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Joint PWI & ICE Event: Decarbonising and sustaining track

06/03/2025 @ 17:30 - 19:00

Darren Sharp, Principal Engineer, Network Rail and PWI Vice President, South Central England

Joint hybrid meeting with ICE West Midlands Coventry and Warwickshire Branch and PWI Central England

Network Rail is responsible for maintaining and renewing 20,000 miles of track in the UK and currently procure approximately 500,000 sleepers annually for renewals and refurbishment. On a mission towards sustainability and net zero, Network Rail is introducing sustainable materials for sleepers to ensure circularity within its supply chain and reducing carbon. Hear from Darren Sharp, Principal Engineer at Network Rail, who will discuss different types of sleepers, their life cycle characteristics and designing sleepers for climate change.

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Date:
06/03/2025
Time:
17:30 - 19:00
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1.5

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