Railway Engineering Links

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General

Devil’s Guide to the Railway Industry
A free online database focusing on the practicalities and risks of working in this particular sector.  Provides a user-friendly format under the following headings: Infrastructure Engineering, Safety, Operating, Legal, Environment, Transport and Rolling Stock.
www.devilsguide.co.uk

Erik’s Rail News
A collection of international rail press releases.
www.EriksRailNews.com

InfoTransport
An independent travel information site aiming to provide the latest and most comprehensive source of transport information on the web
www.infotransport.co.uk

Keeping Track
This company is providing current data about the UK rail industry
www.keepingtrack.co.uk

SPAD Reports
Access to the monthly published SPAD report
http://www.hse.gov.uk/railways/spads.htm

UK Public Transport Information
Express Coach Travel, Rail, Air and Ferry transport information, collated on a regional basis. The ‘major Transport Groups’ lists a set of links to related company/association Web sites.
www.pti.org.uk

UK Railways on the Net
This is an excellent site if you looking for information either about train operating companies or rail associated companies and are in a hurry!  This site provides links to index pages covering both of these areas as well as access to Railtrack’s Railplanner.
www.rail.co.uk

Railway Technology
From its home page this site comprises of sections covering current projects, equipment catalogue, A-Z company index, exhibitions and conferences, industry organisations.
www.railway-technology.com/

Trainweb
An American site that has information and photographs (360x360) which relate to passenger, freight and model trains both in the U.S. and world wide, together with items of interest to the professional rail industry.  Includes a keyword search facility.
www.trainweb.com

Raileurope
As its name implies this site deals with European rail information. Use the ‘Products’ link from this site and you gain access to the Eurostar site where you can book tickets on-line. Also gives information of Inter-rail and French Motorail services.
www.raileurope.co.uk

Institutions, Regulatory Bodies and Companies

Health and Safety Executive
www.hse.gov.uk/railways

Strategic Rail Authority
www.sra.gov.uk/sra/

Institution of Railway Signal Engineers
www.irse.org

Institution of Mechanical Engineers
www.imeche.org.uk/railway

Railway Safety
www.railwaysafety.org.uk

IEE Railway Professional Network
www.iee.org/OnComms/pn/railway

Department for Transport
www.dft.gov.uk

Office of the Rail Regulator
www.rail-reg.gov.uk

Railway Forum
www.railwayforum.com

Railway Industry Association
www.riagb.org.uk

Channel Tunnel Rail Link
The CTRL site is run by Rail Link Engineering and Union Rail South - and presents a useful overview of what is going on in the wilds of the South-East.
www.ctrl.co.uk

British National Rail Timetables
www.nationalrail.co.uk

Network Rail
www.networkrail.co.uk/home.htm

TrainWeb
www.trainweb.co.uk/railway/technical/

Yellow Book (link fixed!)
www.yellowbook-rail.org.uk

London Transport (Transport for London)
www.tfl.gov.uk

Docklands Light Railway
www.dlr.co.uk

Croydon Tramlink
www.tfl.gov.uk/trams

Manchester Metrolink
www.metrolink.co.uk

Sheffield Supertram
www.supertram.com

Las Vegas Monorail
An extension to the original system which only linked two Hotels, the new system links nearly 25,000 hotel rooms and is Alcatel SelTrac signalled. The website has an interesting selection of information from the history to a downloadable high-level programme! Worth a read.
www.lvmonorail.com

London Bus Page
Using the ‘Bus Links’ icon you can access further links to the home pages of bus operators, both UK and world wide, as well as industry news and transport planning information.
www.londonbuspage.com

London Underground Ltd
The purpose of this site is to provide direct communication between LUL and its customers and staff. The main aspects of it are customer information, latest news, journey planner, recruitment and service update, which gives real time travel updates. Also gives contact details and links to related useful sites.
www.thetube.com

GM Rail Services Ltd
GM Rail are a provider of renewals, new works and on-site support, training and assessment for railway signalling and telecommunications projects and civils works. (I can testify to their training excellence, having done one of their courses last year!)
www.gmrail.co.uk

Lemon Consulting Ltd.
www.lemon-consulting.com
"A London-based company that provides technical consultancy services within the UK rail industry, specialising in signalling & control equipment and systems, and offering unique expertise in areas where there is a need to combine detailed technical analysis and assessment with more practical railway approaches and perspectives."

