Railway Division South West AGM followed by Vossloh UK Light Locomotive For Direct Rail Services
Technical Lecture
28 April 2014 17:00 - 19:00
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Description
Our ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING with election of the Chairman and members of the committee.
This is followed by a presentation which will give an overview of the project to introduce a UK variant of the Vossloh EuroLight locomotive into the UK.
The presentation will outline the underlying reasons for the design of the locomotive, the steps used to confirm the prototype vehicles’ suitability for the UK, outline development of the UK locomotive design and highlight the current challenges in certificating a new locomotive for use in the UK.
Finally, the presentation will give a brief resume of current project progress along with future development opportunities for the Vossloh UK Light locomotive platform.
Speaker(s)
Andy Martlew, Engineering Standards Manager DRS
Address
Western House - Swindon
1, Holbrook Way,
Swindon,
Wiltshire
SN1 1BD
United Kingdom