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Chartered mechanical engineer and rolling stock specialist joins IPEX.
IPEX Consulting is delighted to announce that Rob Clayton has joined its growing team as a principal consultant. Rob is a highly qualified and experienced ...
What do hand dryers have to do with business performance?
Are you a proponent of the Dyson Airblade hand dryer? It seems to be widely appreciated and purchased accordingly – popping up in more and ...
The rebirth of LNER
Renationalisation? Really? The announcement by the Rt. Hon. Chris Grayling MP on 16 May 2018 that Virgin Trains East Coast would be taken back into ...
Rail management, performance and engineering specialist joins IPEX
IPEX Consulting is delighted to announce that Gavin Beattie has joined its growing team as a principal consultant. Having started his railway journey on the ...
The internal Tetris: a kernel solution
Introduction In common with any complex system our railways must balance multiple tensions between competing requirements and as the social, economic and political environment alters ...
Putting the spring back in the seat of the passenger
Introduction Following on from IPEX’s industry insight introducing the concept of height adjustable seats to ensure comfort, a journalist contacted IPEX for an article being ...
Experienced railway engineer and technical advisor joins IPEX
IPEX Consulting is delighted to announce that Luke Foy has joined the company as a managing consultant. Having joined Transport for London’s (TfL) graduate scheme, ...
Reducing the damage caused by freight train derailments
Introduction Every year there are a number of derailments on our railways; most not getting any media coverage. This is no surprise as a train ...
Are you sitting comfortably?
Introduction In recent years, many trains have been introduced with seats that are generally considered less comfortable than the seats on the trains they replace. ...