Resonate Group
{{Short description|British transport technology company}}
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Resonate Group Limited is a British software, technology and services company. Prior to September 2016, it was called DeltaRail Group Limited.
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.{{cite press release |url=http://www.visioncapital.com/Media.htmx?year=100&itemid=Mjk0MTIwOTA0MzIwMQ== |title=Vision Capital Acquires Portfolio of Companies for £76.4 million |publisher=Vision Capital |year=2006 }} 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
The 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.{{cite web |url = https://www.modernrailways.com/article/resonate-hits-digital-railway-sweet-spot |title = Resonate hits digital railway sweet-spot |publisher = modernrailways.com |date = 27 July 2017 }}{{cite web |url = https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp61296/british-rail-research-derby |title = Derby British Rail Research: 1964 - 1996 |publisher = Science Museum Group |access-date = 24 September 2023}} 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.
By 2013, the company, then operating as under the name DeltaRail Group, was the largest provider of computerised signalling control systems in the UK.{{cite web |url = https://www.orr.gov.uk/sites/default/files/om/dd-june-2013-deltarail.pdf |title = DeltaRail's response to the ORR consultation on the Periodic review 2013: Draft determination of Network Rail's outputs and funding for 2014-19 |publisher = Office of Road and Rail |date = 3 September 2013}} 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.{{cite web |url = https://www.railway-technology.com/features/feature89011/?cf-view |title = Managing Rail Maintenance |publisher = railway-technology.com |date = 11 July 2010}} It has also been engaged in the production of numerous studies on behalf of other bodies, such as government agencies.{{cite web |url = https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/3872/low-cost-electrification-report.pdf |title = Low Cost Electrification for Branch Lines |publisher = gov.uk |date = July 2010}} The company routinely works in partnership with multiple rail infrastructure owners.{{cite web |url = https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/article/12469/adjusted-rail-profile-makes-dutch-rail-virtually-free-from-head-checks/ |title = Adjusted rail profile makes Dutch rail virtually free from Head Checks |publisher = globalrailwayreview.com |date = 6 February 2012}}{{cite web |url = https://techmonitor.ai/leadership/digital-transformation/resonate-group-rail |title = British SME Joins IT Outsourcing Giants in £605 Million Network Rail IT Framework |publisher = techmonitor.ai |date = 8 May 2019}}
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.{{cite web |url = https://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/mar/21/deltarail-network-rail-failed-procurement |title = Ten ways Network Rail can create better railways and save taxpayers £1bn |work = The Guardian |first = Anna |last = Matthews |date = 21 March 2014}}{{cite web |url = https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/deltarail-and-network-rail-tensions-remain-despite-high-performance |title = DeltaRail and Network Rail – tensions remain despite high performance |publisher = railtechnologymagazine.com |date = 26 June 2014}} 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.
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.{{cite web |url = https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/article/5586/delivering-first-class-products-and-services-for-ertmsetcs-development/ |title = Delivering first-class products and services for ERTMS/ETCS development |publisher = globalrailwayreview.com |date = 31 May 2010}} Furthermore, Resonate develops and maintains the Integrated Electronic Control Centre (IECC) that has been widely used on Britain's rail networks;Control Systems - [http://www.resonate.tech Resonate Web Site] amongst other engagements, it was responsible for the first implementation of remote control of Solid State Interlocking (SSI) in 2013.{{cite web |url = https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/19415/deltarail-completes-pioneering-edinburgh-signalling-control-installation/ |title = DeltaRail completes pioneering Edinburgh signalling control installation |publisher = globalrailwayreview.com |date = 26 November 2013}}{{cite web |url = https://www.modernrailways.com/article/luminate-supporting-efficient-operations |title = Luminate supporting efficient operations |publisher = modernrailways.com |date = 16 March 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url = https://railway-news.com/resonate-network-rail-step-up-platform-operation-standards/ |title = Resonate and Network Rail to Step Up Platform Operation Standards |publisher = railway-news.com |date = 18 August 2017}}{{cite web |url = https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/world-first-rollout-for-british-technology-innovation-set-to-deliver-a-more-punctual-railway |title = World first rollout for British technology innovation set to deliver a more punctual railway |publisher = Network Rail |date = 13 July 2017}}{{cite web |url = https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/uk-railway-news-round-up/61886.article |title = UK railway news round-up |publisher = railwaygazette.com |date = 23 July 2022}}
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External links
- [https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252505466/Whole-system-view-of-railways-from-Resonate-on-Redis-offers-progress Article on computerweekly.com]
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Category:Companies based in Derby
Category:Rail transport in Derby
Category:Railway companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Railway infrastructure companies
Category:Technology companies established in 2006