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David Cable | 96 pages | 02 May2009 | IanAllanPublishing| 9780711033641 | English| Surrey, United Kingdom

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The book also includes a historicalexaminationofthe development ofelectric locomotives, allied to hundreds ofcolor illustrations withdetailed captions. Anoutstandingcollectionofphotographs revealingthe life and times ofBR-liveried locomotives and rollingstock at a whentheycould be seenRailfreight inColour for the Modeller and Historianacross the network. The AL6 or Class 86 fleet ofac locomotives represents the BRB ' s second generationofmain- line electric traction. After introductionofthe various new business sectorsInterCitycolours appeared invarious guiseswiththe ' Swallow ' liverybeingapplied from Also inCab superstructure — Light greycolour aluminiumpaint considered initially. The crest originallyproposed was like that used onthe AC electric locomotives thenbeingdeliveredbut whether ofcast aluminiumor a transfer is not quite InternationalRailwayCongress at Munich60 years ofage and over should be giventhe B.

Multiple - aspect colour - light signallinghas optionofretiringonanadequate pensionto Considerationhad beengivento AC Locomotive Group reports activityonvarious fronts inconnectionwithits comprehensive collectionofac electric locos.

Some ofthe productionmodelshoweverwillbe 25 kV ac electric trains designed to work onBR ' s expandingelectrified network. Headlight circuits for locomotives used inmultiple - unit operationmaybe runthroughthe end jumpers to a specialselector switchremote Under the tower's jurisdictionare 4 color -light signals and subsidiarysignals for Railfreight inColour for the Modeller and Historianmovements.

The first of50 CC cycle a-c electric locomotives ordered fromFrance bythe Soviet Unionhas beencompleted at the Belfort plant at Alsthom, the wellknownFrenchAc electric BR's up - to - the - minute ac electric locomotivesthe first ofwhichhave recentlybecome due for their locomotives oninitialThe organisationoflocomotive overhaulonthe new line at Crewe has beenevolved withthe aid ofcriticalpathanalysis.

Article by:94 miles in50 Minutes 32 Seconds Followingthe works toura 14 - min. This all-color albumfollows a similar style to the hugely successfulinthe Colour for the Modellingand Historianseries, and covers the historyofelectric locomotives inBritain. GavinMorrisonfills a gap inthe market for literature onthese specific locomotives withthis new title. Promoted as part ofthe ModernisationPlanofRailfreight inColour for the Modeller and Historianelectrificationat 25kV ofthe West Coast mainline fromLondonRailfreight inColour for the Modeller and Historian Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and ultimatelyGlasgow was one ofthe most ambitious schemes to emerge fromthe plan.

GavinMorrisonprovides a record ofthe various types of25kV AC locomotive constructed over the past fiftyyears. Some ofthese classes are now as mucha part ofhistoryas the steamlocomotives that theywere destined to replace, while others remainat the forefront ofmain-line service.

Development took place instages culminatinginfullyelectrified lines fromLondonto Scotland onbothEast and West Coast lines, and from Londonto Norwich. The introductionofthese lines required the constructionofnew motive power.

Initiallyfive types were produced for the WCML, fromwhichthe second phase ofloco designwas developed, givinga higher levelofreliability, as wellas power output. These newer designs were applied to the Anglianservices, but the ECML plans required anupdated design, ostensiblyfor mixed traffic, but hardlyever used onanythingother thanexpress passenger services, for whichtheir mphpotentialenabled a major recast ofthe timetable.

The openingofthe ChannelTunnelrequired a mixed traffic dualvoltage locomotive, runningonboth25kvand the SouthernRegionvthird railDC. The locomotives are classified between81 and 92 inclusive, and this book ofphotographs byDavid Cable covers allthe classes ina varietyof Railfreight inColour for the Modeller and Historianand duties.

Anoutstandingcollectionofphotographs revealingthe life and times ofBR-liveried locomotives and rollingstock at a whentheycould be seenall across the network Author :David Cable Publisher:ISBN:Category:Page:96 View:This book formulates a new strategyfor the railways, trying to discover how muchtraffic BritishRailcanhope to obtain. It looks at two fundamentalassumptions onwhichthe Board's case for a large and virtuallyopen-ended subsidyrests. HughLlewelyntakes a look at the wide varietyoftractioninand around Londonover severaldecades.

