The railway's main advantage is that it has solved the big questions about the efficient movement of people and goods over land. The broad technology has, consequently, remained largely the same for two centuries. Yet the challenges the railway faces today are significant - how do suppliers develop new solutions to tackle these evolving needs? As a supplier of some of the most fundamental components that make the railway work, Jamie Pogson will talk us through Pandrol's latest innovations in noise and vibration mitigation as a case study in research and development.