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Chris Nutton (Major Projects Director) from TransPennine Express discussed the strategy and challenges behind introducing their striking new trains and in doing so growing the fleet size by 63%. To…
Chris Wright the Commercial Director at East Midlands Railway (EMR) and a Vice President of the society gave a lecture on how EMR has kept their service operating during the…
The first lecture of the 2020-2021 season was presented by Neil Dinmore (Principal Engineer – Structures and Material) of RSSB and is available to view on the Lecture Videos page…
The Society would like to thank the computing students from Derby College for their recent help in the overhaul of this website. Thanks to the students, DRES can now attract…
The 30 miles of new line forming the Borders Railway opened in 2016 reconnecting Midlothian and the Scottish Borders with the capital for the first time in 46 years. It…
Ian Hyde (formerly of Northern Rail) describes the development and introduction into service of the new CAF Civity Class 195 DMUs and Class 331 EMUs. It explored the routes the…
DRES’ members enjoy the following benefits: Free entry to our lecture events we hold by various reputed figures and experts in the industry on topics relevant to the railways and…
Founded in 1908, the Derby Railway Engineering Society (DRES) continues to promote networking, knowledge sharing and lively social contact even today. If you are a Professional involved in the railways? interested…
All latest news on DRES and its activities is available on this page. Below are the latest updates: Peter Parkin RIP