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And the winner is… E
ntries have been flying in for the UK Rail Industry Awards,
colleagues tell me, including some seriously impressive projects and innovations and people. It’s always good to be reminded of some of the inspiring things happening out on the UK network when reading about the latest fares increase and associated railway-bashing.
The closing date for entries for the awards is October 31, while the night itself is on Thursday February 20, at The Brewery in London. The judging panel is heavyweight, consisting of Ian Prosser of the ORR, Gil Howarth of NSARE, Fiona Tordoff of the IRO, Professor Simon Iwnicki of RRUKA, Guy Wilmshurst-Smith of Network Rail and Martyn Chymera of the YRP and London Underground.
The awards night, while a great way to recognise success in the industry, is also about raising money for RTM’s charity, UKRITT – the UK Rail Industry Training Trust. Of all the revenue generated by the awards, 20% is going straight to the charity, which is putting on a number of events around the country in partnership with key organisations to help educate young people about the career opportunities available in rail.
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You can find out more about the charity on page 6, and more about the UK Rail Industry Awards on pages 26-27.
Learning from other industries is a key theme this issue. NSARE’s training and accreditation
inspection regime, for example, has had a massive impact in terms of improving standards (see page 18), since the first inspections last year. But rather than just focusing internally on rail and the technical content, the inspectors took inspiration from Ofsted and the education sector in the way they assess and judge the trainers – and the industry is all the better for it.
Elsewhere, Steve Featherstone, Network Rail track director, talking to RTM at the very successful National Track Plant Exhibition in July, spoke of the need to go out to other industries to learn lessons on plant reliability and machines maintenance. This is a key issue for track renewals, of course – everyone knows the delays that can be caused when a vital bit of kit breaks down.
Going out to other industries is just what the ATOC ReFocus team has been doing. RTM spent the day with them recently at Monarch Aircraft Engineering’s facility at Manchester Airport, where there
was palpable enthusiasm among the assorted fleet and maintenance managers to hear more about the similarities between the two industries and where lessons can be learnt.
A bit of best practice was definitely picked up that day – take a look at pages 34-37 for our full report.
Other highlights this issue include our cover story on Thameslink rolling stock (page 30) and an update on the Thameslink infrastructure programme (page 64), an interview with Hitachi Rail Europe’s signalling project manager Richard Tomlin on page 66, and the new determination by British Transport Police to tackle unwanted sexual behaviour and harassment on the Tube via Project Guardian, inspired by the Everyday Sexism campaign (page 72).
Enjoy this edition of Rail Technology Magazine.
Adam Hewitt Editor
18 New blood
A 12-page special on jobs, skills and training in the rail industry.
30 Class 700
The new Thameslink rolling and how it is being financed.
34 Planes and trains Learning reliability lessons from other industries, including aviation.
46 Plant show Full coverage from the National Track Plant Exhibition at Long Marston.
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