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Seventy or eighty are killed and three thousand are injured each year
Every year, among the men who work on the permanent way, seventy or eighty are killed, mainly through mishaps and oversights that vigilance and care...

June Issue 2009

 
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The final countdown
As the cell door slammed shut, the youthful entrepreneur made a vow never ever to risk incarceration again...

June Issue 2009

 
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Curtain raiser for High Speed 1
Southeastern plans a limited high speed preview service this summer from 29th June. The new service will run on High Speed 1 between Ashford International...

June Issue 2009

 
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Do we still need any Red Zone working?
Do we still need any Red Zone working?
And if so, should we restrict its use further and tighten up on RIMINI?

May Issue 2009

 
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Brunel Bridge set for revamp
After 150 years in the business the west country’s iconic Royal Albert Bridge - one of Brunel’s greatest masterpieces – is set for a major revamp...

May Issue 2009

 
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New roof for Waverley
The £130m plan to overhaul Edinburgh’s Waverley station has been submitted for planning permission...

May Issue 2009

 
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Competition Summer Railsport GB
Summer looks like being a busy time for Railsport GB, with the games themselves taking place in Blackpool at the end of June...

May Issue 2009

 
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Colin Wheeler's Track Safety Article

How can we create a culture where speaking up and challenging your COSS’s Safe System of Work is welcomed?

April Issue 2009

 
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Electro-Dynamic - Rail Chiefs confident of electrification
‘We expect an announcement on electrification this summer,’ says Iain Coucher, chief executive of Network Rail...

April Issue 2009

 
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Midland Main Line
One summer evening in 1949 a small boy sat on a railway bridge in the soft Leicestershire countryside...

April Issue 2009

 
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Industry backs Railstaff Awards
Now in its third year, the RailStaff Awards celebrates the hard work, bravery and courage of ordinary railway staff who deliver the railways night and day...

March Issue 2009

 
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Consistency and working together in our industry
Why we now need an urgent review of regulatory organisations to save waste and improve all our rail, metro and tram systems...

March Issue 2009