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Get Stacked Investment PodcastETF Showdown: Our Best Return Stacked® Ideas for 2026In a special roundtable discussion, Rodrigo Gordillo, Corey Hoffstein, Mike Philbrick, and Adam Butler each present their top investment idea for 2026, centered around a specific Return Stacked® ETF. The conversation explores a range of compelling theses, from the role of scarce assets like gold and Bitcoin to the strategic use of alternatives such as trend following and merger arbitrage. This forward-looking analysis delves into the evolving landscape of portfolio construction, the importance of capital efficiency, and the broader implications of ongoing monetary and fiscal debasement.Topics Discussed• The investment case for stacking scarce assets like gol...
2025-12-1959 min
Get Stacked Investment PodcastSTACKED UNPACKED: Managed Futures Trend: “Don’t Call it a Comeback”Rodrigo Gordillo, Corey Hoffstein, and Adam Butler review the Q3 2025 performance of their ETF suite, drawing from the latest Return Stacked® ETFs Quarterly Performance Report. The discussion explores the strategies and use cases for each capital-efficient fund, from the core stock/bond RSSB to the newer gold and Bitcoin-focused RSSX. They delve into the underlying mechanics of the stacked strategies, including trend following replication, merger arbitrage, and the concept of portable alpha. This quarterly analysis provides a detailed look at how each fund has performed and is positioned within the broader framework of Return Stacking.Topics Discussed
2025-11-101h 05
The Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastUpholding safety and satisfaction in a changing industryIn this episode, we're joined by Tom Lee, our Director of Standards at RSSB. We discuss specific challenges in safety and satisfaction for customers, how we’re helping industry overcome them, and what a renationalised network might mean for those we serve.Find out more at: https://www.rssb.co.uk/our-business-plan
2025-11-0113 min
Get Stacked Investment PodcastSTACKED UNPACKED: Quarterly Live Q&AIn this episode, Corey Hoffstein and Adam Butler take you inside the latest Q2 commentary on the Return Stacked® ETF suite. They break down key strategies behind ETFs like RSSX, RSSB, RSBT, and RSST—covering everything from performance differentials in trend strategies to the mechanics of trend model replication.
You’ll hear sharp analysis of return stack carry funds, year-to-date performance, and how they behave in multi-asset portfolios. The hosts also explore fixed income sector positioning, the role of energy exposure, and why merger arbitrage deserves a closer look as a diversifier. The episode wraps with the new RSSX ETF, blend...
2025-08-181h 09
Get Stacked Investment PodcastSTACKED UNPACKED: Quarterly Live Q&AIn this episode, Corey Hoffstein and Adam Butler take you inside the latest Q2 commentary on the Return Stacked® ETF suite. They break down key strategies behind ETFs like RSSX, RSSB, RSBT, and RSST—covering everything from performance differentials in trend strategies to the mechanics of trend model replication.
You’ll hear sharp analysis of return stack carry funds, year-to-date performance, and how they behave in multi-asset portfolios. The hosts also explore fixed income sector positioning, the role of energy exposure, and why merger arbitrage deserves a closer look as a diversifier. The episode wraps with the new RSSX ETF, blend...
2025-08-181h 09
Get Stacked Investment PodcastSTACKED UNPACKED: Quarterly Live Q&AIn this episode, Corey Hoffstein and Adam Butler take you inside the latest Q2 commentary on the Return Stacked® ETF suite. They break down key strategies behind ETFs like RSSX, RSSB, RSBT, and RSST—covering everything from performance differentials in trend strategies to the mechanics of trend model replication.You’ll hear sharp analysis of return stack carry funds, year-to-date performance, and how they behave in multi-asset portfolios. The hosts also explore fixed income sector positioning, the role of energy exposure, and why merger arbitrage deserves a closer look as a diversifier. The episode wraps with the new R...
2025-08-181h 08The Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastPutting sustainability and social value ‘front and centre’With us for this episode is Rachael Everard, our Director of Sustainable Development at RSSB. We explore some of the sustainability challenges the industry is up against and how we’re planning to help overcome those. We also revisit the Sustainable Rail Blueprint, showcasing some positive member stories from its implementation. Find out more at: https://www.rssb.co.uk/sustainability/
2025-07-2909 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastEnsuring reliable rail services: How RSSB makes a differenceIn this episode, we're joined by Chris Knowles, RSSB's Director of System Safety and Health.We’ll explore some specific challenges to rail reliability and resilience, why it’s vital to address them, and some of the solutions that RSSB is offering in this space.Find out more at: https://www.rssb.co.uk/our-business-plan
2025-05-3016 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastInvesting today for tomorrow's successIn this episode, we're joined once again by Johnny Schute, RSSB's Chief Operating Officer.Together, we'll explore what rail needs to be thinking about in terms of driving cost reduction, some of the complexities around investing today for benefits tomorrow, and how we at RSSB are committed to supporting industry in this challenge. Find out more at: https://www.rssb.co.uk/our-business-plan
2025-04-2916 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastNavigating technological change in the evolving rail industryIn this episode, we're joined once again by Vaibhav Puri, RSSB's Director of Sector Strategy and Transformation.Together, we'll explore some of the issues inherent in the adoption and implementation of new technology, our initiatives in this area, and some of the most promising new technological advancements.Find out more at: https://www.rssb.co.uk/our-business-plan
2025-03-2814 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board Podcast'The future of freight is bright': Boosting safety and growthIn this episode, we're joined by Andrea Rossi. Andrea is the CEO of DB Cargo UK and a non-executive director on the RSSB Board.Together, we'll explore the current rail freight landscape, what the future might hold for the sector, and how RSSB fosters collaboration and innovation to ensure continued safety and growth in this area. Find out more at: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/freight-safety
2025-02-2512 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastHow industry is coming together on trespass and suicide preventionIn this episode, we're joined by Rich Godwin. Rich is the Chair of industry's Trespass and Suicide Prevention Working Group. He's also a Suicide Prevention Co-ordinator at Network Rail, North West and Central Region.Optimising safety and satisfaction for passengers is vital for both RSSB and Network Rail. So, today, we're discussing how industry has been coming together to drive down numbers of trespass and suicide incidents.Find out more at: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/trespass-and-suicideAnd have a look at www.railsuicideprevention.co.uk, which is designed to help you...
