APRIL SHOWERS AND SUNNY HORIZONS…
WELCOME TO THE APRIL JOURNAL! It’s been an interesting winter with unprecedented levels of rainfall: certainly sufficient to drown out the voices of those few remaining Climate Change deniers and […]
GUIDANCE ON SUSTAINABILITY FOR MEMBERS AND ENGINEERS SEEKING PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
The Engineering Council’s Guidance on Sustainability Report outlines how professionally registered engineers and technicians can contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, whilst achieving the core competencies set out in […]
DERBY CONFERENCE CENTRE: A LONG STANDING HISTORY WITH THE PWI
The PWI holds its Technical Education and Training Courses at the grade II listed building Derby Conference Centre. As well as being located in a central location which is easily […]
MEMORIES OF THE PERMANENT WAY INSTITUTION
In 1973 I was to take up my first job having completed Grammar school, a post with British Railways in Derby. At about the same time the local Evening Chronicle […]
Resiliency in Rail Infrastructure : International Experience on Climate Change Adaptation PWI Seminar, 07 March 24
Following the success of our Climate Emergency seminar in March 2022, the PWI’s Board challenged members of the PWI’s Environment and Sustainability Committee to seek out information from other railway […]
Obituary: Arthur Langford
By his children Susan, Liz and John Langford Arthur, Dad, Grandad, Great Grandad, Uncle Arthur and loving husband for nearly 60 years to Doreen. A friend, neighbour, colleague, fellow member of […]
MEMORIES OF THE PERMANENT WAY INSTITUTION
Congratulations to the PWI on 140 years existence and still expanding into new areas of engineering closely associated with railway track. I joined the PWI Nottingham and Derby Section on […]
Memories of the Permanent Way Institution. (PWI)
In August 1959 I was fortunate to be granted a 5 year student apprenticeship in railway civil engineering by the North Eastern Region of British Rail based at York. I […]
Obituary: Brian Mills
Born August 1937 and passed away September 2023 after a long battle with cancer.Brian was an Honorary Life Member of the PWI. Brian Mills biography from the Aberthaw book below :- The […]
Obituary: David Henry Stuckey
1938 – 2023 David Stuckey, a lifelong member of the PWI died on 23 February 2023. David spent most of his railway career in the Southern as a permanent way […]