AEA Technology plc

AEA Technology Rail is one of the two core businesses of AEA Technology plc (the other being AEA Technology Environment). It is a leading technology adviser and supplier to the railway industry, with expertise in the areas of trains, infrastructure, operations and policy. The company�s approach is to model the future while measuring and managing the present. Its UK Acoustics Team has been operating in the field of railway noise and vibration for over 30 years, originating within the research and engineering branches of British Railways. It provides a comprehensive service of assessment, prediction, optimisation and mitigation of noise and vibration created by, and affecting, the operating railway and associated activity. Its areas of expertise include environmental noise and vibration, passenger comfort, hearing protection, and the audibility of warning sounds and public address systems.