Operations and maintenance

Operations and maintenance services to ensure that our clients' programmes are delivered with excellence.

Operations and maintenance

Services

We help railway infrastructure managers and operators replace reactive 'find and fix' maintenance regimes with proactive, evidence-based approaches that exploit the latest condition monitoring and data analysis tools.

Using innovative data collection methods - such as using in-service trains rather than dedicated measurements vehicles - we can provide continuous asset condition intelligence direct to maintenance teams through customised dashboards featuring location maps, diagnostics readings, photographic evidence and 3D models.

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Contact us to learn more about our field support solutions.

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Using insights from ergonomics, psychology and physiology, a Human Factors specialist will bring an understanding of human capabilities and limitations to a project.

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Supporting our customers with supply of spare parts even after regular production has ended.

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Contact us to find out more about our programme management solutions

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RAMS (reliability, availability, maintainability and safety) is a specialist discipline that trives to improve railway operational efficiency by ensuring appropriate processes are in place to monitor performance and take proactive steps towards addressing emerging problems.

We help our clients apply RAMS techniques – as detailed in the international standard IEC 62278 - across every aspect of the rail industry, from manufacturing and integrating a new fleet of vehicles, to the day-to-day operations of an entire rail network.

Our experts will help you optimise your rail maintenance regimes via the latest rail industry models and best practices

Services include implementing data-driven techniques such as condition-based maintenance, coupled with RAMS techniques.

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Contact us to learn more about our supply chain management solutions.

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Ricardo offers global trackside support to both test and race weekends to support our clients' engineering teams.

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Our signalling, control and communications specialists provide assurance and technical consultancy services to clients across the world

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Why choose Ricardo

A 'whole-system' approach

We provide experts who understand how your responsibilities must integrate into the wider rail system.

Multi-discipline teams

We will work to agree your overarching objectives, determine realistic work schedules and ensure you have access to all the skills and insight you need to achieve your goals.

Knowledge sharing and partnership

We will help your teams understand how to apply our techniques throughout your organisation - bringing benefits to staff and customers alike.

Operations and maintenance

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Operations and maintenance Resources

Condition Based Maintenance

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How automotive digital engineering techniques are improving efficiency and performance and reducing risk, cost and time to market for energy transition solutions

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Meet the experts

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Edward de Jong

Principal Consultant / Lead Assessor

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James Sundler

James Sundler

Business Development Director

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Paul Tarry

Paul Tarry

Manager Special Vehicles

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Stuart Cooper

Stuart Cooper

Market Head - Motorsport

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