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COMMENT p24-27 Professor Andrew McNaughton of HS2 Ltd sets out an ambitious and attractive vision of the future of rail travel in his bid to make it a ‘transport of choice’ rather than just the option of last resort.
CIVILS, CONSTRUCTION AND STATIONS p28-41 RTM talks to the engineers responsible for installing the grand new roof at Manchester Victoria station, plus an update on the Reading viaduct, new guidance on using tower cranes near the railway infrastructure and the Chorley arches.
CRIME AND SAFETY p42-51
Contributors include RSSB safety risk assessment manager Marcus Dacre and Network Rail public member Arnab Dutt, plus we look at the new Working Lives Research Institute research, success in tackling cable theft, and the changes under Network Rail’s Planning & Delivering Safe Work programme.
STAFF AND SKILLS p52-61 Crossrail has won a major HR award for its people management – we speak to its head of organisational eff ectiveness, Rob Jones. We also get an update on Samaritans’ life-saving work with Network Rail, and new training for Chiltern Railways staff .
ROLLING STOCK p64-69 Project updates on the Thameslink and IEP rolling stock builds, plus a look at the battery-powered train research and trials and Midland Metro’s new tram fl eet.
SIGNALLING AND TELECOMS p74-94 Network Rail takes RTM on a tour of its latest Rail Operating Centre, the Manchester ROC, while Hitachi Rail Europe tells us more about its latest contract to supply on-board ETCS equipment for trains on the Cambrian Line.
PERMANENT WAY p95-100 Dave Hooper, executive director for Infrastructure at Osborne, explains more about its Wessex partnership with Network Rail, while Network Rail’s own John Nixon tells RTM why August’s works were so important to the Watford Area Renewals Programme.
INNOTRANS PREVIEW p101-145 Our 45-page preview and show guide highlights the key companies whose products and technologies you will want to see at the world’s biggest railway trade show.
CIVILS
52-61 STAFF & SKILLS
Lord Tony Berkeley chairs the Rail Freight Group. He
is the Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Rail Group, a board member of the European Rail Freight Association, member of the ICE and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport.
2 | rail technology magazine Aug/Sep 14
Orla
Sedze is the British
Transport
Police Authority Communications Manager. BTPA
ensures an effi cient and eff ective British
Transport Police force for rail operators, their staff and passengers.
Neil Andrew
is Director and
General
Manager of Balfour Beatty Rail - Engineering and
Technology Solutions. Balfour Beatty is
an international rail engineering, design and construction business.
Andy Doherty
is Director of Railways System
Engineering at Network Rail, and vice-chairman of the European Rail Research Advisory Group. He is a visiting
professor at Southamp- ton, Cranfi eld and New- castle universities.
Anson Jack
has held a number of senior roles
at RSSB. He is now its Commercial and Strategy director, and also has responsibility for the Standards and Innovation teams. He is active with many other railway organisations.
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