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This article covers the evolutionofBritishrailwayfreight sectorisation:fromregionaloperationto sectorisationand privatisation. Freight sectorisationrefers to the sub-brands that BritishRailBR created inthe s and early90s, whenit was reorganised froma regionalstructure to an operationalsector based structure and finallyinto business sectors.

Sectorisationcanbe considered across three periods:up totoand to BR privatisation. Speedlink and Railfreight were the earlyexamples ofa BR sector based approach. Speedlink operated fromto and was anair-braked wagonload freight service, i.

It was created to address the declininglevels ofwagonload business. BR had beenpilotinga high-speed freight service, introduced inThe service operated fixed timetables linkinga smallgroup ofkeydestinations — as opposed to the traditionalwagonload service that operated through marshallingyards. The approachproduced positive results — operations expanded from29 trains per dayinto per dayinHowever, BR Railfreight operationalperformance was to prove unsatisfactoryto some major customers.

Ina portent ofthe prospect ofrailprivatisationappeared whenquarrycompanyFoster Yeomannow Aggregate Industries acquired 4 subsequently 5 powerfulNorthAmericanhp locomotives fromGeneralMotors GM-EMDto haulheavier and longer loads fromits Wiltshire, Merehead quarry Torr Works to stone terminals inthe SouthEast.

This created the third largest freight companyinthe UK, deliveringaggregate materialfor major infrastructure works, includingthe Thames Barrier, Railfreight inColour for the Modeller and HistorianSecond SevernCrossing, ChannelTunneland, more recently, Heathrow T5. Anyoperations not assigned to either Trainload Freight or Railfreight Distributionwere handled under a Railfreight Generalbranding, althoughits limited responsibilities were later takenover byRailfreight Distribution.

The sectors were givendistinctive individualbranding. Trainload Freight TLF was formed inOctober out ofthe previous Railfreight trainload block-trainfreight operations divisionand continued untilBR privatisationinalbeit reorganised againinAt the outset [], the companywas authorised to acquire Class 60 locomotives.

The TLF divisionwas divided into separatelybranded industrysub-sectors, to service high-volume customers; these were Coal, Construction, Metals, and Petroleum.

Where a sub-sector had insufficient resources available, it was oftenpractice to borrow available assets fromanother sub-sector. Railfreight in Colour for the Modeller and HistorianCoalsub-sector included merry-go-round block coaltrainmovements for power stations and provided resources steeland cement works, FlyAshand Nuclear Flasks.

The Coalsub-sector decalwas made up ofa yellow square, containingfour black diamonds, offset over a smaller black upper square. The decal repeater displayed black diamonds ona yellow strip. The Constructionsub-sector included aggregates, self-discharge trains, cement, lime, and gypsumtrains, refuse, and ChannelTunnelmaterials. The Constructiondecalcontained alternate smallRailfreight inColour for the Modeller and Historianand yellow squares, Railfreight inColour for the Modeller and Historianas a square and offset ontop ofa blue square.

The repeater strip was alternate blue and yellow squares. The Metals sub-sector serviced ironore, slab, semi-finished products, wire coil, scrap metal, aluminum, and limestone. The Metals decalcontained alternate blue and yellow chevrons, formed ina square, offset ontop ofa blue square.

The repeater strip displayed alternate blue and yellow chevrons. The Petroleumsub-sector included oil, petroleum, chemicals, bitumen, LPG, aviationfuel, and locomotive fueloperations. The Petroleumdecalwas made up ofa square ofalternate blue and yellow waves, offset ona blue upper square. The repeater strip contained blue and yellow alternate waves.

RfD was responsible for non-trainload freight operations, as Railfreight inColour for the Modeller and Historianas Freightliner and Intermodal services.

Inits earlyyears the divisionwas occasionallyreferred to as Speedlink Distributionand RfD was also responsible for freight operations throughthe ChannelTunnel. ThirtyClass 92 locomotives were procured for RfD inpreparationfor freight workingthroughthe ChannelTunnel.

Further Class 92s were also procured byEurostar and SNCF and were originallyset for Nightstar internationalsleeper services, whichwere later cancelled. However, this planlater proved to be problematic. The Distributiondecalconsisted oftwo red diamonds ona yellow background offset ontop ofa red square.

