STUDY TRIP OF A RAILWAY TECHNICAL SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM SKIERNIEWICE TO THE RAILWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

On Friday 24 March 2023, the Railway Research Institute in Warsaw hosted students from the second, third and fourth grades of the Skierniewice Railway Technical Secondary School.

Director of the Railway Research Institute, DSc Andrzej Massel welcomed the young people, provided general information about the Institute, introduced our 70-year history and invited them to tour the IK facilities and laboratories.

After an initial health and safety training, the students had the opportunity to see what it is like to work at the Railway Research Institute, test the state-of-the-art equipment, meet the specialist staff and get answers to all their questions about rail transport.

During the several-hour tour, our staff presented the research capabilities of the Signalling and Telecommunication Laboratory, the Materials and Structure Laboratory, the Metrology Laboratory, the Rolling Stock Testing Laboratory, the Electrical Power Engineering Department, Rail Vehicles Department and the Railway Track and Operation Department.

The students took a very active part in the event, and the most successful were the large-size climate chamber and the SAC-type anechoic chamber for specialised EMC testing.