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Bulletin
No 6 to All IRSE Members |
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| 8 October 2012 |
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| IRSE NEWS 182 : October 2012 |
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| A printed copy has been posted
to all members who have not opted for e-membership. Members can also
access the current issue of IRSE NEWS by logging in to the main web-site
in the Knowledge/IRSE NEWS/Recent issues at |
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| TECHNICAL PAPER: A Preview of the Rail
Technical Strategy by Clive Burrows (First Group) and James Hardy
(RSSB) Wednesday 17 October
2012 – At The IET, Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL, UK Commencing
At 18.00 Hours (Tea 17.30 Hours) |
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| (Joint Event with Railway
Engineers Forum) |
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| This paper sprovides a preview
to the technical rail community of the content of the UKs Rail Technical
Strategy which is due for publication in December 2012. It presents
a summary of how the future railway may develop technically over the
next 30 years and highlights both the technology areas and enabling
activities needed to deliver it. It describes the industry arrangements
that are needed if the cross-industry innovations are to be implemented.
It discusses the momentum that is building behind innovation in the
rail sector and the initiatives that are being established to support
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New Items for sale:
Text book 100 Years of Railway Signalling and Communications, |
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| The Institution published its
new text book “100 Years of Railway Signalling and Communications”
at ASPECT 2012 in September. This book, prepared by a team of members
led by Ken Burrage, the former Chief Executive of the Institution
and still the Chairman of the Licensing Committee, charts the developments
both of the IRSE and railway signalling and telecommunications systems
during the last 100 years since the Institution was founded in 1912. |
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HRH The Princess
Royal being presented with a copy of the text book on 10 September
after launching the IRSEs Centenary Year. |
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| IRSE Cufflinks and Centenary
Tie |
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| A new design of cufflink has
been obtained. Details are shown in IRSE NEWS 181.
A new design of tie to commemorate the Centenary is now available.
Details are also shown in IRSE NEWS 181.
All these items can be ordered 0n-line at . |
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Younger Members 2012 Annual
Seminar
Cutting Edge and Future Technologies in the Railway Industry
Thursday 15th November 2012, Manchester |
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| Following the success of last
year’s Younger Members’ seminar in Swindon, the IRSE Younger
Members and our sponsors are pleased to announce that the 2012 seminar
will be held in the Garret Suite at the Museum of Science and Industry,
in Manchester under the theme Cutting Edge and Future Technologies
in the Railway Industry. The aim of the seminar is to learn about
the latest projects around railways in the UK, whilst taking the
opportunity to compare and contrast the challenges associated with
upgrading metros and mainline railways.
The seminar is free to attend. Delegates will need to arrange their
own travel and accommodation and details of the venue location for
the seminar can be found at:
Full details can be obtained here:. |
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Minor Railways Section Technical Visit to
the Foxfield Railway
Saturday 17th November 2012 |
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| The Minor Railways Section have arranged a technical
visit to the Foxfield Railway at Blythe Bridge in Staffordshire. The
current signalling system on the railway has grown from a single signal
protecting a level crossing when the Society took over the line in
1967. The line now has an unusual signalling system which has evolved
over the intervening years and is well worth visiting, come along
and see!
This technical visit is open to members and non-members and is
aimed at individuals involved with signalling and telecommunications
design and maintenance in the minor railway sector or those who
have a general interest in these subjects.
Full details can be obtained here:. |
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members have paid – many thanks. Prompt payment helps to keep
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