The Railway Challenge

The Railway Challenge is a competition organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. It is aimed at attracting engineers to the railway industry and developing them in various engineering disciplines. The competition is held in Stapleford Miniature Railway, Leicestershire, over a weekend. The deliverable is a working 10¼“ gauge miniature locomotive, which is tested in a number of track-based challenges. Along with this, it includes some non-track-based challenges which are aimed to develop numerous core skills such as presentation skills and technical writing skills, which support engineers in their daily roles.

In this presentation, we will give an overview of the competition, our projects, difficulties faced, outcomes and finally how it helped develop us in our roles, irrespective of our discipline.