for improved clarity relating to a number of
requirements. Kwik-Step has provided excellent
input on how this standard can be improved.
Train operator Grand Central has challenged
the controls that are applied to trains following
measurement of forces at Wheel Impact Load
Detection (WILD) sites. In response to this
challenge, Network Rail conducted a detailed
technical study and the resulting technical
report is currently being peer reviewed. It may
enable the speed restrictions that are imposed
for certain train types following a Level 2 alarm
to be raised to a higher speed, benefitting train
operators and improving the consequential
impact on train performance.
Putting Passengers First
Andrew Haines’ catchphrase has become
a Partnership Award category, judged
by Network Rail’s managing director of
transformation, Becky Lumlock, and Paul
Plummer, chief executive of the Rail Delivery
Group.
This award was established to celebrate
suppliers who have put the needs of rail
passengers at the heart of what they do and can
demonstrate that they are genuinely putting
passengers first.
Buckingham Group Contracting’s name came
out of the hat again, this time for the Liverpool
Lime Street station upgrade. This £148 millionWinners of the Putting
Passengers First
Award - Buckingham
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