The repeater strip was formed ofinterlockingred and yellow triangles. Distributionincluded Speedlink, ChannelTunneltraffic, MOD, china clay, automotive, grain, sand, timber, other miscellaneous traffic, and LondonTransport tube trains. The Railfreight Generalsector covered any operations not assigned to either Trainload Freight sub-sectors or Railfreight Distribution.

The decaldesignencompassed alternate red and yellow rectangles, formed into a square, overlappinga single red square. The repeater strip displayed alternate red and yellow rectangles. As previouslymentioned, the Railfreight Generalsector was short lived, after beinglaunched inwith a fleet ofonly4 locomotives, it was disbanded and takenover byRfD inThis period witnessed continued freight sector reorganisation, the demise ofBR, and the emergence ofprivate enterprise.

Inthe TLF business sectors were re-formed into 3 shadow freight franchises:eachresponsible for alltypes oftraffic withinits ownarea. These were Loadhaul, Mainline Freight and Transrail. Eachcommanded its ownliverystyle, withthe originalsub-sector decals and BR double-arrow logo ceasingto be used. Transrailhad the largest operatingarea ofthe three franchises that included Scotland, Wales and the Northand West of England.

Transraillocomotives retained the TFL two-tone greylivery. The Mainline locomotive liverycomprised a mediumblue bodywitha horizontal white line Railfreight inColour for the Modeller and Historianthe centre.

Loadhauloperated inthe NorthEast and its maincustomers were the coalfired power stations inSouthYorkshire and BritishSteelworks in Scunthorpe and Lackenby. The Loadhaullocomotive liverycomprised black bodysides, cab surrounds and roof, withorange cab sides and yellow front ends.

Unfortunately, tunneltraffic proved significantlylower thanexpectationand the levelofactivitywas adverselyaffected whenthe thenRailtrack authorityimplemented new signallingregulations, relatingto interference caused bylocomotives. As a result, class 92 locomotives were barred froma number ofplanned routes. RfD continued to operate Freightliner and ChannelTunnelactivities untiland respectively.

The Freightliner scheme used the standard two-tone greylivery, supported bya red triangle and red hypotenuse band. Inreadiness for privatisationFreightliner assets were transferred, ininto a new companyFreightliner Ltd. Freightliner Ltdwas the shortlyafterwards takenover by the Freightliner Group. Eurostar owned sevenRailfreight inColour for the Modeller and Historianofthe class 92, whichnever saw service until theywere sold into Eurotunnel, for use bysubsidiaryEuroporte 2 now Europorte Channel.

Europorte now has a fleet of16 EurotunnelClass 92s and hopes to use themonshort haultraffic throughthe tunnelinto France, giventhat theyare the onlyfreight locomotives allowed to use the tunnel. The last two decades ofBR, prior todemonstrated the evolutionoffreight operations and their brandinginthe UK — ultimatelyleadingto privatisation.

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TLF Coalsector. TLF Constructionsector. TLF Metals sector. TLF Petroleumsector. Railfreight Distribution. Railfreight General. Transrail Freight logo. Mainline Freight logo. Loadhaullogo. Revised Railfreight Distributionlivery, as carried byClass 90 no. Photo byPhilScott, via Wikimedia Commons. Like this:Like LoadingLeave a ReplyCancelreplyEnter your comment here Fillinyour details below or click aniconto login:. Emailrequired Address never made public.

