IET Lancashire and Cumbria Events

This evening will provide an opportunity over a drink and light bites for members, partners and friends, plus guests from local industry and academia, to meet and chat about the many activities and opportunities in the region. The initial meet and greet, will be followed by an entertaining half-hour talk by the guest speaker George Seyfang.

Motor Vessel Sir John Fisher is the first dual fuel ship in the James Fisher fleet. This allows her carbon carbon emissions to be reduced reduced by 45%. The talk will include a the description of the ship, its build and in-service performance over her first year.

This evening will provide an opportunity over a drink and light bites for members, partners and friends, plus guests from local industry and academia, to meet and chat about the many activities and opportunities in the region. The initial meet and greet, will be followed by an entertaining half-hour talk by the guest speaker George Seyfang.

Geoff Martell was the Commissioning Engineer for the pump storage scheme in Snowdonia, in charge of putting it to work for the first time. The talk will includes slides of the construction and development of the scheme as well as details of its commissioning and day to day operation.

The talk will outline the role and workings of the RAIB, the UK's independent accident investigator for railways and tramways. It will describe a typical inspector�¢ï¿½ï¿½s working day to illustrate the range of work the Branch undertakes in order to understand the causes of accidents and to learn safety lessons from them.

HM Factory Gretna transformed our region and the story told by the Devil's Porridge Museum sheds light on an overlooked aspect of the War. The talk will cover the use of cordite, the building of the factory and of Eastriggs and Gretna, the role of women in the production process and the government response to perceived excessive drinking by workers at the factory.

The presentation will include descriptions of the process engineering enhancements which have been implemented in order to ensure tighter discharge quality into the River Kent. Also the engineering challenges associated with the repair of the outfall to the River Kent, which was damaged during Storm Desmond, will be included.