Trackside

In this episode Mat Rippin talks to me about design, maintennace strategy and integration on one of the UK's lesser known rail construction projects EastWest Rail.

In this episode Crisma Jain, Network Rail High Speeds head of inovation, discusses her role as president of the PWI, her past roles with the IMechE and WES, and how she went from wanting to work in aviation but ended up in the rail industry.

Sin Sin takes us through her career from Singapore to the largest region with Network Rail, how she manages changing factors within the industry and how she balances the needs locally and nationally. She also gives us an insight into what it is like to be responsible for such a large area and how she ensures enginnering excellence along side compliance.

In this episode Niall Fagan gives us a comprehensive run through his career history from working in a local tax office to being a go to Engineer for slab and High Speed track Engineering.

From the design office to HS2 Niall's insight's are both entertaining and informative.

In this episode I speak with three of the Signal and Telegraph Engineers who keep the trains moving on NRHS. We talk about the differences between the signalling systems used on a High Speed infrastructure and the fundamental differences between these and the systems used on the regular network. Speaking to three at the same time is a little bit like herding cats, but it was good fun and insightful.

Mani of Monirail and Birmingham University discusses In service monitoring and the use of data in managing track infrstructure.

Mike Brinkley is the Infrastructure Director for Network Rail High Speed. In this episode he tells us about how he leads and manages a high profile infrastructure and the challenges behind the UK's only High Speed railway.

Martin is head of all the asset disiplines at Network Rail High Speed. Here goes into what it means to lead a diverse team with different needs and requirements and hpow he strikes the delicate balance to keep them all happy.

Caines unique perspective of the only (at the time of writing) High Speed railway in the UK and how he deals with some of the intracacies of maintaining and renewing assets on a high performing railway.