03.05.13
Network Rail Consulting to advise Amtrak
Network Rail’s global consultancy arm has been invited to join Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) Partner Forum, to share their experience of rail infrastructure.
Membership will allow Network Rail to share best practice internationally and collaborate on a number of areas, including high speed rail, railway operations and systems integration.
The NEC is the busiest passenger rail corridor in the USA, connecting eight states and some of the country’s biggest cities, like New York, Boston and Washington DC.
Network Rail Consulting was set up in 2012 to be an international ambassador for the British rail industry and to channel innovation back into the core business.
Simon Kirby, chairman of Network Rail Consulting, said: “We believe we have much to offer other railways around the world and we are eager to support Amtrak on this key initiative. We look forward to helping further develop rail in the United States, sharing the best of British engineering and ingenuity.
“The NEC Partner Forum is a good fit for our business and will allow us to share valuable experience in developing pioneering approaches in asset management and the successful delivery of large and complex capital projects. Added to that, we look after one of the most heavily used railways in the world, on largely Victorian infrastructure. Despite these challenges, our railway carries more people on more trains than ever before, with improving levels of punctuality.”
Stephen Gardner, Amtrak vice president of NEC Infrastructure and Investment Development said: “I am delighted that Network Rail had joined the NEC Forum, formed of respected international railway operators and infrastructure owners. I expect that they will bring valuable experience to the group and make a significant contribution as Amtrak sets out on its vision for high speed rail.”
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