2025-02-0314 min
Resolve Riffs Investment PodcastReturn Stack Anything: Portable Alpha with RSSBFinding alpha is notoriously difficult.Instead of trying to pick stocks better, what if you simply added the return of high-conviction, alternative strategies on top of your asset allocation?That’s the opportunity portable alpha unlocks for allocators.Join us for an exclusive webinar where we reveal how capital-efficient ETFs can be used to “port” the returns of any alternative investment on top of your asset allocation.In this educational session, we will:Explain what portable alpha is, where it came from, and what problems it solves for allocatorsDemonstrate how the Re...
2025-01-1637 min
Get Stacked Investment PodcastE8. Return Stack Anything: Portable Alpha with RSSBFinding alpha is notoriously difficult.Instead of trying to pick stocks better, what if you simply added the return of high-conviction, alternative strategies on top of your asset allocation?That’s the opportunity portable alpha unlocks for allocators.Join us for an exclusive podcast where we reveal how capital-efficient ETFs can be used to “port” the returns of any alternative investment on top of your asset allocation. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. For a prospectus or summary prospectus with this and other information about...
2025-01-1659 min
Get Stacked Investment PodcastE8. Return Stack Anything: Portable Alpha with RSSBFinding alpha is notoriously difficult.
Instead of trying to pick stocks better, what if you simply added the return of high-conviction, alternative strategies on top of your asset allocation?
That’s the opportunity portable alpha unlocks for allocators.
Join us for an exclusive podcast where we reveal how capital-efficient ETFs can be used to “port” the returns of any alternative investment on top of your asset allocation.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. For a prospectus or summary prospectus with this and other information about the Fund, please visit https://www.return...
2025-01-1659 min
The SAFE Leader with Mark McBride-WrightE003: Diversity, Safety, and Human Connection in the Workplace with Mark McBride-Wright and Keith Hanlon SmithIn this episode, Mark McBride-Wright speaks with Keith Hanlon Smith, the Chief People Officer at the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) in the UK. Keith shares his unexpected career journey into HR, sparked by a retail restructuring experience. He reflects on the lessons he learned about adapting leadership styles and understanding employee motivations. A key focus is Keith's role at RSSB and the organization's unique position in the rail industry. He explains how RSSB brings together stakeholders to develop safety standards and research, with the goal of ensuring passenger safety and wellbeing. The discussion delves into the importance...
2025-01-0954 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRevisiting the Sustainable Rail Blueprint: Milestones, member adoption, and moreWelcome to our first podcast of 2025! With us today is Stacey Head, our Sustainability Manager. She’ll be speaking with us about some of the initiatives the Sustainable Rail Blueprint has prompted in its first year, how RSSB supports members to embed the Blueprint, and what the future holds for it.Find out more at https://www.rssb.co.uk/sustainability
2025-01-0315 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastReflections and resolutions with RSSB Chair, Mike BrownIn this episode, we're delighted to be joined by Mike Brown, Chair of the RSSB Board. He's with us for the final episode of 2024 to round up the year the rail industry has had, discuss the changes it might see in 2025 and beyond -- as well as how to navigate them -- and reflect on what the festive season means for many rail workers.Find out more at https://www.rssb.co.ukHappy holidays. We'll be back in 2025!
2024-11-2610 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRoad Safety Week special: Police tips on keeping your drivers safeThis is the third and final episode in our Rail Industry Road Safety Week miniseries.This episode, we're joined by Rik Wenham, an investigator in the Commercial Vehicle Unit of the Metropolitan Police. Rik discusses the important processes of responding to and investigating road traffic accidents, covers how the police work with the parties involved, and shares advice on how best to manage occupational road risk. Content warning: This episode contains mentions of mental ill-health, suicidal ideation, and completing suicide. If you’d like to skip over this discussion, please jump from 02.26...
2024-11-1510 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRoad Safety Week special: Supporting a line report through an RTCThis is the second episode in our Rail Industry Road Safety Week miniseries.This episode, we're joined by Jamie Mills, a Section Manager at Network Rail. He speaks with us about his experiences of managing an employee who experienced a road traffic accident in the line of work. Jamie discusses what he did in the immediate aftermath to support the employee and what came next to drive down future risk.Find out more at https://www.rssb.co.uk/managing-occupational-road-risk
2024-11-1407 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRoad Safety Week special: How the ‘perfect storm’ led to this survivor’s RTCThis is the first episode in our 2024 Rail Industry Road Safety Week miniseries. In this episode, we're joined by Dave Whelan, a train manager at GB Railfreight and someone who experienced a work-related road traffic accident. Dave speaks with our host, RSSB's Principal Health and Wellbeing Specialist Joana Faustino, about what led to the accident, his life in the aftermath, and what GBRf has done since.Find out more here: https://www.rssb.co.uk/managing-occupational-road-risk
2024-11-1312 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastUnlocking value for industry in 2025 and beyondThis month, we're speaking with Helen Costello, RSSB's Director of Business Management and Performance. She’ll be speaking with us about the biggest hurdles rail is facing at the moment, some of the solutions that RSSB has developed to help overcome these, and the value they’re generating for industry. Find out more at https://www.rssb.co.uk/strategic-business-plan-2024-29
2024-10-3112 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastWhy industry-wide collaboration will 'forever be valuable'This month we're joined by Vaibhav Puri, RSSB's Director of Sector Strategy and Transformation, to speak about the value of industry-wide collaboration for the rail sector.As well as the benefits, Vaibhav touches on how RSSB facilitates this collaboration, what 'good' looks like, and some challenges and misconceptions. He also discusses the role that collaboration will play in innovation and creating a strong future for rail.Find out more at https://www.rssb.co.uk/
2024-09-2413 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastOur place at the heart of the rail industryWe're joined this month by Johnny Schute, our Chief Operating Officer. Johnny speaks with us about RSSB's unique whole-system perspective and what that means for the GB rail industry. He touches on the value it generates, the efficiencies it enables, and how it helps us strive for safety while also ensuring cost reduction, revenue growth, and improved service reliability and resilience for our members.Find out more at https://www.rssb.co.uk/our-business-plan
2024-08-2711 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastHealth and safety data: quality information drives quality decisionsThis month we're joined by Marcus Dacre, RSSB’s Head of Risk and Safety Intelligence. He talks with us about the importance of having good quality health and safety data in the rail industry. Marcus also covers the work that got us to this point, what the future holds, and the improvements we're making to SMIS to aid better data capture. He finishes up with a discussion of some standout stats from our 2024 Annual Health and Safety Report.Find out more at rssb.co.uk/risk-and-safety-intelligence
2024-07-3014 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRail freight: meeting the 75% growth target safelyWelcome to another episode of the RSSB podcast! This month we're joined by Dougie Hill, who is Chair of the National Freight Safety Group. He talks about the freight landscape in 2024, what it'll take to safely meet the government's rail freight growth target, and what RSSB is working on to make this happen.Find out more about the NFSG here: www.rssb.co.uk/national-freight-safety-group
2024-06-2509 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastGetting health on par with safetyWelcome to another episode of the RSSB podcast! This month we're joined by Tracy Orlandi, who is Head of Wellbeing and Occupational Health at East Midlands Railway. She talks about the progress being made in rail employee health and wellbeing, areas where gaps remain, and what it'll take to elevate health to the same level as safety in the rail industry.Correction at 01.23: The RSSB mental health survey was conducted in 2021.For more information on the health workshops Tracy mentioned, contact Clare.Forshaw@rssb.co.uk.
