ABOUT US
The Rail Innovation Group is a non-profit membership association for start-ups, SMEs, and scale-ups building digital, data, and software solutions for rail.
Rail is a closed industry. It runs on trust, established relationships, and an unwritten map of who can get things done. For a small digital company trying to win work, that's a real problem. Often the missing networks matter more than the quality of the idea. Our work is built around closing that gap.
What members get:
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Help establishing a brand presence in rail before they approach customers.
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Introductions to the people inside rail who can help them navigate the sector.
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Webinars, podcasts, and event slots that give them a track record to point to.
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Direct access to potential customers through Meet Ups and Supplier Challenges.
One Big Circle joined the Rail Innovation Group in July 2019. Within weeks we were presenting at a Start Up Rail event in Bristol. The contacts we made there led to a live trial for AIVR with a train operator, and to further exploratory conversations from that. Being part of the Group has helped accelerate our work within the rail industry.
Emily Kent, Co-Founder, One Big Circle.
OUR STORY
The Rail Innovation Group started in 2016 as a small group of rail and tech professionals frustrated by how hard it was to get new ideas into the sector. Ten years on, we have members in the UK and overseas, and we've published research on innovation funding, skills, parcel logistics, and international growth. Our recent work includes Supplier Challenges with Heathrow Express and Hitachi Rail.
