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IRO Midlands visit to CrossCountry Trains’ new train crew centre An evening visit was made to the new train crew centre at Birmingham New Street Station recently. The host for the evening was Martin Broomfield, driver manager with CrossCountry. This new centre is located at the west end of platform 1 and can be clearly seen from Hill Street and Navigation Street. Opened in June 2012, it was provided by Network Rail and replaced accommodation that was more than 50 years old. Now, more than 450 CrossCountry Trains train crew and other staff enjoy the state-of-the-art facilities within the centre. The site of this new building has had
IRO Annual Members’ Lunch 2013
growing on it to contribute to the area’s biodiversity and reduce rainwater run- off into the drainage system. This all helps to give it a BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) rating of Excellent. The visiting group was taken on a
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tour of the building where it saw the mess areas, meeting rooms, drivers rules training room and other facilities, finishing at the drivers’ booking-on room which is about to be upgraded through the addition of a large IT monitor screen to replace the fourteen sheets of information that are provided daily. Our thanks go to CrossCountry
a chequered history including a time as the ‘Lamp Block’ where gas lamps were supplied to workers who maintained the railway tunnels either side of New Street station in the 19th
century. The new centre was actually manufactured off-site and delivered as
Trains for allowing IRO members to see the new facilities and to Martin Broomfield for hosting.
The Operators’ Handbook
The Institution of Railway Operators has brought out a new publication written by a range of operations professionals from across the country. The Operators’ Handbook has been
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Our Annual Lunch for Members and Guests will be held at The Mermaid, Puddle Dock, London. On Friday 19th April 2013 from midday. Our guest speaker is the Rt. Hon. Simon Burns, Minister of State for Transport.
Table of 10 – £470.00 per table (Ticket prices are inclusive of VAT @ 20%)
The handbook provides an over- arching description of how to manage a wide range of operational issues. However, it does not simply establish minimum competence levels – it describes what first class operational professionalism looks like and aims to push the boundaries of expertise within railway operations.
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improve operators’ knowledge of the ‘art’ of operations so they can focus on the right issues. This is crucial in the drive for continuous improvement in all aspects of train service delivery. The book is available in hard copy and eBook formats at £35 and £20 respectively. Members enjoy discounted prices of £25 and £15, which they can obtain by logging in through the IRO website
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Valuable opportunities for members to learn and share knowledge
57 steel-framed modules which were assembled on-site in less than a year. This method was used to minimise track possessions at New Street, which is undergoing a major redevelopment. As one of the most eco-friendly
buildings in the railway today it has a 1
South West Area: Modernising the Western Route – Swindon October 2012
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The Practitioner’s Course For those who wish to take their learning further, the book is supported by a Practitioner’s Course which is available to run as an in-house and public programme. The course has been set
Your local IRO Area runs events all year round. There are opportunities to see how others work, broaden your experience and add to your professional development. Visit the website to find out more…
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up to communicate the key learning contained within The Operators’ Handbook ‘The art of operations’ to share delegate experience and good practices to develop an understanding of good operating principles and practices. It looks at the complexities of train planning, use of data in performance planning, the roles and responsibilities of the players in times of disruption, safety issues, the value of investigation and reviews, issues arising from culture change in the organisation, organisational politics and setting efficient establishments. While the overall
South West Area: Operations Experience Day – West Somerset Railway, Minehead October 2012
curriculum is established, the content is quite responsive and is changed regularly to reflect the feedback and interests of groups going through the programme.
The design and style of
written to help operators at all levels develop and hone their skills in train operations management. It contains good practice guidance
number of features including energy efficient lighting, solar panels to generate electricity and a ‘green roof’ which has a number of plant species
and tips for professional rail operators, primarily based on heavy rail train operations in Great Britain. As such it covers the operational issues managed by Network Rail and train and freight
the programme is open and informal with a mix of inputs in the form of speakers, films etc and group work in the form of scenarios, discussions and practical exercises. It consists of three modules each of which is two days’ long, although this can be varied to suit the precise needs of any organisation taking part. Anyone interested in the course can email
learning@railwayoperators.co.uk or call the office on 03333 440523.
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