2024-05-2808 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastSustainable Rail Blueprint: its impact so far and where we go from hereThis month we're joined by Thom Rawson, RSSB's Sustainable Rail Principal, to talk through the impact the Sustainable Rail Blueprint has had so far. He also covers how we're helping rail organisations embed it, how we're facilitating industry collaboration on sustainability, and what's next.Find out more at https://www.rssb.co.uk/sustainability/the-sustainable-rail-blueprint
2024-04-2911 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastIntroducing our 2024-25 Annual Business PlanWelcome to another episode of the RSSB podcast! Today, join four members of our Executive Committee — Johnny Schute (Chief Operating Officer), Keith Hanlon-Smith (Chief People Officer), Hannah Kingsley (Chief Finance Officer), and Paul McLaughlin (Chief Commercial Officer) — as they outline industry's current challenges, discuss RSSB's priorities in addressing those, and introduce our new 'strategic multipliers'.You can find out more about our 2024–2025 Annual Business Plan at: https://www.rssb.co.uk/about-rssb/who-we-are/our-business-plan.
2024-04-0415 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastWhat to expect from our Strategic Business PlanWelcome back to a new season of the RSSB Podcast. In this episode, we’re joined by RSSB Chief Executive Mark Phillips. Mark takes us through our five-year Strategic Business Plan covering 2024–2029, pulling out some of the key priorities along the way. He’s particularly excited to see how rail can leverage some of the technological and digital advancements taking place. Listen now to learn more about what we’re hoping to deliver to industry in the next few years.Related information Strategic Business Plan 2024-2029: https://www.rssb.co.uk/about-rssb/who-we-are/strategi...
2024-02-2613 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastChallenges and opportunities for net zero carbon railRail has been the most environmentally-friendly form of long distance transport for many years, and now needs to reduce its carbon emissions even further. George Davies, director of sustainability at RSSB, and Martin Watt, counsel at global law firm Dentons, discuss the challenges and opportunities of net zero carbon for rail.
2023-08-0120 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastHighlights of the Annual Health and Safety Report 2022-2023The significant trends in safety risk from 2022-2023, and what's being done to keep our railway one of the safest in the world.01:19 About Robert Sigrist01:55 The work of the RSSB Risk and Safety Intelligence Team02:55 The significant safety findings for 2022-202304:03 Changes in public behaviour, trespass and sitting on the platform edge05:09 The trend in signals passed at danger06:16 Issues around asset integrity, the whole system risk model07:20 Some safety statistics, summary and closeRelated information:The Annual Health and Safety Report: https://www.rssb.co.uk/s...
2023-06-2908 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastAsset Integrity - A systems management approach to deliver valueAre you getting the best value from your assets? Could your asset management approach be improved? In this episode we look at ISO 55001 as a possible framework for better asset management.00:53 Asset management in today’s economic context01:59 What to include in an asset management approach02:15 Which framework to use for asset management03:23 What’s in ISO 5500104:25 The what to do, not how to do it04:48 Understanding the context of your own organisation05:40 Why a rail organisation would want to adopt ISO 5500106:40 Selecting the standard...
2023-06-1513 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board Podcast20 Years of RSSB – Level Crossing SafetyAs RSSB celebrates its 20th year, this episode looks at the work that it has done to help improve safety at level crossing, one of the biggest sources of risk for the railway. 00:57 About Michael Woods02:00 The Ufton level crossing accident described03:32 How Michael got RSSB involved04:56 RSSB directors brief ministers and help secure RSSB’s future independence05:54 Looking at new technologies to improve level crossing safety08:37 Reviewing the ideas sent on for safety improvements11:04 Proposals for rail vehicle and track design improvements12:29 Impr...
2023-04-2713 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRail Social Value - The Pathway to Filling the Skills GapFinding the right people to fill vacant roles can be difficult. Steve Womack of Amey Infrastructure Wales talks about how he has found workers with transferable skills. He's also contributing social value to his local area by employing ex-offenders. Hear about lessons from a steep learning curve and the benefits to be found.01:41 About Steve Womack02:31 Getting involved with the Pathway Programme04:00 Finding the right candidates for the right roles06:00 The response of staff to working with ex-offenders07:39 Gareth’s involvement and experience with the programme08:51 Gar...
2023-04-1326 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastSafety Culture - the RAIB perspectiveThe Rail Accident Investigation Branch does what it says on the tin. It looks at both accidents and incidents to find their underlying causes. No blame is laid, but recommendations for mitigations are made; some of which may be around organisational culture.Here, two of RAIB’s accident investigators talk about a company’s safety culture, learning opportunities, and how the two work together to deliver an ever safer railway.00:05 Introduction01:37 About Tabitha01:57 About Mark02:38 Tabitha’s views on the connection between safety culture and learning05:17 Mark talks...
