UK’s largest rail franchise awarded French railways subsidiary The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the first long-term rail franchise award since the hiatus two years ago over the proposed West Coast Main Line (WCML) award to First Group. This was overturned by the threat of a Judicial Review instigated by Virgin and Stagecoach, the […]
Latest News & Blog posts
Welcome to the RPD News section, here you will find latest news within the rail industry and some great articles posted by our staff.
Thameslink Franchise operator announced
28 June 2014 | Category: News
Research on the Influence of cab and system design in metro driver behavior related to safety-related incidents
27 May 2014 | Category: News
NewRail research update This research is looking on latent factors affecting metro drivers’ performance. The main focus is on factors related to system design and immediate physical environment. The research is planning to address gaps in the body of knowledge and specific differences between metro and mainline railway systems. The research utilises a variety of […]
Providing innovation and interest with a fresh approach to training
21 May 2014 | Category: Interactive DVD
Careful script writing by professionals and experts in the rail industry ensured high quality productions with safety critical situations in mind. These are all about the way we think and our own situational awareness. Since working on these last two productions, both became a big success and have reduced risk based situations significantly as well […]
Improving Driver Training
10 April 2014 | Category: Training
With more and more drivers being recruited into the rail industry, delivering highly skilled and competent drivers in the shortest possible time is becoming more and more important. RPD in conjunction with LOROL and Chiltern Railways have developed a driver training structure and modular approach that progressively builds on competence, focuses on practical application, trainee […]
