Overview
Taking place on 28-29 June 2025 at Stapleford Miniature Railway, the Railway Division of the IMechE invites you to the final of this year's Railway Challenge. This event showcases the railway engineering skills, expertise, knowledge, and business acumen of participating teams of undergraduates, recent graduates and apprentices from across the UK and overseas.
You will witness the teams refining and testing their locomotives and competing with each other in various track based and presentational ‘challenges’ (see below).
Teams:
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University Name
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Team Name
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Anglia Ruskin University
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Team Heron
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ESTACA
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GWRC
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FH Aachen
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Fh2rail
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Heriot-Watt and Network Rail
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Scotland’s Railway Challenge
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Monash University
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Monash Railway Express
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Network Rail and Colas Rail
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Network Rail and Colas Rail
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Newcastle University
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Newcastle Locomotive
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Poznan University of Technology
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PUTrain
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Siemens Mobility Limited
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Team Siemens
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Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm
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EAGLE
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The University of Sheffield
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Railway Challenge at Sheffield
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Transport for London
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Transport for London
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University of Birmingham
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Team EcoLoco
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University of Cambridge
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Cambridge University Locomotive Engineers' Society
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University of Derby/Alstom
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The Derby Express
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University of Huddersfield
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HUDRail
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University of Warwick
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Warwick Rail
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Challenges
Track
Auto-Stop Challenge
Ride Comfort Challenge
Energy Storage Challenge
Traction Challenge
Reliability Challenge
Maintainability Challenge
Optional
Autocoupler Challenge
Aerodynamic Drag Challenge
Location Announcement Challenge
Remote Data Recording and Monitoring Challenge
Ride On Locomotive Challenge
Presentations and reports
Design Challenge (Report)
CAD Challenge (Report)
Business Case Challenge (Presentation)
Locomotive Aesthetic and Technical Poster Challenge (Posters)
Innovation Challenge (Presentation)
How to get to the event
https://www.imeche.org/events/challenges/railway-challenge/event-information/at-the-event#Getting
All are welcome but we ask that you register in advance to attend this event.
Catering
Spectators will be able to purchase hot beverages and snacks from the catering van. No complimentary catering will be provided by the IMechE. The catering van will be situated by the station building on Saturday and Sunday. Snacks will also be available at the Haven on Sunday during the Challenge / Spectator Train runs.
Spectator train
The best vantage point for the track-based challenges on Sunday 29th June will be at ‘The Haven’. Trains will be running between the Station and the Haven during the day or you can walk which takes approximately 10 minutes from the Station building. This walk is across fields, and it is recommended that you dress accordingly, including suitable footwear.