Seminar on Light Rail Programme (PDF 43 KB)

Seminar on Light Rail and Technical Visit to Manchester Metrolink Tuesday, 3 June 2008 University of Manchester Conference Centre and Stage Coach Metrolink Depot, Manchester, UK Jointly organised by the IET and IRSE Younger Members’ Programme 09:30 Registration and Refreshments 09:50 Chairman’s Introduction Chairman’s Introduction and Opening Address Light Rail – How Did We Get Here? Stephen Clark, Principal Consultant, Lloyds Register Rail ? Early British tramways to the decline and fall of street tramways in the mid 20th century ? What is a light rapid transit system? ? Coming of the light metro and later UK light rail systems ? The future - is the UK really interested in light rail? 10:20 Light Rail Systems in the UK David Keay, Principal Inspector of Railways, HMRI ? Regulators view of tramway design and operation ? Technical standards for the design and operation of light rail ? HMRI guidance and research 10:50 Signalling for Light Rail Anthea Antonio, Engineering Manager, Nottingham Tram Consortium ? Signalling design for the Nottingham tramway ? On street and railway signing ? An update on the operation of the signalling system 11:20 Refreshments 11:40 Development of UK Trams Clive A Pennington, Head of Engineering, Stagecoach Metrolink ? How vehicles have developed in the UK ? Second generation of vehicles ? How the features of light rail vehicles differ from heavy rail 12:10 Power Supply System and Earthing Design Roger White, Professional Head of Electrification, Atkins Tony Fella, Head of Technology and Principal Engineer, Atkins ? AC supply feeding arrangement ? DC distribution ? Protection configuration and design ? Design for earthing and bonding ? Design for stray current ? Design for EMC 12:40 Tram Train – A successful German Solution for Commuters comes to the UK Ian Ambrose, Future Railway Development Manager, Network Rail ? Is it a train or is it a tram – the concept explained ? The development and success of tram train schemes in Europe ? Could it work in the UK – where tram train could offer a new rail based transport product on the UK rail network and how we intend to find out 13:10 Lunch 14:00 Travel to Stagecoach Metrolink Depot 14:30 Tour of Stagecoach Metrolink Depot 16:30 Final Remarks and Close of Event Seminar on Light Rail and Technical Visit to Manchester Metrolink Tuesday, 3 June 2008