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The Best of the Best
The annual Rail Partnership Awards gives Network Rail a
chance to honour its supply chain.Felixstowe Branch Line: capacity enhancement
goes live
David Bickell reports on how £60.4 million increased the
line’s capacity by over 40 per cent.Railway signalling equipment power systems
earthing
Paul Darlington explains how both railway staff and the
travelling public are protected.New main-line interlocking enters service
Atkins’ ElectroLogIXS electronic interlocking is brought
into service on the Shepperton branch.Barnards Lock Underbridge: a spongy and
successful lift
Collin Carr looks at a bridge replacement in the middle of
a “triple-SI”.A little water never hurt anyone
Plantworx/Railworx was certainly wet, but it was also a
great success.Rail Electrification: Building confidence
Peter Stanton organised, and attended, a conference on
the future role of electrification.News
Goodbyes, HS2 bids.Have you heard the whisper about the new
developments to WSPER?
Malcolm Dobell visits DB ESG’s new home for its
wheel-slide protection test rig.New era at Doncaster Carr
Stuart Marsh was invited to tour Hitachi’s new depot
for LNER’s Azuma fleet.Are you sitting
comfortably?Comfortable seats
or ‘ironing boards’?
RSSB has a new way of
defining comfort.3