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Welcome to the 7th edition of RailCONNECT, a quarterly publication available online at www.railconnect.co.uk and in print format. We hope all of our readers are finding this publication a useful industry communication tool, to bridge the gap between buyers and suppliers in the rail industry. In this edition, we have our regular features from Christian Wolmar; a writer and broadcaster specialising in transport. He has covered the railways since privatisation in the mid-1990s and writes regularly for national newspapers and magazines. In this quarter, following Transport for London’s announcement of the four contenders for the Crossrail operating concession, Christian looks at who could be running the trains in 2018 and what services will be on offer, on pages 04-06. Scheduled for completion in 2019, the Northern Hub will allow up to 700 more trains to run each day and provide space for 44 million more passengers a year. Christian writes about the upgrading of services in and around Manchester, increasing capacity and improving reliability, on pages 18-19. Remember Red Star? For a while it was an emblematic name, with a logo as well recognised as British Rail and now the idea of using spare space on passenger trains to carry urgent parcels seems like a winner, especially in these environmentally-conscious times. Christian reveals on pages 20-21 that a couple of companies are now attempting to revive the concept with sustainability. And finally, Christian investigates the back office schemes to deal with penalty fares, and the rules and complexity involved, on pages 22-23. We also have our regular articles covering Health & Safety, Recruitment, Law, Training, Security and our Q&A, which in this edition are answered by Howard Smith, Operations Director at Crossrail, to keep you abreast of issues within the industry. We also got in touch with Atkins and Heriot-Watt University to hear about the significant investment they’ve recently made by signing a Memorandum of Understanding for the creation of a Centre for Excellence in High Speed Rail, on pages 38-39. Do make use of our convenient and up to date directory covering a range of companies and breadth of products and services available to the rail industry starting from page 43. If your company isn’t currently listed please email andrew.tepielow@theconnectseries.co.uk or refer to our amendment form on page 63-64 to amend your details. RailCONNECT is about your industry so we welcome your editorial contributions. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch should you have any comments or suggestions as we are always interested to hear your views. We hope our readers enjoy this edition of RailCONNECT and look forward to hearing any feedback you may have.

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CONTENTS

Features

At last, a better deal for our friends in the north A project to improve connectivity

Industry News

east and west of Manchester

originally mooted in the Seventies,

Investment in growing railway delivers ÂŁ3.2billion boost to businesses across Britain TfL confirms shortlist of bidders for ticketing and fare collection services

Crossrail archaeologists have discovered rare evidence of humans living on the Thames 9,000 years ago in southeast London Drop in unemployment helping rail travel sustain passenger growth

and increase capacity generally,

Raising the roof at Manchester Victoria station

is finally bearing fruit under the new name of the Northern Hub. It comes not a moment too soon.

Four stars for Red Star revival The once-emblematic and much-used train parcel service was sold off and closed down years ago. But it is an idea being quietly re-born â&#x20AC;&#x201C; spurred on by the environmentalist agenda.

Features

Crossrail becoming a reality Crossrail will be the highestprofile railway launch since Eurostar and all eyes will be on a smooth start. That is why its introduction is being staggered. First up: bidding for the franchise to run the system and to build the trains.

The dog ate my ticket, miss Penalty fares are imposed by some companies on suspected fare dodgers but they are coming under increased scrutiny and need an independent appeal procedure. Is the present system working?

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FEATURE: CROSSRAIL

CROSSRAIL BECOMING A REALITY

Crossrail will be the highest-profile railway launch since Eurostar and all eyes will be on a smooth start. That is why its introduction is being staggered. First up: bidding for the franchise to run the system and to build the trains.

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he reality of Crossrail is fast approaching as the tunnelboring machines have now created more than a quarter of the 42km network underneath the capital. However, the first experience of Crossrail for passengers will not be the new tunnels that will link Liverpool Street with Paddington but rather the Crossrail-branded trains operated under a new franchisee as soon as 2015, four years before the full service is due to start. The reason for this is that the franchise for the operations will start that year, long before either the tunnels or the rolling stock are ready. This rather strange arrangement has been devised to give the successful bidder the chance to bed in before the full service starts and the franchise process has already begun with four bidders â&#x20AC;&#x201C; National Express, Keolis/GoAhead, Arriva and MTR. All these companies have experience of operating in and around

London. National Express has the C2C franchise operating out of Fenchurch Street and did run the East Anglia until that was passed to Abellio in February last year. Keolis/Go Ahead operate two of the three ex-Southern Railway franchises, while Arriva (part of Deutsche Bahn) and MTR (of Hong Kong) jointly run the London Overground system for Transport for London. However, there were two unexpected omissions: FirstGroup, which runs the services out of Paddington, and most surprisingly, RATP, the French operator of the RER cross-Paris services, which are very similar to those which Crossrail will operate. Remarkably close comparisons can be made between the RER Line A and Crossrail, which makes the decision not to include RATP extremely surprising. Both are just over 100km long, though the French system has only 25km of tunnel compared with 42km in London.

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They both have 46 stations and the expected use of Crossrail will be roughly the same as the 60,000 peak demand on Line A of the RER. One operational difficulty highlighted by the French experience is long station dwell times. Although the rolling stock on the RER has particularly wide doors, accounting for about 23 per cent of the train length, delays at busy stations caused by the sheer volume of passengers remain common. The introduction of platform doors, which will be deployed at every tunnel station on Crossrail, will help to address this problem but nevertheless it remains a key operational issue for whoever runs the service. The new trains will be provided by one of the three shortlisted bidders Bombardier Transportation, CAF and Hitachi Rail Europe (Siemens having withdrawn) and part of the reason for the early allocation of the franchise is to allow close co-operation between the train builder and the operator.

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As well as taking delivery of new stock, which even if it is off the peg rather than a completely new design will need to overcome the normal teething problems with a new fleet, the signalling poses particular difficulties. Unlike the RER, which has the same system throughout, Crossrail trains will have to cope with three different types of signalling. The western side will, by the time the line opens, be fitted with the most modern signalling in the UK, known as ETCS Level 2. This involves information being sent to the cab of the driver and therefore requires no lineside signalling at all. The middle section under London will use Communications Based Train Control (CBTC), which is a semiautomatic train operation system. And thirdly, on the eastern side, the conventional UK system, using the Train Protection and Warning System to avoid signals passed at danger will be used. This will pose a remarkable challenge to the train manufacturers and will require robust commissioning for both trains and signalling systems. One can only imagine the headlines

in both the Evening Standard and national press, given the high profile of Crossrail, if there are failures during the early days because of its complex nature.

The revenue risk is not being passed on to the operator, which will also not brand its trains. These will instead have the nowfamiliar Crossrail logo, which has similarities with the old BR sign. The winning bidder will be known early in the New Year and therefore in 2015 Crossrail-branded trains will be operating. As with London Overground, the revenue risk is not being passed on to the operator, which will also not brand its trains. These will instead have

the now-familiar Crossrail logo, which has similarities with the old BR sign. The first trains will be the services between Liverpool Street and Shenfield, currently part of the East Anglia franchise, but these, of course, will consist of existing rolling stock. Crossrail will be the highest-profile railway launch since Eurostar, with the big difference that it will immediately be a vital part of Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transport system and therefore, all eyes will be on a successful launch. That is why the introduction of the various services are being staggered. The exact opening strategy for Crossrail has yet to be finalised but the current programme is for Heathrow to Paddington â&#x20AC;&#x201C; using the existing ground level platforms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to open in May 2018 when the Crossrail concession takes over the Heathrow Connect service. Then the tunnel section will open with the Paddington to Abbey Wood section in December 2018 and the Paddington to Shenfield line in May 2019. Finally, the full through service, currently envisaged as terminating at Maidenhead but may change, will open in December 2019.

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INVESTMENT IN GROWING RAILWAY DELIVERS £3.2BILLION BOOST TO BUSINESSES ACROSS BRITAIN Investment in a bigger, better rail network generated more than £3.2billion of work for businesses across Britain over the last year, according to new figures released by Network Rail. More than a third – around £1.2billion – of the money spent in 2012/13 went to small and medium-sized businesses, helping support economic growth and jobs across a range of industries from telecoms suppliers and glazers to solar energy engineers and security providers. This investment has sustained over 90,000 full-time jobs nationwide in addition to the 34,000 people directly employed by Network Rail, generating significant financial returns to central government through tax revenue and savings on benefits as well as boosting local economies. The enhancement schemes carried out by Network Rail’s major projects division included the redevelopments of King’s Cross, Reading and Birmingham New Street stations, Crossrail, the Thameslink Programme upgrade plus dozens of other schemes to improve stations, lengthen platforms and build new railway. Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, said: “Investing in infrastructure has a direct effect on the economy, creating jobs, and giving Britain the infrastructure we need to build a stronger economy and fairer society. “This report is excellent in highlighting the opportunities for small and medium sized businesses that come with

infrastructure investment. That is why we socio-economic benefits. A good example have set out £100billion of investment of this is the Northern Hub project, in infrastructure over the next designed to boost the economic Parliament, including growth of the north of supporting the largest England through value for programme of investment money improvements in rail since the Victorian to rail services. The era. I’m very glad to project delivers wider In the last four years, Network see that Network Rail economic benefits Rail has generated £17.3billion are doing their bit to valued at over £4 for of work for its supply chain, drive sustainable and every £1 invested, and of which £6.2billion has been balanced economic it has been estimated with small and mediumgrowth across the UK.” that this project alone sized businesses Simon Kirby, managing will deliver an annual director of Network Rail contribution to the northern Infrastructure Projects, said: “The economy of £2billion. rail industry is increasingly recognised as Simon Kirby continued: “Every day, a key contributor to our national, economic more than three million rail journeys are and social well-being. Across Britain, made in Britain and the railway transports investment in a bigger, better railway has millions of tonnes of goods between ports provided a massive boost to hundreds and shops. But railways don’t just move of businesses of all shapes and sizes, people and freight. Railways connect supporting sustainable economic growth homes and workplaces, businesses with and jobs.” markets, create jobs, stimulate trade and In the last four years, Network Rail has support the growth of a balanced economy. generated £17.3billion of work for its supply “Network Rail will have a pivotal role to chain, of which £6.2billion has been with play in driving sustainable economic growth small and medium-sized businesses – a over the next five years, with plans to add 22% increase on the previous four years. 700 more trains each day between the Planned enhancements and renewals key cities of the north, increase London’s expenditure between 2014 and 2019 is rail capacity by 20%, build new lines to approximately £25billion, with 99% of increase capacity in Scotland and electrify this work to be undertaken by UK-based hundreds of miles of railway so cleaner, companies. faster trains can run. By continuing to Capital investment in rail also pays invest in rail, we are investing in the future back over the longer term through wider of Britain.

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TFL CONFIRMS SHORTLIST OF BIDDERS FOR TICKETING AND FARE COLLECTION SERVICES Electra contract will take London’s ticketing systems into the next decade. Following the issue of the OJEU in March for the contract to take the capital’s transport ticketing systems into the next decade, Transport for London (TfL) has announced the shortlisted bidders. The shortlisted bidders are: Cubic Transportation Systems Ltd LG CNS Co CNF Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH The shortlisted bidders will be invited to submit detailed bids with the contract awarded by October 2014.

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The new contract will commence from August 2015 upon the expiry of TfL’s current contract for ticketing systems. The Electra contractor will assume responsibility for the provision and maintenance of front and back office revenue collection systems for all of TfL’s services at 400 Tube, DLR and London Overground stations, 250 National Rail stations in London and an off-system retail network of 4,000 Oyster agents. This includes ensuring that all of the gates are maintained and available, that Oyster readers on buses and at stations, platforms and retail outlets are working reliably, that the systems transferring transactions from the Oyster readers to the back office are operating efficiently and

that systems are integrated to support TfL’s plans for the widespread use of contactless payment cards across the network. The Electra contract term is for seven years with an early exit option at five years and extension options of up to three years. Matthew Hudson, TfL’s Customer Experience Head of Business Development, said: ‘We now have a shortlist of bidders for the Electra contract and we will be providing further information to them about our detailed requirements over the coming months. ‘One of the key things we will be looking for from the successful bidder is a contract that delivers the high quality of service and value for money that our customers demand.’

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CROSSRAIL ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE DISCOVERED RARE EVIDENCE OF HUMANS LIVING ON THE THAMES 9,000 YEAR AGO, IN SOUTHEAST LONDON The discovery of a Mesolithic ‘toolmaking factory’ which included 150 pieces of flint, among them blades, were found at Crossrail’s tunnelling worksite in North Woolwich. Archaeologists believe prehistoric Londoners were using the site to test, divide and prepare river cobbles used to make flint tools, before transporting them to another site to complete the tool-making process. Crossrail Lead Archaeologist Jay Carver said: “This is a unique and exciting find that reveals evidence of humans returning to England and in particular the Thames Valley after a long hiatus during the Ice Age. It is one of a handful of archaeology sites uncovered that confirms humans lived in the Thames Valley at this time. The concentration of flint pieces shows that this was an exceptionally important location for sourcing materials to make tools that were used by early Londoners who lived and hunted on Thames Estuary islands.” At Liverpool Street, Crossrail archaeologists are also uncovering layers of London’s history including the 16th Century Bedlam burial ground and Roman London. Archaeologists have also uncovered an exceptionally well made Roman road, where a strange find of human bone in the foundations has surprised archaeologists.

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DROP IN UNEMPLOYMENT HELPING RAIL TRAVEL SUSTAIN PASSENGER GROWTH Rail journey numbers rose by 5% over spring and early summer this year as unemployment fell and passengers continued to take advantage of good value train tickets. New figures from the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) show that passenger journey growth continues to build on the 1.5billion journeys made in 2012/13, the highest yearly total since the 1920s.

16.4MILLION There were 16.4million more journeys made in April to June this year than last – a 5% rise during those three months

Image: Crossrail Lead Archaeologist Jay Carver holding mesolithic flint found at North Woolwich site in August 2013 Archaeologists are hopeful that when they start large scale excavations to remove 3,000 skeletons from the 17th Century burial ground next year, they will also locate more of the Roman road, along with foundations of Roman buildings that stood alongside the road. Jay Carver continued: “This location in the heart of Liverpool Street holds a rich deposit of archaeology that provides an insight into London’s history over the last 2,000 years. Work to relocate local utilities is providing us with a tantalising glimpse of important finds just a few metres below street-level. We plan to excavate the Bedlam burial ground next year and carefully remove up to 3,000 skeletons as well as excavate a wider area to unearth Roman London.” Among the latest Crossrail finds is one of the UK’s richest deposits of 17th Century crafts. Local craft manufacturers appeared to have used the burial ground for fly tipping during the 1600s, providing archaeologists with an understanding of how east London manufacturers made expensive crafts for wealthy Londoners. The finds include rare and exotic tortoise shell and elephant teeth which were used to make crafts such as expensive fans for London’s wealthy.

The research shows that: There were 16.4million more journeys made in April to June this year than last – a 5% rise during those three months, the biggest rise was in the commuter heavy London and South East market, where the number of journeys rose from 222.8million last year to 235.8million in 2013 – a 5.9% increase The increases coincide with a drop in unemployment figures. Data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that unemployment figures for March to May 2013 were down by 72,000 on last year, and the number of people in employment was up by 336,000. ATOC’s research also shows that the number of journeys made on discounted fares rose by 8% over the last quarter, as passengers increasingly recognise the benefit of travelling on cheaper tickets and using Railcards and other discounts. Michael Roberts, Chief Executive of ATOC, said: “The rise in rail journeys reflects the upturn in the job market, which is good news for the economy. The continued growth is also down to more people snapping up good value tickets outside peak hours. By attracting more people to the railway, operators have helped generate an extra £1.3billion for the Government to invest back into the railway.”

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RAISING THE ROOF AT MANCHESTER VICTORIA STATION Passengers using Manchester’s Victoria station are only one year away from enjoying a newly revitalised, lighter and brighter station as part of a £44million investment programme being delivered by Network Rail. The project to rebuild the station includes replacing four sections of the old, leaky steel roof which will be recycled and replaced with a stunning new roof which will flood the station with natural light. Dyan Crowther, Network Rail route managing director said: “Rebuilding Manchester Victoria is an integral part of our investment plans for the North which will help provide over £4billon worth of wider economic benefits to the region. The refurbished station will be safer, brighter and more spacious and will transform Victoria into a transport interchange able to cope with the expected increase in passenger numbers in the north.” Lee Wasnidge, Area Director for Northern Rail said: “As the old roof is dismantled and a new Manchester Victoria starts to appear, our customers will be able to see the station transform before them. This refurbishment project will not only help provide additional

rail capacity to the city but will also preserve the heritage of the station while providing a bright and modern environment for our customers.” Councillor Andrew Fender, Chair of the Transport for Greater Manchester Committee, said: “The new roof for Victoria is one of the most striking changes being made and something that regular passengers will no doubt welcome with open arms. It’s key to the transformation

of the station to a welcoming, world class facility and I very much look forward to its completion.” Demolition teams are working throughout the summer to remove the old roof and will shortly be installing new steel beams up to 120 meters long which will support the new roof structure. The roof is due for completion in summer 2014 with the station refurbishment scheduled for completion early in 2015.

£44MILLION Manchester’s Victoria station is receiving a £44million investment programme being delivered by Network Rail.

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Our IMAGINE platform is not just a standalone PIS solution where you may add multiple options of your choice, it is effectively supported by a strong, customizable, aftersales concept InMotion ensuring optimum up-time and life time cost, by maximizing availability of spares and service with proven products of high reliability. FOCON stands today as a market leading solution provider whose core capabilities are integrated solutions consisting of total project management, software programming and software-friendly hardware. Our new platforms are IP-based and include options such as infotainment, CCTV, and disruption messaging. As a member of Luminator Technology Group, and IRIS and ISO certified we offer proven

processes and global presence for the rolling stock market. We cover solutions from LRV (Light Rail Vehicles) over Commuter and Regional trains, Metros and Undergrounds to High-speed trains. We offer an excellent choice for those seeking solutions for the future, solutions that may be scaled up going forward and which may be run with a highly competitive level of life time cost. Our choice is well-liked by our extensive reference list of both leading train operators and train builders. Let us challenge you with our smart solution – you can’t IMAGINE all the possibilities that open to you.

