thin_richmond
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- 3 Oct 2018
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Hi All,
I see from looking at a few pages of threads in this particular forum section that a lot of posts and threads are geared towards driving, conducting etc. I would really love to hear from people on the forum who are involved in the design and engineering aspect of Railways. It would be great to hear your stories of how you came to be in your role, what you enjoy about it, what you don't, and what you really need to succeed in the role.
From my perspective, I am giving serious thought to doing a complete about turn in my career from IT project management and into Civil Engineering, 37 yrs old so I may have left it to late, but I'll make that call soon enough (i did also have designs on driving, but a health impediment (microtia) would likely see me out of the running). Railway design and implementation would be my desired end goal, where other people are enthused by the machines, I am more enthused by the rails, the infrastructure, the how A got connected to B and what the challenges are in-between.
Thanks, and I hope you've all had a smashing xmas
I see from looking at a few pages of threads in this particular forum section that a lot of posts and threads are geared towards driving, conducting etc. I would really love to hear from people on the forum who are involved in the design and engineering aspect of Railways. It would be great to hear your stories of how you came to be in your role, what you enjoy about it, what you don't, and what you really need to succeed in the role.
From my perspective, I am giving serious thought to doing a complete about turn in my career from IT project management and into Civil Engineering, 37 yrs old so I may have left it to late, but I'll make that call soon enough (i did also have designs on driving, but a health impediment (microtia) would likely see me out of the running). Railway design and implementation would be my desired end goal, where other people are enthused by the machines, I am more enthused by the rails, the infrastructure, the how A got connected to B and what the challenges are in-between.
Thanks, and I hope you've all had a smashing xmas