2022 is almost at a close, but as with all endings, it means that there is a new beginning and we are already looking forward to 2023 with lots planned and plenty to be excited about! If you aren't already following the RBD Community LinkedIn page - please give us a follow! We regularly share and post member news on here and we are creeping up towards almost 3700 followers so its a great way to get your message out to an even bigger audience.We will be kicking off January with a series of webinars.
The first webinar will look at "Carbon Reduction with Cost Benefits" (with a focus on energy). The event is in association with RBD Community member, Auditel and RBD Advisory, and takes place on Wednesday 11 January online. Auditel will explain in plain language what carbon reduction actually means for businesses, how to accurately report carbon, the importance of quantifiable data over time, and why organisation mindset and behaviour are key factors to success. Please click HEREto book.
Our second series of webinars is in association with Interimconsult and RBD Advisory - "Making innovation Happen". This will take place on Wednesday 18 January online. The booking link will go live early next week.
DfT recently published its High Level Outline Specification and Statement of Funds Available for England and Wales. Network Rail are using both these documents to inform their ongoing planning for control period 7 (2024-29) and expect to provide its strategic business plan to the Office of Rail and Road, in February 2023. This will set out how Network Rail plans to deliver the government's objectives for the funding available. Rail Business Daily’s Advisory Director, Martin Little, has written a very useful summary To read the full article - click HERE. Welcome to NEW MEMBERS- full details further down the newsletter:
Unlocking Innovation -Last week we attended "Unlocking Innovation Intelligent Railways". It was an excellent event and extremely well attended. The event took place last Wednesday in Birmingham, at the UKRRIN Centre of Excellence for Digital Systems. RIA has recorded the keynotes from Rail Delivery Group, Network Rail, HS2, Northern, Thales and GCRE and you can watch them on their Youtube channel. Ten companies presented their innovations during the Exhibitor Spotlight session - Unipart Rail, GCRE, Amygda, OneBigCircle, The National College for Advanced Transport & Infrastructure, Modux, Complete Cyber, Mobius, Fugro and CrossTech. To learn more about these innovators, click here. Next Innovation events take place in 2023:
ORR - Estimates of station usage 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. In Great Britain, 2,570 stations were served by mainline rail services as at 31 March 2022, including one new station which opened during the year, Soham. With the easing of pandemic restrictions, a total of 990 million passenger journeys were made between April 2021 and March 2022. This is more than double the 388 million journeys made in the previous year (April 2020 to March 2021). Usage remains lower than the pre-pandemic number of 1,739 million journeys made two years ago (April 2019 to March 2020). Click HERE to read the full report.
Achilles - Supply Chain Risk Index - Intensifying economic headwinds continue to impact supply chains, despite respite in some areas. The ASCRI improved marginally by 1.2 points over the quarter to reach 39.8 – An improvement that sees risks classified as “high” risk, from last quarter’s “very high”. To view the full report - please click the link HERE.
Thank you for making the RBD Community a wonderful place to be and we look forward to meeting up with you all in the New Year!
Warmest wishes,
Eli
Head of RBD Community
p.s. If you missed the last week newsletter - please click HEREto view. Have a great rest of the week
RBD Community Member News
One Big Circle - Second Innovate UK ‘First of a Kind’ Project Win for One Big Circle! Providing a two-part collaborative delivery project with Network Rail and Angel Trains, One Big Circle’s winning entry utilises their multi-award winning AIVR (Automated Intelligent Video Review) system, which facilitates rapid access to video footage captured by train mounted cameras – combined with third party instrumentation and analytical insight – to detect defined areas of interest across Overhead Line Equipment (OLE). Click HERE to read more
Daktota are delighted to announce that the Dakota Team has grown even bigger today, withNick French (Key Account Manager) and Peter Jenkins (Account Manager - Supply Chain Solutions) joining them in the Sales Division - which now has 9 members! Click HERE to read more
Flotec- Loughborough-based Flotec Industrial Limited was successful in its proposal and through a rigorous tender process, has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract to modify the complete fleet of Northern 15x class trains. Click HERE to read more
Network Rail - Network Rail makes it easier for small and medium sized organisations to work on the rail network. Clive Berrington, Network Rail’s Group Commercial & Procurement director, said: “UK’s rail network is the lifeblood of the country and vital to moving freight and people around. Therefore it has never been more important to support small businesses. “Ensuring that we are more accessible to small and medium businesses, increases competition and drives down costs, while also increasing efficiency, creativity, and innovation. Small businesses continue to make a big contribution to the world’s oldest rail network, and we are pleased that we can offer opportunities to invest in the railway.” Click HERE to read more
GCRE - "GCRE is one of the most important, creative and urgently needed projects in European rail today." That was the message from Simon Jones, CEO, GCRE as they outlined the vision to private investors last week. Click HERE to read more
QTS Training expanding with a brand new facility in Knottingley, North Yorkshire. Click HERE to read more
Stadler - Stadler has started moving its workforce into the new Gosforth Metro depot as the £70m facility nears completion. The depot, which will be home to the new Tyne & Wear Metro train fleet, is almost ready to become operational, with the finishing touches being put to the building. Click HERE to read more
Rainford Solutions - When it comes to the cabinet or enclosure for critical equipment sometimes less is more! Read Rainford's latest blog which looks at a few common areas that risk over-specification. Click HERE to read more
Mosaic Rail - welcome Liam Ponsonby who joins Mosaic Rail as a Signalling Design Engineer based in their Crewe office. Liam brings with him 9 years signalling experience ranging from Scheme Development through to Detailed Design. Click HERE to read more
VolkerRail - The East West Rail (EWR) Alliance, comprised of Network Rail, Atkins, Laing O'Rourke O’Rourke and VolkerRail Ltd, has been presented with a Green Apple Environmental Award. Click HERE to read more
NCATIoffer a range of rail, business, and engineering apprenticeships. You can train someone new or upskill an existing employee, allowing you to grow talent & develop a motivated, skilled, & qualified workforce. Click HERE to read more
UK & Ireland Opportunities
Transport for Greater Manchester -Manchester Metrolink -Tram Safety Improvement Programme (TSIP) - Control, safety, signalling and light equipment. Deadline 15 December. Click HEREfor more details.
Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail - Passenger Seat Replacement of 2600 & 29000 DMU Fleets. Iarnród Éireann [IÉ] are seeking to enter into an agreement for the services of a specialist company with a demonstrable track record in the Supply of Passenger Seats and subsidiary parts for its 2600 and 29000 DMU Fleets. IÉ wish to start a replacement seat programme in which it intends to replace the passenger seats in both fleets.Click HERE for more details. Deadline 16 December.
Derbyshire County Council wishes to enter into a contract with a single consultancy organisation (or group of operators) to provide professional services to support the Council to deliver of its investment programmes in its highways, transport and environmental infrastructure. Deadline 19 December. Click HERE for more details.
To view all live bid and tender opportunities - please click on One Place below:
Grants, Competitions & Funding Opportunities
TRANSPORT RESEARCH AND INNOVATION GRANTS 2022 (TRIG)
The Department for Transport is offering funding for the development of technology, products and services that could make a real difference to the future of the UK’s transport network. Applications for this competition are now open. Deadline for applications: 23:59 15 January 2023.
To view all live international opportunities - please click on One Place below:
New Community Members
We offer a very warm welcome to everyone. For a full view of all of your fellow members in the community, please visit the RBD Directory.
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