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FOCON’s platform is scalable from a basic core solution with basic passenger announcement functions and/or displaying to high level solutions according to your choice, including a broad range of optional features as added communication features, RIS / TIS (travel information systems), infotainment with real-time update and CCTV. On the same core platform FOCON covers solutions from LRV (Light Rail Vehicles) to regional and mainlines, metros to high speed and very high speed solutions. Our IMAGINE platform is not a standalone solution; it’s effectively supported by a strong, also customizable aftersales concept InMotion giving optimum up-time and life time cost; this by maximizing availability of spares and service and proven products with high reliability. FOCON references are extensive and covers most recognized train builders and highly acknowledged operators around the globe.

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As an innovative IRIS and ISO certified trendsetter FOCON makes out an excellent choice for those seeking solutions for the future, solutions that may be built on going forward and that may be run at a highly competitive level of life time cost.

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FEATURE: NORTHERN HUB

AT LAST, A BETTER DEAL FOR OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH

A project to improve connectivity east and west of Manchester and increase capacity generally, originally mooted in the Seventies, is finally bearing fruit under the new name of the Northern Hub. It comes not a moment too soon.

Words: Christian Wolmar Sub-Editor: Deborah Maby

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he Northern Hub project might have been left on the shelf had it not, ironically, been for the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession. Its origins lie in the old Regional Development Agency, Northern Way, and a report prepared by David Begg, the transport academic and director of several transport companies. The report published in 2009 recommended better connectivity in the Manchester area, which is a bottleneck for train services, particularly those in an east-west direction, and suggested investment in a ‘Manchester hub’. While the idea attracted the support of various local authorities in the region, no funding materialised and it seemed it would be forgotten since it was not the type of fashionable big ticket scheme in the South-East which appears to obtain most of the money available for rail. Network Rail, in response, produced a consultation paper last year on the proposal. It argued that “fast and reliable links between the North’s city regions are essential to support growth of jobs and businesses”, especially improved links to ports and airports and that ‘growth in rail commuting into the North’s city centres will support their sustainable growth’. According to Network Rail, ‘the Northern Hub will stimulate economic growth by allowing the cities of the North to work much better together’ and ‘these benefits will be felt across the North, not only where the improvements are made’. There was, though, little interest until the Coalition government’s response to the downturn pushed the project up the political agenda because of growing concerns over the north south divide. Suddenly it did tick all the right boxes and the

scheme has now built up a real head of steam. Network Rail took the lead and the project morphed into a wider concept, the Northern Hub, as a way of attracting support from both sides of the Pennines. The various stakeholders – MPs, local authorities, chambers of commerce and so on – rallied round and with George Osborne even being a rare Northern Tory MP, government support was forthcoming. It was an infrastructure project that would create jobs in the North and therefore even became acceptable to the Treasury. Moreover, the benefit cost ratio – the methodology used to assess projects – was massively positive; at about 4, in contrast to, say, the far larger HS2 project, which is struggling to get above 1.4. Osborne, therefore, got behind the scheme and announced it in his Budget statement in March 2011. But details still remained rather vague as to what precisely was being promised. The Hub is, in effect, a series of relatively small projects designed to speed up journey times for rail travellers in the North, as well as creating much needed extra capacity. According to Martin Jurkowski, its lead programme development manager, “Lots of people think this is a massive programme, but in fact it is relatively modest, worth eventually around £700million”. In fact, while there will be a few minor improvements on the other side of the Pennines, “Manchester Hub” would probably be a more honest name for the project. The main issue to be addressed is the fact that services from places west of Manchester, such as Chester, Liverpool and Blackpool, have poor links with those to the east, such as Bradford, Leeds, York, Hull and Sheffield. It is not only a capacity issue, but also one of journey times.

One of the main constraints is Manchester Piccadilly itself. Through trains, which do not terminate there, are served only by platforms 13 and 14 at the bottom end of the station and have an overall capacity of 12 trains an hour, which includes one freight service. By adding a couple of new platforms this will be raised to 16 trains an hour with two paths being allocated to freight trains, most of which serve Trafford Park. The railway corridor at the increasingly busy Oxford Road, which serves parts of the city centre as well as the university, will be widened in order to accommodate the extra trains. This will allow longer and more frequent trains. The other crucial part of the scheme is the long mooted construction of the

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£700MILLION “Lots of people think this is a massive programme, but in fact it is relatively modest, worth eventually around £700million”.

£85MILLION Ordsall Curve was first proposed in the late 1970s, only for the project to be cancelled. Network Rail revived the idea in 2010, at a cost of £85million.

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Ordsall Curve. This was first proposed in the late 1970s and parliamentary powers were granted in 1979, only for the project to be cancelled. Network Rail revived the idea in 2010 as part of its Northern Hub proposal and work is now scheduled to be completed by December 2016, at a cost of £85million. This was an alternative to the more expensive idea of having a flyover across the throat of the main Piccadilly station in order to increase east-west capacity. With the new Piccadilly platforms also being in commission by then, that date will mark the start of the first phase of the hub improvements.

Passenger numbers at Victoria will nearly double to 12 million annually in 2019, from the current level of 6.6 million.

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Given that the LiverpoolManchester line is also being electrified, the disgraceful state of the world’s oldest intercity line will finally have been addressed, with journey times being cut from 40 minutes to 30 and frequency increased to four trains an hour. In a separate announcement, the Trans-Pennine route, too, is to be electrified by 2018 and will therefore allow more frequent and faster services linking Manchester and Leeds. Another key aspect of the scheme is to make better use of Manchester Victoria, the city’s second mainline station, and this is the focus of the second part of the Hub to be completed by 2019. Station improvements will include a new roof and the complete refurbishment of the interior, which was reckoned to

be one of the most rundown mainline stations in the system. There will be new platforms for additional services, improved access to the Manchester Arena and better retail and dining facilities. Passenger numbers at Victoria will nearly double to 12 million annually in 2019, from the current level of 6.6 million. While the Northern Hub is considerably smaller and cheaper than major schemes in the South such as Thameslink or the improvements to Reading station, it would be wrong to underestimate its importance or its local impact. As Martin Jurkowski said: “This is the biggest investment in railways in the North for a generation.” Manchester’s rail passengers, who have endured poor travel conditions for decades, can hardly wait.

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FEATURE: RED STAR

FOUR STARS FOR RED STAR REVIVAL Words: Christian Wolmar

Sub-Editor: Deborah Maby

The once-emblematic and much-used train parcel service was sold off and closed down years ago. But it is an idea being quietly re-born – spurred on by the environmentalist agenda

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emember Red Star? For a while it was an emblematic name, with a logo as well recognised as the BR one, but it became a victim of rail privatisation. Facing increased competition from newcomers and the disruptive effect of the fragmentation of the rail industry, it was sold and then closed down. However, the idea of using spare space on passenger trains to carry urgent parcels seems like a winner, especially in these environmentally conscious times, and now a couple of companies are attempting to revive the concept, with sustainability very much a key driver. The main trouble with the old Red Star was that it was a stationto-station service, rather than a doorto-door one, which is what people expect these days. Indeed, both attempts to revive the idea recognise this and want to use sustainable methods to link the station with the ultimate destination, such as bikes and electric vehicles. The first of these companies, 5PL Ltd, has already started operations on a limited basis. After a trial run, it now takes parcels and other small consignments from Nottingham and Leicester to London. The company takes the deliveries to the station from consolidation centres in those two cities, using cargo bikes. At the other end, they are picked up by couriers who take them to their final destination. The operator, East Midlands Trains, was originally worried about delays being caused to its services, especially at Leicester, which is not a terminus station. However, the trials showed that this was not the case and the service has been operating on what managing director Jeff Screeton says is “a small basis”, for the past two years. It uses spare space in Driving Van Trailers on high speed trains and there is a secure compartment available on the Meridians, too, which are also used on the route. Screeton now wants to expand the service, initially on the East Coast line and other InterCity routes.

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Screeton is pleased with the smooth working of the service so far: ‘We’ve only had one occasion when the courier failed to meet the train and the consignment went back up to Nottingham from St Pancras,” he says. “It was actually false teeth that needed to be fitted the following day, so thanks to the fact that we kept track of the consignment, we managed to get it to the customer on time.” Despite his satisfaction, 5PL would ultimately envisage managing the journeys both to and from the stations directly, ensuring a unified service and removing the risk of using third party couriers.

Screeton sees these moves to make better use of the railways in a wider context, as a way to stimulate discussion on how the rail industry can encourage greener behaviour. Screeton reckons that a key market could be food: “There are lots of restaurants in London who want to source from small outlets, but it is too expensive because the volume is too small,” he says. Lincoln is a key potential market, given the large number of individual producers of highquality food in the area. The second company, based in Bristol, has actually managed to regain the Red Star Parcels name. Run by Daniel Casey, it is hoping to operate services between Bristol and the capital, again using the empty space on Driving Van Trailers. Casey says: “Our initial intention is to take parcels between London and Bristol using the terminating HST services. This could provide a service for government departments and businesses, as well as offering a public-facing service. The long dwell times at either end also give us the most initial flexibility for loading and unloading parcels,

and the cheapest operation for the new organisation.” Casey would then like to expand the service to take in intermediate stations, though he is conscious that there would be concerns over increased dwell times – which he is sure could be overcome. The operator, First Great Western, is sympathetic to the idea. As with 5PL, sustainable transport methods will be used for the journeys to and from stations. Casey explains: “Our vision is of a rail-based inter-urban trunk transit network, integrated with electric van/ cargo/bicycle urban logistics for a door-to-door service where requested.” A system of cargo bikes is being launched in Bristol in conjunction with the plan. Screeton sees these moves to make better use of the railways in a wider context as a way to stimulate discussion on how the rail industry can encourage greener behaviour: “The key thing here is debate around how the railway industry per se plays a greater role in supporting a more sustainable and competitive economy and on how the industry can become more creative and commercial rather than just accepting the status quo. At the same time industry needs encouragement to think differently and better understand its position in the tough dynamic global environment.” One huge issue looming over these schemes is that within a few years, the new trains that replace HSTs will not have a Driving Van Trailer. There would, nevertheless, be plenty of space off-peak to carry the goods but that would need flexibility to allow, for example, seats to be taken out. Screeton has discussed this with at least one operator who was prepared to remove seats, but it would require considerable co-operation amid fears, again, that delays might be caused. He is, nevertheless, hoping that the concept ticks so many boxes in terms of environmental issues that it could be included in future franchise agreements. Indeed, the Department for Transport is thought to be very keen on the idea and could write such plans into future franchise deals. That means Red Star would glow again.

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FEATURE: PENALTY FARES

THE DOG ATE MY TICKET, MISS

Penalty fares are imposed by some companies on suspected fare dodgers but they are coming under increased scrutiny and need an independent appeal procedure. Is the present system working?

Words: Christian Wolmar Sub-Editor: Deborah Maby

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enalty fares are a thorny issue for rail passengers. They are often perceived as unfair and imposed arbitrarily, so there is a need for a proper independent appeal procedure. In one of those obscure, tidyingup exercises necessitated by rail privatisation, the appeal system ended up with a company called Revenue Protection Support Services. The bizarre outcome was, for administrative convenience in the rushed privatisation, that RPSS was acquired by SouthEastern Trains, which is one of the Govia franchises. Given that the appeals process should be independent, this appears a little strange to some passengers but RPSS insists there are strong Chinese walls around its penalty fares appeals procedure. As part of their franchise agreement with the Department for Transport (DfT), train operating companies (TOCs) are required to have an arms–length process for passengers wishing to appeal against penalty fares. Initially there was only RPSS, but a decade ago a group of railway managers decided to form a rival company, Independent Transport Associates Limited (ITAL), in order to give train operators a choice over the appeal system they used, given that there were concerns about the independence of RPSS because of its connection with Govia. After jumping through various hoops and having to plough through the bureaucracy of the DfT and the Strategic Rail Authority, ITAL managed to obtain approval from the Department to run an appeal system that was part of a wider package it was offering. While train operators are free to operate their own penalty fares systems without using a third party, they must use ITAL or RPSS for the appeals procedure.

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The normal penalty fare is £20 or twice the normal single fare, whichever is higher, which means that sometimes, penalty fares, can amount to more than £100.

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Gordon Hay, ITAL’s commercial director, says: “It is quite complex. While penalty fares systems are not regulated, and it is up to the train operators what they do, the appeals systems are tightly regulated.” In fact, several companies do not charge penalty fares, notably train operators on intercity routes or who run very rural services where the norm is to pay on the train. ITAL has been consistently building up its business over the past decade, having gained about half the market. Contracts tend to come up every three or five years, and also when franchises end, but given the delays in the refranchising process, there have been few changes. RPSS tends to be used by FirstGroup and also, not surprisingly, by Govia franchisees. The normal penalty fare is £20 or twice the normal single fare, whichever is higher, which means that sometimes, such as on longer routes operated by TOCs using penalty fares, between

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Imposing penalty fares is discretionary and, indeed, can be levied only by staff empowered to do so, who are normally Revenue Protection Inspectors rather than conductors. say London and Norwich, the charge can amount to more than £100. Imposing penalty fares is discretionary and indeed, can be levied only by staff empowered to do so, who are normally Revenue Protection Inspectors rather than conductors. The decision of what action to take when a passenger does not pay the fare is entirely up to the staff on the train and this is where ITAL offers a bespoke service: “The inspector has to decide what to do when faced with a passenger who may either be a serial non-payer or may genuinely

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have had a problem in obtaining the right ticket.” That’s where ITAL’s phone service provides a rapid solution. The inspector can call in and the operator will immediately be able to ascertain whether the name and address given by the passenger is in the system and in what circumstances. These calls are dealt with by one of the 70 or so operators who, thanks to the use of the latest technology, work from home rather than from the company’s HQ. ITAL’s directors are very proud of the fact that the company uses the very latest technology to keep down costs and provide a quick service. Overall, ITAL, which works for about a dozen train operators, handles a third of a million calls per year and there is a staff of 30 at the company’s office in Petersfield, Hampshire, who handle payments and correspondence and deal with appeals and prosecutions. There is always a right of appeal when a penalty fare is imposed. ITAL handles appeals for several TOCs (as well as other transport operators such as Transport for London and Tyne and Wear Metro). They do this for a fixed charge per case, which means the cost to the TOC is the same whether the appeal is upheld or rejected, and therefore, there is no incentive to find in favour of the TOC. Given that there have been complaints about the relationship between RPSS and Govia, ITAL does stress its independence. Derrick Bilsby, the company’s managing director, said: “We’re not owned or controlled by any railway organisation: all our shareholders are individuals, most of them employees or directors of the business. Our only relationship with railway organisations is as a supplier of services.” One oddity of the current situation, says Gordon Hay, is that there “is no consistency about the punishments imposed by the court. The train operators always get the fare, obviously, but costs vary between £30 and £100, and the fines imposed are also within a wide range, stretching up to £100 or more”. And the best excuse for not paying the fare? According to Gordon Hay, it is that “The ticket is in my mother’s pocket and we buried her this morning.” It is, perhaps, apocryphal but it is reckoned to be the best with several worthy runners-up such as “I thought the railways were free on Sundays” and “I’ve never paid before, so why should I pay now?”

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Q&A: HOWARD SMITH

HOWARD SMITH, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AT CROSSRAIL What brought you into the industry? After leaving LSE with an Economics and Urban Geography degree, there were a few possibilities. Both my parents worked in public transport; my dad for London Transport and my mother for the railways in Derby, so there might have been some subconscious attraction - but if so I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t aware! I narrowed it down to teaching or joining the British Rail Management Training Scheme. The advantage of BR was that it was a great mix of theory and hands-on, and at the end you had your own group of stations and staff, which in those

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days included trackside as well, so not an opportunity to be missed. The selection was over two days at the Grove Management Training Centre in Watford, then a rather decrepit stately home - today a 5 Star Hotel, famous for conferences of world leaders and the place where Rio Ferdinand let off the fire extinguishers whilst England were staying.

What developments do you expect to see in the next 5 years with Crossrail? A lot! In the sense of the physical project we will be transforming London, continuing and completing

the vast engineering programme that will deliver an extra 10% to London rail capacity, along with new, world class, stations and architecture and the systems to support a metro railway on a level beyond anything we have done before. In terms of operations, May 2015 sees us take over the services from Shenfield into Liverpool Street. In May 2017, the first of our new trains will enter service and the following year will be the crescendo as we start running trains through the tunnel. After that, upwards of 200million passengers a year will have their journeys transformed - so plenty to keep us busy.

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Q&A: HOWARD SMITH What is your greatest career achievement to date? In railways, like many other fields, you only achieve things working as part of a team. Perhaps the greatest experience to date, and there have been many great days, was playing my part in the planning and delivery of the 2012 Games. I was involved on the day we won the bid, then in Beijing looking at what was coming our way in four short years, at the openings of numerous projects: DLR; London Overground; Emirates Air Line in the build-up and then, finally, helping to deliver the phenomenal service that exceeded expectations. The closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games brought a sense of loss, as well as relief and tremendous pride.

What do you enjoy most about your job? I enjoy the variety as railway operations brings together a huge range of activities and skills; from engineering, to customer service, from planning to process management to psychology. If you are involved in projects - as I have been - there are two other bonuses; firstly the story moves on, every day brings new challenges. Secondly, you play your part in something that has real value and permanence, ‘bring the grandkids to see’ stuff. From my office in Canary Wharf I can look out over DLR, Emirates Air Line and even south to the London Overground at New Cross Gate and think ‘I did that’ (with a lot of friends of course!). Back to my urban geography days - to play a part in shaping the fabric of the greatest city on earth is quite a buzz.

If you could change anything about the rail industry what would it be and why?

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I’d kick out some of the game players who forget we are here because people pay fares and taxes for us to provide a service - simple as that. Railways are complex but not as complex as we sometimes make them and the closer we keep hold of the fact that people want safe, frequent and reliable services at reasonable cost, the better we will build trust in the industry.

