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The annual Stapleford trials

Events David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 31st July 2018

The Stapleford Miniature Railway’s lawnmower had temporarily lost its magneto as it had been fitted to the University of Huddersfield’s Railway Challenge team’s locomotive....

Return of the Rail Partnership Awards

Business Andy Milne - 2nd July 2018

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From state ownership under British Rail to its break-up into more than 100 privately owned companies and the transfer back of infrastructure to the...

Infrarail’s oddities and novelties

Events David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 21st June 2018

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For over a hundred years, London’s once-thriving Royal docks drew people and produce from all over the world. They were once the world’s largest...

Technology takes centre stage

Events Andy Milne - 5th June 2018

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In 2011, businessman Sir Robert McNulty was tasked by the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Office of Road and Rail (ORR) with assessing...

Review: Infrarail 2018

Business Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 5th June 2018

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First staged in 1994, Infrarail is firmly established as Britain’s leading showcase for every aspect of railway infrastructure, technology and expertise, with a strong...

RAILWORX: Rail Media and PLANTWORX launch new rail equipment trade show

Business RailEngineer - 30th April 2018

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PLANTWORX, the UK’s largest working plant and equipment exhibition in 2019, is about to get even bigger with the introduction of a new dedicated section for the rail industry.

Balfour Beatty MD to deliver keynote at Infrarail 2018

Events RailEngineer - 17th April 2018

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Mark Bullock, Managing Director of Balfour Beatty’s Rail, Power Transmission & Distribution and Gas & Water businesses, will deliver a keynote speech at Infrarail...

Asset Management is big business

Events Andy Milne - 5th April 2018

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Asset management can simply be defined as the coordinated activity of an organisation to realise the value from its assets. That is according to...

Education and information at Infrarail

Events RailEngineer - 4th April 2018

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At Infrarail 2018, Rail Engineer will once again be hosting and arranging the keynote speakers and the technical seminar programme. Tuesday 01/05/2018 10:30 - Grand opening...

Infrarail 2018 – ready to ExCeL!

Events RailEngineer - 4th April 2018

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Infrarail, which takes place at ExCeL London between 1 and 3 May 2018, is the UK’s premier trade exhibition for the railway industry. Alternating...

Rail Partnership Awards returns for 2018

Events Mungo Stacy - 12th March 2018

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Railway companies big and small are vying to be recognised as one of Network Rail’s top suppliers at the 2018 Rail Partnership Awards.

The Future of Railway Engineering

Events Malcolm Dobell BTech CEng FIMechE - 24th November 2017

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Each year, the younger members of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers organise a seminar. The recent 2017 event, titled “Skills and Knowledge for the...

IMechE Rail Electrification 2017

Electrification Mungo Stacy - 25th August 2017

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The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Railway Division has an enviable reputation for the organisation of technical conferences and seminars related to the rail industry....

Biggest challenge yet

Events Mungo Stacy - 7th August 2017

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With its focus on innovation, there’s always something new at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ (IMechE) Railway Challenge, especially as the competition had a...

SNC Lavalin wins Railway Challenge

Events Mungo Stacy - 3rd July 2017

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The sixth IMechE Railway Challenge attracted a record 11 entries this year, including one from the German university FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences. With...

French rail industry meets at SIFER

Events Andy Milne - 25th May 2017

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The UK has Railtex, Germany InnoTrans, and France SIFER. Staged every two years since 1999, the French event is billed as the country’s only...

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