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Our event in February will be a double lecture presentation by 2 Senior Lecturers from the University of Derby. Dr. Uchenna Diala will present on the topic of Energy Harvesting…
DRES and the Young Rail Professionals (YRP) were delighted to host our first joint event at the Let’s Debate Rail evening. Sincere thanks to our panellists:- Also a big thank…
The first DRES lecture of 2026 was presented by Graeme Bunker-James of the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust. Graeme described the challenges faced by the team of introducing European Train Control…
A message from the President of the Society To start this winter newsletter, I would like to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. I…
The Society’s December lecture was presented by Daniel Liddle (Engineering Manager) and Matt Corran (Senior Project Engineer) at Loram UK on the development and construction of their first On Track…
For more information about Jennifer and the other Vice Presidents of our Society please visit our President and VP page.
Jim Richings, Technical Director at Balfour Beatty VINCI Joint Venture presented a lecture on the construction of the HS2 Delta Junction near Coleshill in Warwickshire. A video of this lecture…
We are delighted to announce that Ray Pettit has been elected as the new President of the Society at our recent AGM. Ray will serve as President for the next…
The visit to W H Davis on Wednesday 26th November 2025 is now fully booked up and oversubscribed. We are in the process of organising a second visit – date…
The last 6 months have been exciting and busy for the Society with great progress towards our vision of maintaining value for our Members, the rail industry and other institutions…
The Society would like to thank everyone who came and visited our stand at the Greatest Gathering. It was a really successful event for us attracting 30 new Members. It…
After a very close competition the Society is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2025 Peter Parkin Memorial competition is Joyce Lee from Arup. Joyce gave an excellent…
This year’s Peter Parkin Memorial Lecture competition has attracted, once again, a high calibre of entrants. The final was held on the 17th June 2025 at the Derby Conference Centre.…
The Annual Alstom Lecture was presented by Simon Guppy (Train Control Engineer) and Sam Newcombe-Malins (Senior Expert in Operating Modes and Principles) and provided a comprehensive overview of the Monorail…
The Society is delighted to announce that Giles Pettit (Associate Director and Head Of Rolling Stock at Arup) has agreed to become one of our Vice Presidents. Giles will give…