What’s the best advice you’ve been given? I’ve had plenty of good advice from some great bosses and leaders - too numerous to mention. One thing I would pick out - initially from my Channel Tunnel days, is to look around

- and visit - other industries and other countries. Railways are still quite insular. In thinking about Crossrail some of the best insights come from drawing on worldwide expertise and also from other industries - so get out there and look.

What advice would you give to someone starting out in the industry? Firstly, remember how lucky you are to be joining a growing industry that people want more of, that’s moving forward technologically and prospering worldwide; it is a fantastic starting point! After that, take your time. The beauty of railways to me is the range and variety, so take the time to learn things properly and enjoy the experience, not just seeing a job as a ‘step on the ladder.’

What inspires you? People - leaders, mayors, managing directors, both old and new, who make things happen - like the 2012 Games and like new infrastructure. Secondly, some of the brilliant staff who do difficult, sometimes thankless jobs with both enthusiasm and resilience.

What law would you like to see introduced? Possibly some changes to the planning system. Firstly to improve the linkage between infrastructure funding and land values. We would get more built if we were better at tapping the value we create. It’s not easy, but we need to move further and faster. Secondly, a less adversarial regime whereby people are more incentivised to support projects rather than oppose them tooth and nail. If we get more of a ‘production line’ approach rather than seeing every project as a heroic one off, before starting again five years later, we will get much better - and hugely cheaper infrastructure.

Where do you see the UK rail industry in 10 years? Still growing - especially in London and the major cities. There’s a strong case to say the younger generation have fallen out of love with the car and, given decent alternatives, will continue to move towards public transport. In cities, we need more rail infrastructure. In less busy areas, we need to find ways of making railways cheaper or we risk having less of them. I’d love to see more light rail which, applied to the right locations, is hugely popular, but we may need to find ways of making that cheaper too.

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HEALTH & SAFETY: ORR

ENSURING AN EFFICIENT, RESILIENT AND GROWING RAILWAY BEYOND 2019

Words: John Larkinson Programme Director, Periodic Review 2013

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t the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR), for the past few months, we’ve been extensively analysing and verifying the numbers and proposals in Network Rail’s Strategic Business Plan (SBP) for the railways between 2014 and 2019. The plans include proposals for funding and improving the rail network as required by the Westminster and Scottish governments. It builds on the growth and success of Britain’s railways over the past decade, which has seen safety, punctuality and services improve – and prompted record rises in the number of passengers and the amount of freight carried. In June 2013, as part of our draft determination, we identified over £2billion savings compared to the SBP which will enable Britain’s railways to achieve continued growth and increase rail capacity over the next five years. Our assessment shows that over the next five years the day-to-day cost of running the rail network (between 2014-19) should be £21.4billion, compared to the £23.3billion Network Rail proposed in the SBP. Britain’s railway is a major success story due to the remarkable progress it has made in the last decade. The challenge now is to sustain this progress and retain support as well as confidence in this growing industry.

In order to do so, the industry must continue to improve its efficiency and reduce its dependence on public subsidy. Through the draft determination, ORR has set out what Network Rail and its industry partners need to deliver between now and 2019 not just for passengers and freight customers, but also for train operators and taxpayers. We see these savings coming from implementation of new technologies, better management of the railways and more collaborative ways of working. These savings will not come at the expense of safety and we have protected Network Rail’s maintenance expenditure so that the delivery of a high-performing railway is not compromised. There is also additional funding to improve the condition of civil structures (bridges, tunnels) as well as to upgrade and close level crossings. With rail passenger numbers expected to rise by a further 14% by 2019, ORR has approved a £12billion programme of enhancement projects to boost capacity on Britain’s railways. These exciting projects will breathe new life into the passenger experience for rail users by providing much needed upgrades such as new stations and platforms. They will improve punctuality particularly on the worst-performing lines through more investment in renewing cables, bridges and track.

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£67MILLION ORR has approved £67million funding to upgrade and close level crossings in England and Wales.

£2BILLION ORR identified over £2billion savings compared to the SBP which will enable Britain’s railways to achieve continued growth.

£12BILLION ORR has approved a £12billion programme of enhancement projects to boost capacity on Britain’s railways.

However, nearly £7billion of these projects are in very early stages of planning. To safeguard taxpayer interests, before releasing funds for these schemes, ORR is requiring Network Rail to provide well-developed plans to ensure they represent real value for money. The regulator also proposes that Network Rail seeks input from train operators, stakeholders and passengers to demonstrate these plans address the real needs of rail users. In addition, we are proposing that rail users should have more say in what enhancements to the railways are delivered and how to ensure they are getting their money’s worth from their railway. We’ve also set new and tougher regulatory targets to drive an increase in levels of train punctuality with at least nine out of ten trains running on time on every route, higher standards of network infrastructure management and improved safety for passengers and railway workers. By the end of 2019, ORR will require Network Rail to achieve: Improved performance for passengers - An average of 92.5% of trains on all routes up and down the country must arrive on time, with the difference between the best and the worst performing routes narrowing. At least nine out of ten trains must run on time on all routes. Delivery of projects to increase capacity and levels of service on the network - Many of Network Rail’s proposed enhancements to the rail network are in very early stages of planning. ORR has allocated funding to see these projects develop as fast as possible. The regulator is proposing that rail users and train operators are given a bigger role

to shape the specification and delivery of Network Rail’s projects. This will help put passengers at the heart of decisions on how the railway is improved. Better management of the network infrastructure (assets) - Network Rail will have better and more up-to-date data on the condition of its tracks, bridges and other assets so that problems can be identified and fixed before they occur, significantly reducing delays caused by asset failures. The regulator will specify how progress is measured and ensure the company is working to stretching new regulatory targets. Network Rail will also improve the resilience of the network to climate change. Improved safety for rail passengers and workers - ORR has approved £67million funding to upgrade and close level crossings in England and Wales. Network Rail must reduce the risk of train accidents and work towards eliminating fatalities and major injuries. Greater efficiencies and value for money - ORR’s analysis shows that Network Rail can deliver what the governments want by spending £2billion less than proposed. Through more effective incentives, ORR is encouraging train operators, Network Rail and the supply chain to work together to create further opportunities to save money. We believe that the targets set in this determination are stretching but achievable. We are keen to see Network Rail and the entire industry use these robust incentives to build on past successes to do even better than the challenges we have set them.

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LAW: BOND DICKINSON

RAIL DEVOLUTION: LOCAL RAILWAYS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE?

Following the Brown Review into rail franchising and cross-party support for rail devolution, lawyers David Rewcastle and Kevin Bell of Bond Dickinson consider the prospects for control over rail services moving out of Whitehall and into local hands.

Words: David Rewcastle & Kevin Bell

evolution, decentralisation and localism. Three ideals that have become the cornerstone of the Coalition government. They are about putting local communities back in control of the decisions and services that affect their lives, and they are increasingly influencing rail policy. However, bringing a more localised approach to decision making on the railways is not straightforward.

The story so far… Decentralisation is hardly new. Indeed, there is already some decentralisation of decision making on the railways. The results of which have generally been seen to be positive. In Scotland, the responsibility for the Scotrail franchise was transferred from Whitehall to Holyrood. In recent years there has been the continued delivery of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme and the construction of the Borders Railway extension. The current Scottish government is keen on seeing further investment in the network. London has also experienced heavy rail decentralisation. Transport for London (TfL) gained control over certain routes of the old Silverlink franchise together with the extended East London Line to create the London Overground, which was awarded to LOROL in 2007. The concession is

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For all the benefits of a local approach, huge reserves of experience of franchise letting and franchise management reside within the Department. widely regarded as being popular with passengers, with relatively new trains and improved track. Passenger numbers have soared and, as a result, service frequencies have increased and additional carriages have been ordered. Mayor of London Boris Johnson is keen to continue the experiment. His efforts to gain control over part of the Southeastern rail franchise are looking increasingly unlikely to be successful. However, TfL has recently confirmed details of the decision to hand City Hall control of some of the services currently operated by the West Anglia rail franchise. Parallel to this, in January this year, the independent Brown Review into rail franchising called for the specification and oversight of franchises to be managed ‘by authorities that are closest to their communities and local economies’.

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In its response, the Department for Transport (the Department) welcomed the review’s support for devolution and outlined the on-going talks that could see powers transferred to local transport authorities.

One size fits all? The consultation document “Rail Decentralisation: Devolving decision making powers on passenger rail services in England” was issued by the Department in March last year. It considered a wide range of models for decentralisation and how they might apply or be appropriate to particular parts of the country. These models ranged from co-signatory status (which is the position with the present Northern Rail franchise) through to the devolution of an entire franchise to a grouping of PTEs or Local Authorities. Yet each model raises its own issues and complexities. Take, for example, the franchise for Merseyrail Electrics. So far, Merseytravel is the only PTE that has been given the responsibility and control of an overall franchise process. However, replicating this particular model for other PTEs is not a simple matter. The chances are that other networks will operate local, regional and freight trains, whereas Merseyrail is virtually a self-contained network. The responses to the consultation document, therefore, highlighted that ‘no one size fits all’. No one model can be expected to work for all areas but needs to be developed on the basis of local issues and circumstances. The appropriate devolution model for a particular area will depend on local geography, the structure of the network and service patterns.

The challenges ahead The Department has been at pains to point out that the new franchising timetable does not prevent franchises being placed under local transport authority control and that devolution will be looked at on a ‘case by case’ basis.

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However, decentralisation is not without its challenges. Take, for example, the rail services in the North of England. A consortium, known as the ‘Rail in the North’ group, comprising Transport for Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire PTE, West Yorkshire PTE and York City Council (and which has recently been widened out to include Merseytravel, Nexus and Local Transport Authorities across the North) have already submitted detailed proposals to the Department to take on devolved responsibilities. There is a suspicion that at least parts of the consortium favour merger of the Northern Rail and Transpennine Express franchises. There is also obviously scope for plenty of debate and dialogue over the most appropriate devolution

and franchise management reside within the Department. Even with this experience and expertise, rail franchise procurement can be a difficult game. Somehow, the benefit of the Department’s know-how should be accommodated within any decentralised structure. There is of course the continuing challenge to reduce the ‘whole of rail industry’ costs. Rather than encouraging bespoke and local solutions, this can promote ‘economies of scale’ with a consistent approach that is readily understood by the industry, template solutions and strategic coordination of the entire network by central government. Which brings us to perhaps the major stumbling block to rail devolution – money.

No one model can be expected to work for all areas but needs to be developed on the basis of local issues and circumstances. The appropriate devolution model for a particular area will depend on local geography, the structure of the network and service patterns. model between the many interested stakeholders. That can take time and effort to undertake properly. Time, however, may be a luxury that the Department cannot afford. The refranchising timetable is already demanding. February 2016 (when the current Northern Rail and Transpennine Express franchises are expected to come to an end) may seem some way off, but the overall procurement and bidding process will have to start soon. Then there is the issue of ensuring that the interested parties in the ‘Rail in the North’ consortium are all singing from the same hymn sheet. Concerns have already been expressed about democratic accountability. Query also the Department’s appetite to let go of so much power to a supra-PTE. For all the benefits of a local approach, huge reserves of experience of franchise letting

As part of the Comprehensive Spending Review in June 2013, the Department’s day-to-day budget has been cut by 9%. George Osborne indicated that TfL’s grant would take a major hit, and the government would also “bear down on the running costs” of rail administration. The Department will doubtless, and quite rightly, expect that any decentralised rail services bear a fair share of any ‘pain’. Clearly, therefore, any decentralisation will be accompanied by some potentially bruising financial negotiations between the Department and the relevant local bodies. Which rather begs a question. Will the local bodies be quite so keen on taking over control of rail services if there is no money to, say, replace tired old rolling stock, refurbish rural stations or generally enhance rail services? We’ll see…

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RECRUITMENT: THE GRADUATE ENGINEER SHOW

CHANGING THE FACE OF THE TRADITIONAL GRADUATE MILK-ROUND

n the 1980s, when I was finishing my final year at Manchester University, I remember attending Director of The the university milk-round. In Graduate Engineer those days, it was a rather small-scale Show, discusses opportunity for a face-to-face meeting the development with a number of the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major of the dedicated employers. I remember it as a fairly engineering graduate random mix of the great and the good careers event. from the financial services, retailing and manufacturing sectors, keen to run the rule over the final-year undergraduates about to be released into the world of work. It was an intense, if somewhat disappointing, process with precious little advice leading up to it and even less feedback afterwards. Nearly thirty years later, and having finished a major piece of consultancy for a large aerospace client, exploring how to improve their processes in attracting the specialist engineers It has been widely reported that the UK needs 31,000 new graduate engineers every year for the next five years to meet industry demand.

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they need to take the business forward, I was struck by how little the process had changed. I had just completed a process of interviewing a large number of newly qualified engineering graduates and the results indicated that, whilst some employers had developed very sophisticated processes for engaging with and attracting graduates, there was general disillusionment amongst students with the traditional careers fair. The variety of companies exhibiting meant that there tended to be inefficient processes for students, with most undergraduates only genuinely interested in only a very small number of the companies exhibiting. Many of the companies that were of real interest were not at all fairs; understandably, given these companies have their own resource limitations to manage and have to make choices.

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12,000 Currently, just 12,000 engineering students graduate annually.

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These fairs also had limited value in terms of employability training, with poor quality advice on CV writing, preparing for interviews, what to expect in assessment centres and how to make the choices that followed offers. Additionally they were seen as ‘tired’ as there was precious little to stimulate the interest of students. Undergraduates may have walked out with a few freebies, but little else. For employers as well, the returns from individual events could be poor. Graduate events did not tend to specialise by industry, with engineering employers randomly distributed amongst many other diverse employers. “Situated somewhere between Abercrombie and Lidl”, as it was once described to me. In short there was no cluster effect. They were both outcome – poor and resource-heavy, and their wide geographical distribution meant that a choice had to be made about which universities to visit; unavoidably meaning that many universities missed out on some key employers attending. Following this work, an idea emerged that was to culminate in The Graduate Engineer Show, to be held on October 30th; an event aimed at bringing together 50 of the UK’s major engineering employers, with over 1,000 of the UK’s engineering undergraduates and post graduates in one space. And what a space! The Roundhouse in Derby; a magnificent series of truly iconic buildings that have a worldrenowned status in railway history, now an award-winning venue, providing the iconic bridge between the engineering heritage of the UK and its future. The idea for The Graduate Engineering Show fell on fertile ground. Many of the UK’s leading engineering employers, including BP, Rolls Royce, Jaguar Land Rover, Siemens, Thales, Airbus, Bombardier and Shell confirmed as main exhibitors in an event which sold out of exhibition space within 3 months of the show’s launch. Being able to bring a large number of the prime engineering employers in one space makes the difficult job of ensuring over 1,000 engineering graduates attend somewhat easier. The cluster effect of ensuring a high density of relevant companies attending means that the traditional dissatisfaction with the diluted relevance of traditional events is addressed.

Being able to bring a large number of the prime engineering employers in one space makes the difficult job of ensuring over 1,000 engineering graduates attend somewhat easier. With an Employability Zone, with industry experts providing workshops on how to maximise undergraduates interview techniques, a state-of- the -art Simulator Zone, competitions, free trips to the Rolls Royce Heritage Museum and free travel to and from the show , the event seeks to address many of the issues that have limited the effectiveness of the traditional milkround. Registration to the show by engineering undergraduates, and the level of interest from universities keen to promote employability of their students has been very high. It is of course democratic. The show is open to all undergraduates from every university, as long as they have an interest in engineering. It has been widely reported that the UK needs 31,000 new graduate engineers every year for the next five years to meet industry demand. Currently, just 12,000 engineering students graduate annually. The shortage of UK educated graduate engineers, particularly women, emerging from universities in the next decade is alarming, and is likely to lead to a significant intensification of the competition for these graduates over the next few years. Employer branding is increasingly a key strategic objective of major companies. Corporate recruiters have to be smarter about their attraction, selection and keep-warm strategies to ensure that they create and generate loyalty amongst undergraduates. Hopefully, The Graduate Engineer Show will play a part in providing companies and undergraduates with a far more effective mechanism for making contact and developing relationships, ensuring that more of our undergraduate engineers choose to continue their careers within the engineering industry.

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TRAINING: RT TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD

RAIL ENGINEERS NEED TRAINING INVESTMENT IN ORDER TO ENSURE FUTURE COMPETENCE Words: Richard Willsher RT Training Solutions Ltd

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t is no secret that the UK rail industry is facing a skills shortage, particularly with respect to the number of qualified signalling engineers dealing with installation and maintenance tasks. This is an increasingly severe issue which seriously needs more active participation in order to avoid the rail industry grinding to a complete halt in the not so distant future. A distinct demise of rail specific skills and a general underinvestment in new recruits has resulted in an ageing workforce and a genuine threat to future improvements and technological upgrades within the infrastructure. This ‘skills set’ shortage is as a direct result of underinvestment in training. This in turn naturally breeds a culture of ageing, highly qualified engineers who are unwilling to share their expertise at the risk of reducing the over inflated premium rates

that they increasingly demand. The fundamental existence of the rail industry is built around knowledge, competence and innovation. At present, a declining number of individuals hold on to this knowledge with neither the opportunity nor the will to encourage further development in others. This creates a ticking time bomb for the industry where skills will eventually be totally lost. By no means are we suggesting that the industry technicians and engineers don’t deserve to be rewarded for their qualifications and experience, but I am sure that everyone appreciates the lack of sustainability in an industry where the front line staff dictate the value of their ability. I appreciate that not everyone aspires and/or has the correct aptitude to become project managers, team leaders etc., but the point is, I believe that the opportunity must be made available to all regardless, and this can

only be achieved by the rail industry as a whole investing in a lot more future training. Another big concern is the lack of occupational standardisation with regards to qualifications and competences within the rail industry. This issue is currently being tackled by NSARE and the introduction of the ‘skills passport’ will hopefully see a continuity of quality improvement being delivered from accredited training providers throughout the industry. However, even despite the ambitions of NSARE, an industry standard can still only be achieved as a result of companies and individuals investing time and money in their own future training. The responsibility for this investment should ideally be welcomed by all organisations within the rail industry, and an appreciation for the long term effects of short term cost cutting is highly recommended.