2023-03-1616 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastHealth and Wellbeing - Dealing with prostate cancerThis is the first in a series on specific health conditions. In this episode, recorded in Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, an RSSB employee talks with one of our health and wellbeing specialists about his experience of diagnosis, and the support received during treatment. 00:43 About Deb Archibald01:04 About Tavid Dobson and discovering his cancer02:05 Tavid talks about his treatment options02:30 Making sense and making decisions03:34 The impact and support at work04:31 The support mechanisms that worked for Tavid05:37 How to respond and support07:14 On m...
2023-03-0908 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastCoping with our third pandemic winterColds, flu, and other respiratory illnesses always increase over the winter period. That list now includes Covid-19, which is still with us. So, how can we best protect ourselves from it and the others in the coming weeks and months? Claire Shooter, our Public Health Manager, explains what we can expect and do to stay as healthy as possible.00.44 Claire explains when and why there are peaks in respiratory illnesses.01.57 Why we know less about the current Covid situation.02.54 What a rise in infections might mean for rail.03.30 About Long Covid...
2023-02-0913 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastAn introduction to standards in railStandards are talked about very often within rail, so this podcast provides an introductory overview. It describes what standards are, when rail started using standards, what the different types of standards abbreviations mean, how standards development is triggered, and where to find out more. 00:37 Introducing Tom Lee, Director of Standards at RSSB01:47 Brief definition of standards03:17 When rail first started using standards, and why 06:18 The organisations that produce standards relevant for rail, and the main standards abbreviations11:31 The areas that standards cover13:46 What causes a sta...
2023-01-2621 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastDeveloping the Whole System Risk ModelThe railway is a very complex system. RSSB has developed tools for the industry to assess and target some hazards, but not all of them. Much of our risk analysis knowledge is based on the Safety Risk Model (SRM), now in version 9. One response to some identifiable hazards is to impose a blanket speed restriction. These can cover wide areas, and may themselves actually increase some types of risk.Being able to identify specific parts of the network that may be susceptible to increased risk under certain environmental conditions can help. Building on the knowledge within the...
2023-01-1219 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastSimpler, lower cost AC electrification standardsAchieving net zero carbon by 2050 will need more electrification of the GB railway. This episode looks at new and updated standards that don’t just make the requirements easier to understand. They also have the potential to deliver cost savings of well over £27m over five years. So, if you design OLE or AC-powered trains, you’ll want to listen to this episode.01:24 About Mike Tatton02:14 How standards are changed03:43 Drivers of change for electrification standards05:33 Who will be using these standards06:42 What’s changed in GLRT1210, issue 3 12:03 What’s...
2023-01-0321 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRoad Driving for a Safer Railway - OverspeedingOverspeeding isn’t just an issue when driving trains. It happens on the roads as well. With nearly 10,000 road vehicles in its fleet Network Rail took steps to put numbers to it, and the findings were alarming. Hear what’s being done to tackle the problem and the outcomes so far. 00.48 About Simon Morgan 04.04 A definition for and consequences of road overspeeding. 05.15 The proportion of incidents that have overspeeding as a cause. 05. 56 What other causal factors contribute to overspeeding beyond individual choice. 06.05 Underlying culture of risk perception and the amount of overspeeding. 07.17 The potential fu...
2022-12-0810 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastSMIS - The Importance of Data QualityGood decision making needs the support of good data. So, in this episode you can hear about the work that goes into assuring data quality, and the people behind it.00:46 Introducing Siona Vass01:43 About data quality and why it’s important03:29 How RSSB measures data quality04:26 Industry’s involvement in improving data quality06:15 Continuous improvement and when data quality is ‘good enough’07:26 How RSSB monitors data that might be missing or under-reported08:51 The role for leaders in supporting data quality10:16 What would happen if we di...
2022-10-1312 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastSMIS - Building the user expereinceSMIS is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2022. Hear something of its history, its reason for being, and what it has done for our industry. How SMIS supports risk modelling and safety decision making. 00:48 Introducing Kevin Thompson01:16 The origins of SMIS after the 1988 Clapham rail crash02:39 How SMIS functionality and technology have developed03:34 The components that make up SMIS today05:26 How SMIS supports RSSB’s work06:36 How SMIS helps rail companies07:08 How RSSB supports SMIS users08:36 The value that SMIS delivers to risk modelling and decisi...
2022-10-0610 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastSMIS - Data models and system developmentGood information makes for good, evidence-based, safety critical decisions. Much of that information comes from data in the railway’s Safety Management Intelligence System, SMIS. This podcast looks at what’s being done and planned to make it easier and more efficient to use. 01:34 A bit about Paul Murray01:58 About SMIS and how it is used02:56 Why we continually improve and simplify SMIS03:36 Less data, but more effective04:18 Who’s been involved in the SMIS programme04:57 Update releases and their benefits06:07 Faster, easier data in...
2022-09-2910 min
Let‘s Talk Fleet RiskRSSB & DfBB - Collaboration to improve road risk managementShow notes: Tavid Dobson, RSSB
Increasingly, good management of work-related road risk is becoming a pre-requisite for winning new work, with the power of procurement being used to drive up standards through supply chains, and even across entire sectors. Rail is one sector where this approach is being rolled out
My guest for this episode is Tavid Dobson who is the road risk lead for RSSB – the Rail Safety and Standards Board. Tavid is leading efforts to get rail sector organisations including Network Rail, train and freight operating companies and construction firms to collaborate on an innovative pr...
2022-09-2020 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastAsset Integrity—Why there are no famous asset managersAssets are everywhere. They are the things, physical and digital, that make up the systems we work with. When they work as designed and planned, to meet their objectives, the people who manage them go un-noticed. But these are the people who keep the risk of using them as low as reasonably practicable.00:56 Chris Knowles, an introduction02:07 Asset integrity and why it’s important03:42 The whole lifecycle of asset management06:54 The asset management is needed to keep risks as low as reasonably practicable07:58 The criticality of system design...
2022-09-0815 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastSafety Culture - The Role of LeadersSafety Culture is everybody's business. In the first of a new series Ellie Burrows, Chair of the System Safety Risk Group, talks about the role of leaders in embedding safety culture. She describes the need for a fair culture and how that works to support safety learning.01:43 Ellie Burrows, an introduction02:20 What Safety Culture means to Ellie03:54 Ellie’s role in leading and supporting the development of Safety Culture04:56 The essential tasks for leaders of Safety Culture06:07 Traits and characteristics for leaders of Safety Culture07:39 The need fo...
