About the Railway network

Everything you need to know about your network

Here you will find everything you need to know about the Railway Network, from how we are governed, through to what we do and how you can get involved.  We hope you will choose to get involved and if you want to have a chat about what you can do, then please contact Paula-Marie Brown, the community development manager for this network.

Vision statement

The Railway Network exists to represent the membership that is involved in railway transportation. It also serves to represent and promote the IET on railway issues in industry, regulation and through influencing Governments worldwide. The Network also strives to continuously work on improving and building relationships with other institutions to deliver effective and valuable activities for all types of railway disciplines.

Network scope

The Railway Network covers the electrical engineering aspects of the management, promotion, design, construction, regulation, operation, safety and maintenance of railway, metro, tramway and other rail transport systems.

Its range of interests includes:

- Rolling stock (traction and systems)
- Signalling
- Stations
- EMC
- EMI
- Telecommunications
- Information systems
- Electrification
- Human factors
- Commercial issues
- Safety
- Maintenance
- Power distribution
- Quality and environmental issues
- SCADA/Remote Condition Monitoring
- Interface with other railway assets
- Systems engineering

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