Past Webinars

In collaboration with Network Rail, the second ADHERE 2021 webinar focused on innovative rail cleaning technologies, with updates on recent trials.

How have we responded to the challenges of the pandemic and what have we learnt from it? How can we improve our understanding of hazards and risk controls? How can you benefit from collaborative, cross-industry work?

23 March 2021, 14:00 – 16:00
The first ADHERE webinar for 2021 highlighted how innovative technologies can improve performance in low adhesion. Presentations were provided by Ricardo Rail, Rail Delivery Group, University of Huddersfield and University of Sheffield.

Effective integration of Human Factors and Non-Technical Skills leads to performance and safety benefits but, what’s the difference between the two? And how do you effectively integrate both into your organisation?

Listen to RSSB, Network Rail and R2 Managed Services talk about the process to register rail vehicles being enforced from 1st April 2021.

Listen to the RSSB’s Standards team give their quarterly update on standards and rule book changes for March 2021.

Listen to industry specialists to give a whole-system view of what might go wrong, make the case for all to report whatever doesn't 'look quite right' across any digital systems, and provide practical guidance for all.

EU Exit Legislation and Standards | After EU exit, how will standards and associated domestic and international influence be managed? Watch speakers from RSSB, the DfT and a range of other organisations to learn what has changed.

EU Exit Legislation and Standards | What has changed for railway standards and legislation due to EU exit? Watch speakers from RSSB, the DfT and a range of other organisations to learn how things will be managed in the future.

The second session with freight operators and customers to learn more about freight-related projects.

Understand the latest improvements to the Safety Management Intelligence System (SMIS) covering new Personal Accident form, new causes form and rollout of RIDDOR 2013 injury categories and injury weights.

Watch members of the Suicide Prevention Duty Holders Group, a risk area identified in LHSBR, talk about the collaborative activities and successes that address the challenges set out around suicide.

Join RSSB’s team of experts and supporting key industry representatives to learn about the new and revised standards published in December 2020 as well the new standards landscape in 2021 for GB Rail.

Data driven’ underpins all the RTS functional priorities and will unlock new opportunities to better serve customers, drive efficiency and technological progress, join RSSB as we explore activities already underway.

Refreshed earlier this year, LHSBR identifies 12 key risk areas to be confronted. Hear how; the industry is working together, the commitments being made to making improvements, and the progress made so far.

Exclusively for freight operators and customers, this webinar is an opportunity to learn more about advances in freight train planning during network delays, freight schedule utilisation analysis and other freight-related projects (covering performance and other issues).

Reliable and easy to maintain’ priority of the Rail Technology Strategy sees an understanding of how humans and machines can best work together to maximise reliability and availability.

Listen to us discuss the ‘Optimised train operations’ Rail Technical Strategy priority. Providing reliable train services and network capacity via real-time management, better train planning and simulation, and shorter headways.

In these uncertain times, the future of the railway depends on our ability to deliver better experience for customers through a reliable and punctual service. The PERFORM programme is a cross-industry research initiative, led by RSSB, which tackles some of the rail industry’s biggest challenges around performance. This webinar series has been designed to share information about how the industry can benefit from recent research in this area. 

Better air quality is key to the health of our passengers, staff and wider society.  We’ll discuss the Rail Technical Strategy ‘Low emissions’ priority to meet net-zero carbon ambitions for the transport sector.

Rail Technical Strategy identifies five industry priority areas, explore ‘Easy to use for all’ with us, focussing on improving the experience and accessibility to make rail the mode of choice.

Listen to RSSB’s team of experts and some of our members talk about key initiatives the R&D team are undertaking and how they can be applied to your own business.

RSSB’s Standards team discuss RIS-3783-TOM issue one - Issue and management of driving cab passes, Learning from accidents and the September Rule Book updates.

Listen to RSSB’s team of experts and some of our members to learn more about key initiatives in Standards and how they can improve your own business performance, productivity and efficiencies.

Listen to RSSB’s team of experts and some of our members to learn more about key initiatives in Systems Safety and Health and how they can improve your own business performance, productivity and efficiencies.

At the end of March 2020, the annual number of SPADs was the highest it had been for 15 years. In response, RSSB’s data insights team analysed data from various sources to understand the possible causes of this rise and to inform SPAD risk management going forward.

RSSB and Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Minister of State for Transport, discusses the steps the rail industry has taken to maintain safety and promote passenger confidence following the outbreak of Covid-19.

Automatic Warning System and Train Protection Warning System Standard changes consultation webinar live recording.

June 2020 Standards Update - live recording of the RSSB Rolling Stock Standards Update Webinar.

The first ADHERE dissemination webinar was held on Thursday 26th March. It presented the success story of the Double Variable Rate Sanders (DVRS) pilot, from design and system integration to installation outcomes and finally the results, including what drivers thought of DVRS.

On 2 April 2020, RSSB hosted an international webinar to promote novel rail cleaning solutions. The webinar disseminated research undertaken within the ADHERE programme and led by the University of Sheffield, The Imagination Factory, and CoCatalyst and also featured a presentation from Laser Precision Solutions, an SME with its headquarters in the Netherlands.

The third ADHERE webinar focused on modelling low adhesion and train braking, specifically three models: LILAC, LABRADOR and WSPER. The session’s aim was to provide clear examples of how and when these models can be used and their benefits.