South Eastern Centre Events

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South Eastern Centre Contact For further
information about the lectures, or ways to become
more involved with the centre, please contact the
Centre Secretary Centre Secretary Iain
Warner Centre Secretary c/o National Express
East Anglia Crown Point Depot Hardy
Road Norwich Norfolk NR1 1JR Tel [phone]
181 Email rdsoutheast_at_imeche.org HQ Contact For
further information about the IMechE or HQ
events, please contact Sian Clayton Tel 020
7973 1245 Fax [phone] Email
s_clayton_at_imeche.org The South Eastern Centre
Committee Chairman Tim Poole Treasurer Chris
Bryce Vice Chairman Andy Barr Committee
members Nigel Cartlidge Paul Cooper Barrie
Cottam Jim Hailstone Liam Hockings Kate
Marjoribanks Rashid Wahidi
Railway Division The Railway Division of the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers is one
of eight Engineering Divisions of the
Institution, and was formed in 1969 on the
amalgamation of the former Institution of
Locomotive Engineers with the IMechE. The
Division consists of IMechE Members of all grades
professionally involved or interested in the
science and practice of Railway Engineering. Its
scope covers research, design, development,
procurement, manufacture, operation, maintenance
and disposal of traction, rolling stock, fixed
equipment and their components, within Rail,
Rapid Transit and all forms of Guided Surface
Transport. Railway Division
Webpage Further information can be found on the
IMechE website at www.imeche.org/industries/rai
lway
South Eastern Centre Events 2008 2009
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Programme of Events
Lecture Monday 17 November 2008 Discussion
Session Rolling Stock Procurement through the
Ages Ian Ross, Steve Beck, Andy Barr James
Collinson Paper followed by discussion chaired by
Malcolm Dobell Information from
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Chairmans Address Monday 15 September 2008 The
Importance of Engineering Science Dr Alan
Lawton IMechE, 1 Birdcage Walk,
London Refreshments from 17.15 Address begins
18.00 Information from a_morton-hunte_at_imeche.org
Lecture Monday 23 March 2009 State of the Art
Condition Monitoring Two Papers Escalators
Rolling Stock (TAPAS) Steve Thacker, Gerry
McFadden Jim Pinder Information from
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Seminar - Tuesday 19 November 2008 Asset
Maintenance Information from s_clayton_at_imeche.org
Lecture Monday 22 September 2008 Thameslink
Progress Update Andrew Mitchell Information from
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Film Evening - Monday 20 April 2009 IMechE, 1
Birdcage Walk, London Information and tickets
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Autumn Technical Visit Brussels 26 - 29
November 2008 Visit organised by and for young
railway professionals Information from
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Lecture Monday 20 April 2009 Lightweight Bogies
for Turbostars Matthew Bradley Information from
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Seminar Tuesday 7 October 2008 The 2008 NFRIP
Seminar Improving the Reliability of the
National Train Fleet Information from
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Lecture Monday 26 January 2009 RAIB
Technology Thomas Edwards Information from
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Summer Technical Visit - May 2009 Spain Informatio
n from s_clayton_at_imeche.org
Lecture - Monday 20 October 2008 The Single
European Rail Network The Engineering
Challenge Richard Lockett Information from
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Lecture - Young Members Presentations
Evening Monday 23 February 2009 Young members
presentations presented in competition to win a
place at the HQ final Information from
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Technical Visit 19 May 2009 (Date TBC) New
Measurement Train Depot visit Booking required
as numbers limited Information from
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Venue Information - unless otherwise
stated Lectures Room B327, Macmillan House,
Paddington Station (main entrance half way down
platform 1) -All lectures are free to
attend- Lecture start times All lectures begin
at 17.30 Light refreshments available from 17.00
Annual Luncheon - Friday 6 March 2009 Hilton
Hotel, Park Lane, London Information from
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Young Members Presentations Final Monday 18 May
2009 Young members talks presented in competition
for prize fund Preceded by Railway Division
AGM IMechE, 1 Birdcage Walk, London Information
from a_morton-hunte_at_imeche.org