Derby Railway Engineering Society

Lectures, Seminar and Film Presentation were held at the Derby Conference Centre in Derby.

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Thursday 21st

January 2010

Lecture: E J H Lemon Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway

Presented by Terry Jenkins and Keith Harcourt

Wednesday 3rd

February

Visit to London (Docklands Light Railway and Stratford Eurostar Depot)

Booking was required

Visit was postponed to Wed 14 Apr 10

Monday 8th

February 2010

Lecture: Engineering the High-Speed Rail Network  (Held in Loughborough)

Presented by Cliff Perry.  Joint lecture with the IET Leicestershire Division

Thursday 18th

February 2010

Visit to Derby College Roundhouse

Visit Report

Booking was required

Friday 19th

February 2010

The 2010 Annual DRES Dinner

Booking was required

Wednesday 24th

February 2010

Lecture: The Development of UK Train Control Systems Slides

Presented by Peter W Parkin

Thursday 18th

March 2010

Event:  “iRail2010” Derby College

Event Report

Event was not directly open to members

Thursday 25th

March 2010

Lecture: Hitachi New Horizons – The Class 395 Experience

Presented Martin Hodge of Hitachi

Friday 26th

March 2010

Visit to Catalis Ltd, Derby (Catalis Rail Training) was Railway School of Transport  Visit Report

Site tour with Craig King, Catalis

Booking was required

Monday 29th

March 2010

Visit: Tornado @ Loughborough

Hosted by David Elliot, A1 Steam Locomotive Trust

Wednesday 14th

April 2010

Visit to London (DLR Control Room at Poplar and Eurostar at Temple Mills)  Visit Report

Postponed from 3rd February 2010 Booking was required

Wednesday 21st

April 2010

Lecture:  The Isle of Man Railways

Slides

Presented by Ian Longworth,

Isle of Man Public Transport

Thursday 20th

May 2010

Lecture:  ‘S’ Stock – A new train for London Underground Sub Surface Railway

Presented by Paul Brown

Friday 28th

May 2010

Visit to Smiths Clock Works, Derby

Booking was required

Saturday 12th

June 2010

Visit to the Statfold Barn Railway, (L H Plant) Tamworth Visit Report

Booking was required

Wednesday 23rd

June 2010

Butterley Railway Centre – Golden Valley Railway “Play Night”

Booking was required

 

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