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Since privatisation of British Rail in the 1990s, one of…
3 December 2014 | By Jeremy Candfield, Director General, RIA
Since privatisation of British Rail in the 1990s, one of the strengths of the UK railway industry has been the active involvement of a wide range of private sector companies, bringing technologies and skills from other sectors as well as adding the commercial and competitive disciplines of the private sector,…
The railway industry in Britain continues to be characterised by…
29 November 2012 | By Jeremy Candfield, Director General, Railway Industry Association (RIA); Steve Featherstone, Track Programme Director, Network Rail and David McLoughlin, Finance and Commercial Director, Infrastructure Projects, Network Rail
The railway industry in Britain continues to be characterised by substantial growth in ridership and in major investment programmes. Infrastructure investment in the mainline railway is undertaken predominantly by two main parties working together: the infrastructure manager, Network Rail, as clients, and its extensive supply chain. More than 170 supply…
Network Rail has become the first company in the rail…
3 April 2012 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has become the first company in the rail industry to achieve BS11000, the new British Standard for collaborative working...
Governments, passengers and freight customers have rising expectations and aspirations…
6 April 2011 | By Jeremy Candfield, Director General, Railway Industry Association (RIA)
Governments, passengers and freight customers have rising expectations and aspirations for the rail system. There is a constant pressure to drive up availability and reliability, and to drive down costs, while assuring and improving safety. At the same time, users want improved service levels, with increasing demands for better information…
The Federation’s membership consists of national associations or, where they…
29 December 2006 | By Jeremy Candfield, President of the European Federation of Railway Trackwork Contractors
The Federation’s membership consists of national associations or, where they do not exist, national coordinators, representing the majority of specialist trackwork contractors in countries that are members of the European Union (EU) or the European Free Trade Area (EFTA). National federations and coordinators from other countries may be admitted as…
