EVENTS
Fourth iRail event to be held in Derby
iRail is returning for its fourth year on March 12 at the Derby Roundhouse.
The event, supported by RTM, sees industry professionals come together with school pupils to boost engagement and encourage young people to choose a career in rail.
iRail is organised by the Transport iNet in partnership with the Young Railway Professionals, the Derby and Derbyshire Rail Forum (DDRF), Derbyshire Railway Engineering Society (DRES), NSARE and the Institute for Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). It is supported by Derby City Council and the ERDF.
60 students will take part in a Dragon’s Den style engineering challenge before presenting to a panel of judges, comprised of industry professionals. Rail staff from a number of organisations will be on hand to lend their support and expertise. The pupils will also tour Bombardier Transportation and Network Rail’s nearby East Midlands Control Centre.
Industry professionals will also have a chance to network; with a business breakfast with representatives from NSARE, Training & Recruitment Services Ltd, the YRP and Bombardier Transportation.
Peter Dearman, head of energy at Network Rail, will close the event with a lecture on the rolling programme of electrification and the ‘Electric Spine’, including freight and passenger routes through the East Midlands.
iRail chair Dave Saunders said: “As an industry, we need to avoid complacency and work to attract fresh skills into science, engineering and the rail sector specifically.
“These messages are particularly relevant at the moment due to the recent announcements regarding the existing rail network and the proposed high speed route, both of which will have a major impact on the East Midlands.
“The objective of iRail is to engage students Event Listings
5 – 6 March RIA: Technology & Innovation Conference 2013
Leicester Marriott Hotel
http://rruka.org.uk/events/
7 March
Eurasia Rail Istanbul
www.eurasiarail.eu
13 – 15 March International Rail Freight Conference Clarion Congress Hotel Prague, Czech Republic
www.railconference.com/irfc-2013/en/
14 March
Rail Safety Summit 2013 Loughborough University, UK
www.railsafetysummit.com
14 March Young Railway Professionals Annual Dinner & Dance
Central London
www.youngrailwayprofessionals.org
19 March
Signalling and Train Control 2013 Hilton Vienna, Vienna, Austria
www.signalling-train-control.com
19 March
How safe will tomorrow’s railway be? University of York
www.railpro.co.uk/events/
19 – 20 March
Customer Relations in Rail Conference 2013
Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Sydney
www.informa.com.au/conferences
20 March Transforming Passenger Information: Customer Experience Summit 2013 Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London
www.transforming-passenger-information. com/
8 April International Workshop on Railway Aerodynamics Birmingham
www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/ railway/events/railway-aerodynamics-
workshop.aspx
8 – 10 April 2013 International Rail Safety Seminar Orlando, Florida USA
www.railpro.co.uk/events/
9 – 10 April MetroRail2013 Hilton, Madrid
www.terrapinn.com/2013/metro-rail/index.stm
16 April Scotland’s Railway – Collaborating to deliver an efficient rail system: 6th Annual Scottish Rail Conference Central Edinburgh, UK
www.riagb.org.uk/events-diary.php
16 April Quicker, cheaper, better – is collaboration the answer? London
www.imeche.org/events/S1758
23 – 25 April Multimodal 2013 NEC Birmingham, UK
www.multimodal.org.uk
30 April – 2 May Railtex
Earls Court, London
www.railtex.co.uk
28 – 30 May
iaf: The 26th International Exhibition for Track Technology Münster
www.iaf-messe.com
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and young people with the real life application of science and engineering, simultaneously opening their eyes to the career opportunities it presents.
“Being based in Derby, iRail also highlights the continued importance of this sector to the region and the on-going place of leading companies such as Bombardier Transportation as an employer and major contributor to the local and national economies.”
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