A collaborative innovation journey with low-code
The challenge
Transport for London (TfL) is the integrated transport authority responsible for operating London’s public transportation network, the underground, buses, trams and river services that serve millions of Londers daily.
Transport for London faced several challenges with their aging product register system, called APR (Approved Product Register), which ran on a legacy platform that was prone to crashing and couldn’t provide a complete audit trail for product assessments. Inefficient processes could cause duplicate assessments, inconsistent product information and their ability to collaborate across the organisation was limited. A newly refreshed S1011 standard also required a more comprehensive approach to product acceptance than their previous system could deliver. Safety and compliance requirements for UK rail networks are extremely specific and, with no purpose-built software available, to digitise their processes for product acceptance, rail network operators must develop their own solution.
Transport for London worked closely with Network Rail and were inspired by their Product Acceptance portal, built in Liberty Create, our low-code solution. Transport for London wanted to use Liberty Create to develop a Product Information Register (PIR), the initial scope was to support London Underground (LU) assessed products. This is a great example of the type of collaboration that should be encouraged across the Rail sector as mentioned in the National Audit Office (NAO) Rail Transformation Programme.
“The solution has improved efficiency, collaboration and compliance while creating opportunities for future enhancements and information sharing across the industry. It’s inspiring to see how technology can solve complex regulatory and operational challenges in large infrastructure organisations.”
Andy Gordon
Principal Engineering Leader, Engineering Delivery Optimisation, Transport for London
The solution
“By successfully implementing a modern Product Information Register, we have enhanced our product assessment process, migrated legacy data and created a standardised approach to product management across the whole organisation.”
Andy Gordon
Principal Engineering Leader, Engineering Delivery Optimisation, Transport for London
The result
Transport for London have a much more stable platform, which complies with their standards and allows multi-discipline collaboration. With features like data migration, AI integration and cross-modal functionality, the system addresses Transport for London’s current challenges and positions them to adapt to future needs. This creates opportunities for ongoing improvements and information-sharing across the transport industry.
Impact
Enhanced Efficiency & Stability
with a streamlined, stable platform
Improved Compliance
ability to fully meet regulatory standards
Improved Collaboration
able to work easily across internal teams and across organisations
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