Welcome to our new President
DRES is delighted to announce the appointment of Neil Foster as the new President of the society for the next 2 years. Neil is Fleet Services Director at Porterbrook Leasing,…
Past Video Lecture: Creating a new brand identity – EMR’s Journey
Jenna Cowie (Head of Revenue and Marketing) presented the annual East Midlands Railway lecture and shared how a rail operator develops a new brand, whilst remaining sympathetic to over 180 years…
Past Video Lecture: Rail Information Systems – Signal Sighting
The first lecture of the 2021/2022 season was presented by Simon Perkin (Digital Services – Portfolio and Engagement Manager) from SNC-Lavalin. The Zoom lecture took place on Thursday 16th September…
Winner Of Peter Parkin Memorial Lecture 2021
The Society is delighted to announce that the winner of the Peter Parkin Memorial Lecture 2021 was Chonlatis Charoenwong. In a close competition, Chonlatis won by a small margin with…
Past Video Lecture: Integrating Human Factors Into Rolling Stock Engineering
The 2021 Alstom Lecture was presented by Fiona Bird – Global Head of Human Factors & Ergonomics, Passenger Flow and Evacuation at Alstom. Fiona described the challenges, wins and lessons…
Past Video Lecture: The Class 769 Flex Project – Building Innovation into Tried and Tested Fleets
The 2021 Porterbrook Lecture described how Porterbrook continues to lead the industry in the delivery of innovative upgrades to existing rolling stock, developing new technical adaptations throughout the asset life cycle. Conversion…
Past Video Lecture: The Class 93 Locomotive Programme
Karl Watts, Chief Executive Officer from Rail Operations (UK) Ltd. gave a presentation on the company’s ambitious plans to revolutionise train operations in the UK. To view a video of…
Past Video Lecture: High Speed Rail And Whole System Integration At The University Of Leeds
The University of Leeds, in collaboration with industry partners, has created the Institute for High Speed Rail and System Integration (IHSRSI). The strategy of the Institute is to provide the…
Past Video Lecture: Level Crossings – the most significant risk on the railway!
Andrew Allen from Aegis gave a presentation on the risks associated with level crossings. The lecture took place via Zoom on Thursday 21st January 2021 and is available to view…
Past Video Lecture: Where Would The Railways Have Been Without The Timber Industry?
The railways have used substantial tonnages of timber from the outset. Philip Riden from Nottingham University reviewed the use of timber in rolling stock, buildings, other structures and of course…