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Past Events

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  • Christmas Family Lecture - The GWR steam rail motor
    Event Type: Professional development event
    10 December 2018 17:00to20:00
    STEAM Museum - Swindon
    Peter Jennings explains the history of steam railmotors and the restoration of the Great Western Society's example.
    Industry: Railway
  • Service experience of the Hitachi class 800 trains
    Event Type: Professional development event
    14 November 2018 17:00to20:30
    Claverton Rooms
    Presentation of the experience gained in the first year of operation on GWR of the new Hitachi IET trains. Careers fayre at 17.00; lecture commences 18.00
    Industry: Railway
  • Digital Railway - business change for the railway
    Event Type: Professional development event
    17 October 2018 18:30to20:30
    Swindon College - Swindon
    JOINT EVENT WITH IET. The first of two lectures (see also 18 Feb 2019) on the impact of the digital technology revolution. How does the railway need to change to embrace digital technology?
    Industry: Railway
  • Challenging Times
    Event Type: Professional development event
    03 September 2018 17:00to19:00
    Rooms 5/6, Western House - Swindon
    New railway division chairman (and our immediate past chair) Andy Mellors gives his chairman's address which will examine the economic and wider societal benefits which the rail industry delivers and consider the current challenges facing the industry, the engineering profession and our Institution.
    Industry: Railway
  • Summer social visit to GWS Didcot
    Event Type: Social event
    25 July 2018 17:00to20:00
    Great Western Society DIDCOT
    Traditional summer event, with an evening event on site exclusively for Railway Division. Visit includes a buffet tea, pre-booking ESSENTIAL Please register on this website
    Industry: Railway
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