Staffordshire Alliance Improvement Project
CASE STUDY Overview of Deliverables The Stafford Area Improvement Programme (SAIP), consisting of the Stafford Re-Signalling Project and the Norton Bridge Improvement project, was conducted to create extra capacity on the West Coast Mail Line (WCML) route, thereby allowing more train paths and shortening journey times. The programme will also help to reduce congestion and […]
East Kent Re-signalling Phase 2
CASE STUDY Overview of Deliverables The East Kent Re-signalling Phase 2 Project was the second phase of the overall East Kent Re-signalling Programme, which concentrated the control of a significant portion of Network Rail’s Kent route into the East Kent Signalling Centre (EKSC), located at Gillingham. The principal purpose of the project was to improve […]
Staffordshire Alliance Improvement Project
Great Northern Great Eastern (GNGE) Capacity Relief to the East Coast Main Line (ECML)
CASE STUDY Overview of Deliverables The United Kingdom (UK) rail network is being used by unprecedented numbers of trains and the demand for more passenger and freight services continues to rise, particularly on arterial routes such as the East Coast Main Line. The line provides a vital North-South path for long distance traffic from London […]
HS1 Trespass Prevention Strategy Phase 1
CASE STUDY Overview of Deliverables Two recent fatalities on the HS1 line necessitated a focus on the broader issue of railway trespass. Detailed analysis has revealed that approximately 33% of delay minutes since Period 3 2013/14 were attributable to trespass. In the months following the fatalities a number of procedural improvements have taken place yet […]
Railway Application Safety Cases
CASE STUDY Overview of Deliverables Since 2003 Vertex Systems Engineering (Vertex) has provided safety engineering support and Application Safety Cases (ASC) to both owners and operators of fixed infrastructure and rolling stock. Our output has been provided in accordance with industry best practise and both generic and rail related standards such as the current Commission […]
Rail Infrastructure Alignment Acquisition System (RILA) Product Approval
CASE STUDY Overview of Deliverables Developed by Fugro based in the Netherlands, the Railway Infrastructure Alignment Acquisition System (RILA) offers a number of opportunities for Network Rail to enhance their track asset management, specifically in the areas of data acquisition, accuracy and overall whole life cost of operation. RILA also offers additional opportunity for other […]
Asset Maintenance Support
CASE STUDY Overview of Deliverables Amey Infrastructure Wales Limited (AIWL) replaced Network Rail for infrastructure maintenance belonging to Transport for Wales (TfW) in 2020, undertaking a transfer of asset data from the Ellipse system to Maximo. Vertex System Engineering (Vertex) supported AIWL with Asset Maintenance Support which required a review of maintenance tasks, while comparing […]
New East Anglia Trains (NEAT)
CASE STUDY Overview of Deliverables Abellio Greater Anglia (AGA), was awarded a nine-year contract by the Department for Transport (DfT) in August 2016 for the provision of passenger rail services to and from London across Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire (Greater Anglia Route). As part of the contract, Abellio carried out a £1.5 billion […]
Network Rail Intelligent Infrastructure Planning Workstream – Asset Lifecyle Planning (ALP) QG3
CASE STUDY Overview of Deliverables Vertex Systems Engineering (Vertex) have supported Network Rail’s Intelligent Infrastructure programme (II) with common safety method and risk assessment (CSM-RA)/Hazard Workshop support, to allow the planning workstream department programmes to run in alignment with National Standards. Expert knowledge is required to comply with the CSM risk assessment process. The support […]