{"id":82257,"date":"2023-12-12T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.railbusinessdaily.com\/?p=82257"},"modified":"2023-12-12T12:08:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:08:56","slug":"bcimo-event-bridges-gap-between-network-rail-and-ukrrin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.railbusinessdaily.com\/bcimo-event-bridges-gap-between-network-rail-and-ukrrin\/","title":{"rendered":"BCIMO event bridges gap between Network Rail and UKRRIN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Building Partnerships in Rail in Research and Innovation <\/em>event, hosted by the Railway Industry Association (RIA)<\/a><\/strong> on behalf of Network Rail<\/a><\/strong> at BCIMO\u2019s Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC), saw delegates from across the industry meet to develop ways in which collaborative working could deliver further cost efficiencies.,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Network Rail was granted exclusive access to the meeting and event spaces at the centre, which comprise a 130-seater Auditorium, large Exhibition Hall and four meeting rooms. Used together, these spaces allowed Network Rail to deliver a successful multi-purpose conference which included presentations, networking, exhibitions, and breakout sessions, with team members praising the facilities on offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A timelapse video of the Exhibition Hall being set up and used throughout the day can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the event, Network Rail highlighted the upcoming capital delivery challenges that it faces in the coming years, which it believes that academic organisations, such as the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), a collaboration between universities such as the Universities of Birmingham, Southampton and Huddersfield, to name a few, can support. In response, UKRRIN demonstrated the capabilities of its Centres of Excellence to feed the discussions for workshops held in the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n