Section Details
Chair: Liam Purcell
Vice Chair: Paul Richards
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.
Jurys Inn Hotel, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3BJ at 18.30, light refreshments from 18:00.
Please follow link to events calendar for details of section meetings
Please click here for the November 2021 Section Newsletter
Section Programme
Wednesday 20 January 2021 - Online Meeting
Dry Ice for Cleaning Rail Head - Prof. Roger Lewis & Prof. David Fletcher, Sheffield University
Tuesday 16 February 2021 - Online Meeting
Application of the Common Safety Method for Risk Evaluation and Assessment on Infrastructure Upgrade Projects - Paul Richards, Senior Consultant, Ricardo Rail
Wednesday 17 March 2021 - Online Meeting
The History of CWR and Hot Weather Management or Derailment Risk and S&C - Andy Franklin, Network Rail and Vice President, PWI
Thursday 15 April 2021 - Online Meeting
The outlook for Tram Train Schemes in the UK and lessons learnt from Sheffield Supertram - Ian Ambrose, Technical Authority, Technical Lead, (Light Rail), Network Rail & Section AGM
Wednesday 19 May 2021 - Online Meeting
An overview of HS2 railway systems with a focus on high speed track design - Matt Hunt, Senior Track Systems Engineer, HS2 Ltd
Tuesday 21 September 2021 - Online Meeting
Differential speeds fit for today’s network: a low-cost way to shorter journey times - Joss Apps, Fellow, PWI
Thursday 5 October 2021 - Technical Seminar
PWI North West Technical Seminar - Hit the North. Booking now open!
Wednesday 13 October 2021 - Online Meeting
Masonry Arch Bridge: Limit States - Matthew Gilbert, University of Sheffield
Wednesday 10 November 2021 - The Waterfall, Derby
Joint meeting with The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
Part 1 - Overview of Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) and test facility - Richard Jones, Business & Partnerships Manager or Dr Nick Mallinson, CEO, Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO)
Part 2 - Concept and Development of Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) track form - James Meredith and Chris Micallef, WMG, The University of Warwick
Thursday 25 November 2021 - Aston Court Hotel, Derby and Online Meeting
Joint meeting with Derby Railway Engineering Society (DRES)
Satellite Radar Interferometry (InSAR) for Asset Management of Railway Infrastructure - Professor Tim Wright, University of Leeds and SatSense
N.B. This meeting will take place physically at The Aston Court Hotel, Derby where a light buffet will be available at the venue from 17:00 or joined virtually at 17:30 via the GoToMeeting link in the event details.
Wednesday 8 December 2021 - Online Meeting
Route Asset Management in track - Andy Buck, Network Rail
Tuesday 18 January 2022 - Online Meeting
Switch and Crossing inspections from manufacture to maintain - Darren Sharp, Network Rail
Wednesday 23 February 2022 - Online Meeting
Flooding: Vegetation Control - Mona Sihota, Network Rail
Thursday 17 March 2022 - Online Meeting
Joint meeting with The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Electrification Programmes: Past, Present and Future - Peter Dearman, Deputy President, PWI
Tuesday 26 April 2022 - Online Meeting
Earth Works Weather Resilience - Howard Taylor, ORR & Section AGM
Wednesday 26 May 2022 - Online Meeting
Safety Taskforce - Nick Millington, Safety Task Force Leader, Network Rail and Deputy President, PWI