Track Triumph for Dominic Trueman Dominic Trueman of London Underground is 2014’s Rail Engineer of the Year. More services and more and longer trains on London Underground are having a direct impact on the track. Minimising wear and tear is essential to the long term health of the world’s original metro system. ‘I’d like to thank George Noorden, the track engineer, for nominating me and for his support,’ says Dominic. Says George Noorden of London Underground, ‘Dominic, rather than taking the comfortable position of carrying out his assigned role supporting the existing processes that limit the risk of failures and delays, is leading innovative engineering solutions.’ For example to reduce the wheel spin effect from sudden acceleration Dominic is working with train manufacturers to reconfigure the traction package. He and his team have developed alternative rail head profiles which change the position of wheel to rail contact in order to reduce rolling contact fatigue and wheel squeal. New methods of data analysis are helping too. Says George Noorden, ‘Dominic
realised that revised management for London Underground’s legacy of fabricated crossings is needed to limit repair weld….. As such he directed his engineering team to take ownership of the inspection and welding process.’ Dominic is the LU Engineering ‘centre of information’ for all rail defect management (RDM). Other RDM tasks saw Dominic producing an ultrasonic interval inspection programme to ensure inspections are focussed at the right place, based on tonnage and failure history, and making changes to support the introduction of ‘inspect and verify B Scan’ ultrasonic equipment to replace the ‘stop and check’ equipment. Dominic Trueman has achieved an exceptional engineering output within the first year of managing his team of four staff and taking on the supervision of three trainee engineering graduates and work experience students. It is only five years since Dominic completed the LU graduate training scheme as an Assistant Track Engineer. After a spell in Australia he has now taken on the role of Senior Engineer having gained Chartered status. The rail engineer of the Year is sponsored by Morson Group, a leading provider of professional staff and engineering design solutions.
Dominic receives his award from Gary Smithson
Gary Smithson, associate director at Morson Group, believes the Rail Engineer of the Year Award was a natural fit for the business. ‘We work in engineering. Our DNA is engineering,’ enthused Gary. Morson has a presence in 57
office locations across the globe; this includes management teams that are embedded on-site at client locations. For over 45 years, Morson has supported the rail industry with the supply of skilled resources to projects throughout Britain.
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