IMechE to hold ‘Railway Plant: Investment and Opportunity’ seminar

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On the 22nd June, IMechE will be holding the seminar; Railway Plant: Investment and Opportunity.

The one day seminar aims to ‘help to generate initiatives to improve design, maintainability utilisation and construction practice.’

Delegates will hear presentations from engineers and managers illustrating best practice processes.

Enhancing the processes used to develop and utilise plant equipment is vital in today’s environment.

Topics include:

  • Producing and securing the exact geometry of main tracks by modern track maintenance machines
  • On-track plant
  • Access arrangements – seven day railway
  • Reliability centered maintenance
  • Railway plant and it’s integration in modern railway control systems
  • Network Rail’s maintenance
  • Crossrail maintenance – issues/ renewal
  • Construction of plant
  • Innovation / product acceptance

Presenters include:

  • Steve Featherstone, Network Rail
  • Bernhard Litchberger, Plasser & Theurer
  • Andy Crago, Hydrex
  • Mark Harrison, Network Rail
  • Richard Wallbridge, Balfour Beatty
  • Chris McNaughton, Balfour Beatty
  • Felix Schmid, Birmingham University
  • Bill Henry, Network Rail
  • Mick James, RSSB
  • Sam Brunker, Network Rail

More information can be found here.

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