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So why hasn’t there been a willingness to invest in signalling engineering training? Skills usually have general, occupational and firm-specific elements; so much training is in transferable skills which are of use to several firms. In these circumstances, some firms may seek to avoid the costs of training and try to secure already trained workers from other firms. There is thus a threat to the training firm, and this will dissuade such firms from future training. This is essentially the poaching problem. Another common issue is if firms and individuals have insufficient information about the likely returns of training. For example, an individual may not know whether his/her training will be seen through to the end by the employer – the employer may lay off trainees because of business conditions or may go bankrupt. Similarly, a firm may underestimate the benefits and overestimate the costs of training. Finally, firms and individuals may wish to invest in training, but lack the necessary funds. In this case they should be able to approach lenders such as a bank to borrow funds. However, the potential lender may well lack the necessary information to calculate the payoff of the training and therefore will be hesitant to lend. So how do we begin to break down these barriers and solve these issues? The current improvement in availability of apprenticeship schemes which are partially funded for employers is needless to say a positive step. These schemes will help to ease some of the problems raised earlier by introducing new blood into the industry. There is however still a responsibility needed from employers where unfortunately reluctance still exists. One other way forward is the introduction of a rail industry levygrant system. If it is guaranteed that all organisations in the industry will train themselves, or at least pay a training tax, then all firms will be ‘in the same boat’, and no one will feel disadvantaged. If a levy is established in such a way that potential trainees

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know that, rather than a single company, a whole industry will support them during their period of training, and they will be more likely to enter onto a particular course or development program. Similarly, if a levy agency provides information on costs and benefits of training then this will in turn make the registered companies more willing to train.

The responsibility for this investment should ideally be welcomed by all organisations within the rail industry, and an appreciation for the long term effects of short term cost cutting is highly recommended. Usually levy-grant systems involve some sort of governing body to provide a strategic oversight and operational management system. As only companies approved by NSARE would be expected to be part of any such levy scheme, it would make sense for the responsibility of these procedures to be dealt with by them. A levy-grant system has been used within the construction industry since the early sixties. The success of this setup over the years can serve as testament to the benefits a levy system can offer the rail industry. As a training provider with an ‘outstanding’ audit report from NSARE, we are constantly striving to do our part for the rail industry’s future development. Obviously this can’t be achieved by a relatively small group of participants. Hopefully all organisations in the UK rail signalling sector will realise the importance of having a long term training development plan before it is too late and the industry suffers beyond repair. For any training enquiries please contact Richard Willsher: info@rttsolutions.co.uk

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SECURITY: AOS

MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH SECURITY OFFICERS

t seems to be a common occurrence in the press today that yet another suicide has taken Chief Executive, place on the railways. The violent Accent on Security end of one personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suffering marks (AOS) the beginning of anguish for many others. When a tragic incident like this takes place, it is vital that the security personnel, particularly on a railway station, respond in a professional and calm manner and manage the extreme distress that this can cause passengers and train operating staff until the appropriate support services arrive. The Samaritan suicide statistics report shows that the highest number of suicides in the UK are males in the age group 40-44 years; for females the age group with the highest rate is 50-54 years and approximately 5 times Jumping under a train accounts as many male as female for around 3.5% of all suicides commit suicides. and statistics show that typically The suicide strategy one person a day tries to take produced by the their life on the railway. Government last year aims to reduce the suicide rate in England and support those who have been bereaved or affected by suicide. The government has identified a number of key areas that require action which include:

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Understanding why people take their own life and how it can be prevented. Working with the media to help parents ensure their children are not accessing harmful suiciderelated websites. Reducing opportunities for suicide by making sure prisons and mental health facilities keep people safer. Better support for high-risk groups - such as those with mental health problems and people who selfharm. Providing better information and support to those bereaved or affected by suicide. Jumping under a train accounts for around 3.5% of all suicides and statistics show that typically one person a day tries to take their life on the railway, which is simply because of the general accessibility of this highly lethal method. Railway suicides can have serious consequences for drivers, station staff, passengers and security officers, as well as causing serious disruption for the train operating companies.

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Network Rail announced a number of years ago that they were working with the Samaritans to reduce the number of suicides on the railways. As a responsible security company, AOS have taken the same initiative as it believes that Security Officers must be trained appropriately in order to manage suicidal circumstances. As part of their training, security officers can help Up to 30% of people who the railways reduce the witness a traumatic event then number of suicides on the go on to experience some of network by being able to the symptoms of post-traumatic identify potential suicide stress disorder (PTSD). situations before an incident happens. It is therefore vital that security officers receive proper suicide awareness training to ensure that the officers correctly recognise the potential risk of a suicide. Through their training, the officers are also equipped to support those working on the railway who have been affected, by managing the sensitive issues, responding with confidence to a distressed person and making available the appropriate support services. As with any incident that occurs on the railway, the security officer follows the procedures that are in place to officially document and report the incident and they can also provide valuable feedback to improve suicide prevention. Prevention and control are not easy and, inevitably, there are occasions when it is impossible to prevent a suicide happening. This is a terrible waste of a life, a tragedy for those left behind and extremely upsetting for all those people who have witnessed the incident. Up to 30% of people who witness a traumatic event then go on to experience some of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A person with PTSD will often relive the traumatic event through nightmares and flashbacks and may also have problems sleeping. The symptoms can often be severe and persistent enough to have a significant impact on the personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day-to-day life. Therefore the welfare of security officers who have witnessed such an incident should be taken very seriously and a strong support structure and process is essential. The support should take effect as soon as the incident is reported and in such circumstances, a manager should attend site immediately to offer support to the

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officer. In addition, an employee welfare line for confidential support should be available 24/7 so that the officer can receive confidential counselling during this difficult time. The officer concerned in the incident should be carefully monitored by management. The Samaritan training of security officers has already proven its worth, as demonstrated by the AOS Officers who continue to identify potential suicide situations and provide calm, professional support in such circumstances. Without a doubt, the train operating companies recognise the role that the security officer can play in these situations, provided they are fully trained and competent. Historically, the railway environment has always been potentially dangerous and the railway industry, together with such organisations as CIRAS, has worked hard to make it safer. Regulation and technology continually improve the situation for passengers and staff.

Network Rail announced a number of years ago that they were working with the Samaritans to reduce the number of suicides on the railways. The role of a security officer has changed considerably in recent years. The role was once seen as a form of policing, ensuring regulations were enforced and property protected. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s security officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role is rather more complicated. In addition to protecting the environment, passengers and staff, the officer has to be more aware of technical advances within the industry and become more customer focused responding to the needs of passengers by, for example, providing train information, directions and general customer care. The needs of people have changed over the years and AOS have responded accordingly. Sadly, the pressures of life today can sometimes lead to people taking desperate measures and therefore constant training of security officers is necessary to help them cope with all eventualities.

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FEATURE: HIGH SPEED RAIL

LAYING THE TRACKS FOR GLOBAL HIGH SPEED EXCELLENCE

he need for effective and efficient connectivity is essential to strengthen world economies. As one of the enablers to economic growth, the world market demand for high speed rail is set to increase rapidly. The market is estimated to be worth hundreds of billions of pounds worldwide and in the next decade or so over 15,000 miles of new high speed track will be required, with significant opportunity in America, India, China and the Middle East. As such, there is a very real need to create a platform to share knowledge and practical innovation to deliver transformational railways that people actually want to use. Atkins and Heriot-Watt University have just taken a significant step to invest in the research and development needed to provide practical innovation by signing a Memorandum of Understanding for the creation of a Centre for Excellence in High Speed Rail. The Centre, based at HeriotWatt in Edinburgh, aims to push the boundaries of railway track research beyond high-speed into the realm of ultra-speed (400 kmph) by advancing track technology and its interaction with high-speed trains. Both teams have a strong track record in the rail sector and combining the experience Atkins has in design and delivery with Heriot-Watt’s expertise in research, The Centre, based at Heriotdevelopment and the Watt in Edinburgh, aims to push commercialisation the boundaries of railway track of new technology, research into the realm of marks a significant step ultra-speed (400 kmph). forward which will place Scotland at the forefront of rail research.

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The challenge The previous UK Transport Secretary, Justine Greening, said that the development of High Speed Rail will become the “most significant transportation infrastructure project since the building of the motorways… laying the groundwork for long-term, sustainable economic growth.” However, as the UK continues to develop its plans for the next phase of high speed rail, other parts of the world are already steaming ahead, but many lack the scientific testing behind them to guarantee the safety and sturdiness of the ballast and concrete slabs supporting high and ultra-fast railway travel. Reports from high speed developments in China and France record failures to run the trains at their intended speeds due to the impact it causes on the track structure. Trains can now run at very high speeds; the issue is whether current track technology is able to support them in the long-term. For example, tests on a modified French train recorded a speed of 574 km/h, but this one-off time was achieved with serious damage to the ballasted track. Track technology has simply not advanced enough to support the high speeds. Observations from China suggest that trains are being run below ultra-speed because not enough research has been performed in soil strengthening, ballast reinforcement or bridging technology- it is therefore not yet safe enough to use ultra-speed technology to its full potential. For train speeds to advance any further there needs to be an understanding of the engineering issues caused by vibrations and pressure on the soil due to high speed. It is clear that significant research is required to develop design

guidelines on which track type is best suited for a particular application and speed. Advancements in track technology would also have the ability to improve noise and vibration, the documented problems of high speed rail. There is therefore a real opportunity for British research and development through the new Centre of Excellence, leading to an increase in UK and international railway consulting and construction opportunities. This could see the UK become a world leader in a high growth area that would benefit the rail industry and revenue returns.

The future Facilities at Heriot-Watt University already include the GRAFT II test rig, a unique NDT laboratory and railway test bed which is the largest in the UK. It provides valuable data for clients

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100 STAFF Atkins has over 100 staff working on high speed rail in the UK, combining skills into a commercial offering presents significant competitive advantage.

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on a variety of factors, including the movement of track, calculating lifecycle costs and looking at how carbon footprints can be reduced. In the first instance it is intended that the centre will continue to focus on track issues, however our ultimate vision is to extend it to be able to examine the complete rail system and its interfaces. It also creates an environment in which we can fully understand the checks and balances within the system and sub-systems rather than in isolation and be able to create design solutions which ultimately achieve whole life cost benefits - ensuring the railway is both affordable and sustainable. Clearly there also has to be consideration of the question; how fast is fast enough? In the UK, higher speeds will inevitably mean fewer stops given the fact that trains need

to have long runs to reach very high speeds, but when looking at huge continental networks across China or Russia it becomes more feasible. As such the Centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research will help inform the economic case as well as the technical requirements for ultra-high speed which, it is hoped, will be used by railways worldwide. For example, how can you reduce land take by efficient design (and in turn increase a projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s value case) or reduce environmental impact by managing noise through utilising different reinforcement techniques? The team aim to construct the largest test rig in the world (GRAFT III) at Heriot-Watt and double the number of academic staff on site, as well as utilise expertise from across its international campuses in Dubai and Malaysia. Atkins already has over

100 staff working on high speed rail in the UK and combining these skills into a commercial offering presents significant competitive advantage to both partners as well as UK Plc. In terms of practical innovation for HS2 in the UK, test rigs could produce data for 20, 30 or 40 years of life of a new track in just a few weeks which is extremely useful considering the different geotechnics HS2 would run over. In a world where we have to dream, because issues such as population growth and climate change demand game-changing solutions, vision and aspiration must be harnessed and delivered effectively and efficiently. The establishment of the new Centre of Excellence for High Speed Rail is a very practical way of trying to achieve that.

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Category Listings CIVILS, PLANT & EQUIPMENT General Civils, Plant & Equipment............p45 Architects & Surveyancy ................................ Brickwork / Concrete ...................................... Bridges & Tunnels .......................................... Buildings Refurbishment & Property Services ........................................ Cable .............................................................. Chemicals & Lubricants .................................. Civil Engineering; Earthworks / General / Clothing & Boots ............................................ Demolition & Recycling .................................. Drainage & Culverts ........................................ Drilling ......................................................p46 Equipment Maintenance / Repair / Calibration ........................................ Land Clearance / Reclamation / Landscaping ............................ Lifting & Jacking ............................................ Marine & River ................................................ Mechanical Engineering.................................. Minor Civil ...................................................... Miscellaneous & Specialist ............................ Plant ................................................................ Projected Developments ................................ Resurfacing .................................................... Structural & Construction .............................. Surveying ........................................................ Test Equipment ........................................p47 Test & Measurement ...................................... Tools................................................................ Utility supplies ................................................ Welding Miscellaneous & Specialist .............. Welding Railway / Tram & Light Rail .............. CONSULTING, RECRUITMENT & PROFESSIONAL General Consulting, Recruitment & Professional ......................p47 Accounting & Financial .................................. Accreditation & Compliance .......................... Advertising, Design & Marketing .................... Architectural & Surveyancy ............................ Assessment .................................................... Branding and Creative Services .................... Business Management .................................. Condition Monitoring ...................................... Education, Training & Assesment .................. Employment Services .................................... Engineering .................................................... Environmental ................................................ Geotechnical ............................................p48 Industry Bodies .............................................. Industry Reporting .......................................... Insurance ........................................................ Labour Supply ................................................ Legal Services ................................................ Medical, Drug & Alcohol Screening ................ Miscellaneous & Specialist ............................ Occupational Health ...................................... Operation / Planning ...................................... Photography & Film production...................... Planning & research ........................................ Presentation & Communication Skills ............ Print & Publishing............................................ Procurement....................................................

Project Management ...................................... Property Services & Advisory ........................ Quantity Surveying.......................................... Recruitment Services / Consultancy .............. Risk Management & Assessment .................. Solutions & Turnkey Providers..................p49 Test & Development ........................................ Verification & Validation .................................. INFRASTRUCTURE & ELECTRICAL General Infrastructure & Electrical ............p49 ATM Services / Cash Machines...................... Brake Systems................................................ Buildings & Property Construction / Refurbishment / Materials .............................. Cable Products / Management ...................... Car Parking .................................................... Catenary & Overhead...................................... Catering .......................................................... Cleaning .......................................................... Components .................................................. Control Systems ......................................p50 Corrosion Protection ...................................... Design ............................................................ Door Systems ................................................ Electrical Engineering .................................... Electrification / Power Supply ........................ Electromagnetic .............................................. Freight Terminals & Services .......................... Graffiti Removal .............................................. Infrastructure Installation & Maintenance .................................................. Level Crossings .............................................. Lighting .......................................................... Metallurigical Testing / Support Services ...... Miscellaneous & Specialist ......................p51 Office Equipment & Services .......................... Permanent Way .............................................. Pest Control .................................................... Platforms ........................................................ Power Electronics Equipment ........................ Power Supply.................................................. Switches & Crossings .................................... Switchgear ...................................................... Test Facilities .................................................. Track Components & Installation.................... Track Products & Maintenance ...................... Weighing & Lifting .......................................... Workshop Equipment .................................... ROLLING STOCK Batteries....................................................p51 Carriage Washing............................................ Chartering ................................................p52 Cleaning & Disposal........................................ Component Supply ........................................ Decals & Transfers .......................................... De-Icing .......................................................... Disc Springs.................................................... Equipment & Protection.................................. Heavy Haulage................................................ Leasing Companies ........................................ Lighting & Cabling .......................................... Maintenance & Repair .................................... Manufacturing ................................................ Miscellaneous & Specialist ............................

Refurbishment ..........................................p53 Road Rail Lorries, Trucks, or Vehicles ............ Sanding .......................................................... Textiles & Carpeting ........................................ Train Protection .............................................. Train / Carriage, Supply / Design / Manufacture .................................... Upholstery ...................................................... Vehicle Hire / Maintenance ............................ Weighing Systems .......................................... SAFETY & SECURITY General Safety & Security ........................p53 Alarms ............................................................ Batteries & Power Supplies ............................ CCTV .............................................................. Clothing .......................................................... Fencing .......................................................... Fire Detection / Protection / Prevention ........ First Aid & Medical Equipment ...................... Health & Safety .............................................. Lighting ....................................................p54 Medical Services ............................................ Miscellaneous & Specialist ............................ Personal Protective Equipment ...................... Quality & Safety Consultants .......................... Safety & Security Equipment .......................... Security Personnel .......................................... SIGNAL, TELE-COMMUNICATION & IT General Signal, Tele-Communication & IT............................................................p54 Cable Supply / Jointing / Installation.............. Customer Information .................................... Data Management .......................................... Datacoms........................................................ In-Train Entertainment .................................... Internet Services ............................................ IT Consultancy / Equipment / Maintenance .. IT Systems / Software / Hardware.................. Journey Planning ............................................ Mass Transit Ticketing .................................... Miscellaneous & Specialist ............................ Radio Communications ............................p55 Signal Post Telephone Supply / Installation .. Signalling Installation / Equipment / Testing .. Switching Systems & Equipment.................... Telecoms Cabling / Engineering .................... Ticketing / Validation Systems........................ Transmission .................................................. Wireless Technology ...................................... TUNNELLING & BRIDGES Bridge Beams ..........................................p55 Bridge Construction & Repair ........................ Concrete / Foam Injection .............................. Grouting .......................................................... Manual Tunnelling .......................................... Mechanical Tunnelling .................................... Miscellaneous & Specialist ............................ Open-face Tunnelling ...................................... Pipejacking / Segmented Tunnelling .............. Shaft Sinking .................................................. Sheet Piling ....................................................

