Solutions For Managing Routine Maintenance Challenges Revealed By International Train Operating Companies

Managing routine maintenance challenges will be highlighted at this year’s Rolling Stock Maintenance & Depot Optimisation Congress (28-30 June, London & Online) taking place in three weeks time, with case studies from train operating companies sharing how they have improved and streamlined processes to optimise fleet availability.

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Controlling cost of and availability of spare parts is a key issue to ensure minimal disruption to the available fleet. Joao Grossinho, Technical Director, Fertagus, highlights the components that Fertagus is currently able to produce in house, how to manage suitable inventory of spare parts and how they manage to source components they are unable to produce in-house.

Developments in asset management play a critical role in decision making for maintenance activities and improving asset performance in addition to the time savings digitalisation provides. Muthu Thiagarajan, Performance Improvement Manager, Transport For London explores the tangible benefits of these systems at TFL.

Decreasing downtime – how to streamline the activities undertaken during overhaul maintenance is key to rolling stock performance improvement. Abdulaziz Alabeediah, Dammam Depots Section Head and Majed Alhumaid, RSM Asset Engineer, Saudi Railway Company explore how they utilise time more efficiently when undertaking overhaul maintenance looking at the equipment utilised and the efficiency savings generated.

This year’s conference also includes speakers from Beijing MTR, CAF Digital Solutions, Central Japan Railway, Chiltern Railways, Eurostar, Govia Thameslink Railways, GVB, Hitachi Rail, Institute of Railway Research, Instrumental, Konkan Railways, LA Metro, London North Eastern Railways, Lucchini RS, Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd Helsinki, MTR’s Nordic Group, OBB, OUIGO Espana, Perpetuum, Siemens, SNCF, Southeastern, TransPennine Express, Transport For London and Trenitalia.

Find out more at the conference website: https://www.rolling-stock-maintenance.com/ and claim a 15 per cent saving when making your registration using discount code RBD15.

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