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IRSE Bulletin – June 2024
IRSE News
The June issue of IRSE News is now available online
This month’s issue includes the latest news from the Institution and our local sections, including features on our new President Jane Power and her presidential year, upgrading the sub-surface lines in London and interoperability.
Members can click below to read this month’s copy online.
First presidential lecture – now available on demand
You can now watch Richard Kirby deliver the first in Jane Power’s presidential lecture series “Unsung Heroes” This presentation was prepared with Sam Etchell and delivered on 15 May 2024
Learn how this project, focussing on the One Team approach and workforce challenges, is transforming a large part of London Underground’s Subsurface Railway (SSR).
Exam Study Days
8-9 June; Derby, UK
13 July; Birmingham, UK
The Younger Members’ section is organising study days to assist all those taking the IRSE Exam. For full details, contact younger.members@irse.org
AI in Railways – full day seminar
14 June 2024, London UK
**LAST CHANCE TO BOOK**
What could the real impacts be for our sector? How will safety and assurance issues be understood and addressed before this technology can be deployed?
Looking beyond the hype to real-world examples of AI and machine learning, this seminar will hear from industry experts including academics, specialists and government advisors.
Whatever happens, it is clear that AI is a game-changer, if you work as an engineer in the railway industry you cannot afford to miss this.
Don’t miss out on our 4 for the price of 3 group booking discount
Second Presidential Lecture
18 June; London, UK
Continuing Jane Power’s presidential theme of “Unsung Heroes,” Matt Shelley’s lecture is on the subject of safety distance calculations. This area has become a specialism in its own right, and is in danger of being separated from conventional signalling and signalling engineers. In the days of moving block systems this area is vastly important and is at the centre of how we ensure that the railway is safe.
Matt Shelley is a Chartered Engineer with the IET and an Affiliate Member of the IRSE. An independent consultant in the 4LM project team approving safety distance calculations, Matt has over 25 year’s experience implementing new signalling systems onto the London Underground network.
The lecture will be hosted by Alchemmy Consulting in Southwark followed by a networking drinks reception sponsored by Synergy Rail Limited.
FULL DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE SHORTLY
Members’ Lunch
4 July 2024, London, UK
Join us for the 2024 Members’ Lunch which will take place at the Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, London SE1 8UJ (close to London’s Waterloo Station).
An opportunity for both working and retired members to meet like-minded people in an informal atmosphere, learn of developments within the IRSE, discuss the latest signalling technologies and remember past times.
Click above to watch the trailer
IRSE International Convention 2024
26-30 August 2024; Toronto, Canada
HOTEL SPECIAL RATE ENDS 20 JUNE
Booking remains open for the IRSE Convention in August. Booking links, details of the programme and all ticketing options are available on the Convention page of the website.
Congratulations to all bursary winners attending convention this year. All winners have now been informed.
IRSE Exams – booking opens this month
For 5 October 2024 exam session
Candidates will be able to sit:
either the Certificate (module A) – available to IRSE members and non-members or one or more of modules B, C and D – available only to paid-up IRSE members who have previously passed an IRSE exam module.
All exams will be held online, monitored by remote invigilation and anti-plagiarism software. IRSE exams are all closed book.
Keep an eye on social media and the exam webpages for booking information.
Membership subscriptions 2024-2025
Membership subscription letters and emails will be sent out this month, with subscription payments falling due on 1 July. Please take this opportunity to check that all details we hold on file for you are correct – you can check online by logging into the IRSE website or by contacting membership@irse.org
Younger Members’ Section – IRSE exam practical study event
8 June 2024; 09:00 – 17:00 (UTC+1), Derby
Join the IRSE Younger Members’ Section for their exam study weekend at Signet Solutions in Derby
IRSE Swiss Section: Technical visit to the Wuppertal Suspension Monorail
14 – 15 June 2024; Wuppertal, Switzerland
Please join the Swiss Section for this two day, German language event. Full details for travel are included in the event listing with arrival suggested on the evening of 13 June.
Please register for this event to help us with organisation. The event comprises two technical visits and an evening dinner, although attendance at the dinner is not mandatory.
Listening for Trouble – Protecting Rail Infrastructure Using Fibre Optic Sensing and AI
27 June 2024; London UK & Online at 18:00 (UTC+1)
Lindsay McInnes, the Director of Product Management at Sensonic will explain how the Sensonic system utilises the synergy between AI and fibre-optic sensing to detect ground vibrations from multiple sources, such as human trespass, cable thefts, or natural hazards like rockfalls and landslides. This technology enables them to monitor conditions without the reliance on extensive wayside sensors, advancing how we address immediate track threats and overall rail infrastructure safety.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at 5 Endeavour Square, Stratford, London and online.If you wish to attend in person, you must email londonse@irse.org before 21 June as places are limited.
To join us on Teams, please click the green button below at the time of the meeting using the following logon credentials. Please enter the full 12 digit meeting ID and passcode.
Meeting ID: 357 264 197 049
Passcode: xDx2Xt