The PWI
Founded in 1884, the PWI has been a cornerstone of knowledge leadership in the field of rail infrastructure engineering for over 100 years
- Date
- 06 March 2025
- Time
- 17:30 - 19:00 GMT
- Location
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Sir John Laing Building JLG20 lecture theatre Much Park Street Coventry University Coventry, CV1 2LT United Kingdom
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Overview
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.
Speaker
Darren Sharp
Network Rail
principal engineer
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Darren Sharp
Darren has 34 years’ experience within permanent way engineering covering design, innovation, manufacture, renewals and maintenance. He has worked for British Rail, Scott Wilson, Jarvis, Transport for London and various consultancies.
Darren’s work has mainly concentrated on London Underground for over 20 years involved with project engineering management and product innovation.
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