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  Railway - The IET 

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  Restoring the 7 Day Railway Clive Kessell (July 07) Much has been written and said in recent weeks about the need for a 7 day railway. Getting back to a reliable operation every day is seen as important ... by the rail engineering community. The present hit and miss train service at weekends and bank holidays is highly unsatisfactory and the reasons for this need to be understood. The REF ran a seminar at the IET on June 28th 2007 to look at the problem and to see whether improved engineering methods might offer some solutions to the present constrictions. Core to any solution is gaining an understanding of the root causes and these were examined in turn: Cost reduction programmes by taking longer possessions The incentive and penalty regime for possession management Over zealous safety Need to maximise use of expensive track machinery Use of untried technology with resulting complications in operation Ageing equipment that needs exceptional efforts to restore reliability Unwillingness to   [More...] [Less...]

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