
Frazer-Nash has many years of experience in providing support to leading companies in the railway industry who have benefited from our design, analysis, project management and simulation expertise to improve the performance, safety and reliability of their vehicles and infrastructure.
Our clients in rail have included Bombardier Transportation, Network Rail, London Underground, Tube Lines, Angel Trains, Alstom Transport, HSBC Rail, South Eastern Trains, Mersey Rail, CAF, South West Trains and Her Majesty’s Railway Inspectorate (HMRI).
Within the rail sector, we specialise particularly in the following areas:
- Vehicle Bodyshell Design and Structural Analysis
- Underframe Equipment Design
- Exterior and Interior Vehicle Crashworthiness
- Wheelset and Bogie Design, Failure Investigation and Life Optimisation
- System and Component Reliability
- Safety Management and Accident Investigation
- Vehicle Aerodynamics
- Fire and Blast Modelling
Case study - Kowloon Canton Rail KCRC
Case study - Chassis Welding
Or you can view these case studies as [PDFs] - KCRC - Chassis Welding
Link-up - Accredited Proof Supplier
Frazer-Nash is an accredited proof supplier under the Link-up scheme.
The Link-up Database provides procurement and engineering professionals across the UK rail industry with detailed, up-to-date information on a large number of current and potential suppliers.
The Link-up Database assists rail companies in complying with EU Legislation, as well as eliminating the need to place individual calls for competition in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It also assists rail companies towards compliance with Railway Group Standards and in developing and maintaining a Railway Safety Case.
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