Resonate Group Limited is a British software, technology and services company. Prior to September 2016, it was called DeltaRail Group Limited.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | UK |
| Parent | Vision Capital |
| Website | www.resonate.tech |
The company was formed from the Rail business of AEA Technology plc which was acquired as part of a secondary private equity portfolio sale to Vision Capital in 2006.[2] On 21 January 2015, the four Executive Directors of the company acquired the business out of private equity ownership. The Resonate Group brand was adopted in September 2016. The company has UK offices in Derby (head office) and London.
History
editThe origins of Resonate Group can be traced back to 1998 and the formation of AEA Technology plc's rail business following the acquisition of British Rail Research from the British Railways Board, which was amalgamated with several other engineering software organisations.[3][4] It provided software, technology and services in three core areas; signalling control software, operational software and asset management products. Resonate Group has been accredited as a notified body and an Independent Safety Assessor in multiple countries, including the UK and the Netherlands.[5]
By 2013, the company, then operating as under the name DeltaRail Group, was the largest provider of computerised signalling control systems in the UK.[6] Various train operators have used the company's maintenance scheduling system, the XV edition of which was at one point the UK’s leading railway maintenance management product.[7] It has also been engaged in the production of numerous studies on behalf of other bodies, such as government agencies.[8] The company routinely works in partnership with multiple rail infrastructure owners.[9][10]
During the early 2010s, DeltaRail Group had responded to British national railway infrastructure owner Network Rail's traffic management programme, but it was not shortlisted in favour of larger overseas competitors; this decision was controversial as DeltaRail's bid had been roughly £1 billion cheaper, as well as involving a shorter timeframe, to deliver.[11][6][12] One reported factor in this outcome was the allegedly poorly structured bid submitted. Nevertheless, by June 2016, with the programme underperforming, Resonate Group was reengaged in the process and, at its own expense, conducted a trial deployment of its system to prove its cost effectiveness and readiness for operations.[3]
European Rail Software Applications (ERSA), a member of the Resonate Group, has long been involved in the development of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), having performed Track-to-Train integration testing on the high-speed railway between The Netherlands and Belgium.[5] Furthermore, Resonate develops and maintains the Integrated Electronic Control Centre (IECC) that has been widely used on Britain's rail networks;[3][13] amongst other engagements, it was responsible for the first implementation of remote control of Solid State Interlocking (SSI) in 2013.[14][15] The company has been involved in various parts of Network Rail's Digital Railway initiative, such as the development of a new timetable editor and other traffic management systems.[16][17][18]
References
edit- ^ "Resonate Group Limited: Company number 05839985". Companies House. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Vision Capital Acquires Portfolio of Companies for £76.4 million" (Press release). Vision Capital. 2006.
- ^ a b c "Resonate hits digital railway sweet-spot". modernrailways.com. 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Derby British Rail Research: 1964 - 1996". Science Museum Group. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Delivering first-class products and services for ERTMS/ETCS development". globalrailwayreview.com. 31 May 2010.
- ^ a b "DeltaRail's response to the ORR consultation on the Periodic review 2013: Draft determination of Network Rail's outputs and funding for 2014-19" (PDF). Office of Road and Rail. 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Managing Rail Maintenance". railway-technology.com. 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Low Cost Electrification for Branch Lines" (PDF). gov.uk. July 2010.
- ^ "Adjusted rail profile makes Dutch rail virtually free from Head Checks". globalrailwayreview.com. 6 February 2012.
- ^ "British SME Joins IT Outsourcing Giants in £605 Million Network Rail IT Framework". techmonitor.ai. 8 May 2019.
- ^ Matthews, Anna (21 March 2014). "Ten ways Network Rail can create better railways and save taxpayers £1bn". The Guardian.
- ^ "DeltaRail and Network Rail – tensions remain despite high performance". railtechnologymagazine.com. 26 June 2014.
- ^ Control Systems - Resonate Web Site
- ^ "DeltaRail completes pioneering Edinburgh signalling control installation". globalrailwayreview.com. 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Luminate supporting efficient operations". modernrailways.com. 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Resonate and Network Rail to Step Up Platform Operation Standards". railway-news.com. 18 August 2017.
- ^ "World first rollout for British technology innovation set to deliver a more punctual railway". Network Rail. 13 July 2017.
- ^ "UK railway news round-up". railwaygazette.com. 23 July 2022.