Safety
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Features
Apprentices trained on railway systems
Richard Foster joins apprentices from the London South Bank University's Rail & Rail Systems Engineering course on a 'field trip' to the Bluebell Railway, where they receive training on railway systems
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Training
Four years in the firing line…
Departing Network Rail Chief Executive MARK CARNE talks to NIGEL HARRIS about the legacy he leaves behind after more than four and a half years at the helm
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Safety
The crash that began Railtrack’s demise
In March 1996, a postal worker lost his life and 19 colleagues were injured when a freight train partially derailed at Rickerscote. PAUL STEPHEN looks back
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Safety
Saving the South West’s services
A major new study warns that rising sea levels could cause massive disruption at Dawlish by 2040 - with big implications for other coastal railways too
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Safety
Lessons learned from Cannon Street crash
25 years on from one of the biggest buffer stop collisions, PAUL STEPHEN remembers the Cannon Street station rail crash
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Safety
What happens when an inspector calls
STEFANIE BROWNE turns the spotlight on the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, which has just completed ten years of working to make the railways safer
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Safety
Striving for perfection
ROB BRIGHOUSE and LIAM SUMPTER tell RICHARD CLINNICK how collaboration is improving performance, safety and customer service at Chiltern and Network Rail
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Safety
Safety, reliability, capacity and cost
Network Rail Chief Executive MARK CARNE reveals to NIGEL HARRIS the four big challenges he believes that the infrastructure company faces and how to tackle them
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Safety
Emergency drill
The emergency services must be ready if there is a major rail disaster. PAUL PRENTICE reports from a DB Schenker and BTP safety drill
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Top Stories
Extreme weather: are they coping in Europe?
Safety is the priority, but are we at risk of losing the year-round resilience of the railway? Ben Jones looks at how other European railways manage performance when the weather does its worst.
Better forecasting of where the danger lies
PAUL CLIFTON talks to the people who have to balance railway risk and reward, and the need to protect passengers and goods against the need to keep services running
