North Eastern Centre Events

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The North Eastern Centre of the IMechE Railway
Division bases its events out of the main centres
of Doncaster, York, Leeds and Sheffield and seeks
to draw on and fostering new links within wider
rail industry, academic institutions and sister
professional organisations, including the ICE,
IET, IRSE and PWI. North Eastern Centre
Contacts For further information about the
lectures and events or ways to become more
involved with the NE centre, please
contact Centre Secretary Stephen Thompson BEng
AMIMechE 23 Gardners Place Langley
Moor Durham DH7 8HX Tel [phone] Email
stephen.thompson_at_sabre-rail.co.uk or
rdnortheast_at_imeche.org Centre Chair Richard
Bourne CEng MIMechE Tel [phone] Email
richard_at_thebournes.me.uk Centre Communications
Officer Richard Gibbon OBE CEng FIMechE Email
rhgibbon_at_googlemail.com HQ Contacts For further
information about the IMechE or HQ events,
please contact Sian Clayton Tel [phone]
1245 Fax [phone] Email s_clayton_at_imeche.or
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Railway Division The Railway Division of the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers is one
of eight Engineering Divisions of the
Institution, and was formed in 1969 on the
amalgamation of the former Institution of
Locomotive Engineers with the IMechE. The
Division consists of IMechE Members of all grades
professionally involved or interested in the
science and practice of Railway Engineering. Its
scope covers research, design, development,
procurement, manufacture, operation, maintenance
and disposal of traction, rolling stock, fixed
equipment and their components, within Rail,
Rapid Transit and all forms of Guided Surface
Transport. Railway Division Webpage Further
information can be found on the IMechE website
at www.imeche.org/industries/railway
North Eastern Centre Events 2008 2009
Maintaining contact by email If you are an
IMechE member and have your email address
registered for receiving details of forthcoming
Railway events To help us maintain efficient
and timely communication with members (and to
manage rising postal costs) please notify the
Centre or HQ personnel of any change in your
email address. If you are not an IMechE member
and would like to receive notification of IMechE
forthcoming events by email please contact the
Centre Secretary.
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Programme of Events
Lecture - Tuesday 9 September 2008 Who keeps the
leaves off the line? Michael Robinson, Network
Rail Venue Wabtec Rail, Doncaster Works,
Hexthorpe Road, Doncaster Lecture Tuesday 23
September 2008 North Eastern Railway Engineers
Forum Sustainability and the Railway Venue
National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York
Lecture Wednesday 15 April 2009 Title and
speaker tbc Venue Wabtec Rail, Doncaster Works,
Hexthorpe Road, Doncaster Information from centre
staff
Visit Thursday 11 December 2008 Film
Evening Venue National Railway Museum, Leeman
Road, York This event is kindly supported by
Omnicom Engineering Ltd Information from centre
staff pre-booking essential
Film Evening - Monday 20 April 2009 IMechE, 1
Birdcage Walk, London Information and tickets
from a_morton-hunte_at_imeche.org
Seminar Tuesday 7 October 2008 The 2008 NFRIP
Seminar Improving the Reliability of the
National Train Fleet Information from
a_morton-hunte_at_imeche.org

• Young Members Night
• Tuesday 13 January 2009
• Young members talks presented in competition
• to win a place at the HQ final
• High Output Ballast Cleaning
• The Future of British Track Renewals
• Information from centre staff
• Venue Wabtec Rail, Doncaster Works, Hexthorpe
  Road, Doncaster

Summer Technical Visit - May 2009 (Date
TBC) Spain Information from a_morton-hunte_at_imeche.
org
Chairmans Address Wednesday 15 October 2008 The
Importance of Engineering Science Dr Alan
Lawton Venue Sheffield Hallam University Informat
ion from centre staff
Young Members Presentations Final Monday 18 May
2009 Young members talks presented in competition
for prize fund Preceded by Railway Division
AGM IMechE, 1 Birdcage Walk, London Information
from a_morton-hunte_at_imeche.org
Lecture Thursday 12 February 2009 Title and
speaker tbc Venue The National Railway Museum,
Leeman Road, York Information from centre staff
Lecture Wednesday 12 November 2008 Engineering
Aspects of Train Operator Performance National
Express East Coast Speaker Venue WYPTA
Headquarters, Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington
Street, Leeds Information from centre staff
Venue Information Lectures - unless otherwise
stated The Training School, Wabtec Rail Ltd,
Doncaster Works, Hexthorpe Road, Doncaster -All
lectures are free to attend- Lecture start
times All lectures begin at 18.30 light
refreshments available from 18.00 Conference and
Seminars IMechE, 1 Birdcage Walk, London, SW1H
9JJ Please contact Sian Clayton
Annual Luncheon - Friday 6 March 2009 Hilton
Hotel, Park Lane, London Information from
s_clayton_at_imeche.org
Seminar - Tuesday 19 November 2008 Asset
Maintenance Information from s_clayton_at_imeche.org
Lecture - Wednesday 11 March 2009 Title and
speaker tbc Venue WYPTA Headquarters, Wellington
House, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds Information
from centre staff
Autumn Technical Visit Brussels 26 - 29
November 2008 Visit organised by and for young
railway professionals Information from
s_clayton_at_imeche.org