National Defect Recording, Analysis and Corrective Action System (DRACAS) Group
'Sharing failure and fault information between organisations is essential for the detection of underlying defects, reliable performance, and the success of systems such as the European Train Control System. The N DRACAS G is supporting the industry in achieving its long-held aims of having the national DRACAS. We are a body of experts, guiding the national DRACAS as well as local DRACAS implementations, to create alignment with rail industry standards, increase knowledge of national DRACAS processes, and share lessons learnt.'
Scope
The N DRACAS G promotes collaboration and alignment across projects that implement a DRACAS. It also supports DRACAS stakeholders to help them take better asset management decisions about shared systems. Stakeholders are therefore able to achieve business benefits through the ability to make improvements to system reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety. It does this by:
- overseeing, steering, and owning the Concept of Operations for the National CCS DRACAS, including the associated system model
- identifying obstacles to national DRACAS benefits realisation and propose solutions. This includes working to identify the national DRACAS owner and establishing how the independent roles required for successful operation of the DRACAS processes can be fulfilled
- supporting and actively engaging in the delivery of workstreams and projects identified under the national DRACAS roadmap developed by the Asset Integrity Group
- supporting and advising the development and implementation of other DRACAS solutions across the industry so that they can integrate with the future the national DRACAS, as described in the Concept of Operations. This includes support to pilot DRACAS implementation projects
- highlighting to other DRACAS solutions where they do not align with the future national DRACAS
- learning lessons from implementing and operating other DRACAS solutions, and use these to inform the national DRACAS development and future issues of the rail industry standard.
Further information about the national DRACAS, including frequently asked questions and explanatory presentations, can be found here.
Membership
A representative from each of the following organisations/sectors:
- train operating companies
- rolling stock owners and leasing companies
- suppliers and rolling stock manufacturers
- infrastructure managers and owners
- East Coast Deployment Programme
- RSSB.
Acting Chair: Andrew Graham, RSSB
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Group members
Name Company Representing Status Andrew Graham RSSB RSSB Member Andrew Thexton Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Observer Carine Marin High Speed Two (HS2) Limited Infrastructure Managers Alternate David White High Speed Two (HS2) Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Euan Rideout Freightliner Limited Non Passenger Train Operators Member Gill Pirou RSSB RSSB IGM Member James Wilson First Rail Holdings Limited Passenger Train Operators Alternate Jamie Kerr Direct Rail Services Limited Non-Passenger Train Operators Member Jeremy Morling Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Mark Windsor Balfour Beatty Rail Limited Infrastructure Contractor Observer Neil Hewitt Volkerrail Limited Infrastructure Contractor Observer Nick Wright Rail First Holdings Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Paul Haworth Network Rail Infrastructure Managers Alternate Phillip Crocker Loram UK Limited Infrastructure Contractor Observer Richard Barrow RSSB Independent Chair Richard Kidman Eversholt Rail Limited Rolling Stock Owners Alternate Sally Griffiths RSSB RSSB Observer Salman Arif
Siemens PLC Suppliers Member Sohail Ashraf Govia Thameslink Railway Passenger Train Operators Observer Stephen Reynolds Rail Delivery Group Passenger Train Operators Member Steve Davies Ramboll UK Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Stuart Husk Freightliner Limited Non-Passenger Train Operators Member Tim Chadwick LNER Passenger Train Operators Member Thomas Wild Eversholt Rail Limited Rolling Stock Owners Member Trevor Harding Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Victor Kainth High Speed Two (HS2) Limited Infrastructure Managers Alternate Vish Kalsapura Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member
