IMechE Railway Challenge

Railway Challenge
Railway Challenge
Status	active
Genre	competition
Frequency	Annually
Venue	Stapleford Miniature Railway, Stapleford Park, Leicestershire
Coordinates	52°45′25″N 0°47′28″W / 52.757°N 0.791°W
Country	United Kingdom
Inaugurated	2012
Previous event	2025
Next event	2026
Activity	Auto-stop (2019‒); Ride Comfort (EN 12299:2009); Energy Storage; Traction; Maintainability; Reliability; Design; Business Case; Poster (2019‒); Innovation; CAD; Autocoupler; Aerodynamics; Location announcement; Remote data logging; Ride-on locomotive;
Organized by	Institution of Mechanical Engineers Railway Division
People	Simon Iwnicki; Lady Gretton; Bill Reeve; Malcolm Dobell; Tim Poole; Cliff Perry; Roger Goodall; Bridget Eickhoff; Lord Gretton; Alice Bunn; Tim Fairbrother;
Sponsors	Angel Trains; AtkinsRéalis; Rail Safety and Standards Board; Network Rail;
Website	www.imeche.org/events/challenges/railway-challenge

The IMechE Railway Challenge is a competition for teams of apprentices and students who compete to build and operate 1/5 scale railway locomotives in a number of challenges.

Events are organised by the Railway Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and have been held annually since 2012 at the Stapleford Miniature Railway, near Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom.