2013-05-15 18:30

Constructors Lecture:

High Speed Rail

Engineering High Speed Rail for Great Britain

Location: Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, United Kingdom
Event Type: Lectures
Open to: Public
Admission Price: Free to attend, please book a place
Event Details: The Constructors Lecture in conjunction with the Worshipful Company of Constructors returns to City University London this year with generous support from URS.

In his lecture Professor Andrew McNaughton, Chief Engineer and Technical Director of High Speed Two Ltd, will outline the characteristics of high speed rail, discuss the reasons to go ahead with high speed rail in Great Britain and ask why now. He will talk about how plans have been developed specific to our needs and discuss the engineering and construction challenges of achieving the government's aims in the most densely populated country in Europe.

Andrew McNaughton has been engaged in railway construction, operation and management since 1973. He is Honorary Professor of Rail Engineering at Nottingham University and a Visiting Professor of Engineering at both Imperial College London and Southampton University. 

Since 2009 Andrew has been Chief Engineer and Technical Director of High Speed Two Ltd, developing the principles, network and specific route design for high speed rail in Great Britain. Prior to that, from 2001 he was Chief Engineer of Network Rail responsible for the specification and development of the GB rail network, investment authorisation and overall system safety management.

Andrew has been Vice Chair of the EU Transport Advisory Group and Chair of the European Rail Research Advisory Council. He is a Special Advisor on rail to the Australian Government and has lectured on the transport, land use and economic planning effects of regional, freight and long distance rail development in North America, Asia and Australia as well as Europe.

Andrew is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Civil Engineers, Royal Geographical Society and Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.


published: 2013-05-08
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