Online – Tuesday 21st October at 1900

An online technical update for the Worshipful Company of Engineers to be delivered by Junior Warden Eur Ing Prof Dave Cooper who has been quoted and interviewed in newspapers and on television since the accident happened.

A malfunction on Lisbon’s popular Glória Funicular on Wednesday, 3 September, saw 16 fatalities and over 20 injuries, many of them serious but the fatality rate could have been much higher. As an engineer, and it doesn’t matter what grade of engineer you are, your heart goes in your mouth when you see news headlines such as this. Our Junior Warden, Dave Cooper, spent a number of years as an engineer surveyor in a previous employment and says the notion of responsibility when you undertake thorough examinations on this type of equipment never leaves you. The Glória Funicular used a system where the two cars counterbalance each other similar to many designs in operation around the UK. Dave will explain how the Gloria worked, its design features, how the accident unfurled, the cause of the accident and how the outcome could have been much worse.

To get details of the log in to attend this technical update, please contact the Clerk at Clerk@engineerscompany.org.uk

Members should book for the event in WebOffice as usual.