The latest organisation trying, belatedly, to get inside the digital railway bubble are civil engineers Balfour Beatty.
What, Eye ponders, do a bunch of chaps in rigger safety boots and hard hats know about the digital railway?
Eager to find out we followed the instruction at the foot of the press release (below).
Mark Bullock, Managing Director, Balfour Beatty’s rail business said, “The Digital Railway will be transformative, bringing the UK’s railways into the 21st century. Making the Digital Railway a reality calls for a shake-up of the way the rail industry does business by better connecting the constituent parts, aligning the objectives of multiple stakeholders and bringing track and trains closer together. This will require robust planning and coordination, funding and a concerted effort to address the skills shortage.
Above all, the new approach will have to be more collaborative and more inclusive. Although the challenges are significant, the potential prize is great. The industry must come together to unlock the benefits of the Digital Railway and Balfour Beatty is committed to making this happen.”
ENDS
To read the paper in full, please click here and get involved in the conversation using #ExpertEngineers
Alas, link was there none!
Perhaps a good old fashioned analogue fax address would have been more reliable?
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