Curriculum Vitae
Martin Curno
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CAREER EXPEIRNCE
Competent permanent way designer with over 38 years experience.
Experienced in:-
· most types of S&C design, (bullhead, flatbottom, inclined, vertical & RT60). This includes conceptual and outline design through to full detail design.
· Conversant with relevant Network Rail’s Group & Company standards.
· Various alignment design methods (Hallade, regression analysis using InRail).
· Track layout and S&C design using:-
Ø CAD designs (Microstation/Inrail/SelectCad [Rail])
Ø Excel spreadsheets
Ø First principles
or any combination of the above.
· Setting out of S&C and Plain Line alignments including setting out of layouts for pre-assembled S&C
· Design of track components (baseplates/blocks etc)
· Design of two-levelled S&C
· Basic knowledge of Laser Rail ClearRoute
Permanent Way Engineer at Channel Tunnel Rail Link Ltd (formerly Union Railways), the government company charged with the design of the high speed rail link from St. Pancras to the Channel Tunnel.
Currently seconded from Channel Tunnel Rail Link Ltd to Rail Link Engineering as Senior Permanent Way Design Engineer working on all parts of the high speed link but with particular reference to the design of St Pancras track layout, plus, initial design work at all CTRL interfaces with Railtrack infrastructure (Ashford, Northfleet/Ebbsfleet, Dagenham, Dollands Moor/Folkestone [Eurotunnel Terminal])
EMPLOYMENT
Aug. 96-Dec 2004 Senior Permanent Way Design Engineer, Rail Link Engineering (on secondment from Channel Tunnel Rail Link Limited)
Member of design teams for St Pancras, Dagenham, Ebbsfleet, Ashford and Dollands Moor, giving specialist advice on Network Rail Switch and Crossing designs. Calculations and advice regarding clearances to structures from swept envelopes of coaching stock. Design of track alignments and Switch and Crossing work including some non-standard designs. Responsible for inputting geometry details of Railtrack turnouts into InRail.
1992-Aug. 1996 Permanent Way Engineer, Union Railways Limited
Preparation of CTRL design standards, development of design options, design validation and specialist advice on switch and crossing design and Railway practice to Consultants. Represented Railtrack at UIC meetings on High Speed Track Maintenance.
1979-1992 Assistant Permanent Way Design Engineer, CEDAC, British Rail (Network Sth East)
Involved in the design of layouts for major projects and S&C renewals including many non-standard designs requiring special baseplates and blocks. Checking of design drawings and signing off.
Ensured all design drawings were forwarded to manufacturers in time during the extreme workload generated by (i) the trackwork alterations for Channel Tunnel (Waterloo, North Pole Depot, Dollands Moor Freight Yard, Stewarts Lane Chord etc.) and (ii) layout alterations required for Networker trains (London Bridge, Slade Green Depot etc.).
Management of design section including training of graduates/junior staff.
1966-1979 Senior Technical Officer, British Rail, Liverpool Street Division, Stratford
All aspects of permanent way surveys, scheming, realignment of curves and straights, detail design, levelling, estimating, setting out and installation.
Close liaison with other railway departments - Overhead Line Electrification Engineers and Signal &Telecommunication Engineers.
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Bentley Microstation (Intergraph) including “Inrail”/“Rail SelectCAD” railway design package.
• Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
• Laser Rail ClearRoute
EDUCATION
ONC & HNC in Civil Engineering (plus endorsements in Theory of Structures, Soil Mechanics and Engineering Quantities
GCE ‘A’ Level: Technical Drawing
GCE ‘O’ Level: Mathematics, Physics, Technical Drawing, English
LANGUAGES
• Basic French.
MISCELLANEOUS
• Born 1948, married with two children, home-owner, valid driving licence, valid Personal Track Safety and IWA certificates.
INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES
• Music, Guitar playing, Family History, Science Fiction.
Date: 25/01/2005 Page 1 of 2