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3D Laser Mapping ........................................................................................0870 442 9400 Fuchs Lubricant (UK) Plc ..........................................................................01782 203700 SRS Rail System International Limited ..............................01246 241312

Architects & Surveyancy PPIY Chartered Architects Ltd ............................................................01904 623034 T P Bennett ........................................................................................................0207 208 2000

Brickwork/Concrete Aggregate Industries UK Ltd ................................................................01530 510066 Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd ........................................................................01257 478524 Ancon Building Products Ltd ..............................................................0114 275 5224 Anderton Concrete Products Limited ................................................01606 79436 Hy-Ten Ltd ..........................................................................................................0800 037 1507 IDAC Ltd ..............................................................................................................0844 212 5900 Metropex Group Ltd ....................................................................................01435 867755 Oxford Hydrotechnics Ltd ........................................................................01869 346001

Bridges & Tunnels Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd ........................................................................01257 478524 Ancon Building Products Ltd ..............................................................0114 275 5224 Barhale ....................................................................................................................01922 726731 Construction Marine Ltd ..........................................................................0113 262 4444 Cubis Industries ................................................................................................02838 313100 F.P. McCann Ltd ..............................................................................................02879 642558 Metropex Group Ltd ....................................................................................01435 867755 Oxford Hydrotechnics Ltd ........................................................................01869 346001 Tayban Concrete Products Ltd ............................................................01204 691313

Buildings Refurbishment & Property Services Ancon Building Products Ltd ..............................................................0114 275 5224 Anixter Ltd ............................................................................................................01925 848019 Concrete Repairs Ltd ................................................................................0208 288 4848 Gable (UK) Ltd ..................................................................................................02392 466416 Lindapter International ................................................................................01274 521444 Metropex Group Ltd ....................................................................................01435 867755 Robinson Kenning & Gallagher ..........................................................0208 684 8125 Steelway ..................................................................................................................01902 834911 TAM International UK Limited................................................................03332 409966 WYG ........................................................................................................................0113 278 7111

Ancon Building Products Ltd ..............................................................0114 275 5224 APB Group Ltd ..................................................................................................01538 755377 Aqua Geocomposites ....................................................................................01695 51933 BAM Nuttall Ltd ..............................................................................................0203 205 1950 Bardon Contracting ......................................................................................01530 510066 Barhale ....................................................................................................................01922 726731 Bridgeway Consulting Ltd ......................................................................0115 919 1111 C Spencer Ltd ..................................................................................................01469 532266 Cairn Cross Civil Engineering Ltd ....................................................0113 284 2415 Construction Marine Ltd ..........................................................................0113 262 4444 Danny Sullivan & Sons Ltd ....................................................................0208 961 1900 DCT Civil Engineering ................................................................................0161 344 8555 Hy-Ram Engineering Ltd ..........................................................................01623 422982 Hy-Ten Ltd ..........................................................................................................0800 037 1507 J Murphy & Sons Ltd ................................................................................0207 267 4366 Keytech Systems ..........................................................................................0115 900 5600 Kier Construction Ltd ................................................................................0207 922 6905 Mass Contracts Ltd ......................................................................................07956 246843 Omega Red Group Ltd ............................................................................0115 877 4444 Oxford Hydrotechnics Ltd ........................................................................01869 346001 Sangwin ..................................................................................................................01482 329921 Story Contracting Ltd ..................................................................................01228 590444 The Clancy Group ..........................................................................................01895 823711 Thorntask Ltd....................................................................................................0208 801 1203 Turmin Ltd..............................................................................................................01782 272823 Walker Construction ......................................................................................01303 851111 Welfare Cabins UK ........................................................................................01206 233720 WYG ........................................................................................................................0113 278 7111 YJL Infrastructure ..........................................................................................0207 522 3220

Clothing & Boots All Clothing & Protection Ltd ..................................................................02380 Arco ............................................................................................................................01482 Badgemaster Ltd ............................................................................................01623 Buck & Hickman ..............................................................................................01293

428003 222522 723112 561651

COSALT Union House, Hempshaw Lane, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 4LG E: T: F: W:

maggie.shaw@cosalt.com 07801 597802 0844 493 2805 www.cosalt.com

Cable Assembly Solutions Ltd..............................................................................01204 521999 BATT CABLES Plc..........................................................................................01322 441165 BEW Ltd..................................................................................................................01245 496064 Celtic Recycling Ltd ......................................................................................01633 274700 Edmundson Electrical Ltd - Twickenham ..................................0208 891 1331 Elmbridge Cables Ltd ..................................................................................01273 391810 FB Taylor (Cable Contractors) Ltd ....................................................01765 600261 The Clancy Group ..........................................................................................01895 823711 UK Cables ............................................................................................................01708 680786

Chemicals & Lubricants

Lee Brothers ......................................................................................................0870 850 7773 Radius Systems Ltd ......................................................................................01773 582312 Safe Aid Supplies ............................................................................................02392 254442 United Hygiene Services..........................................................................0845 450 2024

Demolition & Recycling Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd ........................................................................01257 478524 C A J Services Ltd ........................................................................................01933 355001 Celtic Recycling Ltd ......................................................................................01633 274700 Drilling and Sawing Association ........................................................0844 879 3452 IDAC Ltd ..............................................................................................................0844 212 5900

Autodrain ..............................................................................................................0113 288 0022 Buck & Hickman ..............................................................................................01293 561651 Chemsearch ........................................................................................................01902 510202 Crown Oil UK Ltd ..........................................................................................0845 130 9777 Fuchs Lubricant (UK) Plc ..........................................................................01782 203700 LB Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited ................................0114 256 2225 Lee Brothers ......................................................................................................0870 850 7773 R S Clare & Co Ltd ......................................................................................0151 702 5262 TAM International UK Limited................................................................03332 409966

ACO Technologies Plc ................................................................................01462 816666 Chemsearch ........................................................................................................01902 510202 Complete Drain Clearance ......................................................................01785 665909 Construction Marine Ltd ..........................................................................0113 262 4444 Cubis Industries ................................................................................................02838 313100

Civil Engineering; Earthworks/General/Contractors

MGS Demco........................................................................................................02476 602323

Aggregate Industries UK Ltd ................................................................01530 510066 Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd ........................................................................01257 478524 Amalgamated Construction Co Ltd ................................................01226 243413

Radius Systems Ltd ......................................................................................01773 582312

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Drainage & Culverts

F.P. McCann Ltd ..............................................................................................02879 642558 Lanes Group PLC Rail Division ..........................................................0113 385 8400

The Clancy Group ..........................................................................................01895 823711 Waterflow

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Speedy Rail ..........................................................................................................01942 277000

Barcol ........................................................................................................................01268 764642 Celtic Recycling Ltd ......................................................................................01633 274700 Drilling and Sawing Association ........................................................0844 879 3452 Perco Engineering Services Ltd ........................................................0115 933 5000 ScrewFast Foundations ............................................................................01727 821282

Steelway ..................................................................................................................01902 834911

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration/Repair

G F Gordon (Plant Hire) Ltd ....................................................................01245 471917

Budenberg Gauge Co. Ltd ....................................................................0161 777 7300 Conair (UK) Ltd ..................................................................................................01702 544344 Edmiston Brown & Co ltd ......................................................................0141 554 2891

Garic ..........................................................................................................................01206 233720

MECHAN LTD

Morris Site Machinery ..................................................................................01902 790824

Sir John Brown Building, Davy Industrial Park, Prince of Wales Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire, S9 4EX

Quattro Group ..................................................................................................0845 900 2999

Thetford International

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Plant Cembre ....................................................................................................................01675 470440 Fuchs Lubricant (UK) Plc ..........................................................................01782 203700

Harmill Systems Ltd ......................................................................................01525 851133 L&W Contractors ............................................................................................01403 784286 Maxim Power Tools Ltd ............................................................................0141 552 5591

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Lee Pitts info@mechan.co.uk 0114 257 0563 www.mechan.co.uk

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01842 890500

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01698 831111

Welfare Cabins UK ........................................................................................01206 233720

Projected Developments Thetford International

Land Clearance/Reclamation/Landscaping

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C A J Services Ltd ........................................................................................01933 355001 Thomson Ecology ..........................................................................................01462 675559 WYG ........................................................................................................................0113 278 7111

Resurfacing

Lifting & Jacking

The Way, Fowlmere, Nr. Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7QS

Camlok Lifting Clamps ................................................................................01244 375375 Commend UK Ltd ..........................................................................................01279 872020 Mechan Ltd......................................................................................................0114 257 0563 SRS Rail System International Limited ..............................01246 241312 STRAIL (UK) Ltd...........................................................................................01483 222090 UNIC Cranes ......................................................................................................01844 202071 WORLifts - Rail ................................................................................................0121 460 1113

Marine & River

CIVILS, PLANT & EQUIPMENT DRILLING

01246 241312

STRAIL (UK) Ltd...........................................................................................01483 222090

Torrent Trackside Limited ..........................................................................01543 421900 WORLifts - Rail ................................................................................................0121 460 1113

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Story Contracting Ltd ..................................................................................01228 590444

Construction Marine Ltd ..........................................................................0113 262 4444 Deepdale Engineering Company Ltd ..............................................01384 480022 PPG Protective & Marine Coatings ..................................................01773 814520 Radius Systems Ltd ......................................................................................01773 582312 Thomson Ecology ..........................................................................................01462 675559

Mechanical Engineering Brixwoth Engineering Co Ltd ................................................................01604 880338 Conair (UK) Ltd ..................................................................................................01702 544344 Deepdale Engineering Company Ltd ..............................................01384 480022 Hayley Group Plc ..........................................................................................0870 850 3526

Minor Civil Aggregate Industries UK Ltd ................................................................01530 510066 Bardon Contracting ......................................................................................01530 510066 Construction Marine Ltd ..........................................................................0113 262 4444 Oxford Hydrotechnics Ltd ........................................................................01869 346001 The Clancy Group ..........................................................................................01895 823711 Thorntask Ltd....................................................................................................0208 801 1203

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Structural & Construction Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd ........................................................................01257 478524 Ancon Building Products Ltd ..............................................................0114 275 5224 Barhale ....................................................................................................................01922 726731 BCM Construction Ltd ..............................................................................0208 640 7887 Bourne Group ....................................................................................................01202 746666 Hy-Ten Ltd ..........................................................................................................0800 037 1507 KONE Plc ..............................................................................................................01535 662841 Lindapter International ................................................................................01274 521444 Oxford Hydrotechnics Ltd ........................................................................01869 346001 ScrewFast Foundations ............................................................................01727 821282

Surveying 3D Laser Mapping ........................................................................................0870 442 9400 ABA Surveying ..................................................................................................01483 797111 Adien Ltd ................................................................................................................01302 802200 Blom ..........................................................................................................................01934 745820 Mike Worby Survey Consultancy ......................................................01707 333677 Speedy Rail ..........................................................................................................01942 277000 TES 2000 Ltd ....................................................................................................01206 799111 Thomson Ecology ..........................................................................................01462 675559

Test and Measurement

Miscellaneous & Specialist Augean plc ............................................................................................................01780 Badgemaster Ltd ............................................................................................01623 Cubis Industries ................................................................................................02838 Exel Composites ..............................................................................................01928 Kobelco Cranes Europe Ltd ..................................................................01342 KONE Plc ..............................................................................................................01535

444900 723112 313100 701515 301122 662841

Lindapter International ................................................................................01274 521444

CUTHBERTSON LAIRD GROUP Parkburn Court, Glasgow Road, Hamilton, ML3 0QQ Contact: E: T: W:

Peter Greenshields hamilton@cuthbertsonlaird.co.uk 01698 829711 www.cuthbertsonlaird.co.uk

Mechan Ltd......................................................................................................0114 257 0563 RailCONNECT

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Branding and Creative Services

Cuthbertson Laird Group ..................................................................01698 829711 Radius Systems Ltd ......................................................................................01773 582312 Wolseley UK ........................................................................................................01926 705000

Brandpool Advertising and Brand Agency ....................0207 467 9717

Ballast Tools (UK) Ltd ..................................................................................01793 697800 Buck & Hickman ..............................................................................................01293 561651 Cembre ....................................................................................................................01675 470440 Cromwell Tools Ltd ......................................................................................0116 288 8000 Gedore......................................................................................................................01756 798625 Lee Brothers ......................................................................................................0870 850 7773 Maxim Power Tools Ltd ............................................................................0141 552 5591 Speedy Rail ..........................................................................................................01942 277000 VI Distribution Ltd ............................................................................................01270 750520 WORLifts - Rail ................................................................................................0121 460 1113

Utility supplies The Clancy Group ..........................................................................................01895 823711

Welding Miscellaneous & Specialist Deepdale Engineering Company Ltd ..............................................01384 480022 Morris Site Machinery ..................................................................................01902 790824 Welding Alloys Ltd ....................................................................................01763 207568

Consulting, Recruitment & Professional CONSULTING, RECRUITMENT & PROFESSIONAL Flowfront Ltd ......................................................................................................01978 355770 Passengerfocus ..............................................................................................0300 123 2140 SGS CORREL Rail Ltd ..............................................................................0121 326 3672

Accounting & Financial Futurelink ..............................................................................................................0845 620 9255 Intelenet UK Ltd ..............................................................................................0207 872 5541

Accreditation & Compliance Direct Enquiries Ltd ......................................................................................01344 360101 LRQA - Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Ltd ..................0800 783 2179 SGS CORREL Rail Ltd ..............................................................................0121 326 3672

Advertising, Design & Marketing Allen Design Group ........................................................................................01226 292921 Badgemaster Ltd ............................................................................................01623 723112 Best Impressions ..........................................................................................0208 740 6443

BRANDPOOL ADVERTISING AND BRAND AGENCY 97 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 4QA Contact: E: T: W:

John McWilliams john@brandpoolgroup.com 0207 467 9717 www.brandpoolgroup.com

CBS Outdoor Ltd ..........................................................................................0207 428 2885 Market Force Business Media ............................................................0207 760 8699 Optimedia ............................................................................................................0207 961 1000 Primary Image Limited ................................................................................01702 680690 Radius Systems Ltd ......................................................................................01773 582312 Traction & Rolling Stock Advertiser ..................................................01379 651683

Architectural & Surveyancy Frankham Consultancy ............................................................................0208 GVA Grimley Ltd ............................................................................................0844 Jones Lang LaSalle Ltd ............................................................................0207 Robinson Kenning & Gallagher ..........................................................0208 The Trevor Patrick Partnership ..........................................................0207

309 902 399 684 940

7777 0304 5864 8125 6500

Assessment Achilles Information Ltd ..............................................................................01235 861118 SGS CORREL Rail Ltd ..............................................................................0121 326 3672 Steer Davies Gleave ....................................................................................0207 910 5000 WWW.THECONNECTSERIES.CO.UK

BMT Reliability Consultants ....................................................................01489 553100 Byroc Railway Support ............................................................................0118 907 1341 Futurelink ..............................................................................................................0845 620 9255 NuAspect Ltd ....................................................................................................0207 101 0800 Radius Systems Ltd ......................................................................................01773 582312

Condition Monitoring BMT Reliability Consultants ....................................................................01489 553100 Hima-Sella Ltd..................................................................................................0161 429 4508 Radius Systems Ltd ......................................................................................01773 582312

Education, Training & Assessment Abbeydale Training Ltd ..............................................................................01226 321250 Amtrain (Midlands) Ltd ................................................................................01283 792633 Anzio Ltd ................................................................................................................01752 840251 Bywater Training ..............................................................................................01784 480936 Drilling and Sawing Association ........................................................0844 879 3452 Intertrain ..................................................................................................................01302 815530 Keltbray Aspire Rail Ltd ............................................................................0207 643 1000 LRQA - Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Ltd ..................0800 783 2179 Speedy Hire Ltd................................................................................................01942 720000 Stokes Associates Ltd ................................................................................07846 561370 TES 2000 Ltd ....................................................................................................01206 799111 The Institution of Engineering and Technology ......................01438 767224 Trackline Training Limited ........................................................................0161 872 2400 Trackwork Ltd ....................................................................................................01302 888666 West Coast Training ....................................................................................0208 834 9151

Employment Services Calibre Search ..................................................................................................0113 274 3039 Personal Group of Companies ............................................................01908 605000

Engineering Assembly Solutions Ltd..............................................................................01204 521999 Bakerail Services Ltd ....................................................................................01480 471349 BMT Reliability Consultants ....................................................................01489 553100 Brixwoth Engineering Co Ltd ................................................................01604 880338 Budenberg Gauge Co. Ltd ....................................................................0161 777 7300 Burns Carlton plc ..........................................................................................0113 367 2850 Collis Engineering Ltd ..................................................................................01773 833255 D.R.B Power Transmission Ltd ............................................................01244 280280 Derby Engineering Unit Ltd ....................................................................01332 660364 Fowler & Holden Ltd ....................................................................................01472 355316 Frankham Consultancy ............................................................................0208 309 7777 Houghton International..............................................................................0191 234 3000 IDAC Ltd ..............................................................................................................0844 212 5900 Interfleet Technology Ltd ..........................................................................01332 223000 Lundy Projects Ltd ......................................................................................0161 476 2996 NuAspect Ltd ....................................................................................................0207 101 0800 St. Leonards Railway Engineering Ltd ..........................................01233 617001 Steer Davies Gleave ....................................................................................0207 910 5000 Strand 7 UK Ltd ..............................................................................................01480 211011 TEW Engineering Ltd ..................................................................................0115 935 4354 The Institution of Engineering and Technology ......................01438 767224 Wago Ltd ................................................................................................................01788 568008

Environmental C A J Services Ltd ........................................................................................01933 355001 Frankham Consultancy ............................................................................0208 309 7777 Safeguard Pest Control ..............................................................................01959 565777 Scientifics Ltd....................................................................................................0845 603 2112 Stuart Slatter Training ..................................................................................01565 750557 Thetford International ..................................................................................01842 890500 Thomson Ecology ..........................................................................................01462 675559

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Print & Publishing

Scientifics Ltd....................................................................................................0845 603 2112

Badgemaster Ltd ............................................................................................01623 723112 Esmerk Ltd ..........................................................................................................0118 956 5820 Konica Minolta ..................................................................................................01268 644416 Local Transport Today ..............................................................................0845 270 7861 Magnadata International Ltd ..................................................................01205 312600 Novacroft ..............................................................................................................0845 330 0601 OCÉ (UK) Ltd ......................................................................................................01277 846120 Primary Image Limited ................................................................................01702 680690 Stamps Direct ....................................................................................................01603 624407 The Institution of Engineering and Technology ......................01438 767224 Witherby’s ............................................................................................................0207 253 5413

WYG ........................................................................................................................0113 278 7111

Industry Bodies The Institution of Railway Operators

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01444 248931

Industry Reporting Esmerk Ltd ..........................................................................................................0118 956 5820

Insurance Belmont International Ltd ........................................................................01732 744700 Personal Group of Companies ............................................................01908 605000 Travelers Insurance Company Ltd ....................................................01737 787787

