Investing in training is only part of the story — it’s our people who put in the hard work. 💪 Congratulations to everyone who has recently completed and successfully passed their assessments and recertification training. ✔ Martin Andrews – Engineering Supervisor Interim Assessment & Controller of Site Safety (COSS) Interim Assessment ✔ Owolabi Hamza –...

At Rail Planning Services, maintaining competence doesn’t stop once qualifications have been achieved. Continual assessment and professional development are essential to ensuring our planners continue to deliver safe, compliant and effective Safe Systems of Work. 👏 Congratulations to Terry Finnigan and Aaron Toner on successfully completing their Safe System of Work Planner (SSOWP) Interim Assessments....

Investing in Our People Behind every competent, safety-critical workforce is quality training and assessment. As Rail Planning Services continues to support projects across the UK rail network, we’d like to thank our trusted training partners for their continued support in helping our staff maintain and develop the competencies needed to work safely across the railway....

Every instruction. Every confirmation. Recorded 🦺 🎙️ Communication plays a critical role in the safe delivery of rail projects. Over the past week, Rail Planning Services has been rolling out the Statrack voice recording system across its operations. The implementation of the system has introduced a consistent and auditable method of capturing safety-critical communications across...

Rail Planning Services has successfully completed its first annual ISO 45001 surveillance audit. Having now maintained certification for a full year, this latest audit recognises the systems, processes and standards that support the work we deliver across the rail industry every day. We are pleased to confirm the audit was completed with no minor or...

Supporting Station Improvements At Earley Station Rail Planning Services recently supported a 52-hour block at Earley Station as part of footbridge replacement works. Our teams supplied: 🔸 ES 🔸 Strapping Teams 🔸 COSS 🔸 NSCD Staff Projects such as these require experienced people, effective coordination and a strong focus on safety throughout every stage of...

Complex Multi-site Possession West Anglia Main Line Rail Planning Services were proud to support Pod-Trak during a 52-hour possession between Cheshunt, Broxbourne and Sawbridgeworth Station, supplying experienced safety-critical staff across a challenging 17-mile worksite. The possession involved complex overlapping sites of work, multiple tampers, RRVs and level crossings — requiring detailed coordination, strong communication and...

Radlett Possession Successfully Completed RPS Recruitment were proud to support VolkerFitzpatrick during a 52-hour possession at Radlett this weekend, supplying experienced safety-critical staff across multiple operational disciplines. The project involved the coordination of multiple train and RRV movements throughout the possession, requiring effective communication, planning, and experienced personnel on site to ensure works were completed...

Another Busy Weekend – Week 5 SRE Framework – VolkerFitzpatrick 📍 New Cross Station 52-hour possession supporting works between New Cross & St Johns (Track Drainage) Works delivered included: ✔ Jetting ✔ CCTV surveys ✔ Topographical surveys Our team led site operations, providing: 🔹 Strapping teams 🔹 COSS staff Engineering trains and multiple RRV movements...

SRE Framework Win 👏 We’re proud to confirm that Rail Planning Services has secured a position on the Southern Renewals Enterprise (SRE) Safety Critical and Contingency Labour (SCCL) framework, supporting VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, AtkinsRéalis, Network Rail and Octavius with safety critical staff. This reflects the strength of our team in successfully delivering safety-critical support across complex...