CONTENTS / ISSUE 283 / JUNE 2022 |
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55 Signalling
86 Rail Live
Network Rail has awarded a major design and delivery contract to Alstom as part of a £194 million investment for the renewal of the signalling systems in the Cambridge area alongside a £69 million signalling contract to deliver Phase 5 of the hugely important Victoria Area Resignalling Programme
As a standard-setting rail technology company, Pandrol is constantly driving industry innovations – leading the way for everything from environmental responsibility to technical best practice across the board
59 Viewpoint If transportation is the lifeblood of modern cities, roads are all too often the clogged arteries, says Karsten Oberle, Head of Rail Business at Nokia
65 Electrification Railway infrastructure is changing to decarbonise and the PWI is here to help electrification engineers share and gain knowledge on to meet the challenge
69 Track and trackside The disruption from autumn leaf-fall for Britain’s railways could be a thing of the past – thanks to trials led by Northern and rail industry partners
73 Skills Loneliness is the focus of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, which took place last month, Alex Minett, Head of Products and Markets at CHAS looks at how employers can tackle this issue as part of the wider mental health agenda
77 Surveying Undertaking 5,500 summer surveys during a global pandemic was challenging but, with the use of digital approaches and health and safety protocols, it was feasible, as Caroline Jewell MCIEEM explains
80 Electrification
90 Rail Live Acutest is a test instrument specialist with over 32 years’ experience and has strong and lasting partnerships across many different industries
93 Rail Live Neil Wallace, MD of Aquaspira Limited on shaping the future of drainage systems for the Rail Industry – lower carbon, smarter products and fully integrated, digital designs
99 Business Profile For more than 40 years, GDS Group has been at the forefront of developing and manufacturing leading edge technologies for digital display markets
100 Business Profile Anchor Systems (International) Ltd is fast becoming the preferred supplier for anchoring systems within the rail sector
103 Operations Do you want to inspire and shape the next generation of rail? As a member of the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators, you’re part of the only Professional Institution with focus and specialism across the rail industry
105 The Digital Railway
All aboard on the journey to rail electrification
OnTrac’s Safe Work Pack (SWP) solution is leading the way in first-class rail safety. It streamlines processes that make life safer and more productive, creating a compliant and collaborative working environment
82 Rail Live
109 Business Profiles
Chris Billinge, Business Development Director of supply chain specialist TFC, explains the capabilities of digital inventory management technology in the rail industry
Cirrus Research, Transport Ticketing Global 2022, Elite Precast
85 Rail Live
118 People Nigel Stevens, Xavier Guilhen, Meirion Thomas, Campbell Braid
The UK's largest outdoor rail exhibition for railway professionals will take place again this year from 22 to 23 June
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