Rail Industry Connected | Innovating to improve railway equipment with Byron Summers, The Railway Shop

Today, we talk to Byron Summers from The Railway Shop, who is providing and developing railway tools and equipment specifically with the railways in mind.

Byron, who himself comes from an engineering background with Network Rail, set up the business by railway people, for railway people to support the industry better.

Focusing on a path of innovation and developing significantly as an SME, Byron is developing his business from a rail engineer’s point of view to provide a straight-to-the-point service which ultimately aims to keep railways safer.

Find out more on https://therailwayshop.co.uk/

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