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of infrastructure at Nuneaton North Chord and Bacon Factory Chord in Ipswich. There are also smaller projects that have sprung from the SFC initiative. These include a project to increase a turnout speed near Margam which will reduce the time it takes for a train to enter or exit the terminal.
As businesses are increasingly relying on ‘just -in- time’ logistics to keep themselves supplied, so Network Rail’s focus on freight is increasing
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Each corridor’s performance is also ranked against various criteria and set improvement targets to match their circumstances. For instance, SFC 906, in the south east, has a low velocity thanks to having to thread its way through London, but has a good record of punctuality. Given the massive impact the corridor could have on commuter
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trains in the capital should trains run chronically late, there would be little point in valuing velocity over punctuality. But the data is nothing without the people to interpret it. The corridors are ‘owned’ by individual
Network Rail freight managers, who naturally gain a deep understanding of the issues and the areas that need attention, regardless of what route the corridors cross. They can also make use of deeper local knowledge, such as where trains regularly need to slow on each corridor, what signalling and timetabling constraints there are, issues with unrealistic or slack sectional running times, where crew changes are needed and even down to details such as regular flood sites.
Of course, none of the work would mean anything without buy-in from the Foc’s, in the form of constant feedback, cab rides, site visits and data interpretation.
By targeting the right areas for attention, quick wins are being made across the network to improve performance in an area of railway operations that goes quietly about its business supplying the materials and goods that keep Britain’s economy moving.
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