RED Videos: Asset Integrity

In the UK, rail freight contributes around £2.45bn to the economy each year. It’s a rapidly evolving sector and a reliable, safe, and green way of transporting goods and keeping the country running. However, there are many risks and issues that should be carefully considered to help prevent accidents from happening.

Climate change is already having a significant impact on GB rail, and the severity and frequency of weather events is only likely to increase. Through collaboration, communication, policy, and research, the industry is working towards better weather resilience and preparation.

Points, trains and bridges are all assets, but so is almost everything on the railway – including the departures board, the signals and the seats in the carriages. RED 62 explains how all these elements link into a system and what the rail industry does to ensure asset integrity, and avert train accident risk.