b'KELLY RAILPartoftelecommunicationsspecialistKellywhole city, and Scotlands wider decarbonisation Group, Kelly Rail was established in the earlyefforts. 2000s.Today,thebusinessisaprincipalA s part of our drive to reach net contractor to all major UK rail industry service providers,deliveringcustomer-focused,zero, Kelly Rail has also installed multidisciplinary solutions. electrical vehicle charge points in As it continues to gain momentum, Kelly Railstations across Scotlandhasappointedanewseniorleadershipteamincludingthenewly-includingRailOperationsDirectorfortheupgraded Kintore Station. Closed in 1964 North, Ali Fagan. In this guest writer feature,and reopened on a new site in 2020, it now Ali reflects on his long and eventful careerboasts 24 EV charging podiumsas well as at Kelly Group, looks at some of its recenta battery backup system that will enable the projects,andoutlineshisgoalsforthestation to continue operating in the event of a future. power cut.ItsbeenanexcitingyearforKellySurveillance solutions Rail,andarecentrestructure duringwhichIwasappointedrailfor Scotlands stationsoperations director for the northhas streamlined and strengthenedAt Kelly Rail, were also committed our team. tomakingrailwayssaferand Imparticularlyproudofour A longstanding careerinvolvement in a new nationwide contract for NRT. This was a challenging projectCCTVscheme.Thisambitious with Kelly Group which we delivered collaboratively with NRTsprojectwillseeusinstallreplacementand team. additional 240 CCTV cameras in 59 stations acrossScotland,workingcloselywithour Iwas a telecoms engineer when Ipartner, Johnson Controls. The coverage these A new role in an expandingcameras provide will allow for anti-trespassing joined Kelly Group 28 years ago, andanalytics to be fed back to local teams, notifying cut my teeth with United Artists,business themofantisocialorsuicidalbehaviouron running fibre and copper for theirplatforms.Today, my role as regional operations directorFinally,KellyRailisre-establishingitselfin new network.involves managing a range of important clients,Northern Ireland, and was recently involved in and working closely with our two senior projecta civils, fibre, and copper telecoms project for UnitedArtistswouldeventuallymergewithmanagers. Babcock.arangeofothercableTVserviceproviders, before becoming Virgin Media. Kelly Rail continues to expand, and 2022 has Ibuiltonthisexperienceintheyearsthatseenustakeonsomeexcitingnewprojects.Embracing changeAspartofourstrongpartnershipwithBAM followed, looking after MDUs in a supervisoryNuttall, we are currently supplying and installing role, and later becoming regional manager forStationInformationSecuritySystems(SISS)T hese projects are testament to the Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, and Manchesterand Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) solutionsbreadth of our teams skillset. They for our client, Atlantic Telecom. Id been withfor two new stationsInverness Airport and the group for eight years when I moved to KellyEast Linton. also reflect Kelly Rails commitment Rail. to embracing changeSupporting decarbonisation Key projects indeed, one of my goals as a regional operations goals directoristoensurethatwemovewiththe My first project with Kelly Rail was the migrationtimes, staying abreast of new developments.works on FTN for copper and fibre, direct forWhileKellyRailisrenownedforCCTV, Network Rail as a principal contractor. Of themedia installations, and maintenance, we alsoEqually important is cementing our reputation many programmes Ive overseen, this stands outcontinuetobuildourreputationasatrulyas a leading multidisciplinary supplier to the railas do the signalling works for Channel Tunnelmulti-disciplinary contractor. Working alongsideindustry, which we will achieve by continuing to Rail Link, which we delivered successfully and onSiemensRail,theteamrecentlyhelpedtodeliver projects cost and time-efficiently.time. deliver the new comms network on the Borders AfterworkingonLondonundergroundforaRailway. We are currently supporting siemens few years, a re-signalling project in Colchesteron the Edinburgh trams, which will see the tram marked the end of my career in south England.line extended as far as Leith, reaching suburban I subsequently moved back to Glasgow, startingareas.ThissupportsbothECC(Energy workonKellyRailsBTsunsetnationwideConsumers Commission) plans to electrify the The Networker Winter 2022 15.'