CONSULTING, RECRUITMENT & PROFESSIONAL GEOTECHNICAL

Labour Supply

AzteQ Solutions Ltd ......................................................................................01442 244444 C A J Services Ltd ........................................................................................01933 355001 Flowfront Ltd ......................................................................................................01978 355770 Mainline Resourcing Ltd ..........................................................................0845 083 0245 STM Security UK Ltd..................................................................................0208 518 9682 Suretrack Rail Services Limited ........................................................0208 519 9142 TRAC ........................................................................................................................01698 831111 Wetton Cleaning Services Ltd ............................................................0207 237 2007

Legal Services Bond Dickinson Solicitors ......................................................................0191 279 9245 Radius Systems Ltd ......................................................................................01773 582312 Watmores Solicitors ....................................................................................0207 430 1512

Medical, Drug & Alcohol Screening Concateno South ..........................................................................................0207 712 8000 Radius Systems Ltd ......................................................................................01773 582312 ScreenSafe UK Ltd ......................................................................................08450 505 590

Miscellaneous & Specialist Associated Train Crew Union ................................................................01226 716417 Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACORP)..........01484 847790 Bemrose Booth ................................................................................................01482 826343 Campaign for Better Transport ..........................................................0207 566 6480 Inntel ........................................................................................................................0844 847 5533 Personal Group of Companies ............................................................01908 605000 Prestige Couriers............................................................................................0207 384 2300 Strand 7 UK Ltd ..............................................................................................01480 211011 Techno Rail ..........................................................................................................01938 555511 The Russell Group ........................................................................................0141 810 8200

Occupational Health Express Medicals Ltd ................................................................................0207 500 6900 Scientifics Ltd....................................................................................................0845 603 2112

Operation / Planning Arriva Trains Wales ........................................................................................02920 720516 Steer Davies Gleave ....................................................................................0207 910 5000

Photography & Film production Alvey & Towers ..................................................................................................01949 861894 Primary Image Limited ................................................................................01702 680690 Rail Images ..........................................................................................................01702 525059

Planning & research GVA Grimley Ltd ............................................................................................0844 902 0304 Jones Lang LaSalle Ltd ............................................................................0207 399 5864 Steer Davies Gleave ....................................................................................0207 910 5000

Presentation & Communication Skills Bell Amethyst ......................................................................................................01844 238844 RailCONNECT

Procurement Byroc Railway Support ............................................................................0118 907 1341 FPA Consulting ..................................................................................................01332 604300 GVA Grimley Ltd ............................................................................................0844 902 0304 Hambleton Risk Management Ltd ....................................................01904 728995

Project Management Appleyards Consulting ................................................................................01732 471520 AzteQ Solutions Ltd ......................................................................................01442 244444 BMT Reliability Consultants ....................................................................01489 553100 CPC Project Services ................................................................................0207 539 4750 FPA Consulting ..................................................................................................01332 604300 Frankham Consultancy ............................................................................0208 309 7777 Hambleton Risk Management Ltd ....................................................01904 728995 Jones Lang LaSalle Ltd ............................................................................0207 399 5864 Steer Davies Gleave ....................................................................................0207 910 5000 TNE Ltd ..................................................................................................................01388 451111 Turner & Townsend ......................................................................................0207 544 4000

Property Services & Advisory BCM Construction Ltd ..............................................................................0208 Frankham Consultancy ............................................................................0208 GVA Grimley Ltd ............................................................................................0844 Jones Lang LaSalle Ltd ............................................................................0207 Robinson Kenning & Gallagher ..........................................................0208

640 309 902 399 684

7887 7777 0304 5864 8125

Quantity Surveying Frankham Consultancy ............................................................................0208 309 7777 GVA Grimley Ltd ............................................................................................0844 902 0304 Turner & Townsend ......................................................................................0207 544 4000

Recruitment Services/Consultancy Anders Elite Ltd ..............................................................................................0207 680 3100 Antal International Network ..................................................................0870 428 1745 ARM Engineering ............................................................................................02392 228266 ATA Rail Recruitment ....................................................................................01332 752792 Burns Carlton plc ..........................................................................................0113 367 2850 Calibre Search ..................................................................................................0113 274 3039 Clements Technical Recruitment Ltd ............................................0845 223 5303 Evolution Recruitment ................................................................................0208 673 2211 Flowfront Ltd ......................................................................................................01978 355770 Hambleton Risk Management Ltd ....................................................01904 728995 Intec (UK) Ltd ......................................................................................................01524 865555 LRQA - Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Ltd ..................0800 783 2179 McGinley Support Services Limited ..............................................0845 543 5953 Morgan Hunt ....................................................................................................0207 419 8968 Ptarmigan Transport Solutions ............................................................01738 493962 SkyBlue Rail Recruitment........................................................................0121 654 6985 SW-GR Ltd ........................................................................................................0141 557 6133 Technology Resourcing ..............................................................................01483 302211 TNE Ltd ..................................................................................................................01388 451111

Risk Management & Assessment Abbott Risk Consulting Ltd ....................................................................01332 886045 Achilles Information Ltd ..............................................................................01235 861118 Appleyards Consulting ................................................................................01732 471520

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Category Listings BMT Reliability Consultants ....................................................................01489 553100 Inntel ........................................................................................................................0844 847 5533 Scientifics Ltd....................................................................................................0845 603 2112 Turner & Townsend ......................................................................................0207 544 4000

Solutions & Turnkey Providers Bemrose Booth ................................................................................................01482 826343 Rex Bousfield Ltd ............................................................................................01883 717033 Steatite Ltd ..........................................................................................................01527 512400

Test & Development Calmet Laboratory Services ................................................................0208 977 8455 Cuthbertson Laird Group ..................................................................01698 829711 Faiveley Transport Ltd ................................................................................0151 649 5000 Hawkgrove Technologies Limited ......................................................01373 837900 LRQA - Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Ltd ..................0800 783 2179 Omega Red Group Ltd ............................................................................0115 877 4444 Tüv Süd ..................................................................................................................01489 558100 Zircon Software ................................................................................................01225 764444

Verification & Validation Hambleton Risk Management Ltd ....................................................01904 728995 Hawkgrove Technologies Limited ......................................................01373 837900 SGS CORREL Rail Ltd ..............................................................................0121 326 3672 Strand 7 UK Ltd ..............................................................................................01480 211011 Zircon Software ................................................................................................01225 764444

Cable Products/Management Anixter Ltd ............................................................................................................01925 848019 BEW Ltd..................................................................................................................01245 496064 Cable Management Products Ltd – Thomas & Betts Ltd ......................................................................................01675 468200 Cembre ....................................................................................................................01675 470440 Cubis Industries ................................................................................................02838 313100 Elmbridge Cables Ltd ..................................................................................01273 391810 Express Electrical & Engineering Supplies Ltd ......................0141 941 3689 F.P. McCann Ltd ..............................................................................................02879 642558 Flexicon Ltd ..........................................................................................................01675 466900 Habia Cable ........................................................................................................01454 412522 Harting Ltd ............................................................................................................01604 827500 LML Products Ltd ..........................................................................................01249 814271 Mainframe Communications Ltd ........................................................01702 443800 PMA UK Ltd - Thomas & Betts Ltd ................................................01264 333527 UK Cables ............................................................................................................01708 680786 Wolseley UK ........................................................................................................01926 705000

Car Parking Axis Automatic Entrance Systems Ltd ........................................0844 504 6545 Bardon Contracting ......................................................................................01530 510066 Bemrose Booth ................................................................................................01482 826343 Berry Systems ....................................................................................................01902 491100 Magnadata International Ltd ..................................................................01205 312600 TopDeck Parking ..............................................................................................01902 499400

Catenary & Overhead Amelec Instruments ......................................................................................01908 567003 Metropex Group Ltd ....................................................................................01435 867755

Brake Systems Faiveley Transport Ltd ................................................................................0151 649 5000 Semperit ..................................................................................................................01327 313140 Stromag Ltd ........................................................................................................01933 350407

Buildings & Property Construction/Refurbishment/Materials Aggregate Industries UK Ltd ................................................................01530 510066 Alfred Bagnall & Son ....................................................................................01274 714800 Axis Automatic Entrance Systems Ltd ........................................0844 504 6545 Balfour Beatty Plc..........................................................................................0207 216 6883 BAM Nuttall Ltd ..............................................................................................0203 205 1950 Bardon Contracting ......................................................................................01530 510066 Berry Systems ....................................................................................................01902 491100 Conair (UK) Ltd ..................................................................................................01702 544344 Concrete Repairs Ltd ................................................................................0208 288 4848 J Murphy & Sons Ltd ................................................................................0207 267 4366 John Sisk Rail Ltd t/a Sisk Rail ..........................................................0117 916 3800 Keyline Nationals ..............................................................................................0800 833 375 Kier Construction Ltd ................................................................................0207 922 6905 KONE Plc ..............................................................................................................01535 662841 Lend Lease ........................................................................................................0208 271 8000 Lindapter International ................................................................................01274 521444 Mansell Construction Services ..........................................................0207 490 1220 Mass Contracts Ltd ......................................................................................07956 246843 Metropex Group Ltd ....................................................................................01435 867755 Morgan Sindall Plc ........................................................................................01788 534500 Steelway ..................................................................................................................01902 834911 Taylor Maxwell ....................................................................................................07774 900170 Thorntask Ltd....................................................................................................0208 801 1203 Timbmet Ltd ........................................................................................................01865 862223 TopDeck Parking ..............................................................................................01902 499400 Turmin Ltd..............................................................................................................01782 272823 Universal Sealants (UK) Ltd ..................................................................0191 416 1530 Walker Construction ........................................................................................01303 85111 WYG ........................................................................................................................0113 278 7111 YJL Infrastructure ..........................................................................................0207 522 3220 WWW.THECONNECTSERIES.CO.UK

C A J Services Ltd ........................................................................................01933 SRS Rail System International Limited ..............................01246 STRAIL (UK) Ltd...........................................................................................01483 TES 2000 Ltd ....................................................................................................01206 TNE Ltd ..................................................................................................................01388

355001 241312 222090 799111 451111

Catering Momentum Services Ltd ........................................................................0207 843 5619

Cleaning 3M CPPD ..............................................................................................................01609 Arrow Cleaning & Hygiene Solutions ..............................................01283 Autoglym PSV ....................................................................................................01462 LIGHTbridge Support Services Ltd ..................................................02920 Sasse Ltd ..............................................................................................................01332

780170 221044 687416 706111 362425

SCS GROUP 29 Rosyth Road, Glasgow, G5 0YD Contact: E: T: F: W:

Anne Reekie info@scsgroup.co.uk 0141 429 6769 0141 429 7924 www.scsgroup.co.uk

STM Security UK Ltd..................................................................................0208 518 9682 Thetford International ..................................................................................01842 890500 United Eco Services ....................................................................................0845 450 2024 Voucher Systems Ltd ................................................................................0845 601 6020 Wetton Cleaning Services Ltd ............................................................0207 237 2007

Components Aerco Ltd................................................................................................................01403 260206 Amelec Instruments ......................................................................................01908 567003 Dynex Semiconductor ..........................................................................01522 500500 Express Electrical & Engineering Supplies Ltd ......................0141 941 3689 Faiveley Transport Ltd ................................................................................01827 308430 Faiveley Transport Ltd ................................................................................0151 649 5000 Flexicon Ltd ..........................................................................................................01675 466900 Harting Ltd ............................................................................................................01604 827500 ITT Interconnect Solutions - Cannon & Veam ........................01256 311200 Kraus Elektrotechnik ....................................................................................01749 840889 LB Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited ................................0114 256 2225

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Infrastructure & Electrical & ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

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Category Listings LML Products Ltd ..........................................................................................01249 814271 Termate ..................................................................................................................0115 978 4652 VI Distribution Ltd ............................................................................................01270 750520 Weidmuller Ltd ..................................................................................................01732 877000 Wolseley UK ........................................................................................................01926 705000

Control Systems Airquick (Newark) Ltd ..................................................................................01636 640480 Amelec Instruments ......................................................................................01908 567003 Application Solutions (Safety and Security) Ltd ....................01273 405435 Baldwin Boxall Communications ........................................................01892 664422 Captec Ltd ............................................................................................................01489 866066 Hima-Sella Ltd..................................................................................................0161 429 4508 Weidmuller Ltd ..................................................................................................01732 877000 Zircon Software ................................................................................................01225 764444

Corrosion Protection 3M CPPD ..............................................................................................................01609 780170 3M Rail Solutions ............................................................................................01344 858704 Arrow Cleaning & Hygiene Solutions ..............................................01283 221044

Design Application Solutions (Safety and Security) Ltd ....................01273 405435 Best Impressions ..........................................................................................0208 740 6443 Eurocom Ltd ......................................................................................................0207 820 8344 Glentworth Rail Ltd ........................................................................................01628 639823 Harting Ltd ............................................................................................................01604 827500 Jacobs ......................................................................................................................0141 2438000 Merson Signs Ltd ............................................................................................01355 243021 Termate ..................................................................................................................0115 978 4652 Urban Initiatives ..............................................................................................0207 843 3165

INFRASTRUCTURE & ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS

Door Systems

Axis Automatic Entrance Systems Ltd ........................................0844 504 6545 Faiveley Transport Ltd ................................................................................01827 308430 Jewers Doors Ltd ............................................................................................01767 317090 KONE Plc ..............................................................................................................01535 662841 Leyland and Birmingham Rubber Ltd ..........................................0161 655 0300 Rex Bousfield Ltd ............................................................................................01883 717033 Techno Rail ..........................................................................................................01938 555511 Westcode (UK) Ltd ........................................................................................01249 822283

Electromagnetic York EMC Services Ltd ..............................................................................01904 434440

Freight Terminals & Services ABP Hams Hall Rail Freight Terminal ..............................................01675 461300 Glasgow Freight Park ................................................................................0141 810 8200 Russell Railfreight Terminal - Barking ............................................0208 517 6490 Telford International Railfreight Park ................................................01952 608410

Graffiti Removal 3M CPPD ..............................................................................................................01609 780170 Arrow Cleaning & Hygiene Solutions ..............................................01283 221044 Autoglym PSV ....................................................................................................01462 687416 Sasse Ltd ..............................................................................................................01332 362425 Wetton Cleaning Services Ltd ............................................................0207 237 2007

Infrastructure Installation & Maintenance 3M CPPD ..............................................................................................................01609 780170 AB Hoses & Fittings Ltd ............................................................................01246 208831 ABET Ltd ..............................................................................................................0207 473 6910 Airquick (Newark) Ltd ..................................................................................01636 640480 Alstom Transport ............................................................................................0207 438 9231 Amalgamated Construction Co Ltd ................................................01226 243413 Amey OW Ltd ....................................................................................................01865 713100 Burns Carlton plc ..........................................................................................0113 367 2850 Conair (UK) Ltd ..................................................................................................01702 544344 Craig & Derricott Ltd ....................................................................................01543 375541 Fone-Alarm Installations Ltd ..................................................................01737 223673 Jewers Doors Ltd ............................................................................................01767 317090 KONE Plc ..............................................................................................................01535 662841 Lindapter International ................................................................................01274 521444 Rittal Ltd ..................................................................................................................01709 704000 Timbmet Ltd ........................................................................................................01865 862223 Visul Systems ....................................................................................................0191 416 1530 Weidmuller Ltd ..................................................................................................01732 877000

Level Crossings

Electrical Engineering Amalgamated Construction Co Ltd ................................................01226 243413 Antagrade Electrical Ltd ............................................................................01606 833299 Application Solutions (Safety and Security) Ltd ....................01273 405435 Arrowvale Electronics ..................................................................................01527 514151 Assembly Solutions Ltd..............................................................................01204 521999 Beejay Rail Ltd ................................................................................................0141 553 1133 Burns Carlton plc ..........................................................................................0113 367 2850 EDM Ltd ................................................................................................................0161 203 3150 Eurocom Ltd ......................................................................................................0207 820 8344 Harting Ltd ............................................................................................................01604 827500 Kraus Elektrotechnik ....................................................................................01749 840889 LML Products Ltd ..........................................................................................01249 814271 PEI Genesis UK Ltd ....................................................................................0844 871 6060 Thorntask Ltd....................................................................................................0208 801 1203 TNE Ltd ..................................................................................................................01388 451111 Weidmuller Ltd ..................................................................................................01732 877000

Electrification/Power Supply Babcock Rail ......................................................................................................01698 203005 Brecknell Willis Co ............................................................................................01460 64941 Cembre ....................................................................................................................01675 470440 Dynex Semiconductor ..........................................................................01522 500500 Eltek Valere ..........................................................................................................01442 219355 Harting Ltd ............................................................................................................01604 827500 Hollywell Building Services ......................................................................01727 810555 J Murphy & Sons Ltd ................................................................................0207 267 4366 Kraus Elektrotechnik ....................................................................................01749 840889 LML Products Ltd ..........................................................................................01249 814271 Riker Ltd..................................................................................................................01249 814271 TNE Ltd ..................................................................................................................01388 451111 RailCONNECT

STRAIL (UK) LTD. 3 Tannery House, Tannery Lane, Woking, Surrey, GU23 7EF Contact: E: T: W:

Richard Whatley Richard@srsrailuk.co.uk 01483 222090 www.strail.com

Lighting Adaptaflex ..............................................................................................................01675 468222 BEW Ltd..................................................................................................................01245 496064 Emergi-Lite â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thomas & Betts Ltd..................................................0113 281 0600 Fone-Alarm Installations Ltd ..................................................................01737 223673 Mallatite....................................................................................................................01246 593280 Morris Site Machinery ..................................................................................01902 790824

Metallurgical Testing/Support Services

KEIGHLEY LABORATORIES LTD Croft House, South Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 1EG Contact: E: T: F: W:

Leonard Stott lstott@keighleylabs.co.uk 01535 664211 01535 680604 www.keighleylabs.co.uk

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Category Listings Miscellaneous & Specialist

