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We are looking to grow our consulting team! Are you looking for your next consulting role? Maybe you are an established rail consultant or perhaps looking to make your first move into the world of rail consultancy. We are interested to hear from people with a background in: ✅ Fares, ticketing and retail ✅ Commercial development ✅ Performance analysts Is this you? If it is, please do get in touch! 📧 [email protected] #railconsultancy #VARail #recruiting
Recent statistics and reports from the rail industry and its watchdogs paint a disheartening picture for rail passengers. Media headlines amplify this sentiment with stories of delays, cancellations, strikes, and the costs of rail travel. It seems rail passengers are getting a pretty poor deal right now. However, amidst this gloom, #GreaterAnglia is defying the trend and delivering a much needed breath of fresh air. Curious about how they are achieving this? Here at #VARail, we led the successful bid for the franchise and we wanted to understand the key factors behind this high performance. Recently we spent time discussing this with senior industry leaders at #TransportWorks and #GreaterAnglia to gain insights from their perspective. Read on to discover their innovative approach and the significant impact it’s having on the rail experience. https://lnkd.in/efRGTU2w
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Have you ever wondered who helps Government in the analysis and advice around rail contracts? We're excited that our consortium has been chosen as one of the supplier teams on the contract to support the Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom as technical advisors on Rail Operating Contracts. Alongside AtkinsRéalis, Journey4, North Star Consultancy Limited, Rail People Solutions (RPS), Rail Aspects Limited, Rebel, UK Rail Advisory and VA Rail, Arup will be providing our specialists to support the specification, analysis, evaluation, negotiation and mobilisation of operating contracts that govern the companies that run passenger services on the UK rail network. This contract is part of our wider role on the Specialist Technical and Commercial Advice for Rail and Other Transport Modes (STARThree) Framework. You can read more about our role on the STARThree framework here: https://lnkd.in/eZ2U6QH8 #WeAreArup #RailPlanning #RailConsulting #UKRail
Here at VA Rail we are delighted to be supporting exciting and innovative projects like this across the UK, helping to mitigate the impact of climate change on our railway and support our collective industry journey to net zero 🌍 🛤 🚆 #innovation #networkrail #VARail #climatechange #netzero
Director at VA Rail, Director South East Local Enterprise Partnership, Partnership Board Member Transport for the South East, Board Member Kent & Medway Economic Partnership
Had a productive morning at the Network Rail training centre in Paddock Wood discussing innovative ways to combat the impact of climate change. Grateful to the Network Rail Kent team for their openness to consider new technologies and ideas from Kent-based companies. Excited to see how our collaboration can make a positive impact! #climatechange #innovation #networkrail #kentcompanies #VARail
VA Rail are delighted to be part of the diverse and innovative supply chain working in collaboration to tackle weather related challenges on the railway #Railindustry #Weather #NetworkRail #VARail
Railway Professional | Experienced Senior Leader | Accomplished in Operations, People, Strategy & Cultivating Diversity | Specialist in Transportation & Rail Operations Management
Privileged to be a guest speaker at the Cybernetics Conversation today at Arup HQ where I addressed a diverse audience, including academics and professionals spanning the UK's healthcare and education sectors. Grateful to John Beckford and Dr Brian Haddock for the opportunity to discuss the rail industry's challenges around qualative data and our collaborative approach in tackling weather-related issues with the support of VA Rail. It was enlightening to engage in a robust dialogue with individuals from different backgrounds, and it reinforced the idea that we all play a part in working together towards a shared goal for our community. #Railindustry #NetworkRail #Weather #Cybernetics
We are looking to grow our consulting team! Are you looking for your next consulting role? Maybe you are an established rail consultant or perhaps looking to make your first move into the world of rail consultancy. We are interested to hear from people with a background in: ✅ Fares, ticketing and retail ✅ Commercial development ✅ Performance analysts Is this you? If it is, please do get in touch! 📧 [email protected] #railconsultancy #VARail #recruiting
We are really pleased with how our website refresh has turned out. Please take a look and find out a bit more about us and the work we've been doing to make a difference throughout the rail sector over the last 10 years. Do get in touch if our expertise can help on your next project. https://www.varail.co.uk/
#VARail are delighted to be working in collaboration with #arup on the #DepartmentforTransport STARThree framework
We're pleased to announce that we've been selected as a Prime supplier on the Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom, STARThree Framework. STARThree (officially known as the Specialist Technical and Commercial Advisory for Rail and Other Transport Systems Framework) looks to support the delivery of rail, road and aviation projects. We will provide specialist consultancy advice to support the aims of the DfT as it delivers infrastructure projects across all these modes. The multi-year framework comprises two Lots, with Arup the only supplier appointed to both. We will work closely with its direct supply chain on Lot 1 and Lot 2 comprising: Accent, CrossTech, FieldsendC, Gardiner & Theobald LLP, Oxera Consulting LLP, Rail Aspects Limited, Rebel, The Human Chain, University of Southampton and VA Rail. The appointment also gives us the opportunity to collaborate with fellow Prime suppliers on Lot 1 including Costain Group PLC, Jacobs, Mace, Mott MacDonald and Steer. Learn more STARThree and our role here: https://lnkd.in/e3FxKdQN #WeAreArup #Transportation #STARThree #Infrastructure