2022-08-2513 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastBowTie Risk Analysis - A Novel Use at LNERRSSB’s work with BowTie risk analysis has made it easy to visualise operational hazards, their precursors and mitigations. At LNER they’re applying the method in a novel way, to develop a corporate risk register. To identify the hazards faced in running a train operating company.01:29 Introducing Ian Baulch-Jones02:55 Ian recaps risk analysis and how BowTie analysis works04:58 What LNER is doing with BowTie analysis06:30 Why BowTie analysis?08:08 Has anybody done this before?08:54 The benefits envisaged in using the Bowtie Method.09:56 How long is this...
2022-08-1117 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastThe Railway Mental Health CharterNot just a certificate for the wall, but a seven step guide for how to support your employees and colleagues towards better mental health.00:00 A little bit about mental health at work01:47 Meet Faye Bacon02:14 About the Railway Mental Health Charter02:42 How the Charter helps companies support mental health03:28 Action 1, the importance of senior leaders’ support04:45 Action 3, increasing awareness around mental health05:26 Action 6, effective people management for mental health06:06 Action 4, creating an effective peer-to-peer support system06:22 Action 7, signposting mental health support re...
2022-07-2814 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRoad Driving for a Safer Railway—Effective RTC InvestigationsOnly when we investigate can we understand. Incidents while driving for work can have fatal or life-changing results, so we need to investigate to find ways to stop incidents repeating. Here’s what’s needed for an effective investigation. 01:58 About Gill Milner, RTC investigator02:55 Gill offers a definition of an RTC03:40 Why start your investigation in the Golden Hour04:45 The five stages of the investigation05:37 How to debrief a driver07:35 How the driver may have added to the causes09:18 How the job design may h...
2022-07-1418 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastLearning from... - the Hatfield accidentOn the railway the state of the track that trains run on is vital to the safety of passengers and crew. It needs to be monitored and maintained regularly. But in the late 1990s that wasn’t always happening. And in October 2000, that led to a derailment that caused 4 deaths and injured over 70 more.00:37 What happened at Hatfield02:18 What causes rails to break03:30 What led to the accident05:40 Was it caused by incompetence or misfortune?08:18 The trend in broken rails at the time10:08 The improvements made since th...
2022-06-3012 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRoad Driving for a Safer Railway—Road Traffic Collisions and Legal PrivilegeIf road traffic collisions cause as many as half of the fatalities to our workforce, why aren’t they RIDDOR reportable? Fortunately, few collisions have fatal results. But that means close calls and near misses must be investigated seriously, to prevent the next incident, that may be more serious.When a collision happens: Who is responsible? Was the driver competent? Was the vehicle safe? What policies do you have in place to answer these questions? And if the worst should happen, do you have the right cover in place to protect yourself, your drivers, and your company’s br...
2022-06-0932 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastMore Efficient Rail - PathFinderOne of the railway’s aims is to deliver better customer service. Much of the operating timetable is set many months in advance. But there is also a need to make very-short-term plans (VSTP) for train paths. Sometimes just hours in the future.PathFinder aims to be an end-to-end solution for VSTP that can design, deliver, approve, and resource a new train path. In far less time than is currently possible. This IT solution has been developed by Worldline and Alstom, and trialled with South Western Railway and the Network Rail Wessex Route.01:56 Marcus Carmichael de...
2022-05-3023 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastLearning from… - corporate memory: Right Track is 10!Learning from… previous experience is vital. But unless we keep and communicate what we learn, the memory is lost. As Right Track magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary, we look at why and what it delivers for those who work at the front line on the railway.00:48 Why Right Track was created01:25 How Right Track set out to stand out from the crowd02:23 Some of the ‘firsts’ that Right Track brought to safety learning03:26 The trends that Right Track has followed… and the issues it tackles04:44 How Right Track will continue...
2022-05-2607 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastLearning from... the Potters Bar AccidentWe can learn a lot from accidents. As we try to avoid history repeating itself, Greg Morse looks back at the Potters Bar accident of 20 years ago. What went wrong? What have we learned?00:36 What happened at Potters Bar.02:28 The errors that led to the accident04:19 The blurred edges of maintenance programmes05:38 How we now respond to safety reports, including from the public08:08 Summary and close You may find these of interest:Learning from… - the Clapham accident podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/925129/10042758
2022-05-1908 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRoad Driving for a Safer Railway—Embedding Driving for Better Business in the Supply ChainAs it has accounted for as many as half of our workforce fatalities, road driving is an important area for risk management. Both as employers and contractors of services, rail organisations have a duty of care to those who work for them.Part of the Road Risk Group’s strategy for reducing road driving risk is to implement the National Highways programme Driving for Better Business (DfBB). And that includes extending participation in the programme to your supply chain. To support that aim, Anne-Marie Penny, Senior Road Safety Policy Adviser, talks about how National Highways has gone ab...
2022-05-1206 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastCould you help save another life?Small talk does save lives, as Dom Mottram found out when it saved his life. Now a project manager at Network Rail, he talks about how someone helped him with small talk, and how he now pays that back.00:04 Introduction01:27 A bit about Dom02:00 Samaritans work with the rail industry in the last year04:05 The 2021 Small Talk Saves Lives campaign—how the rail industry benefits and supports it05:35 Dom describes how small talk saved his life, and why he supports the Managing Suicidal Contacts training07:35 The importance of starting a small talk co...
2022-05-0313 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastCould you be a Samaritans Christmas StarChristmas is a time for many to celebrate with family and friends. But for others it can be a time of isolation and despair. It's a time when Samaritans can be called on to shed some light in a dark place, or we can make an intervention with someone for whom small talk could save their life. When you could be that Christmas Star.In this episode we hear from two people: one who works for Samaritans to help the rail industry, and one from the rail industry who works to help Samaritans. 00:04 Christmas is a...
