28/05/2026

Spring Roundup: New Partnerships, New Capabilities

Recent Highlights

It’s been a busy start to 2026 for One Big Circle. From a major strategic partnership to new training opportunities and expanded platform capabilities, here’s a look at what we’ve been up to and how it’s helping build a safer, smarter railway.

Strategic Partnership with Loram

One Big Circle has announced a strategic partnership and minority investment from Loram Maintenance of Way, a world-leading provider of railway track maintenance equipment and services. This marks a significant step in OBC’s international expansion, combining Loram’s global reach and industry expertise with AIVR’s infrastructure monitoring technology.

The partnership will support deployment of AIVR technology across new territories and rail networks worldwide. One Big Circle remains fully independent, continuing to deliver the same high standards of service to our existing customers – while working together on exciting new opportunities on the global stage.

Read more about our partnership with Loram.

Loram and One Big Circle partnership announcement

One Big Circle and Loram Maintenance of Way announce a strategic partnership and minority investment, marking a significant step in OBC’s international expansion.


CPD Certified Training & Lunch and Learns

OBC is now offering two CPD-certified one-hour sessions for rail industry professionals.

The AIVR Drop-in is a hands-on dashboard walk through covering data capture, key tools, and exports. Beginning with an introduction to One Big Circle and the AIVR Platform, attendees are guided through the full suite of platform tools including map and session navigation, video and still-image playback, annotations, measurements, snapshots, and exports.

The OBC Lunch and Learn Webinar takes a wider look across our multi-award-winning suite of AIVR products. Through real case studies and live demonstration, attendees will see how AIVR can transform infrastructure monitoring – enhancing safety, reducing site visits, cutting costs, and improving decision-making across operations and engineering teams.

Both sessions are one hour, CPD-certified, and open to rail industry professionals at any stage of their AIVR journey.

Get in touch to book a session for your team.

One Big Circle’s CPD-certified training sessions cover the full AIVR Platform, from data capture through to tools and exports.


Continuous Broken Rail Reporting with Network Rail

OBC continues to support Network Rail engineers with the rapid identification and reporting of broken and cracked rails, fishplates, and joints through AIVR’s line scanning cameras.

These cameras capture incredibly high detailed imagery of the track environment, enable engineers to review potential defects early, and take action before issues escalate – reducing risk and keeping the network running safely.

Read more about AIVR’s line scanning cameras.

AIVR’s high-resolution line scanning cameras capture and detect broken and cracked rails, fishplates, and joint defects – enabling Network Rail engineers to identify and report issues remotely before they escalate.


Seasonal Preparation with AIVR

As conditions change with the season, AIVR’s seasonal preparation toolkit gives operators the intelligence to stay ahead.

From low ballast detection and vegetation encroachment to adhesion monitoring, adjustment switch and joint gap inspection, and OLE balance weight monitoring, maintenance teams have everything they need to prioritise interventions and prepare the network for the months ahead.

Get in touch with our team to learn more.

AIVR’s vegetation encroachment monitoring displays coverage and encroachment data across the network, helping maintenance teams identify and prioritise lineside intervention.


Where to Find Us

The One Big Circle team will be showing face at the following industry events throughout the upcoming months. Come and say hello, see our technology in action, and learn more about how AIVR is helping create a safer, smarter railway:

Want to learn more about AIVR technology or see our systems in action? Get in touch with our team or visit us at one of the upcoming events listed above.