Talk:Permanent Way Institution

Something to keep an eye on. Maybe even include in the article (pre-namechange)?

The PWI is currently having a vote on changing (updating) their name to the Railway Engineering Institution (RailEI).

Sources: https://www.thepwi.org/about/our-next-chapter/#MembersVote (archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20251002140011/https://www.thepwi.org/about/our-next-chapter/#MembersVote), Videopodcast #Railnatter (Gareth Dennis YT channel) on the background and process: https://www.youtube.com/live/tyalgJF98GM RaphaelNikolaus0486 (talk) 19:21, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Newer archive version of the PWI website: https://web.archive.org/web/20251121200424/https://www.thepwi.org/about/our-next-chapter/#MembersVote RaphaelNikolaus0486 (talk) 20:34, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

They've voted yes now, maybe time for a move? Eilidhmax (talk) 14:01, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

Correct, thank you. On their page regarding the vote, they have published the results and its effect: https://www.thepwi.org/about/our-next-chapter/ However, I am somehow missing either independent reports or at least an official press/news statement by the PWI/RailEI, which they haven't released on their newspage: https://www.thepwi.org/news/. Either to use as a source link to quote for the new name.

So: yes, the namechange is coming into effect, but has not yet been publicly announced, nor has it even happened to the website itself yet (or in general actually). So I guess we will still want to wait, before we implement any relating change to the article.

Gareth Dennis, who I cited before, did mention it in his podcast briefly, but I am not sure as to whether that clip suffices a quotable/citable source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtME_T6YmY0&t=1057(17:37-18:01). RaphaelNikolaus0486 (talk) 15:18, 28 December 2025 (UTC)