DeltaRail Group Limited is a British railway software, technology and services company.

The company was formed from Rail business of AEA Technology plc

AEA Technology

AEA Technology plc was formed in 1996 as the privatised offshoot of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. It is a constituent of the FTSE Fledgling Index. Originally it consisted of divisions with expertise in a wide variety of areas, mostly the products of nuclear-related research...

 which was acquired as part of a secondary private equity portfolio sale to Vision Capital Limited in 2006. Previously, in 1998, AEA Technology plc formed the Rail business having acquired British Rail Research

British Rail Research Division

The British Rail Research Division came into being in 1964 directly under the control of the British Railways Board, moving into purpose-built premises at the Railway Technical Centre in Derby. The intention was to improve railway reliability and efficiency, while reducing costs and improving revenue...

 from the British Railways Board

British Rail

British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...

, and a number of other engineering

Engineering

Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...

 software organisations.

DeltaRail provides software, technology and services in four core areas; signalling control solutions, infrastructure support services and systems, rolling stock maintenance solutions and support for operational planning and real time railway management.

DeltaRail develops and maintains the Integrated Electronic Control Centre (IECC) widely used on Britain's rail networks.

The company has UK offices in Derby

Derby

Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...

 (head office) and London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. It also has an overseas division in the Netherlands.