has now been postponed until further notice. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused.