Vehicle/Structures System Interface Committee Sub-group
The Vehicle/Structures System Interface Committee (V/S SIC) Sub-group discusses, investigates and progresses work items that are allocated by the Vehicle/Structures System Interface Committee (V/S SIC). For those items, the V/S SIC Sub-group will report and recommend appropriate courses of action to the V/S SIC.
"V/S SIC SG is developing the long-term gauging strategy for Great Britain. The strategy promotes the use of standard vehicle gauges, which can simplify the gauging process and reduce the long-term infrastructure upgrade costs. We have commissioned research to identify and quantify the economic benefits. The outcome will help develop the business case to adopting the strategy."
Scope
The V/S SIC Sub-group performs the following functions at every meeting:
- agrees/reviews agendas, minutes and actions
- decides how to progress work items
- carries out the allocated work
- agrees the report and recommendations to be made to V/S SIC.
Read our remit.
Membership
The V/S SIC SG has members representing these industry stakeholders:
- infrastructure managers and owners
- suppliers and rolling stock manufacturers
- RSSB
- Department for Transport.
Chair: Barry Tan, RSSB
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Sub-group
Name Company Representing Status Alex Hastie Alstom Transport UK Ltd Suppliers Alternate Barry Tan RSSB Independent Chair David Johnson DGauge Ltd Suppliers Member David Polhill Rail Partners Passenger Train Operators Member David Turner Belper Rail Engineering Ltd Suppliers Member Ian Hills SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit Limited Suppliers Member James Sweeney Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Karis Day Balfour Beatty Rail Limited Suppliers Alternate Mark Ward Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Mick Bentley DB Cargo (UK) Limited Non Passenger Train Operators Member Paul Long Freightliner Group Limited
Non Passenger Train Operators Member Richard Thompson Balfour Beatty Rail Limited Suppliers Member Robert Lacey Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Roisin Mulvany RSSB RSSB IGM Member Steve Cartledge DGauge Ltd Suppliers Alternate Tim Fuller TEF Gauging Independent Member Toby Johnson RSSB RSSB Observer Zoe Boreham Alstom Transport UK Ltd Suppliers Member