2022-05-0313 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastOn Track—Staying SafeThis episode was originally published to the RSSB at the Front Line stream in June 2021. It features Nick Millington, Director of the Safety Task Force at Network Rail. He talks about recent accidents on the mainline railway, and what the task force is doing to reduce open line working. We talk about the removal of lookouts, night shift working and fatigue, what more possessions will mean for signaller workload, and the aspiration for more effective work planning.01:02 About Nick and his role in the railway.02:27 Numbers of near misses, track worker fatalities, and open line wo...
2022-04-1419 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRoad Driving for a Safer Railway—Driving and riding safely for workDo you, or your employees, drive or ride a vehicle for work? The HSE's guidance on Driving and riding safely for work tells you what you need to know to comply with current legislation.Nicola Jaynes, HM Inspector of Health and Safety, talks about what the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does, and about its most recent, update to guidance for those who employ people to drive or ride for work, and for those who do the driving and riding. About Nicola Jaynes and the risks involved in driving and riding for work [01:28]Ab...
2022-03-2413 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastFreight Safety—The Condition of Freight Vehicles on the NetworkChecking that freight vehicles are safe to go onto the rail network is not an easy task. It's work that's often done in difficult conditions, and the consequences of mistakes can be costly. The role of ground staff in freight depots and yards has changed dramatically over recent years. The conditions in which they work, in freight depots and yards where they carry out their vital and often challenging work, need to be improved. Dave Ethell and Devon Johnson, Operational Risk Manager at Freightliner Group, talk about the work they are doing to assure the condition of freight v...
2022-03-0320 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastLone Working—Your Health, Safety and WellbeingIn this episode we talk about lone working, and how it can affect health, wellbeing and personal safety. I talk with Joana Faustino, Senior Work Psychologist at RSSB, and Rachel Rowlinson, Associate Director at Britain Thinks, who has a special interest in health matters in the rail industry. 01:56 About Rachel and her role in the railway. 02:34 Who and what was involved in the research. 03:14 Guidance for lone workers and their managers, and just who is a lone worker. 04:55 How many people just might be lone workers? 05:35 How Covid-19 has influe...
2022-02-1614 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastLearning from... - the Clapham AccidentFortunately, multiple fatality rail accidents in Britain are rare. But only by learning from the past can we reduce risk in the future. Learning and remembering are vital. Even the lessons from a major accident, like that near Clapham Junction in 1988, can all too soon be forgotten.In this episode we look at the Clapham accident, some of its causes, and how well we have, or haven't, learned from it. Good corporate memory—and incident reporting—as you'll hear, are vital to making our railways a safe place to work and travel. 01:22 A bit a...
2022-02-1010 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastMaking Freight More Efficient—The Path Planner ToolWould you like to offer your freight customers a more flexible and efficient service? Many freight routes are booked months in advance, but not always used. Or perhaps you need a detour, either to deliver for a customer or because your route is blocked.The hurdles in the way of Very Short-Term Planning can delay approvals until it's too late. This is where the Path Planner tool comes in. In this episode Maggie Simpson, Director General of the Rail Freight Group and Martin Gleadow of 3Squared talk about the importance of rail freight and one way to...
2022-01-2016 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastHS2—Busting the Capacity MythsHS2 is set to cost the taxpayer £96 billion – 71% more than the 2015 estimate. Is cutting the journey time from London to Birmingham by 30 minutes really worth all that money? According to Ben Rule, Infrastructure Management Director at HS2, the high-speed railway line is an invaluable investment, which will bring much wider benefits to Great Britain and its railways. 00:40 A bit about Ben01:57 Response to critics: HS2 isn’t an overpriced project that just slightly cuts journey times 02:56 It’ll do so much more, including improving connectivity04:15 Then there’s the role it’ll have in re...
2022-01-1117 min
On The Button - Video Marketing PodcastRSSB, James HobbsIn this episode we speak with James Hobbs, marketing director at The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB). He talks about how to get the most from video in the engineering sector, the challenges of creating great content in safety critical environments, and the best way to choose an agency capable of delivering under challenging circumstances.
2021-12-1729 min
Indian Fake Babas Exposed by Sant Rampal Jiराधास्वामी पंथ का सच _ Real Truth Of Radha Soami Panth ( RSSB) 4K UHD _ SATLOK ASHRAM_part1_2 राधास्वामी पंथ का सच _ Real Truth Of Radha Soami Panth ( RSSB) 4K UHD _ SATLOK ASHRAM_part1_2
2021-10-2115 minIndian Fake Babas Exposed by Sant Rampal JiRadhaSoami (RSSB) Exposed _ RadhaSoami Vs Saint Rampal Ji _ SATLOK ASHRAM RadhaSoami (RSSB) Exposed _ RadhaSoami Vs Saint Rampal Ji _ SATLOK ASHRAM
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2021-10-2115 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastCollaborative Modelling—Sharing Data Without Giving Away Your SecretsHow can you share your data outputs without revealling how you found them? The Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) protects commercially sensitive and valuable intellectual property, while generating richer answers. In this episode David Golightly and Ken Pierce from Newcastle University talk about the tool, which is creating opportunities for rail.01:30 About David.02:02 About Ken.03:00 The FMI and how it works.06:14 How you can share your data outputs without revealling how you found them .08:43 FMI and RSSB's work on decarbonisation.11:54 How FMI could be applied to operational performance...
2021-10-0724 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRemote Condition Monitoring—Using the Internet of Things for a Better Passenger ExperienceIn this episode Dave Hatfield and Simon Rodgers talk about the work they are doing to improve the lot of passengers. A pilot project to deliver and respond to real-time data about the environmental conditions inside train carriages. Ultimately, they want to predict issues up to 24 hours before they happen and take remedial action to prevent or minimise them.01:31 About Simon and the work his company does with technology.02:14 About Dave and his railway career.02:49 The Internet of Things and what it can do to improve passenger experience.04:06 How the Internet...
2021-09-2209 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastWhen the Rules Don't Apply—The G-FORCE Tool in the Control CentreIn this episode Patrick Allinson, Operations Control Manager at Great Western Railway, talks about his experience of the G-FORCE Tool. Used in the GWR control centre for nearly 12 months, Patrick talks about his experience and some of the incidents when G-FORCE has been used to speed decision making.01:39 About Patrick.02:30 How decision making is handled.03:49 Who has used the tool and who could use G-FORCE in future.05:12 When and how G-FORCE might be used, and when it should not, with some examples .09:10 Why Patrick feels the industry needs G-FORCE...
