IRO
Irish Area
Diary of events
For information on Irish Area events contact Hilton Parr at
hilton.parr@
railwayoperators.org Scottish Area
25 April: Siberian Railways Past and Present. Time: 17:15 for 17:30. Location: Buchanan House, Glasgow. For information on the IRO Scottish Area, please contact Jim Douglas on 0141 354 5684 or
jim.douglas@
URS.com or email Jim Gillies at
scottish@railwayoperators.org
North East Area
13 March: Security Issues for Network Rail. Time: 17:30. Location: East Coast Academy, York. 22 April: Visit to engineering possession. Contact: Jason Wade at:
northeast@railwayoperators.org For information on North East Area events, contact David Monk-Steel at
northeast@railwayoperators.org or on 01751 473799 during offi ce hours. North East Area meetings normally take place at 17:30 for 18:00, in York.
North West Area
8 March: Master Class – The Debate: Traincrew Route Knowledge. Time: 18:00. Location: TfGM Conference Room, Manchester City Centre.
Contact: Roy Chapman:
ironw.booking@
railwayoperators.org 17 April: AGM and talk on Chester station. Time: 18:00. Location: Chester. Contact: Roy Chapman at:
ironw.booking@
railwayoperators.org All events and enquiries via Roy Chapman at
ironw.booking@
railwayoperators.org. General membership enquires to Carl Phillips at
northwest@railwayoperators.org
Midlands Area
5 March: Visit to Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal. Time: 17:30. Location: Milton Keynes. Contact:
mike.christelow@
networkrail.co.uk 2 April: Birmingham Gateway Project and regeneration of New Street. Time: 17:30. Location: The Mailbox, Birmingham. Contact:
mike.christelow@
networkrail.co.uk 30 April: Devolution and the impact on cross-route train operations. Time: 17:30. Location: Derby EMCC. Contact:
mike.christelow@
networkrail.co.uk For information on Midlands Area events, contact Julia Stanyard on: 0121 345 3833 or email:
midlands@railwayoperators.org.
South West Area
10 March: Operations Experience Day. Time: 09:30-17:00. Location: Avon Valley Railway – £45 per person. Numbers are limited. Contact:
chris.prior@fi
rstgroup.com
For information on South West Area events contact Chris Prior at
chris.prior@fi
rstgroup.com
South East Area
10 March: Professional Operating Skills Day. Time: 09:30. Location: London St Pancras. Contact: Gary Mewis
se.visits@
railwayoperators.org 19 March: Network Rail devolution: Time: 17:30 for 18:00. Location: LUL HQ, 55 Broadway. Contact: Glen Merryman:
se.events@railwayoperators.org
South East events take place at London Underground’s HQ, 55 Broadway, St James Park, SW1. For further information on the IRO South East Area, contact Jonathan Leithead by email at
se.comms@
railwayoperators.org
dates to follow Young Operators
8 May: Young Operators Seminar. Refreshments from 17:30. Drinks reception 19:00-20:00. Location: Lansdowne Club, 9 Fitzmaurice Place, Mayfair, London W1J 5JD. Contact:
youngoperators@railwayoperators.org To register your interest in IRO Young Operators events, contact:
youngoperators@railwayoperators.org
More details of area events are listed on the website at
www.railwayoperators.org/Events.aspx
“The benefi t is not only getting to see something that is relevant to the railway industry, but just as much about who you fi nd yourself on visits with. I’d recommend anyone to just try an IRO event, you can benefi t and enjoy yourself at the same time.”
Kylee Brown
Area Delivery Assistant N.R. Scotland
3
South East Area: The Golden
Whistle Awards. A joint event between the
IRO and Modern Railways
magazine’s Fourth Friday Club. January 2012.
4 North West & 4 1 5 2 3
North Wales Area: Keynote Address. Electrifi cation of the North West. February 2012.
5
Awards: Jacques Goodall, IRO Tutor, receives RailStaff’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
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