Railway Civil Engineers Association
The RCEA advances professional development and knowledge in railway engineering, including main lines, metros, and light rail.
- Date
- 23 April 2026
- Time
- 13:45 - 16:30 BST
- Location
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Institution of Civil Engineers One Great George Street Westminster London, SW1P 3AA United Kingdom
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Overview
Speakers from Danish (Banedanmark) and Norwegian (Bane Nor) railways will describe some recent major railway projects, how they overcame onerous environmental constraints similar to the UK, and the cutting-edge techniques they now routinely deploy, such as fully digital design and construction.
Speakers from international contractor Skanska and consultants Cowi will also contrast their experience working on major transport projects in Scandinavia and the USA with working in the UK and what lessons we can learn from that.
Registration for the lecture is free and open to all.
Guests also have the option to enjoy a preceding buffet lunch. This is complimentary for RCEA members and available to non-members for a charge of £35.
If you’re not yet a member, this is an ideal time to join - the cost of RCEA membership is less than the price of the lunch, and new RCEA members can attend the lunch at no extra cost!
You can sign up quickly and easily via the RCEA website before registering for this event.
Speakers
Jan-Erik Schneider-Till
Banedanmark
Programme & Development Director
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Jan-Erik Schneider-Till
Jan Schneider‑Tilli is a senior rail professional with more than 32 years of experience in delivering major infrastructure projects. After earning his Master of Science in Engineering in 1992, he built a career combining broad strategic oversight with strong technical insight.
Jan served as project director for Denmark’s first high‑speed railway (2010–2016) and later as programme director for the national Signalling Programme, leading its turnaround and delivering the country’s first operational ERTMS line (2016–2019). He now works as programme and development director, shaping the next generation of Danish rail projects
Eirik Harding Hansen
BANE Nor
Programme Director
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Eirik Harding Hansen
Eirik Harding Hansen is director of major projects at Bane NOR Infrastructure Division, Norway’s national railway infrastructure organization.
He leads large and complex railway projects, overseeing multidisciplinary teams and significant public investments.
With extensive experience in infrastructure delivery, he specialises in managing complex stakeholder environments and executing technically demanding railway projects, with a strong focus on safety, efficiency, and sustainable railway development.
David Clayton
Skanska Costain Strabag JV, HS2
Head of Engineering
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David Clayton
Technical services director for the SCS (Skanska-Costain-Strabag) Joint Venture delivering the HS2 London Tunnels.
David led a 450+ programme-wide technical team responsible for design, engineering, digital, assurance, quality, and compliance.
His background has all been in tunnelling having spent the last 20 years in the industry on multiple large scale tunnelling projects in both the UK and overseas.
At Skanska he leads the UK tunnelling team and supports works across the world, including in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Central Europe and the US.
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