Section Details

Chairman: Paul Richards

Vice Chairman: Andy Packham

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

Meeting Venues

Aston Court Hotel, opposite Derby station, Derby DE1 2SL at 18.30, light refreshments from 18:00.                     

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

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Section Programme

Wednesday 26th September 2018 - Edale Room, The Hallmark Hotel, Derby

The Ordsall Chord (Matthew Benson, Network Rail) N.B. Change of venue & date!

Thursday 18th October 2018 - Nottingham

The Kettering to Corby Upgrade Project (Tom Bacon & Simon Fuller, Carillion)

Wednesday 21st November 2018 - Derby

Tracks to the Future & S-Code Switch Design (Professor Roger Dixon, The University of Birmingham)

Tuesday 15th January 2019 - Derby

Transpennine Route Upgrade (Mat Taylor & Chris Ward)

Wednesday 13th February 2019 - Nottingham

Rail Defect Detection (John Harris & Bob Hardwell, Network Rail)

Thursday 21st March 2019 - Derby

Management of Network Rail's Engineering Train Fleet (Dr Andrew Key, Network Rail)

Tuesday 16th April 2019 - Nottingham

Shakespeare Cliff Track Washout (Tony Jackson, Network Rail)

Tuesday 23rd May 2019 - Derby

Kentish Town Slab Track (Frances Johnson & Thomas Flowers)