Jason Groombridge Becomes A DRES Vice President
The Society is delighted to announce that Jason Groombridge (Director at Tilt Consulting) has agreed to become one of our Vice Presidents. Jason will give the Society a strategic steer…
DRES Affiliate Membership Scheme
Societies such as DRES can only continue and expand by the influx of young people. To help attract new Members (aged between 16 and 23) we are offering an Affiliate…
Helen Simpson Becomes Our Latest Vice President
The Society is delighted to announce that Helen Simpson (Director at Enspired Consulting) has agreed to become one of our Vice Presidents. Helen will give the Society a strategic steer…
Past Video Lecture: Hydrogen trains – a lot of hot air?
James Alton – Senior Consultant – Rolling Stock at Arup explored the successes and limitations of hydrogen traction since it was proposed in the mid-2010s. A video of this lecture…
Past Video Lecture: CL66 Remote Condition Monitoring
The first DRES lecture of 2025 was presented by Paul Roebuck (Production Performance Manager) from Freightliner UK. The presentation explored Freightliner’s journey on the Class 66 locomotive fleet with Remote…
Past Video Lecture: Midland Mainline Electrification
Matt Parkin (Contractors Engineering Manager for the MMLE Electrification from Kettering to Wigston) from SPL Powerlines UK (SPL) presented a lecture about the challenges and innovation for new electrification schemes.…
Past Video Lecture: Vehicle Dynamics with Vampire: The Past, Present & Future
For over 40 years, trains have been kept safe on the world’s railways thanks to a piece of software developed in Derby by British Rail called Vampire. Owen Evans (Principal…
Past Video Lecture: Upcycling Diesel Locomotives
Mike Edwards (CEO of Meteor Power) presented a lecture on how to make existing diesel railway traction greener. A video of this lecture can be viewed by Members. Simply log…
Winner of the 2024 Peter Parkin Memorial Lecture Competition
The Society is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2024 Peter Parkin Memorial Lecture competition is Samuel Hurst from the University of Derby. His video entry and summary…
Past Video Lecture: Track Monitoring by Passenger Trains
Chris Coates and Jonathon Stelling from Omnicom Balfour Beatty gave a lecture to the Society on the development of track monitoring from in service passenger trains. A video of this…