New Depot Technologies: Online seminar and depot tour

Name: New Depot Technologies: Online seminar and depot tour
Start: 2022-09-21T09:00:00
Location: Hybrid event

Hybrid event, Online seminar and in-person depot tour

21 September 2022

Overview

Every depot operates differently, and each fleet of trains require different maintenance procedures. Every operator or maintainer faces great challenges when trying to introduce new fleets to the network and operating these trains with as little disruption as possible.

Against this backdrop, find out more about the challenges of depot construction, how current depots have changed to accommodate new fleets and the input to new depot infrastructure, facilities and fleet design. This event aims to promote a wider industry view on the variety of solutions and projects being implemented to continue operating existing and upcoming fleets out of new depots safely and to a busy timetable.

In-person depot tour: Gosforth Metro Depot, Newcastle upon Tyne

After the online seminar, join the in-person depot tour at Gosforth Metro Depot, Newcastle upon Tyne. Full details to be confirmed shortly regarding PPE needed and official timings of this in-person depot tour.

Depot tour attendees will need to provide their trouser sizes for Stadler to order hi-vis trousers for the tour. To book one of the 15 available places on this in-person depot tour, contact Frances Shaw at frances.shaw@imeche.org

Join this hybrid event to:

Discuss how the industry can make best use of its infrastructure to manage existing and new fleets of rolling stock
Gain insight into the latest experience in managing rail depot construction, whether temporary or permanent
Find out what technologies are included in newer fleets that make them challenging to introduce to the UK rail network and how to overcome these
Attend an in-person depot tour which will be taking place after the online seminar at the Gosforth Metro Depot

Online seminar speakers:

Louis Yuen, Senior Depot Manager, Sui Ho Wan Depot, MTR
Asad Farooq, Overhaul Liaison Manager, Fleet Heavy Overhaul, Transport for London
Marc Robson, Regional Fleet Manager, Stadler Rail Service UK Ltd
Jack Evans, Management Graduate - Engineering, Great Western Railway

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Day 1

09:30 - Programme

	Wednesday, 21 September 2022
09:30	Chair’s opening remarks Amjad Natour, Rail Vehicles Engineer, Transport for London
09:35	Sui Ho Wan Depot Redevelopment Project – Our SMART Tomorrow in Depot Louis Yuen, Senior Depot Manager, Sui Ho Wan Depot, MTR Mega Project in SHD – Railway Plus Property Development Innovate and SMART Technology Application in New Depot Design Balance the Need, Depot Operation Vs Project Development
10:00	Question and answer session
10:05	Presentation to be announced Asad Farooq, Overhaul Liaison Manager, Fleet Heavy Overhaul, Transport for London
10:30	Question and answer session
10:35	Stadler Rail Service UK Newcastle Depot - Class 555 Marc Robson, Regional Fleet Manager, Stadler Rail Service UK Ltd Depot Construction taking place on the existing Depot footprint Existing Maintenance Facility demolition prior to disposal of existing Fleet Managing our customer Nexus and sub-contractor Volker
11:00	Question and answer session
11:05	Essential changes to meet demands along the GWR network of depots Jack Evans, Management Graduate - Engineering, Great Western Railway Modernising old depots, the constraints, and benefits Observations in first year of career Lessons learnt, and the future
11:30	Question and answer session
11:35	Chair’s closing remarks
11:40	End of online seminar and in-person depot tour begins

Marc Robson: Regional Fleet Manager, Stadler Rail Service UK Ltd

Responsible for all Fleet related activity in support of the Tyen and Wear Metro service provision of x89 Class 599 Metrocars.
Management of a number of funcitons including Technical, Maintenance, Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE), Traincare, Procurement, HR, Learning and Development (L&D) and Facilities with a workforce of circa 110 Full Time Equivalent employees.
Financial and commercial responsibilities including budget and contract management (Metrocar Maintenance Agreement - MMA, Depot Construction Contract - DCC, Train Service Agreement - TSA and Manufacture Service Agreement - MSA).
Between October 2020 and January 2025 will oversee the transition between the existing Fleet and Depot to the new Fleet and Depot.

Louis Yuen: Senior Depot Manager, Sui Ho Wan Depot, MTR

• 10 years’ experience in end-to-end lifecycle of railway rolling stock, (heavy rail passenger train) asset management governance and depot operation management.
• Maintenance management and asset life-cycle planning of various rolling stock passenger train type for Tung Chung Line (Metro), Airport Express Line and Disney Resort Line.
• Experience in managing a depot as a landlord to ensure safe & efficient working environment, set-up seamless depot operation mode, establish collaborative relationships among various stakeholders and contractors.
• Experience in major incident investigations to deep dive into root cause, develop preventive and remedial measures.
• Act as the future user, to lead a team to support for mega SHD redevelopment project with expanded depot capacity, functionality, and depot podium top side property development.

Jack Evans: Management Graduate - Engineering, Great Western Railway

Jack Evans is a management Graduate based at St Philips Marsh Depot, Bristol. Graduating with a MEng Mechanical Engineering and Management from Liverpool John Moores University, he has now been in with GWR for one year. Jack has gained shop floor competencies at the depot working on 15X and 16X DMUs and has Heritage Rail experience the last 11 years, both operational and engineering related.

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