Power Supply

Crossrail ....................................................................................................................0207 150 845 Express Electrical & Engineering Supplies Ltd ......................0141 941 3689 Faiveley Transport Ltd ................................................................................0151 649 5000 Garic ..........................................................................................................................01206 233720 Hy-Ram Engineering Ltd ..........................................................................01623 422982 Inntel ........................................................................................................................0844 847 5533 Maxim Power Tools Ltd ............................................................................0141 552 5591 Mechan Ltd......................................................................................................0114 257 0563 Oil Analysis Services ....................................................................................01474 854450 Omega Red Group Ltd ............................................................................0115 877 4444 RT Training Solutions Ltd ..........................................................................01473 242344 Sasse Ltd ..............................................................................................................01332 362425 Steelway ..................................................................................................................01902 834911 STRAIL (UK) Ltd...........................................................................................01483 222090 Train Chartering Company Ltd, The ................................................01249 890176 Trox (UK) Ltd........................................................................................................01842 754545 Welfare Cabins UK ........................................................................................01206 233720

Campbell Collins Ltd ....................................................................................01438 794170 Eltek Valere ..........................................................................................................01442 219355 Emerson Network Power ........................................................................0114 247 8369 Morris Site Machinery ..................................................................................01902 790824 Peak Oil ..................................................................................................................01246 450242 Townscape Products Limited ................................................................01623 513355 Weidmuller Ltd ..................................................................................................01732 877000

EFG Office Furniture Ltd ..........................................................................0845 608 4100 Garic ..........................................................................................................................01206 233720 Inntel ........................................................................................................................0844 847 5533 Konica Minolta ..................................................................................................01268 644416 Trox (UK) Ltd........................................................................................................01842 754545 United Hygiene Services..........................................................................0845 450 2024 Welfare Cabins UK ........................................................................................01206 233720

Permanent Way Aggregate Industries UK Ltd ................................................................01530 510066 Ballast Tools (UK) Ltd ..................................................................................01793 697800 Cembre ....................................................................................................................01675 470440 Keltbray Aspire Rail Ltd ............................................................................0207 643 1000 Maxim Power Tools Ltd ............................................................................0141 552 5591 Story Contracting Ltd ..................................................................................01228 590444

Pest Control Balcombe Pest Control ..............................................................................01444 811916 Safeguard Pest Control ..............................................................................01959 565777 SCS Group ........................................................................................................0141 429 6769

Platforms Amalgamated Construction Co Ltd ................................................01226 243413 Bardon Contracting ......................................................................................01530 510066 F.P. McCann Ltd ..............................................................................................02879 642558 Ferrograph Ltd ................................................................................................0191 280 8800 Ilecsys ......................................................................................................................01442 828387 J Murphy & Sons Ltd ................................................................................0207 267 4366 Robinson Kenning & Gallagher ..........................................................0208 684 8125 Semmco Ltd ........................................................................................................01483 757200 Story Contracting Ltd ..................................................................................01228 590444 Techno Rail ..........................................................................................................01938 555511 Universal Sealants (UK) Ltd ..................................................................0191 416 1530 Visul Systems ....................................................................................................0191 416 1530 Walker Construction ......................................................................................01303 851111 Zoeftig Ltd ............................................................................................................01288 354512

Power Electronics Equipment

Amelec Instruments ......................................................................................01908 567003 STRAIL (UK) Ltd...........................................................................................01483 222090 Trackwork Ltd ....................................................................................................01302 888666

Switchgear Celtic Recycling Ltd ......................................................................................01633 274700 Dynex Semiconductor ..........................................................................01522 500500 Express Electrical & Engineering Supplies Ltd ......................0141 941 3689 Hawker Siddeley Switchgear ................................................................01495 223001 Kraus Elektrotechnik ....................................................................................01749 840889 Termate ..................................................................................................................0115 978 4652

Test Facilities Calmet Laboratory Services ................................................................0208 977 8455 Cuthbertson Laird Group ..................................................................01698 829711 Faiveley Transport Ltd ................................................................................0151 649 5000 Oil Analysis Services ....................................................................................01474 854450 T端v S端d ..................................................................................................................01489 558100

Track Components & Installation Babcock Rail ......................................................................................................01698 203005 LB Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited ................................0114 256 2225 R S Clare & Co Ltd ......................................................................................0151 702 5262 TES 2000 Ltd ....................................................................................................01206 799111

Track Products & Maintenance LB Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited ................................0114 256 2225 Speedy Rail ..........................................................................................................01942 277000 TES 2000 Ltd ....................................................................................................01206 799111 Tiflex Ltd ................................................................................................................01579 320808 Unipart Rail ..........................................................................................................01302 731400

Weighing & Lifting Arbil Ltd ..................................................................................................................01384 424007 Lloyds Somers ..................................................................................................01792 656951 Mechan Ltd......................................................................................................0114 257 0563 Schenck Process UK Limited ..............................................................01302 321313

Workshop Equipment Autodrain ..............................................................................................................0113 288 0022 Buck & Hickman ..............................................................................................01293 561651 Mechan Ltd......................................................................................................0114 257 0563 Premier Pits ..........................................................................................................01775 821222 WORLifts - Rail ................................................................................................0121 460 1113

Rolling Stock

ROLLING STOCK

East Midlands Trains ....................................................................................01332 867026 Semperit ..................................................................................................................01327 313140

Batteries Enersys Ltd ........................................................................................................0161 794 4611 Exide Technologies ......................................................................................0845 606 4111

Carriage Washing DYNEX SEMICONDUCTOR Doddington Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3LF Contact: E: T: W:

Dave Nicholson power_solutions@dynexsemi.com 01522 500500 www.dynexsemi.com

Airquick (Newark) Ltd ..................................................................................01636 640480 Arrow Cleaning & Hygiene Solutions ..............................................01283 221044 Autoglym PSV ....................................................................................................01462 687416 Bingham Rail/Bingham Cotech..........................................................0870 774 2341 Garrandale Ltd ..................................................................................................01332 291100 Smith Bros & Webb Ltd ............................................................................01789 400096 STM Security UK Ltd..................................................................................0208 518 9682

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Office Equipment & Services

Switches & Crossings

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Category Listings Chartering

Heavy Haulage

Train Chartering Company Ltd, The ................................................01249 890176

Allelys Heavy Haulage

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01527 857621

Garic ..........................................................................................................................01206 233720

Cleaning & Disposal

Welfare Cabins UK ........................................................................................01206 233720

Autoglym PSV ....................................................................................................01462 687416 Celtic Recycling Ltd ......................................................................................01633 274700 SCS Group ........................................................................................................0141 429 6769 Smith Bros & Webb Ltd ............................................................................01789 400096 Wetton Cleaning Services Ltd ............................................................0207 237 2007

Leasing Companies Angel Trains Ltd ..............................................................................................0207 592 0500

Lighting & Cabling Elmbridge Cables Ltd ..................................................................................01273 391810

Component Supply

Emergi-Lite – Thomas & Betts Ltd..................................................0113 281 0600

Aerco Ltd................................................................................................................01403 260206

Translec Ltd ..........................................................................................................01457 878888

Bauer Springs Ltd ..........................................................................................01527 594900

Airquick (Newark) Ltd ..................................................................................01636 640480

BRITAX PSV WYPERS LTD

Albatros UK ..........................................................................................................01908 305740

Navigation Road, Diglis, Worcester, WR5 3DE Contact: E: T: F: W:

Maintenance & Repair

Archer Signs & Panels Ltd ....................................................................0115 927 3100

Lee Foxall lee.foxall@psvwypers.com 01905 350500 01905 763928 www.psv-wypers.com

Autodrain ..............................................................................................................0113 288 0022 Axminster Carpets Ltd ................................................................................01297 630686 Bingham Rail/Bingham Cotech..........................................................0870 774 2341 Britax PSV Wypers Ltd ..........................................................................01905 350500 East Midlands Trains ....................................................................................01332 867026

Cable Management Products Ltd –

Faiveley Transport Ltd

Thomas & Betts Ltd ......................................................................................01675 468200

Glentworth Rail Ltd ........................................................................................01628 639823

EAO Ltd ..................................................................................................................01444 236000

Hollywell Building Services ......................................................................01727 810555

East Midlands Trains ....................................................................................01332 867026 Faiveley Transport Ltd ................................................................................01827 308430

Ilecsys

Hayley Group Plc ..........................................................................................0870 850 3526 Ilecsys

......................................................................................................................

01442 828387

ILME UK Ltd ......................................................................................................0151 336 9321 ITT Interconnect Solutions - Cannon & Veam ........................01256 311200 Kraus Elektrotechnik ....................................................................................01749 840889 LB Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited

................................

0114 256 2225

Leyland and Birmingham Rubber Ltd ..........................................0161 655 0300 Lucchini UK Ltd ..............................................................................................0161 886 0300

Houghton International..............................................................................0191 234 3000 ......................................................................................................................

01442 828387

Lucchini UK Ltd ..............................................................................................0161 886 0300 Sabre Rail Services Ltd ..............................................................................01325 300505 SCS Group ........................................................................................................0141 429 6769 Smith Bros & Webb Ltd ............................................................................01789 400096 Timbmet Ltd ........................................................................................................01865 862223 Unipart Rail ..........................................................................................................01302 731400 ZF Great Britain ................................................................................................08442 570555

Manufacturing

Radius Systems Ltd ......................................................................................01773 582312

Adaptaflex ..............................................................................................................01675 468222 Alstom Transport ............................................................................................0207 438 9231 Arrowvale Electronics ..................................................................................01527 514151 Asset International ..........................................................................................01633 273081 Britax PSV Wypers Ltd ..........................................................................01905 350500 Burns Carlton plc ..........................................................................................0113 367 2850 GMT Rubber-Metal-Technic Ltd ........................................................01943 870670 Houghton International..............................................................................0191 234 3000 ICEE ............................................................................................................................02392 230604 ILME UK Ltd ......................................................................................................0151 336 9321 Leyland and Birmingham Rubber Ltd ..........................................0161 655 0300 Lucchini UK Ltd ..............................................................................................0161 886 0300 Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL) ......................................................01904 791139 Morganite Electrical Carbon Ltd ........................................................01792 763000 Plascoat Systems Ltd ..................................................................................01252 733777 PPG Protective & Marine Coatings ..................................................01773 814520 R S Clare & Co Ltd ......................................................................................0151 702 5262 Rex Bousfield Ltd ............................................................................................01883 717033 Timbmet Ltd ........................................................................................................01865 862223 Transec (UK) Ltd ..............................................................................................01306 743355 Tuffa UK Ltd ........................................................................................................01889 567700 Unipart Rail ..........................................................................................................01302 731400 ZF Great Britain ................................................................................................08442 570555

Equipment & Protection

Miscellaneous & Specialist

PMA UK Ltd - Thomas & Betts Ltd ................................................01264 333527 Rex Bousfield Ltd ............................................................................................01883 717033 Termate ..................................................................................................................0115 978 4652 Transec (UK) Ltd ..............................................................................................01306 743355 Treadmaster Transport Flooring ..........................................................01579 320808 Unipart Rail

..........................................................................................................

01302 731400

Universal Boltforgers Ltd ........................................................................0121 522 5950

ROLLING STOCK CHARTERING

01827 308430

Campbell Collins Ltd ....................................................................................01438 794170

Flexicon Ltd ..........................................................................................................01675 466900

................................................................................

Garrandale Ltd ..................................................................................................01332 291100

Westcode (UK) Ltd ........................................................................................01249 822283

De-Icing Airquick (Newark) Ltd ..................................................................................01636 640480 Arrow Cleaning & Hygiene Solutions ..............................................01283 221044 Arrowvale Electronics ..................................................................................01527 514151 Autoglym PSV ....................................................................................................01462 687416

Decals & Transfers 3M Rail Solutions ............................................................................................01344 858704 Archer Signs & Panels Ltd ....................................................................0115 927 3100

Disc Springs Bauer Springs Ltd ..........................................................................................01527 594900

A Plant Rail

..........................................................................................................

01925 281000

Albatros UK ..........................................................................................................01908 305740 Speedy Hire Ltd................................................................................................01942 720000 RailCONNECT

Albatros UK ..........................................................................................................01908 305740 Atlas Copco Compressors Ltd ............................................................01442 261201 Augean plc ............................................................................................................01780 444900

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Category Listings Britax PSV Wypers Ltd ..........................................................................01905 350500

Safety & Security

SAFETY & SECURITY

Treadmaster Transport Flooring ..........................................................01579 320808 ................................................................................................

0208 606 2000

ZF Great Britain ................................................................................................08442 570555

Refurbishment

Abloy UK ................................................................................................................01902 364500 Austin Reynolds Ltd ......................................................................................01932 568888 Semperit ..................................................................................................................01327 313140

Alarms

Archer Signs & Panels Ltd ....................................................................0115 927 3100 Dynex Semiconductor ..........................................................................01522 500500

Baldwin Boxall Communications ........................................................01892 664422 Optyma Security Systems Ltd ............................................................0208 304 8635 Senator Security Services Ltd ..............................................................01543 411811

East Midlands Trains ....................................................................................01332 867026

Batteries & Power Supplies

Faiveley Transport Ltd

Creasefield Ltd - Custom Battery Packs ........................................01460 54800 DMS Technologies..........................................................................................01794 525400 Enersys Ltd ........................................................................................................0161 794 4611 Hoppecke Industrial Batteries Limited ..........................................01782 667305 Martek ......................................................................................................................01954 267726 UK Cables ............................................................................................................01708 680786

Britax PSV Wypers Ltd ..........................................................................01905 350500

................................................................................

01827 308430

Glentworth Rail Ltd ........................................................................................01628 639823 Leyland and Birmingham Rubber Ltd ..........................................0161 655 0300 Railcare Ltd ..........................................................................................................01908 574400 Rex Bousfield Ltd ............................................................................................01883 717033 Wabtec ....................................................................................................................01302 340700 ZF Great Britain ................................................................................................08442 570555

Road Rail Lorries, Trucks or Vehicles SRS RAIL SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 3 Riverside Way, Gateway Business Park, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6GA E: T: W:

info@srsrailuk.co.uk 01246 241312 www.srsrailuk.com

Sanding 3M Rail Solutions ............................................................................................01344 858704 Mechan Ltd......................................................................................................0114 257 0563 Schenck Process UK Limited

..............................................................

01302 321313

Wetton Cleaning Services Ltd ............................................................0207 237 2007

CCTV AMG Systems UK Ltd ................................................................................01767 600777 Anixter Ltd ............................................................................................................01925 848019 Axis Communications Ltd ........................................................................01923 211417 Bridgeway Consulting Ltd ......................................................................0115 919 1111 Camwatch Ltd ................................................................................................0114 281 9999 Concept Security (UK) Ltd ....................................................................0845 061 4613 Digital Barriers Plc ........................................................................................0207 940 4740 Eurocom Ltd ......................................................................................................0207 820 8344 Fone-Alarm Installations Ltd ..................................................................01737 223673 Hima-Sella Ltd..................................................................................................0161 429 4508 Lanes Group PLC Rail Division ..........................................................0113 385 8400 Melford Electronics Ltd ..............................................................................01494 638069 Optyma Security Systems Ltd ............................................................0208 304 8635 Petards ..................................................................................................................0845 002 0123 Senator Security Services Ltd ..............................................................01543 411811 Taylor Technology Systems ..................................................................0208 331 5888 UK Cables ............................................................................................................01708 680786

Clothing

Textiles & Carpeting Axminster Carpets Ltd ................................................................................01297 630686 Bonar Floors Ltd ..............................................................................................01773 740615 Replin Fabrics Ltd ..........................................................................................01721 724311 Treadmaster Transport Flooring ..........................................................01579 320808

Train Protection Hima-Sella Ltd..................................................................................................0161 429 4508 STM Security UK Ltd..................................................................................0208 518 9682

Train/Carriage, Supply/Design/Manufacture Axminster Carpets Ltd ................................................................................01297 630686 Semperit ..................................................................................................................01327 313140

Upholstery

Jermyn Street Design ................................................................................0208 563 5002 Safe Aid Supplies ............................................................................................02392 254442 United Hygiene Services..........................................................................0845 450 2024

Fencing Abloy UK ................................................................................................................01902 Alltype Fencing Specialists Ltd ............................................................01268 Berry Systems ....................................................................................................01902 Lochrin Steel Palisade Fencing ............................................................01236

364500 545192 491100 457333

Fire Detection/Protection/Prevention Asco Extinguishers Ltd ............................................................................0141 427 1144 Baldwin Boxall Communications ........................................................01892 664422 Emergi-Lite â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thomas & Betts Ltd..................................................0113 281 0600 Wolseley UK ........................................................................................................01926 705000

Andrew Muirhead & Son Limited......................................................0141 554 3724

First Aid & Medical Equipment

Be-Ge Seating UK Ltd ..............................................................................0115 989 8750

Vehicle Hire/Maintenance

Crest Medical ....................................................................................................0845 230 2090 Lee Brothers ......................................................................................................0870 850 7773 RT Training Solutions Ltd ..........................................................................01473 242344 Safe Aid Supplies ............................................................................................02392 254442 SP Services ..........................................................................................................01952 288999

Aquarius Railroad Technologies Ltd ................................................01765 635021

Health & Safety

Replin Fabrics Ltd ..........................................................................................01721 724311 Transcal Ltd ..........................................................................................................01506 440111

East Midlands Trains ....................................................................................01332 867026 European Metal Recycling Ltd, TMA ..............................................01793 863202 Premier Pits ..........................................................................................................01775 821222 TravelMaster ........................................................................................................01795 660066

Weighing Systems Schenck Process UK Limited

..............................................................

