Rail Industry Stories

Extreme weather can cause delays and cancellations to train travel, how can you protect yourself to avoid problems?

What does the railway need power for? Having a reliable and uninterruptible power supply is key to the functioning of the rail infrastructure across the UK. Power to the railway cannot simply ‘go down’. This can be quite a challenge with such a long and narrow infrastructure (20,000 miles of track and 2500 stations!) to

An REB (Relocatable Equipment Building) can have multiple functions when used for railways, often saving space and money for the rail industry.

GRP stands for glass fibre reinforced polymer or glass reinforced plastic, it is a composite material made from resin and reinforced with glass fibres.

How to become a network rail supplier as an SME The extensive supply chain network plays a huge role in the delivery of new Network Rail projects as well as the day-to-day running and maintenance of the railway. You may have read all about the Network Rail SME action plan that aimed to increase spending

What is project SPEED and why is it important? Project SPEED (Swift, Pragmatic and Efficient Enhancement Delivery) has been developed by Network Rail, the UK’s rail infrastructure management agency, and is backed by the UK government. Project SPEED began in 2020 as part of the UK Government’s Covid-19 recovery plan for economic recovery and is

What is the SME action plan? SME stands for small and medium sized enterprises, small businesses which add a lot to local communities and employ a large percentage of the UK workforce. Network Rail identified the importance of using these smaller, local companies in their procurement process across Britain’s railway and, in 2019, created an

GRIP stands for Governance for Railway Investment Projects. It’s used to describe how Network Rail manages project delivery within the national rail network.

SIN119 stands for special inspection notice 119. It is the survey of signalling functional supply points sites to identify sites that require additional electrical safety provisions to prevent electric shocks to railway workers and members of the public.

CP6 is the Network Rail control period 6 which runs from April 2019 – March 2024. Network Rail plans to spend £42 billion of taxpayer money on improvements.