Conversational AI training for frontline rail teams

The first time someone
faces a challenging conversation
shouldn't be for real.

Real practice builds better-prepared frontline teams.

Trusted by frontline teams at

Avanti West Coast Network Rail Anglian Water
The RAISE app showing a live 'Seeking Safety' conversation with an AI character

See it in action

Give your frontline teams a safe space to practise.

A realistic AI character. No script, no multiple choice — just a conversation, the way it would happen for real.

What is RAISE?

Conversational AI training for frontline teams.

Realistic, open-ended conversation practice with AI characters — and immediate, personalised feedback. Grounded in policy, frameworks and specialist expertise.

25%Rise in frontline confidence
1,678Conversations practised
91%Preferred it to e‑learning
1,032Personalised feedback reports delivered

The problem we solve

Mind the practice gap.

Knowing what to do isn't the same as being ready to do it. That gap is where things go wrong.

PLATFORM A

Knowing what to do

Policy. Procedure. A video. A knowledge check.

PLATFORM B

Being ready to do it

Realistic practice. Feedback. The moment it counts.

The difference

Traditional e‑learning tells people what to do.
RAISE lets them practise doing it.

A frontline rail employee speaking naturally into her phone while using RAISE

Ready-to-go library

Practise the conversations your frontline teams face.

Pre-built for the rail industry. Accessible on any device — any time.

A member of staff resolving a tense exchange with a customer at ticket gates

Challenging customer interactions

Conflict · De-escalation · Complaints

A member of staff supporting a distressed young man on a platform bench

Mental health

Suicide prevention · Interventions with passengers

A member of staff supporting a woman passenger at a help point

Violence against women and girls

Disclosures · Support · Third party

A member of staff speaking with a wheelchair user on a platform

Disability & inclusion

Accessibility · Neurodiversity · Assistance requests

A member of staff helping two passengers under a departure board

Customer experience

Tannoy · Service recovery · Delay & disruption

Two members of staff in hi-vis coordinating over radio on a platform

Safety-critical communication

Clarity under pressure · Repeat-back · Escalation

In their words

What learners are saying.

The AI question

Expert-built. Human-calibrated.

An AI that marks its own homework can't be trusted with something this important. So RAISE doesn't let it.

THE FEAR

Black-box AI

Decides what's good on its own.

THE REALITY

Human-checked, always

Experts set the standard.

Build your own

Need something specific?

Build a RAISE simulation around your own policies and situations. Or let our experts build it for you.

RAISE simulation builder interface

How it works

Learn. Practise. Feedback. Reflect. Retry. Refresh.

01

Learn

Refresh the relevant policy or technique — just enough to practise with.

02

Practise

Speak naturally with an AI character. No script — it goes wherever it goes.

03

Feedback

Immediate and personalised — based on exactly what was said and done.

04

Reflect

What went well, what could improve, what good looks like.

05

Retry

Same conversation again, or a new scenario. Mistakes cost nothing here.

06

Refresh

Come back regularly. Keep important skills sharp.

Learners own their feedback. Managers don't see it by default.

The first time shouldn't be for real.