BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - Where is the future railway\n\nEvent Type: Tec hnical lecture\n\nIndustry Sector: Railway\n\nSpeak Details: Will Midgley is a lecturer in Mechatronics Engineering at the Wolfson School of Mechani cal\, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering.\n\nDescription : 17.00 Com plementary tea\, coffee and sandwiches.\n17.45 Meeting commences.\nNote th at there is a last minute change of presenter. Dr Will Midgley\, who \ ;was appointed lecturer in Intelligent Mechatronics and Control Systems En gineering at Loughborough in 2017\, will now make the presentation.\n\nAmb itious research projects throughout history have sought to improve rail tr ansport by promising higher speed\, higher capacity and greater connectivi ty\, but many fail to reach network-wide uptake. Across other transport se ctors such as the aviation and automotive industry\, an adoption of disrup tive technology has seen significant\, multi-faceted performance improveme nts\, yet somehow the rail industry seems to lag in these developments.\nW ill is an academic in the Wolfson School of Mechanical Electrical and Manu facturing Engineering at Loughborough University. He has an active researc h portfolio in rail research. This talk will take a look at active researc h in rail and how it is driving towards a future vehicle that meets the ch anging needs of transport.\nJoint event with PWI\nThe meeting will be held in Network Rail&rsquo\;s Davidson House offices\, \;Forbury Square\, The Forbury\, Reading RG1 3EU. The offices are about 7 minutes walk from R eading Station \;forecourt. From Reading Station South side\, turn lef t and walk past the Rail/Air coach stop\, then turn right into \;Blagr ave Street. Continue past the Museum on the left\, and on approaching Mark s &\; Spencer bear left. The main \;Post Office will be ahead\, St. Laurence Church on the left\; keep left and enter The Forbury. After c.150 m you will \;reach Forbury Square on the right\; turn right to face th e entrance to Davidson House. Enter through the main \;doors\, past th e ground floor reception and through the security barriers (no sign-in or swipecard needed)\, then via \;the lift to the 4th floor. Approach the doors labelled &ldquo\;Reception&rdquo\; and follow the instructions on t he PWI notice on \;the door to gain access to Meeting Room No.1 and th e facilities. The person giving you access will ask you to \;sign the PWI Register at this point.\n\nThe meeting room is open from 1700\, tea an d coffee is provided courtesy of our sponsor\, Network Rail\, and the PWI Section provides a light buffet of sandwiches and savouries. Meetings comm ence promptly at 1745.\n\nContact Details: Mick James\nTelephone: 07979744 618\nAddress: United Kingdom. DTEND:20200108T193000 DTSTAMP:20260520T010811Z DTSTART:20200108T170000 LOCATION:Davidson House - Reading\, Forbury Square\, Reading\, United Kingd om SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Where is the future railway UID:299a0c2b-2d72-42b2-90b5-0bcefc255a0b END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR