Stephenson Award Competition Evening

Overview

This event has been cancelled.


The Stephenson Award, in conjunction with the National Rail Awards, can be won through the creativity and contribution of an individual, as well as a company, to an engineering idea.

Entries should focus on the industry challenge to improve railway business position through reduced costs and/or improved revenue. The idea may lead to a direct reduction in engineering costs, or be an engineering-led contribution to reduced operating, maintenance, or construction costs, or allow higher revenues to be secured.

The judges will be looking for developments with potential significant industry impact. Innovations should be able to demonstrate a credible implementation possibility.

How to enter:

Visit the NRA website to find out more and submit your entry.

Judging Criteria:

Genuine innovation - as opposed to refreshing something that has been done before.

Is it better, cheaper, or just different? Who has noticed the difference? What investment is required, and what return can be reasonably expected?

Judges will be impressed both by scale, and rate of return. It is unlikely that this award will be won by an entry based predominantly on software developments with minimal engineering content. Can the innovation be copied - are there other railways doing similar work?

This will be an evening where entrants will be required to present to an engineering judging panel and public audience at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Questions will be asked by both the judges and audience.

Submit your work on the NRA website today.

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Event Enquiries: Tina Churcher

T: +44 (0)207 973 1251   E: t_churcher@imeche.org