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Rail Engineers’ Forum: Global Centre of Rail Excellence
27/03/2023 @ 18:30 - 20:15
Prof Andy Doherty FREng, Chief Technology Officer, Global Centre of Rail Excellence
Overview: Join this year’s George Ramshaw Curry Memorial Lecture either in-person at One Birdcage Walk or online on 27 March 2023. The lecture will be given by Prof Andy Doherty FREng, Chief Technology Officer, Global Centre of Rail Excellence and will cover:
The UK/European Railway Test and Innovation Landscape
A brief introduction to the GCRE (location, history etc)
The Facilities and capabilities of the GCRE
The construction plan and timescales
Research and Innovation opportunities
The Global Centre of Rail Excellence being constructed in South Wales is one of the most critical and creative infrastructure projects happening anywhere in European rail.
With benefits for the industry and for government; for our natural environment and for the local and national economies, the project is unique in its vision and the multiple benefits it will bring.