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RTM AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2023

Innovation In Edinburgh

This issue highlights the latest topics within the rail industry, from decarbonising the Midlands, improving rail safety, meeting the future priorities of Scotland's Railway & more!

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Track Talk - Ep.38 Malcolm Holmes and the value of heritag...

In this latest edition of the Track Talk we sat down with Malcolm Holmes, Executive Director at West Midlands Rail Executive, to discuss his current...
Apprentice Debate - Apprentice Journey

Apprentice Debate - Apprentice Journey The discussion gave insights of the journey of an apprentice by drawing the highlights and learnings in the...
Keynote Speaker - Helen Davis

We were joined at TransCityRail Midlands by Helen Davis, Director Strategy & Business Development - Rail Infrastructure, Siemens Mobility Limited who...
Leaders Debate - Decarbonising Midlands Rail

Leaders Debate - Decarbonising Midlands Rail The discussion looked at how the industry is decarbonising rail across the Midlands as a part of a...
Leaders Debate - Putting inclusive design at the heart of ...

Leaders Debate - Putting inclusive design at the heart of Midlands transport schemes in partnership with ARUP This discussion was centred around the...
Leaders Debate - Digital Railway Skills of the future in p...

We were joined by industry leaders at TransCityRail Midlands for a Leaders Debate - Digital Railway Skills of the future in partnership with North...
Rail 2023: Creating value from data and innovating for res...

Over a third of rail organisations say the way that they manage their data needs to improve. At the risk of being left behind from the technological...
Episode 37 - What does the future of transport look like ...

After over a year away from the recording studio, Rail Technology Magazine has returned to the podcasting world, seeing a new host helm the...
TransPennine Route Upgrade | Leaders Debate

During the TransCityRail North event in Manchester, host Helen Fospero led a panel discussion that included Sara Kettlewell, Head of Transpennine...
Supply Chain – Building future capacity, developing capabi...

During the TransCityRail North event in Manchester, Skanska led a panel discussion that included Ruth Todd, Chief Commercial Officer at HS2, Andrew...
Harnessing the power of rail investment

During the TransCityRail North event in Manchester, Costain led a panel discussion that included Lara Young, Group Climate Change Director at Costain...
Delivering CP7 – collaboration, efficiency and making the ...

During the TransCityRail North event in Manchester, AECOM led a panel discussion that included Eoin O'Neill, Network Rail's Capital Delivery Director...
TCR South - Rail infrastructure asset resilience, constrai...

During the TransCityRail South event in London, event partners ARUP lead a panel discussion on how we (whether clients, partners or guardians) of our...
Ep.30 Safety, Collaboration and Regional Investment, Monic...

Connor Fairhurst, host of Rail Technology Magazine's Track Talk podcast, spoke with Monica Barbosa, Head of Account Development at RSS Infrastructure...
Ep 29. Improving weather resilience across the UK's rail n...

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges currently facing the rail industry. But, with climate change comes extreme weather events which can...
TCR Midlands 2022: How rail can benefit local economies

It goes without saying that investment and innovation into the railways improves services and reliability for passengers, but it can also play a vital...
TCR Midlands 2022: Achieving net-zero rail

Rail stands proud as one of the greenest modes of transport already, but that doesn’t mean there is not a plethora of further improvements which can...
TCR Midlands 2022: IRP & cross-border collaboration

The Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) was one of the most significant releases for the rail sector, particularly in the North and Midlands, last year. It has...
TCR Midlands 2022: Improving the passenger experience

As like-minded rail leaders and decision makers gathered in Birmingham for TransCityRail Midlands 2022, there was one key conversation flowing through...
RTM365: The Future of Rail Safety | Training & Developmen...

Investing in employees is one of the most effective ways to improve rail safety, reliability and efficiency. The only way that risk can be minimised...
RTM365: The future of rail safety and passenger safety

Despite being one of Europe's safest railways, major and fatal accidents do occur. Everything we do is focused on keeping people and communities safe...
RTM365: The Future of Rail Safety | Safety Technology

The railways in the UK have a long history of making steady progress in terms of technological adoption. Safety is a very real part of the change that...
RTM365: The Future of Rail Safety | Workforce Wellbeing

Our workforce is our most valuable asset when it comes to operating, building, and supporting our railway. However, over the years we haven't given...
RTM365: The Future of Rail Safety | Trackside Safety

Over the last century, the safety of track workers has increased dramatically. However, there have been a number of fatalities and close misses in the...
TCR Midlands 2022: The role of stations in rail decarbonis...