2021-09-0911 min
GrowCFO Show#49 My fast track to CFO with Paul MarchantKevin Appleby is joined by Paul Marchant to discuss his fast track to CFO at the Rail Safety & Standards Board.
Where did the fast track to CFO start?
Paul qualified at a small firm in Birmingham and then proceeded to move into politics for a few years. The political world gave him certain skills that are still useful in his current role. He then transferred back to finance 7 years ago.
Paul’s role when moving back into finance was an management accountant role at the RSSB. Management accounting, Paul says, is a good st...
2021-09-0238 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastThe Sustainable Rail Strategy—How Rail Will Deliver on Government PrioritiesIn this episode George Davies, Director of Sustainable Development at RSSB, talks about the collaborative work done, and to be done, to deliver the Sustainable Rail Strategy. Both as a document and as a living set of ambitions and actions to achieve a sustainable world.01:51 Determining the Sustainable Rail Strategy, the need for clear ambitions, and flagship industry goals.05:26 The technology leadership needed to implement solutions and and achieve targets. 08:42 How communications, engagement, and collaboration are essential to achieve sustainability goals.11:56 The importance of groups such as community rail programmes for l...
2021-08-2614 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRoad Driving for a Safer Railway—The Gap Analysis Tool at East Midlands RailwayIn this episode Chris Lewis, Health, Safety, Security and Environment Change Business Partner at East Midlands Railway, talks about the Driving for Better Business Gap Analysis Tool. We hear how he has used it, its simplicity and strengths, his lessons learned from using it, and how outputs from the tool have helped prioritise actions and widen thinking in planning and decision making. 00:54 About Chris and work for the railway.01:51 Chris's role as the road risk lead at EMR.02:59 Working with RSSB and the Driving for Better Business programme—the Gap Analysis Tool, its sim...
2021-08-1209 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastBowTie Risk Analysis—Why, When, How to use itIn this episode Ben Gilmartin talks about the BowTie Method of risk analysis: its history, and his experience of using it. About RSSB's work to broaden understanding of risk by using the method, and to develop BowTie analyses for all the risk areas included in Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway.01:35 About Ben.02:34 Why and when RSSB started to look at the BowTie Method as a means of risk analysis.04:31 How the BowTie model works, its simplicity and strengths.07:18 When the BowTie Method is particularly applicable, and when it may...
2021-08-0415 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRoad Driving for a Safer Railway—The DfBB Gap Analysis ToolIn this episode Simon Turner, Campaign Manager for Driving for Better Business (DfBB), talks about what DfBB aims to do to help reduce road accidents, injuries and deaths. One of the tools DfBB has produced is a Gap Analysis Tool. Simon talks about what it can do to help rail industry companies to identify whether they are meeting legal requirements, and to better manage road driving risk.00:52 Driving for Better Business, its objectives, some benefits, and legal requirements.02:34 Rail industry and national statistics for road driving accidents when driving for work.04:06 What DfBB do...
2021-07-0616 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRoad Driving for a Safer Railway—The Road Risk CharterIn this episode Steve Enright, Head of Safety, Security & Sustainability for Abellio Transport Holdings UK, and Chair of the Road Risk Group, talks about the Occupational Road Risk Management Charter and why companies should sign it. He also looks at how companies that don't have vehicle fleets can still be vulnerable to road risk.01:30 About Steve, his railway career, and his work before the railway.02:06 What's in the Charter, who he wants to sign it, and the benefits that it will bring.03:30 Why working collaboratively will bring greater benefits than going it alone.
2021-05-1310 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastRoad Driving for a Safer Railway—The Hidden ProblemIn this episode Tavid Dobson, Lead Safety Management Specialist at RSSB and Anne-Marie Penny, Senior Road Safety Policy Adviser at National Highways, talk about how collaboration between their organisations is working to better manage the risk that arises from driving for work.01:26 About Anne-Marie and how she came to work in road safety.02:08 About Tavid and how he came to work on road driving risk.03:04 RSSB's work on road risk, now a priority topic in Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway.04:05 The Driving for Better Business (DfBB) programme, its vision...
2021-05-0614 min
The Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastHealthy Cultures—an IntroductionThis episode looks at how we can create a culture for health for everyone in the rail industry. Deborah Archibald, a clinical nutritionist and wellbeing specialist at RSSB, talks about the importance of behaviour change to develop a lifestyle that supports your health and wellbeing.Show notes with links to the relevant resources and some other related blog posts are available in the Blogs section of the RSSB website in The RSSB Podcast series.
2021-04-0816 min
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2021-03-2702 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastHorizon Scanning, Covid-19 and Rail BiosafetyThis episode looks at how the RSSB Horizon Scanning programme has identified issues and helped companies make the best possible decisions around the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. With a vaccination programme well under way, Claire Shooter talks about the support that has been delivered, and how to deal with the uncertainty of the future. 00:46 About Claire and how she puts her previous experience to good use.01:44 What Horizon Scanning means at RSSB and how it supports the industry.03:17 The uncertainties that Covid-19 still holds for the industry.04:30 The impact of c...
2021-03-2411 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastWhen Software Goes Wrong—Engaging Your ImaginationIn this seventh and final episode about software failures in safety-critical systems, Dr Emma Taylor talks about a number of incidents, from the railway, a medical incident and aircraft. To encourage you to be creative when you start to think about reasonably foreseeable scenarios—what could possibly go wrong with your complex software-based system. And what you can do to help design out errors before they cause an incident.01:42 How to look beyond railway-specific risk analysis to find reasonably foreseeable scenarios02:48 We must look to the past to see what could happen in the future, and...
2021-03-1819 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastDefining a New Rail Sustainability StrategyIn this episode I talk with RSSB's recently appointed Director for Sustainable Development, George Davies, about his vision for a new Rail Sustainability Strategy. He also talks about his plans for how to collaborate with industry colleagues to agree, implement, and communicate the strategy and the progress it achieves.00:55 The broad scope of sustainability, its definition, and its primary elements.02:59 How Sir David Attenborough ignited his passion for the environment.04:19 Pandemics as a result of human activity, and the climate emergency.05:42 Transitioning from aviation to the railway and the issues to...
