The Untold Story: Rail Planning Through a PandemicOne of few the bright spots through the Covid-19 pandemic has been the widespread appreciation for the efforts of others. Whether it is frontline medical staff, the ingenuity of scientists, or simply homeworking parents acting as auxiliary home teachers, there has been a...
When Serious Disruption Becomes the ‘New Normal’ for Train Planners
Today’s UK Rail Sector Visualised For the UK rail sector, disruption is nothing new. From the cascading of rolling stock to electrification, franchise changes, timetable failures, ERTMS implementation and more, disruption has become the way of life for UK train operating companies. Now we face the aftermath of COVID-19 as...
The Role of Decision Science in Rail
Dubbed “AI on steroids”, Decision Science is already changing the world. Now it’s coming to rail. Over the past twenty years a digital revolution has transformed the way we work, shop and communicate. But if the changes so far seem radical, what comes next is likely to eclipse them, because...
Swedish State Railways and a New Approach to Environmental Thinking
We were interested to see our customer Swedish State Railways (SJ) recently highlighted on the International Railway Summit website. The article, authored by Sustainability Manager Victoria Burgoyne, focused on the concept of “train boast” as a counterpoint to “flight shame”, a concept which has emerged in relation to the environmental...