IET London Events

We are delighted to invite you to a special IET London Network Engagement Evening at Savoy Place on 30th June 2026. This informal and engaging evening is designed to bring together engineers and technologists from across London - whether you are an existing member, a newly elected Fellow, or simply interested in getting more involved with the IET.

The presentation examines signalling system engineering investigations within the rail industry focusing on how technical assurance, failure analysis and standards development underpin operational safety. It outlines how modern investigation practices are shaped by historic incidents such as Clapham, Ladbroke Grove and Potters Bar. This is where latent design, wiring, or maintenance faults combined with inadequate testing led to catastrophic outcomes. The presentation explores failure modes across assets including track circuits, points, and interlockings. Highlighting the role of human factors, configuration errors and non-compliant testing such as deviations from SMTH and SWTH. Case studies including Dalwhinnie and a recent multi-train collision in India reinforce the consequences of inadequate verification and validation. It further covers the evolution of engineering controls including structured testing handbooks, competency management and independent assurance.

This talk is a description of how our understanding of the factors affecting Earth's temperature developed through the 19th Century, following the insights of Fourier, Tyndall, Langley and Arrhenius.

Thales IAS UK's F-ADAPT Hub (Future Air Defence Availability Project) is co-located alongside 7th Air Defence Group Royal Artillery at Baker Barracks. It has been providing a one-stop shop for management (spares and repairs) of air defence equipment including LML/SL (Lightweight Multiple Launcher/Shoulder Launcher) and for Stormer vehicles since 2008. Alongside maintenance and repairs it also provides training and support for short notice operational deployment request, as well as facilitating demos and trials.

From reactive to proactive: discover how cyber defence is evolving, the role of skills and culture, and what it means for engineers and the next generation of talent development.