Metronet
www.metronetuk.com

Tubelines
www.tubelines.com

Alstom
www.transport.alstom.com

Alcatel Transport Automation
www.alcatel.com/tas/

Westinghouse
www.westsig.co.uk

Tube Hell
The Underground from (some) users' point of view (this domain name changed recently - and it looks as though TubeHell may be dead...)
www.tubehell.com

AMEC
www.amec.com

Amey
www.amey.co.uk

Booz Allen Hamilton
www.bah.com

Bechtel
www.bechtel.com

Atkins
www.wsatkins.com

Strategic Rail Ltd
www.strategicrail.co.uk

RTMG Partnership
Roy Thompsett offers excellent training courses with a fresh new approach to railway signal engineering.
www.rtmgpartnership.com

PremTech Solutions Ltd
Operated by David Crabtree, who has over 34 years in the rail industry up to senior levels, PremTech Solutions Limited provides railway consultancy (signalling as the prime discipline) and project management.
www.premtech.net

DDB Autocad Services
Daniel Backhauser is an inspired Autocad™ draughtsman, offering his skills to those who desire drawings, blueprints etc converted to Autocad™ - all at very reasonable rates!
www.ddb-services.com

Transport Research

Advanced Railway Research Centre
A joint venture between the University of Sheffield and the British Railways Board, their role is to deliver university research information and training to assist the rail industry in terms of its technical, managerial and regulatory challenges.
Their current research covers a broad range of engineering disciplines:
·         Civil Engineering aspects of the railway
·         The application of composite materials within the rail industry
·         Control and simulation of railway systems
·         Railways and the environment
·         Materials and structures for modern rail vehicle bodyshell design (including crashworthiness)
·         Tribological aspects of the wheel-rail interface
·         Freight
ARRC has a range of links to expertise in the railway industry and related industrial sectors, both in the UK and Europe.  These extend into the European Commission in terms of technological research and development and policy issues.
www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/A-C/arrc/

Institute of Transport Studies
Based at the University of Leeds and describes itself as ‘one of the leading inter-disciplinary groups involved in teaching and research in transport studies’.  Current emphases are on the planning, design, operation and use of land transport in Europe and in developing countries.  One of the many links from this site is ‘Transport Links’ which gives access to a range of assorted transport sites including:
‘TRIS Online’ – This is a free transport database.
‘PTRC’ – Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety
www.its.leeds.ac.uk

Imperial College – Centre for Transport Studies
www.cts.cv.ic.ac.uk

Napier University (Transport Research Institute)
The Transport Research Institute (TRI) was formed by Napier University in May 1996 to promote cross-disciplinary research in transport. Research at TRI addresses the ongoing need to solve society's huge transport problems, as highlighted by the Government's Technology Foresight initiative; by such bodies as the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution; and by the Government's Ten Year Transport Plan with its emphasis on a more integrated approach to transport, land-use and environmental policy-making.
www.tri.napier.ac.uk

Transport Research Laboratory
As an internationally recognised centre of excellence in transport issues TRL Limited, formerly known as the Transport Research Laboratory, is one of the most comprehensive independent centres for transport research in the world.
www.trl.co.uk

University College London – Centre for Transport Studies
www.ucl.ac.uk/transport-studies/

International Union of Railways (UIC)
The UIC is the world wide organisation for co-operation among railway companies. Its activities encompass all fields related to the development of rail transport. Included are details of publications, statistics and leaflets.
www.uic.asso.fr

Construction/Engineering Sites

Associations, Institutes, Reference Resources

Association for Building Services Research
www.bsria.co.uk

British Board of Agrément
www.bbacerts.co.uk

Building Research Establishment
www.bre.co.uk

Chartered Institute of Building
www.ciob.org.uk

Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers
www.cibse.org

Construction Industry Research and Information Association
www.ciria.org.uk

British Cement Association
www.bca.org.uk

Concrete Society
www.concrete.org.uk

The Welding Institute
www.twi.co.uk

The Steel Construction Institute
www.steel-sci.org

Engineering Employers Federation
www.eef.org.uk

Engineering Council
www.engc.org.uk

National Engineering Laboratory
www.nel.uk

Institution of Civil Engineers
www.ice.org.uk

Institution of Structural Engineers
www.istructe.org.uk

Institution of Electrical Engineers
www.iee.org

ERA Technology Ltd
International technology consulting company providing expertise to assists its customers' innovation and operating processes, improving efficiency, minimising technical risk and reducing time to market. With a broad range of specialist knowledge ERA has capability in over 100 areas spanning electrical, electronic, software and communications, engineering RF microwave and radar, complex EMC, plant integrity, microelectronics and materials technologies.
www.era.co.uk

Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library (EEVL)
Access to engineering information and links to engineering industry news, teaching and learning resources, recruitment agencies and other engineering guides
www.eevl.ac.uk

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Last Updated on: 26th. April 2007