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The digital railway: a case of when, not if

Keolis Chief Executive Officer Alistair Gordon says the digital railway will be an important piece of the puzzle for integrated transport, opening up the opportunity for real-time data to improve connectivity. He says that it will require a profound level of cultural change in the industry though. “We’re talking about fundamentally revolutionising the way things have been done in this country for the last 40 years. It will demand a wholesale transformation of procedures and protocols, not to mention investment in digital and cyber security skills and new training for key operational roles. This requires cohesion and collaboration from the industry to plan, adapt and lobby for the right decision to be made in the best interests of the future railway.”

  • We've read it in: Transport Times, Issue 131 (April 2016), p17