As a rail industry, we are decarbonising. We’ve made huge strides over the past number of years, and we’ve got huge strides ahead of us still too. Our...
Ep 28. Creating opportunities in rail through apprenticesh...

Our rail workforce is getting older. That is no secret across the industry. It is a growing challenge, one which needs to be addressed immediately...
Making decarbonisation work for communities

Despite the fact that rail has the lowest carbon emissions of any mode of transport, people still choose to drive. So, how do we encourage people to...
The fundamental shift to rail

The modal transport shift is fundamental to the transport sectors decarbonisation strategy but currently, people are still choosing to take to the...
The local and economic benefits of mega infrastructure

Want to join us for the next TransCityRail? TransCityRail Midlands takes place on 10th Feb 2022. View the full agenda here. In the rail sector,...
How rail can play its part in decarbonising transport

Want to join us for the next TransCityRail? TransCityRail Midlands takes place on 10th Feb 2022. View the full agenda here. Rail travel is already a...
Net Zero Rail | Leaders Debate - Alternate Energy Sources

Electrification, Hydrogen or Battery Power? Although rail has a lower environmental impact than many other means of transportation, the industry is...
Net Zero Rail | Leaders Debate - Adaption to Climate Chang...

How is the rail industry adapting to climate change in order to maintain a safe, reliable network for the future? Extreme weather conditions caused by...
How technology is helping TfW and Network Rail prepare for...

A range of cutting-edge technologies, including automated intelligent video review (AIVR) systems and railhead treatment trains, are helping Transport...
HS2 unveils major London logistics hub in Willesden

Described as the ‘beating heart of HS2 in London’, the vast 30-acre site near Willesden Junction in the capital has been officially opened by HS2 Ltd...
RTM365: The Era of Passenger Experience

RTM365 Panel Discussion - The Station Experience Great Britain has over 2,500 stations. Many of these have seen a tremendous amount of investment...
Ep.16 Unlocking rail investment, David Ollerhead

David Ollerhead, Programme Director at Network Rail’s Open for Business Programme, joins host Ailsa Cowen for episode 15 of Rail Technology Magazine’s...
Ep.15 Bringing passengers a safe return to rail travel, Lo...

Louise Coward, Head of Insight at Transport Focus, joins host Ailsa Cowen for episode 15 of Rail Technology Magazine’s podcast, Track Talk. Louise...
Ep.14 Leaving a lasting legacy, Harriet Glen

Harriet Glen, Head of Programme Close Out at Crossrail, joins us on this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk to discuss the largest construction...
Ep.13 Innovation is about people, David Rowe

David Rowe, Head of Strategy at Network Rail in the newly established Technical Authority, joins host Ailsa Cowen for episode 13 of Rail Technology...
Ep.12 Diversity, inclusion & gender balance, Adeline Ginn ...

Adeline Ginn MBE, Founder & Chair of Women in Rail, joined host Ailsa Cowen for episode 12 of Rail Technology Magazine’s podcast, Track Talk, to...
Ep 11. With Invisi Smart shield you can confidently touch ...

Saba Yussouf, CEO of Invisi Smart Technologies UK, joins host Ailsa Cowen for episode 11 of Rail Technology Magazine's podcast Track Talk. This...
Ep 10. We need to keep investing in rail, Kate Jennings

Kate Jennings, Policy Director at the Railway Industry Association (RIA), joins guest host Matt Roberts for episode 10 of Rail Technology Magazine's...
Ep.9 Navigating the freight world, Debbie Francis

Debbie Francis, Direct Rail Services, joins us in the RTM Podcast room to discuss the rail industry from a freight perspective. Debbie is a rail...
Ep 8. Safely shaping a sustainable railway, Martin Frobish...

Martin Frobisher, Group director, Safety, Technical & Engineering at Network Rail, joins us in the RTM Podcast room to discuss the renewable railway...
Maria Machancoses at TransCityRail Midlands 2019

Maria Machancoses, Director of Midlands Connect explains what it means for TransCityRail to come to the Midlands. "We want this event here today to be...

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