º£½ÇÊÓƵ

Transport for Wales has launched a new programme in Newport with the aim of helping start ups that could benefit the railway.

Lab by Transport for Wales is an accelerator programme, which has the aim of helping up-scale and accelerate tech start-ups to have them pitch ready within 12-weeks.

TfW says the programme will achieve this through a series of innovation sprint, product design and value proposition workshops, along with mentoring and additional training.

At the end of the 12-week programme, applicants will pitch their business solutions to Transport for Wales Rail decision makers. Successful candidates will be awarded a contract of work, and their solution will be subsequently launched across the Transport for Wales Rail network.

Head of customer experience Barry Lloyd said: “We’re passionate about working with new start ups, inventors, entrepreneurs and innovators to help them be the best they can be and to make a real difference to our railway.

“So if you have an idea, a design or a product that could be adapted to benefit the railway then we want to hear from you.

“This is Wales’ first and only innovation rail programme so we are at a really exciting time in our industry as we hope to make Wales a true centre for rail excellence.

“Either software or hardware, if it’s innovative and has the potential to positively impact Transport for Wales Rail and their passengers, we’d love to hear from you.