Event Type: Technical lecture

19 September 2016 17:00to19:00

The presentation will review the development of braking technology from 1960’s to the present day and then hypothesise what the future systems will look like.

Industry: Railway

Event Type: Social event

27 July 2016 17:00to20:00

This year a summer social will be held at the Great Western Society for an evening visit to the Didcot Railway Centre. The centre will remain open after the public day to allow exclusive access to the exhibits as well as the steam demonstration line running especially for us. Entry is free, however pre-registration for this event is ESSENTIAL for each person attending. To do this please send an e-mail to m.james4@ntlworld.com by Wednesday 20th July. Limited places please book early.

Industry: Railway

Event Type: Technical lecture

25 April 2016 17:00to19:00

The Annual General Meeting of the South Western Centre of the Railway Division of the I Mech E. This is followed by a presentation on the strategy for the rolling stock for the GWR west of England route.

Industry: Railway

Event Type: Technical lecture

12 April 2016 18:00to20:00

This presentation will give an overview of the development completed to date to prove ETCS capabilities and system performance. It will present the challenges faced and the lessons learnt from the ETCS National Integration Facility approach, and what lies ahead as we progress towards the proposed date for this technology being implemented onto the Great Western.

Industry: Railway

Event Type: Technical lecture

25 February 2016 18:00to21:00

The Crossrail project demonstrates that railway engineering is an innovative and growing area of activity. This talk focuses on Bombardier’s new Class 345 Trains which are to be introduced progressively, on routes crossing London between Reading and Heathrow in the West and Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the East, between 2017 and 2019.

Industry: Railway