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Asset Integrity

Railway assets that are safe, high performing, and cost-effective

Asset management is one of five key risk areas that industry will address through the Rail Health and Safety Strategy (the Strategy). The risk area covers asset integrity and freight safety.

Introduction

The rail network is a mix of old and new technology, which creates engineering challenges. By managing railway assets as a whole system, rather than in isolation, we can ensure safety, performance, and cost-effectiveness.

With improved information sharing and consistent risk management approaches industry can enhance performance, minimise failures and unlock significant value.

The Strategy is striving for ‘railway assets that are safe, high performing, and cost-effective. The strategic initiatives to address this critical risk area are listed below.

  • Strategic initiatives:
    • Cyber security guidance for railway asset managers.
    • Defect Recording and Corrective Action System (DRACAS) data sharing charter.
    • Embedding Whole System Risk Model in management of extreme weather events.
    • Enhanced techniques for the systems assurance of integrated complex systems (ETCS).
    • Establish a Taking Secure Decisions Framework.
    • Implement a National DRACAS for Control Command and Signalling systems.

Asset Integrity Topics

Rail Health and Safety Strategy
The five-year strategy for the rail industry, aiming to deliver the healthiest, safest affordable railway in the world.
Annual Health and Safety Report
The latest information on health and safety performance, operational learning, and risk reduction initiatives.
Risk Management Maturity Model
The Risk Management Maturity Model (RM3) helps the rail industry increase its capability in health and safety risk management. Find out how you can use a wide range of our services and resources to improve your safety risk.
Taking Safe Decisions
Taking Safe Decisions provides guidance on aspects of good practice that are properly grounded in risk-based evidence. Decisions that protect the safety of rail industry staff, passengers and others, satisfy the law, and respect the interests of stakeholders, while remaining commercially sound.
Cyber security for asset managers
Information on how cyber threats can harm train systems, safety, and trust. They can also cost implications. Here we provide information to help asset managers understand cyber security and its role in their job.

Latest data

  • Data and Performance documents
    • Asset safety performance overview Q1 P1 - P4 2024/25
    • Asset safety performance overview Q3 Period 7-9 2023-24
    • Asset integrity safety performance overview - Q2 Period 6 2024-25
    • Asset integrity safety performance overview Q1 2023-24
    • Annual Health and Safety Report 2022/23 Data - Infrastructure Asset Integrity
  • Other Asset management Topics
    • Freight Safety
  • Related content
    • RED Videos: Asset Integrity
    • RED Videos: Technology
    • Podcast series: Asset Integrity
    • Case study: Tasmania incident 2018
  • Relevant Risk Groups
    • Asset Integrity Group
    • Train Protection Strategy Group 
    • Train Accident Risk Group 
    • DRACAS steering group
See also
  • Case study - Efficient and Effective Integrated Systems Assurance - Infrastructure
  • Key Messages from Risk Groups
  • Safety Management System
  • Supplier Assurance
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