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Engineering Designer

President Sir George Cox HonFIED

Immediate Past President Professor GE Kirk RDI CEng FREng FIMechE FRAeS FRSA FIED

Chairman Dr DJB Maffin PhD BEng CEng MRINA MIED

Immediate Past Chairman ATA Keegan CEng FIED(PCh)

Vice Chairmen CMC Dowlen BTech CEng MIMechE REngDes FIED FRSA

EurIng C Ledsome MEng CEng FIMechE FIED MCMI FBIS MDS EurIng SP Vaitkevicius BEng(Hons) BEng (Hons) MSc CEng MIED

Ordinary Councillors P K R Bateman EngTech AIED WS Beck BSc(Hons) CEng FIED Professor GN Blount BSc MSc PhD CEng FIMechE FIED L J Copestake DipRSA IfL MIED EurIng MAC Evatt BA(Hons) CEng MIED Dr TMB Humphries-Smith BSc PGDip MPhil EdD CEng MIED FHEA GK Lacy MDes RCA CEng FIED FRSA JD Poole FIED(PP) (PCh) IEng MCMI NC Robinson BEng PGDManuf IEng MIED MSEE MIET Dr GAL Tizzard BSc MPhil DIC PhD MIEEE CEng MIED FHEA I Treacy BA MSc IEng MIED MIET Co-opted Councillor Simon Benfield CEng CEnv FIED

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Established in 1945, The Institution of Engineering Designers is the professional body for Engineer- ing Designers, Product Designers and Computer Aided Draughtsmen and Designers. Engineering Designer is the Institution’s bi-monthly journal sent to all members, as well as design professionals and opinion formers in industry, schools, colleges and universities.

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Councillor and Honorary Treasurer EurIng Professor KL Edwards BEng(Tech) MSc PhD CEng CSci FIMechE FIMMM FIED(PCh)

Secretary EK Brodhurst BSc(Hons)

Note: (PHP) – Past Honorary President, (PP) – Past President, (PCh) – Past Chairman

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Editor Mel Armstrong

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Editorial Committee EK Brodhurst, PC Hills, C Ledsome, MK Chowdhree, JD Poole, GJ Jeffery and KW Kempson

ISSN: 00137898

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Looking Back The advanced passenger train

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Making History HRH The Duke of Edinburgh presents the IED with its Royal Charter, at St James’s Palace

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