ABOUT
About Us
Railway Challenge at Sheffield (RCAS) is a student-led, co-curricular activity at the University of Sheffield. It involves the design and manufacture of a 1/5th scale locomotive to compete in the annual Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Railway Challenge competition. The locomotive is assessed in front of a panel of judges over a 4-day weekend at the end of June.
The team has approximately thirty undergraduate students from across multiple engineering disciplines. New members immediately get stuck into the design process, looking at structural, mechanical and electrical components and systems. The manufacturing and testing stages allow students to experience all parts of the engineering process. Additional personal skills such as management skills, communication, and financial planning are developed by working with us.