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Speed restriction information does not belong to any single UK organisation. Network Rail imposes and communicates restrictions as the infrastructure manager, then train operators brief drivers and manage procedures. Neither holds the whole chain from the point a restriction is imposed to the point a driver acts on it. The risk sits in the handover between them. Zelra's Connected DAS (C-DAS) does not remove the need for cooperation at that interface - it creates a reliable channel to operate through. Integration with Traffic Management Systems through standards-based interfaces ensures a restriction agreed at network level reaches the cab automatically, every time. We conclude our blog series on overspeeding and safety by looking outside the cab, so tap the link in the comments.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR)'s Annual Report of Health and Safety on Britain's Railways was published this month. One issue our Head of Product Management, Michael Corkett, has been reflecting on is organisational interfaces between rail operators and infrastructure managers. The report identifies these interfaces as a source of significant risk that require active leadership, not coordination alone. "This is exactly where Zelra's Connected DAS or C-DAS has a role to play," Michael says. "It gives that interface a reliable, standards-based data channel. A restriction agreed between an infrastructure manager and an operator can reach the driver automatically, in a usable form and at the right moment. The information no longer depends on a human handover." Michael has shared his full thoughts on the report's key themes, so tap the link in the comments to read more.

Train drivers approaching a speed restriction on the UK rail network must rely on one thing: the information already in front of them. If that information is incomplete, delayed, or unexpected, the drivers' margin for error narrows rapidly. In 2025, the RAIB documented a series of four overspeed incidents across two failure modes. The causes differed, but here's what stayed constant: drivers arrived at a speed restriction without the necessary information to act on it safely. These were not cases of missing information. The restrictions existed, and so did the systems for communicating them. The gap was in how that information reached the driver, in what form, and at what moment. This distinction matters for how our industry responds. Recognising the information gap requires a proven way of getting critical information to the driver, in a form they can act on, at the moment it matters. Zelra considers the evidence behind this reframing in the first blog of our new series on overspeeding and safety, so tap the link in the comments to read for yourself.

We're here in Paris to meet with one of our largest and longest-standing customers, SNCF Voyageurs Visits like this are where product development gets grounded. Zelra's SNCF deployment covers around 10,000 drivers across France's national rail network. It is the kind of operational scale that helps shape our solutions and how we think about what comes next. Today's conversations are focused on three things: our product roadmap, our use of AI to deliver even more value to customers, and our ongoing support for SNCF as their operational ambitions evolve. Our latest blog explores what our extended partnership with SNCF means for DAS implementations everywhere after a decade of national-scale deployment. The link is in the comments.

"Our EBAs and rules are too complex to automate safely" is a common misconception among rail operators, so we're happy to put the record straight! Zelra's Workforce Management (WFM) software is made for rail and designed to be configurable, not custom built. In our recent Australian implementations, we configured the system to: 💵 Reflect multiple EBA wage and work-based rules 🪪 Link duties to qualification requirements 🔗 Surface fatigue scores directly on duty lines. Read more about our WFM solution in Rail Express here https://lnkd.in/g67C-URf then make sure you visit us at AusRAIL Stand 546 to see for yourself!

There's no substitute for site visits with our Driving Advisory System (DAS) customers. Face-to-face time builds the relationships that make product development, performance review, and shared planning genuinely productive. Thank you to KiwiRail's Soren Low and Adam O'Sullivan for hosting Zelra's Michelle Trudgian and Scott Reimers. KiwiRail operates a complex, mixed-fleet freight environment spanning diesel and electric traction across more than 4,500 kilometres of track. Sustaining DAS performance across standalone deployments, OEM-integrated platforms, and an active fleet transition program requires more than configuration. It needs continuous dialogue between the people maintaining the system and those using it every day. Experience in one operating environment also shapes how DAS evolves elsewhere. That cross-network learning is one of the most valuable outcomes of long-term customer relationships. The work doesn't stop. And neither does the conversation.