Rail

The rail industry has undergone a period of significant change over the past decade, with considerable emphasis on safety management.

RMC has worked with a number of organisations through these changes to provide specialist support in the following areas:

• station and depot safety assessments;
• evaluation of the benefits of safety measures such as reflective materials and level crossing controls;
• staff and passenger behaviour models in emergency situations;
• consequence and loss analysis applied to accident scenarios;
• standards and regulations;
• data collection and model development.

Key services:

Our main areas of expertise are in:

• independent safety assessment;
• research into accident and safety performance for rail features such as level crossings, train control systems or safety materials;
• support for Safety Cases and Safety Management Systems;
• risk issues in environmental assessment;
• specialist training services in safety management;
• drafting of standards and support for standards management;
• decision support systems, data management, mathematical modelling and software.

Rail Clients

RMC has worked for both heavy and light rail companies including public organisations such as Network Rail and Transport for London, as well as contractor organisations such as ATOCs and infrastructure companies.