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CONTENTS MARCH 2020 | ISSUE 265
END OF TERM REPORT | 16
As Tim Dugher stands down as chairman of the Network Certification Body, he speaks with Malcolm Dobell about his time with the company and what it has achieved.
THE CHALLENGE OF NEW TRAIN INTRODUCTION | 24
New train fleets are being introduced to the network on an unprecedented scale. It’s all carefully planned by very clever people, so why are they almost all late?
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ARE RAILWAY ENGINEERING RESPONSIBILITIES ADEQUATELY DELEGATED? | 28
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Colin Wheeler asks whether infrastructure inspection, maintenance and renewal need to be improved and should individual railway engineers be held accountable?
IMPROVED COMPETENCY BRINGS IMPROVED SAFETY | 31/32
Two articles look at the question of competency. Colin Wheeler considers the case for personal responsibility while James Fox of 3Squared explains how to manage competencies.
LOOSLEY SPEAKING | 34
Retiring Railway Industry Association policy director Peter Loosley reflects on how things have changed during his time in the industry, and also how they haven’t.
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STATION SLEEPOUT SUCCESS | 36
330 railwaymen and women slept out in nine stations across the country to promote the work of Railway Children, which helps children who find themselves alone, at risk and on the railway.