About the REF

• The aim of the Railway Engineers Forum (REF) is to harmonise the various strengths of the constituent Institutions in devising and implementing their programmes of activities in support of the railway community. This will encompass conferences, seminars, lectures, training, information services, publications and statements of policy to Government and other Regulatory Bodies.

  

  Constituent Partners

  The constituent partners of the Railway Engineers Forum are:

  • The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
  • The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  • The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) – Railway Division
  • The Institution of Railway Operators (IRO)
  • The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)
  • The Permanent Way Institution (PWI)
  • The Railway Civil Engineers Association (RCEA)
  • The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)

  Associated Societies:

  • International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
  • The Young Railway Professionals (YRP)

  Aims

  Where realistic and appropriate, to provide a common voice on railway topics and co-ordinated responses to requests for professional comment in the railway field.

  The specific aims and objectives of the REF are:

  • To bring together the particular skills and strengths of the participating Institutions.
  • To facilitate a co-ordinated and unified yet independent non political source of expertise in the field of railway engineering and operations.
  • To provide and publicise a co-ordinated programme of events and joint ventures.