Rail Live Demonstrations Demonstration highlights included: • Track renewal by Amey-Sersa And Rhomberg-Sersa (S&C) • Electrification by Balfour Beatty • Screwpiles by FLI Structures • Welding innovations by Thermit Welding • Ballast vacuuming by Railcare Sweden • An anti-graffiti coating demonstration by Impreglon UK
• Large and small rapiddeployment fan units for tunnel ventilation by Factair
Rail Live Dinner The evening of the first day featured the Rail Live dinner, sponsored by Shannon Rail, at the Stratford Manor Hotel. Steve Davis OBE (former professional snooker player) and comedian Josh Daniels both spoke at the dinner. Another element of the dinner was the Network Rail / Rail Live 2017 Awards with the following categories: • Best-performing small plant supplier 7
• most innovative small plant • most improved RRV supplier • Best-performing RRV supplier • most innovative RRV • Continuous improvement award • Share with pride champion • Plant engineer of the year award • Plant safety champion • Plant operator scheme champion • Best supporting organisation in 2016/17 • Rail PPS root cause analysis