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Q&A and review session

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Event
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  • Wednesday, 29 June 2022
  • 13:29 - 13:29
  • Duration: 26 mins
  • Publication date: 30 Aug 2022
  • Location: Kingston, Kingston Lecture Theatre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • Part of event Railway Earthing & Bonding

About the session

Q&A and review session

Allen McDonald, Chief Engineer, Transportation UK & Europe, Atkins

Keyword:
  • Railway Earthing and Bonding

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Transport

Transport

Speakers

  • RW

    Rob Waller

    Senior Electrical Design Engineer, WSP, HS2

  • SD

    Sarah Dale

    Mott Macdonald, Principal Traction Power Engineer

    SARAH is a Principal Traction Power Engineer with Mott MacDonald Ltd and has been with the company 15 years; she was seconded to the Crossrail Ltd (CRL) Chief Engineers Group (CEG) 2020 – 2021. Her role on secondment was to provide principal engineer level technical support and assurance for the CEG electrical team primarily on Earthing & Bonding; she was responsible for the production and management of the Earthing and Bonding Safety Justification. Sarah started work in the railway industry on London Underground’s undergraduate sponsorship scheme 30 years ago, eventually moving on to new pastures with Balfour Beatty then Mowlem’s before joining Mott MacDonald Ltd. Past projects include: Northern Line Upgrade, St. Pancras (Channel Tunnel Rail Link), Jakarta LRT, West Midlands Metro, CRL Liverpool Street Station Enabling Works, Hunts Cross Four Tracking, Werrington Grade Separation, Skelmersdale Rail Link.
  • MA

    Malcolm Anderson

    Mott MacDonald, Professional Head - Traction Power

    MALCOLM is a Technical Director with Mott MacDonald Ltd and has been with the company 31 years; he has been seconded as the Head of Discipline for Earthing and bonding in the Crossrail Ltd (CRL) Chief Engineers Group (CEG) since 2014. He is responsible for the earthing and lightning protection of all the stations, shafts and portals as well as the running tunnels. He has undertaken similar roles on the Heathrow Express, Terminal 5 Stations, Western Dedicated Freight Corridor in India, East London Line and Manchester Metrolink. He first entered the Crossrail programme in 2009 as part of the design team for the Liverpool Street Station enabling works and has held multiple roles on the project since then
  • AN

    Alex Nelson

    Atkins, OLE Engineer & Engineering Manager

  • AM

    Allen McDonald

    Atkins, Chief Engineer, Transportation UK & Europe

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