Section Details

Chair: Andy Jones

Secretary: Ken Newell, 14 Clifford Avenue, Chislehurst. BR7 5BZ.

mob: 07771 668 044, e-mail: kenneth.newell@btinternet.com

Meeting Venues

The Rose and Crown, Columbo Street, Waterloo, London SE1 8DP at 18:00

Network Rail, Basingstoke Campus, Gresley Road, Basingstoke, RG21 4FS from 15:15 for a prompt 15:30 start Access Map

Network Rail Offices, Waterloo Station, London, SE1 8SW from 15:45 for a prompt 17:00 start

Eastleigh Railway Institute, 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, Southampton, SO50 9FE at 18:00

Please follow link to events calendar for details of section meetings

Section Programme

Tuesday 7th January 2020 - The Rose and Crown, Waterloo

An informal evening of 'Lessons Learned' (Speakers from Thameslink Project)

Tuesday 4th February 2020 - The Rose and Crown, Waterloo

London Overground: History & Developments (David Mansfield, TfL)

Tuesday 3rd March 2020 - Network Rail, Gresley Road, Basingstoke

Confidential Reporting: Improving Safety Culture by Reporting Concerns (Kerry Dolan, CIRAS)

***POSTPONED until further notice*** Tuesday 7th April 2020 - Network Rail Offices, Waterloo Station

The Practical Trackwork Challenge 2019 (Malcolm Pearce, Honorary Life Member, PWI) 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.

***POSTPONED until further notice*** Tuesday 5th May 2020 - Basingstoke

The Challenges of the Section Track Maintenance Engineer (Speaker TBC) 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.

***POSTPONED until further notice*** Tuesday 2nd June 2020 - Eastleigh

Railway Research: Latest Developments (Prof. William Powrie, University of Southampton) 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.

Wednesday 4th November 2020 - Swindon Steam Museum

PWI Plant Technical Seminar - Plant and machinery to support rail infrastructure renewal and maintenance for the 2020s and beyond. Booking now open!

Early December 2020 date TBC - Institute of Physics, London, N1 9BU

PWI London Technical Seminar - On Track for a Safer Railway Due to the Corona Virus - COVID-19, this meeting has been postponed from it's original date in May. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused.