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PWI & UEEIV technical seminar

Urban Railway: Infrastructure Engineering 

Tuesday 16th October 2018. Manchester Conference Centre

THE DETAIL: The early 21st century is characterised by ever-growing urban populations, expansion of the “24-hour city economy”, increasing road congestion and falling average urban traffic speeds, and a clear understanding of the major health threat posed by fossil fuel exhaust gasses.

Against this background we are witnessing a renaissance in rail-based, electrically powered city and urban transport systems. However, maintaining and growing the capacity of such systems in already busy and congested environments poses significant challenges to rail infrastructure engineers.

This PWI/UEEIV supported conference embraces the challenges faced by engineers working across the UK and Europe and will include speakers from Manchester Metrolink, Wiener Linien, Sheffield Tram Train, London Underground, FCP (Austria), Graz University of Technology, Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH, MM Spa – Milano (Italy) and South Wales Valley Lines. 

THE PRESENTATIONS WILL COVER:

• Planning and delivery of major network extension and system reengineering programmes
• Provision of track infrastructure for high intensity and continuous service: principles and practice for new system design/upgrading capacity and extending operating hours on legacy systems/track renewal and maintenance with minimal service impact/electrification with minimal service impact
• Deployment of light rail technology in the development of urban rail networks: network conversion/physical integration (e.g. tram-train technology)
• Optimisation of wheel/rail interface performance: in new system design/in retrospective application on legacy networks
• Controlling and managing the environmental impact of noise and vibration
• Improving passenger flows at line/mode interchange and in access to stations
• Case studies from London Underground, Doha Metro (Qatar), Wiener Linien (Austria), Milano metro and light rail (Italy) and Northern Line Extension

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