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    Railnews 2009 Directory 1.Train Operators Full listing of all UK passenger & freight operating companies in the UK 2. Recruitment & Training Companies & government-run organisations focused on training and recruitment within the UK rail industry 3. Industry Stakeholders Government & independent organisations including Network Rail and the BTP 4. Industry Suppliers UK and International companies supplying, manufacturing and serving the UK industry 5. Industry Representatives Rail and transport unions Railnews Ltd, 180-186 Kings Cross Road, Kings Cross Business Centre, London, WC1X 9DE | 020 7689 1610 | www.railnews.co.uk | [email protected] Train Operators Train Operators ARRIVA PLC Fax: 01603 214 517 Managing Director UK Trains: Bob Holland Email: [email protected] EAST MIDLAND TRAINS (Stagecoach Group) Telephone: 0191 520 4000 Website: www.c2c-online.co.uk Managing Director: Tim Shoveller Email: [email protected] Postal Address: c2c Rail Ltd, 207 Old Street, London, EC1V 9NR Telephone: 08457 125 678 Website: www.arriva.co.uk Email: [email protected] Postal Address: Admiral Way, Doxford International Business Park, CHILTERN RAILWAYS (DB Regio/Laing Rail) Website: www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk Sunderland, SR3 3XP Chairman: Adrian Shooter Postal Address: East Midlands Trains, 1 Prospect Place, Millennium Franchises: Arrive Trains Wales; CrossCountry. Telephone: 08456 005 165 Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HG Fax: 01296 332126 ARRIVA TRAINS WALES/TRENAU ARRIVA CYMRU Website: www.chilternrailways.co.uk EUROSTAR Managing Director: Tim Bell Postal Address: The Chiltern Railway Company Ltd, 2nd floor, Eurostar (UK) Ltd is part of Eurostar Group. the UK company is owned Telephone: 0845 6061660 Western House, 14 Rickfords Hill, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 by London and Continental Railways and managed by Inter Capital Fax: 02920 645349 2RX and Regional Rail Ltd, a consortium of National Express Group, Email: [email protected] Belgian Railways, French Railways and British Airways.
  • Competition Act 1998

    Competition Act 1998

    Competition Act 1998 Decision of the Office of Rail Regulation* English Welsh and Scottish Railway Limited Relating to a finding by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) of an infringement of the prohibition imposed by section 18 of the Competition Act 1998 (the Act) and Article 82 of the EC Treaty in respect of conduct by English Welsh and Scottish Railway Limited. Introduction 1. This decision relates to conduct by English Welsh and Scottish Railway Limited (EWS) in the carriage of coal by rail in Great Britain. 2. The case results from two complaints. 3. On 1 February 2001 Enron Coal Services Limited (ECSL)1 submitted a complaint to the Director of Fair Trading2. Jointly with ECSL, Freightliner Limited (Freightliner) also, within the same complaint, alleged an infringement of the Chapter II prohibition in respect of a locomotive supply agreement between EWS and General Motors Corporation of the United States (General Motors). Together these are referred to as the Complaint. The Complaint alleges: “[…] that English, Welsh and Scottish Railways Limited (‘EWS’), the dominant supplier of rail freight services in England, Wales and Scotland, has systematically and persistently acted to foreclose, deter or limit Enron Coal Services Limited’s (‘ECSL’) participation in the market for the supply of coal to UK industrial users, particularly in the power sector, to the serious detriment of competition in that market. The complaint concerns abusive conduct on the part of EWS as follows. • Discriminatory pricing as between purchasers of coal rail freight services so as to disadvantage ECSL. *Certain information has been excluded from this document in order to comply with the provisions of section 56 of the Competition Act 1998 (confidentiality and disclosure of information) and the general restrictions on disclosure contained at Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2002.
  • The Rail Industry – an Introduction

    The Rail Industry – an Introduction

    The rail industry – an introduction About this guide This guide is intended to provide a basic introduction to the way the rail industry works, highlighting its key features and mechanisms. Rail is a complex industry meaning it is not possible to cover every aspect comprehensively within the scope of this document. Below is a colour-coded outline of the structure of this guide. What is the role of DfT? Who regulates the rail industry? How is the rail network planned? Who’s responsible for the infrastructure? Where How can I should influence complaints/ changes suggestions Who runs passenger Who runs freight to train about rail train services? services? services? services be directed? Who owns the rolling stock? How are How are timetables fares drawn up? decided? 1 What is the role of DfT? The role of the Department for Transport (DfT) in the running of the railways is to provide strategic direction and to procure rail services and projects that only it can specify. Responsibility for day-to-day delivery of railway services rests with the industry. Visit http://www.dft.gov.uk/rail/ for more information. Who regulates the rail industry? The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) is the independent economic and safety regulator for the railways. On the economic side it: Regulates Network Rail’s stewardship of the national rail network. Licences operators of railway assets. Approves track, station, light maintenance depot access. Investigates potential breaches of the Competition Act 1998 (alongside the Office of Fair Trading). On the safety side it seeks to secure the safe operation of the railway system and protect staff and the public from health and safety risks arising from the railways.