2021-03-1022 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastWhen Software Goes Wrong—A Quick RecoveryIn this sixth podcast about software failures in safety-critical systems, Dr Emma Taylor talks about an incident that happened in 2014 during normal working of the National Air Traffic System. We look at what went wrong, and how good recording and documentation at each stage in the V-model allowed a complete shutdown of the air traffic control system for southern England to be quickly reinstated—without any harm to the thousands of passengers in the air.02:05 The incident and its impact on passengers; and what the railway can learn from it.04:20 What's coming for the railway as...
2021-03-0319 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastWhen Software Goes Wrong - A City Metro SystemIn this fifth podcast about the impact of software failures on railway asset safety, Dr Emma Taylor talks about the causes behind an accident that happened during testing on a city metro system. Checks from the V-model that should have been applied during the development, testing and implementation of the complex, software-based system.02:04 Using the V-model to verify and validate the integrity of safety-critical software systems.03:10 The signalling failure incident and the major changes that were being tested.04:43 The system definition step in the V-model—opinion on some assumptions made about the dependability of...
2021-02-2515 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastWhen Software Goes Wrong—The Cambrian Line IncidentIn this fourth podcast about the impact of software failures on railway asset safety Dr Emma Taylor talks about the causes of the Cambrian Line Incident. Failures both of the software system and of the processes during development, testing and implementation. Also, about the industry's response to recommendation 3 in the RAIB report on the incident.01:04 The Cambrian Line Incident described.01:52 How the European Rail Traffic Management System works and what went wrong.03:39 How this failure could have been foreseen, what led to it, and how it affected the signalling system.05:41 The...
2021-02-1015 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastTrespass kills: the ORR perspectiveIn this third podcast about trespass, David Whitmarsh, acting Principal Inspector of Railways for Scotland, talks about the ORR's expectations of the industry when it comes to trespass prevention.He talks about why the ORR might decide to prosecute a railway company rather than the trespasser, and how the level of fines is calculated by the courts. What the ORR would consider to be 'good and sufficient [fences] for today's railway'; and how the new guidance on trespass risk assessment will help railway companies know whether they might be meeting those expectations.01:10 About David Whitmarsh.
2021-01-2711 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastTrespass Kills: assessing trespass riskIn this second podcast about trespass, Walt Cartwright, of DB Cargo UK, and Simon Martin, Route Crime Manager at Network Rail, talk about the practical sides of assessing trespass risk and putting prevention measures in place.Walt talks about the benefits of the new guide and the consistency it can bring to understanding how to assess trespass risk. How it will increase understanding of how to judge when that risk has been reduced to 'as low as reasonably practicable'. Simon talk about the reasons for trespass, particularly around stations, and about the results from a trial of...
2021-01-1811 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastWhen Software Goes Wrong - The NIS Regulations 2018In this episode Dr Emma Taylor talks about the 'NIS Regulations', what they mean for the industry and about what the industry needs to do to comply with the regulations. She looks at who should be concerned, and what we need to do to demonstrate compliance and avoid fines of up to £17m. What to do until we have a good body of precursors to digital incidents; and what aspects of operations should be considered as safety critical.01:44 Who should be aware of the NIS Regulations, and why.07:20 What we should be doing until we h...
2020-12-1512 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastWhen Software Goes Wrong - The Need for Culture ChangeIn this episode, Dr Emma Taylor talks about the human aspects, the culture change that will be needed to address digital safety threats. The need for traditional design engineers to broaden their sphere of thinking, and to bring others into design conversations. Emma also talks about the need to start thinking about reasonably foreseeable scenarios. For us all to start thinking about what could go wrong when you consider the digital components within your physical assets.ISO 61357 referred to in this episode is actually IEC 61357 ED1, a project that has now been deleted by the International El...
2020-12-1522 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastCould you help save a life?In this episode Jason Alexandre of Samaritans talks about the Samaritans' partnership with Network Rail and the rail industry to reduce the number of suicides on the railway. Customer experience manager Rizwan Javed talks about how the training gave him the confidence to intervene, and then tells the story of just one of the 29 life-saving interventions he has made.01:19 About Jason.01:57 About Rizwan.03:22 Samaritans' partnership with the rail industry.05:15 Talking numbers, and the success of interventions by railway staff.05:55 About the Managing Suicidal Contacts training programme for the rail i...
2020-12-0916 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastTrespass kills: its impact on a better, safer railwayIn this first podcast about trespass, Oliver Bratton, Director Network Strategy and Operations, Louise McNally, Trespass Prevention Lead, at Network Rail, and Inspector Becky Warren, of the British Transport Police, talk about the human, safety and operational impacts of trespass on the railway.They talk about its human costs, as a result of fatalities and life-changing injuries. On the family and friends of those whose lives are altered or taken, and on those who witness the traumatic results of trespass, be they railway staff, passengers, the public, or the police who have to deal with the aftermath. Th...
2020-11-1622 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastWhen Software Goes Wrong—Digital Asset Integrity on the RailwayIn this podcast Dr Emma Taylor, former rocket scientist and chartered mechanical engineer, talks about how the changing railway and increasing number of digital components will start to blur the lines between rolling stock and infrastructure design and build. And how it will be increasingly beneficial to have software engineers and cyber security specialists in teams.Emma has been talking to stakeholders across the rail industry about what keeps them awake at night. And it turns out to be the unknown unknowns, the gaps in knowledge and understanding about how digital components work and interact.01:20...
2020-10-2820 minThe Rail Safety and Standards Board PodcastStation Plans for Accidents: improving customer careIn this podcast Sara Sherrard and Tom Moran talks about failings in customer care and the improvements implemented after Sara's mother suffered a fatal accident at Mill Hill Station.Sara Sherrard's mother, Priscilla Tropp, died following a fall down a station staircase. Tom Moran is now the MD at Thameslink and Great Northern Railways. Sara describes her experience as she learned the details of her mother's accident, treatment and what happened around the Coroner's Inquest. Tom talks about his meeting with Sara, her concerns about the serious failings in process and communication, and the improvements that, between...
2020-09-2324 min