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SUMMARY:Trains for Crossrail – Challenges\, Solutions and Systems - Phil
  Hinde\, Crossrail
DTSTART:20130919T173000Z
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CONTACT:Publicity Officer\, IMechE Beds &amp\; Cambs area
DESCRIPTION:Crossrail is designed to deliver an extra 10% capacity to the 
 London rail network by linking existing commuter routes through a brand ne
 w tunnel under central London.  Procuring a train for the route that is sm
 art\, fit for purpose and integrates both with a completely new piece of a
 utomated infrastructure\, and with sections of the legacy network\, is an 
 intriguing challenge.  The train needs to work within the various practica
 l constraints while still delivering the project vision of a world class t
 ransport facility.\n\n*Phil Hinde* joined the former British Rail from sch
 ool as an engineering management trainee and took his degree at Cambridge.
   He has worked in electrification and plant engineering\, and railway ope
 rations\, as well as looking after rolling stock matters.  He was project 
 manager for the introduction of the Electrostar fleet of trains on the Sou
 th Eastern network and is now the technical lead in the team buying the tr
 ains for the Crossrail programme. \n\nIn his previous post as Engineering 
 Strategy Manager for the Association of Train Operating Companies he repre
 sented UK on European standards and policy committees and led work on the 
 energy efficiency of trains and the perennial problem of leaves on the lin
 e.\n\nTime: Refreshments served from 18.30. Talk starts at 19.00. Ends aro
 und 20.30 following questions and discussion.\n\nVenue: Lecture Room 6 (up
 stairs)\, Cambridge University Engineering Department\, Trumpington Street
 \, Cambridge CB2 1PZ (directions at http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/visitors/). T
 here is limited parking available on site.\n\nFree to attend. Registration
  not required. All welcome.\n\nThis talk is open to the public and is suit
 able for students and engineers. You are encouraged to bring with you coll
 eagues\, friends and members of your family who are interested in engineer
 ing and railways.\n\nA poster to advertise this event can be downloaded fr
 om the event webpage at http://tinyurl.com/nwovhur\n\nThis talk is organis
 ed by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Bedfordshire and Cambridgesh
 ire area.
LOCATION:Lecture Room 6\, Cambridge University Engineering Department\, Tr
 umpington Street\, Cambridge CB2 1PZ
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