01302 321313

Weighwell Engineering Ltd ....................................................................0114 269 9955 WWW.THECONNECTSERIES.CO.UK

Achilles Information Ltd ..............................................................................01235 861118 Archer Signs & Panels Ltd ....................................................................0115 927 3100 Austin Reynolds Ltd ......................................................................................01932 568888 Axis Automatic Entrance Systems Ltd ........................................0844 504 6545 Berry Systems ....................................................................................................01902 491100 Buck & Hickman ..............................................................................................01293 561651 Derma Shield ......................................................................................................01633 877569 Donseed Ltd ......................................................................................................0207 240 3007

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Category Listings RT Training Solutions Ltd ..........................................................................01473 242344 Safeguard Pest Control ..............................................................................01959 565777 Scientifics Ltd....................................................................................................0845 603 2112 Speedy Hire Ltd................................................................................................01942 720000

Lighting Emergi-Lite – Thomas & Betts Ltd..................................................0113 281 0600 Fone-Alarm Installations Ltd ..................................................................01737 223673 Morris Site Machinery ..................................................................................01902 790824 Peli Products (UK) Ltd ................................................................................01457 869999 Wolseley UK ........................................................................................................01926 705000

Data Management

ABC Medical Services Ltd.....................................................................08452 300 999 Premier Medical Group ............................................................................0844 5611 681

Miscellaneous & Specialist

Datacoms

AB Hoses & Fittings Ltd ............................................................................01246 208831 Abloy UK ................................................................................................................01902 364500 Badgemaster Ltd ............................................................................................01623 723112 Baldwin Boxall Communications ........................................................01892 664422 Furse – Thomas & Betts Ltd ................................................................0115 964 3700

AMG Systems UK Ltd ................................................................................01767 AzteQ Solutions Ltd ......................................................................................01442 Captec Ltd ............................................................................................................01489 Hawkgrove Technologies Limited ......................................................01373 SELEX Elsag ........................................................................................................01268

Personal Protective Equipment

In-Train Entertainment

3M Rail Solutions ............................................................................................01344 858704 Alexandra Plc ....................................................................................................0845 155 2288 Arco ............................................................................................................................01482 222522 Lee Brothers ......................................................................................................0870 850 7773 Safe Aid Supplies ............................................................................................02392 254442 VI Distribution Ltd ............................................................................................01270 750520

Steatite Ltd ..........................................................................................................01527 512400 Volo TV & Media Limited ........................................................................0207 193 0997

Quality & Safety Consultants LRQA - Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Ltd ..................0800 783 2179 Senator Security Services Ltd ..............................................................01543 411811

Safety & Security Equipment

SAFETY & SECURITY LIGHTING

Achilles Information Ltd ..............................................................................01235 861118 Baldwin Boxall Communications ........................................................01892 664422 Captec Ltd ............................................................................................................01489 866066 Hima-Sella Ltd..................................................................................................0161 429 4508 Infotec Ltd ............................................................................................................01530 560600 Intelenet UK Ltd ..............................................................................................0207 872 5541 Nexus Alpha Limited ..................................................................................0207 622 6816

Achilles Information Ltd ..............................................................................01235 861118 Captec Ltd ............................................................................................................01489 866066 Intelenet UK Ltd ..............................................................................................0207 872 5541 Konica Minolta ..................................................................................................01268 644416 SELEX Elsag ........................................................................................................01268 823510

Medical Services

Customer Information

Abloy UK ................................................................................................................01902 364500 Alert Safety Technologies..........................................................................01355 272828 Arrowvale Electronics ..................................................................................01527 514151 Axis Automatic Entrance Systems Ltd ........................................0844 504 6545 Berry Systems ....................................................................................................01902 491100 Capital Safety......................................................................................................01527 548000 Commend UK Ltd ..........................................................................................01279 872020 Donseed Ltd ......................................................................................................0207 240 3007 Firecrest UK Ltd................................................................................................01623 861331 Keytech Systems ..........................................................................................0115 900 5600 Safe Aid Supplies ............................................................................................02392 254442 Senator Security Services Ltd ..............................................................01543 411811 Techno Rail ..........................................................................................................01938 555511

Security Personnel Assured Facilities ............................................................................................01903 500999 Senator Security Services Ltd ..............................................................01543 411811 STM Security UK Ltd..................................................................................0208 518 9682

Signal, Tele-Communication & IT SIGNAL, TELE-COMMUNICATION & IT

600777 244444 866066 837900 823510

Internet Services Nexus Alpha Limited ..................................................................................0207 622 6816 Primary Image Limited ................................................................................01702 680690 Speedy Rail ..........................................................................................................01942 277000 Steatite Ltd ..........................................................................................................01527 512400

IT Consultancy/Equipment/Maintenance DeltaRail Group Ltd ......................................................................................01332 221000 Detica Ltd ..............................................................................................................01483 816000 Donseed Ltd ......................................................................................................0207 240 3007 Hawkgrove Technologies Limited ......................................................01373 837900 iBlocks LTd..........................................................................................................0207 234 9060 Konica Minolta ..................................................................................................01268 644416 SELEX Elsag ........................................................................................................01268 823510

IT Systems/Software/Hardware Achilles Information Ltd ..............................................................................01235 861118 Advanced New Technology ....................................................................01825 713058 Assured Facilities ............................................................................................01903 500999 BAE Systems ......................................................................................................01935 443000 Captec Ltd ............................................................................................................01489 866066 DeltaRail Group Ltd ......................................................................................01332 221000 Hawkgrove Technologies Limited ......................................................01373 837900 iBlocks LTd..........................................................................................................0207 234 9060 IDAC Ltd ..............................................................................................................0844 212 5900 Konica Minolta ..................................................................................................01268 644416 Nexus Alpha Limited ..................................................................................0207 622 6816 Steatite Ltd ..........................................................................................................01527 512400 Zircon Software ................................................................................................01225 764444

Journey Planning Fone-Alarm Installations Ltd ..................................................................01737 223673 NuAspect Ltd ....................................................................................................0207 101 0800 Telent..........................................................................................................................01926 693000

iBlocks LTd..........................................................................................................0207 234 9060 Intelenet UK Ltd ..............................................................................................0207 872 5541 Nexus Alpha Limited ..................................................................................0207 622 6816

Cable Supply/Jointing/Installation

Mass Transit Ticketing

Anixter Ltd ............................................................................................................01925 848019 AzteQ Solutions Ltd ......................................................................................01442 244444 B3 Cable Solutions ......................................................................................0161 741 2359 Elmbridge Cables Ltd ..................................................................................01273 391810 Express Electrical & Engineering Supplies Ltd ......................0141 941 3689 Fone-Alarm Installations Ltd ..................................................................01737 223673 Select Cables Ltd ............................................................................................02392 652552

Bemrose Booth ................................................................................................01482 826343

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Miscellaneous & Specialist AMG Systems UK Ltd ................................................................................01767 600777 Conair (UK) Ltd ..................................................................................................01702 544344 Convert Ltd ..........................................................................................................01732 868131 iBlocks LTd..........................................................................................................0207 234 9060

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Category Listings Intelenet UK Ltd ..............................................................................................0207 872 5541 NuAspect Ltd ....................................................................................................0207 101 0800 Richo UK ltd. ....................................................................................................0207 253 4545 Techno Rail ..........................................................................................................01938 555511

Tunnelling &TUNNELLING Bridges & BRIDGES

Radio Communications

Sangwin ..................................................................................................................01482 329921 Tayban Concrete Products Ltd ............................................................01204 691313

Bilfinger Industrial Automation Services........................................01942 868900 Eurocom Ltd ......................................................................................................0207 820 8344 SELEX Elsag ........................................................................................................01268 823510

Signal Post Telephone Supply/Installation DAC ............................................................................................................................01282 447000 Fone-Alarm Installations Ltd ..................................................................01737 223673 Melford Electronics Ltd ..............................................................................01494 638069 Signalling Solutions Ltd ............................................................................0208 953 9922

Signalling Installation/Equipment/Testing Assembly Solutions Ltd..............................................................................01204 521999 Eltek Valere ..........................................................................................................01442 219355 NuAspect Ltd ....................................................................................................0207 101 0800 RT Training Solutions Ltd ..........................................................................01473 242344 Schroff UK Ltd ..................................................................................................01442 240471 Signalling Solutions Ltd ............................................................................0208 953 9922 STS Rail Ltd (formerly STS Signals) ................................................01384 567755 TEW Engineering Ltd ..................................................................................0115 935 4354 Variable Message Signs Ltd ................................................................0191 423 7070

Amalgamated Construction Co Ltd ................................................01226 243413

Bridge Beams

Bridge Construction & Repair Concrete Repairs Ltd ................................................................................0208 288 4848 DCT Civil Engineering ................................................................................0161 344 8555 J Murphy & Sons Ltd ................................................................................0207 267 4366 Story Contracting Ltd ..................................................................................01228 590444 TAM International UK Limited................................................................03332 409966 Tayban Concrete Products Ltd ............................................................01204 691313 Timbmet Ltd ........................................................................................................01865 862223 WYG ........................................................................................................................0113 278 7111

Concrete/Foam Injection TAM International UK Limited................................................................03332 409966

Grouting Barcol ........................................................................................................................01268 764642 Concrete Repairs Ltd ................................................................................0208 288 4848 TAM International UK Limited................................................................03332 409966

Switching Systems & Equipment

Manual Tunnelling

Amelec Instruments ......................................................................................01908 567003 Colas Rail ............................................................................................................0207 593 5350 Signalling Solutions Ltd ............................................................................0208 953 9922 Termate ..................................................................................................................0115 978 4652

Tayban Concrete Products Ltd ............................................................01204 691313

Mechanical Tunnelling Barhale ....................................................................................................................01922 726731 DCT Civil Engineering ................................................................................0161 344 8555

Assembly Solutions Ltd..............................................................................01204 521999 AzteQ Solutions Ltd ......................................................................................01442 244444 Cubis Industries ................................................................................................02838 313100 Elmbridge Cables Ltd ..................................................................................01273 391810 Eltek Valere ..........................................................................................................01442 219355 Eurocom Ltd ......................................................................................................0207 820 8344 Fone-Alarm Installations Ltd ..................................................................01737 223673 RT Training Solutions Ltd ..........................................................................01473 242344 UK Cables ............................................................................................................01708 680786

Herrenknecht International Ltd ..........................................................0191 548 9191 IDAC Ltd

..............................................................................................................

0844 212 5900

Miscellaneous & Specialist Concrete Repairs Ltd ................................................................................0208 288 4848 DCT Civil Engineering ................................................................................0161 344 8555 Deepdale Engineering Company Ltd ..............................................01384 480022 Factair Ltd

............................................................................................................

01473 746400

Omega Red Group Ltd ............................................................................0115 877 4444

Telephones & Accessories

SRS Rail System International Limited

Fone-Alarm Installations Ltd ..................................................................01737 223673

STRAIL (UK) Ltd...........................................................................................01483 222090

..............................

01246 241312

TAM International UK Limited................................................................03332 409966

Ticketing/Validation Systems Bemrose Booth ................................................................................................01482 826343 Convert Ltd ..........................................................................................................01732 868131 iBlocks LTd..........................................................................................................0207 234 9060 Magnadata International Ltd ..................................................................01205 312600 Masabi Ltd ..........................................................................................................0207 089 8860 Novacroft ..............................................................................................................0845 330 0601 Turmin Ltd..............................................................................................................01782 272823

Open-face Tunnelling Herrenknecht International Ltd ..........................................................0191 548 9191 Tayban Concrete Products Ltd ............................................................01204 691313

Pipejacking/Segmented Tunnelling Barhale ....................................................................................................................01922 726731 DCT Civil Engineering ................................................................................0161 344 8555

Transmission

F.P. McCann Ltd ..............................................................................................02879 642558

AMG Systems UK Ltd ................................................................................01767 600777 Bilfinger Industrial Automation Services........................................01942 868900 Zircon Software ................................................................................................01225 764444

Herrenknecht International Ltd ..........................................................0191 548 9191

Turnkey IT Solutions Steatite Ltd

..........................................................................................................

01527 512400

HB Tunnelling Ltd ..........................................................................................0845 388 3325

Shaft Sinking DCT Civil Engineering ................................................................................0161 344 8555 HB Tunnelling Ltd ..........................................................................................0845 388 3325

Wireless Technology

Herrenknecht International Ltd ..........................................................0191 548 9191

AMG Systems UK Ltd ................................................................................01767 600777 Anixter Ltd ............................................................................................................01925 848019 Axell Wireless ......................................................................................................01494 777000 Donseed Ltd ......................................................................................................0207 240 3007 SELEX Elsag ........................................................................................................01268 823510

Perco Engineering Services Ltd ........................................................0115 933 5000

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Sheet Piling Deepdale Engineering Company Ltd ..............................................01384 480022 HB Tunnelling Ltd ..........................................................................................0845 388 3325

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Alphabetical Supplier Listing 3D Laser Mapping ........................................................................................0870 442 9400 3M CPPD ..............................................................................................................01609 780170 3M Rail Solutions ............................................................................................01344 858704 A Plant Rail

..........................................................................................................

01925 281000

AB Connectors Ltd ........................................................................................01670 822181 AB Hoses & Fittings Ltd ............................................................................01246 208831 ABA Surveying ..................................................................................................01483 797111 Abbeydale Training Ltd ..............................................................................01226 321250 Abbott Risk Consulting Ltd ....................................................................01332 886045 ABC Medical Services Ltd.....................................................................08452 300 999 ABET Ltd ..............................................................................................................0207 473 6910 Abloy UK ................................................................................................................01902 364500 ABP Hams Hall Rail Freight Terminal ..............................................01675 461300 Achilles Information Ltd ..............................................................................01235 861118 ACO Technologies Plc ................................................................................01462 816666 Adaptaflex ..............................................................................................................01675 468222 Adien Ltd ................................................................................................................01302 802200 Advanced New Technology ....................................................................01825 713058 Advante Strategic Site Services ..........................................................01268 280500 AEA Technology Rail ..................................................................................0870 190 1000 Aerco Ltd................................................................................................................01403 260206 Aggregate Industries UK Ltd Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd

................................................................

01530 510066

......................................................................

01257 478524

Airquick (Newark) Ltd ..................................................................................01636 640480 Albatros UK ..........................................................................................................01908 305740 Alert Safety Technologies..........................................................................01355 272828 Alexandra Plc ....................................................................................................0845 155 2288 Alfred Bagnall & Son ....................................................................................01274 714800 All Clothing & Protection Ltd ..................................................................02380 428003 Allelys Heavy Haulage

................................................................................

01527 857621

Allen Design Group ........................................................................................01226 292921 Alltype Fencing Specialists Ltd ............................................................01268 545192 Alstom Transport ............................................................................................0207 438 9231 Alvey & Towers ..................................................................................................01949 861894 Amalgamated Construction Co Ltd ................................................01226 243413 Amelec Instruments

....................................................................................

Amey OW Ltd

01908 567003

..................................................................

01932 765822

..................................................................................................

01865 713100

Ametek Airtechology Group

AMG Systems UK Ltd ................................................................................01767 600777 Amtrain (Midlands) Ltd ................................................................................01283 792633 Ancon Building Products Ltd ..............................................................0114 275 5224 Anders Elite Ltd ............................................................................................0207 680 3100 Anderton Concrete Products Limited ................................................01606 79436 Andrew Muirhead & Son Limited ....................................................0141 554 3724 Angel Trains Ltd ..............................................................................................0207 592 0500 Anixter Ltd ............................................................................................................01925 848019 Ansaldo STS UK Ltd ..................................................................................0207 841 6850 Ansys UK Ltd ....................................................................................................0114 281 8888 Antagrade Electrical Ltd ............................................................................01606 833299 Antal International Network ..................................................................0870 428 1745 Anzio Ltd ................................................................................................................01752 840251 APB Group Ltd ..................................................................................................01538 755377 Apex Wiring Solutions................................................................................0191 378 7900 Appleyards Consulting ................................................................................01732 471520 Application Solutions (Safety and Security) Ltd

....................

01273 405435

Aqua Geocomposites ....................................................................................01695 51933 Aquarius Railroad Technologies Ltd ................................................01765 635021 Arbil Ltd

..................................................................................................................

01384 424007

Archer Signs & Panels Ltd ....................................................................0115 927 3100

A B 58

Arco ............................................................................................................................01482 222522 ARM Engineering ............................................................................................02392 228266 Arriva Trains Wales

........................................................................................

02920 720516

Arrow Cleaning & Hygiene Solutions ..............................................01283 221044 Arrowvale Electronics ..................................................................................01527 514151 RailCONNECT

Asco Extinguishers Ltd ............................................................................0141 427 1144 Ashby & Croft Ltd ..........................................................................................01375 391955 Aslef ..........................................................................................................................0207 324 2400 Assembly Solutions Ltd..............................................................................01204 521999 Asset International ..........................................................................................01633 273081 Associated British Ports ..........................................................................0207 430 1177 Associated Rewinds (Ireland) Ltd ................................................+353 1 452 0033 Associated Train Crew Union ................................................................01226 716417 Associated Utility Supplies (AUS) Ltd ..........................................01484 860575 Association for European Transport ..............................................0207 348 1970 Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACORP) ..........01484 847790 Assured Facilities ............................................................................................01903 500999 ATA Rail Recruitment ..................................................................................01332 752792 Atlas Copco Compressors Ltd ............................................................01442 261201 Atmosair Ltd ......................................................................................................0208 605 1370 Auckland Construction Ltd......................................................................01462 733755 Augean plc ............................................................................................................01780 444900 Austin Reynolds Ltd ......................................................................................01932 568888 Autodrain ..............................................................................................................0113 288 0022 Autoglym PSV ....................................................................................................01462 687416 Avondale Environment Services Ltd ..............................................01634 823207 Axell Wireless ......................................................................................................01494 777000 Axis Automatic Entrance Systems Ltd ........................................0844 504 6545 Axis Communications Ltd ........................................................................01923 211417 Axminster Carpets Ltd ................................................................................01297 630686 Aztec Chemicals ..............................................................................................01270 655500 AzteQ Solutions Ltd ......................................................................................01442 244444 B3 Cable Solutions ......................................................................................0161 741 2359 Babcock Rail ......................................................................................................01698 203005 Badgemaster Ltd ............................................................................................01623 723112 BAE Systems ......................................................................................................01935 443000 Bakerail Services Ltd ....................................................................................01480 471349 Balcombe Pest Control ..............................................................................01444 811916 Baldwin Boxall Communications ......................................................01892 664422 Balfour Beatty Plc..........................................................................................0207 216 6883 Ballast Tools (UK) Ltd ..................................................................................01793 697800 BAM Nuttall Ltd ..............................................................................................0203 205 1950 Barcol ........................................................................................................................01268 764642 Bardon Contracting ......................................................................................01530 510066 Barhale ....................................................................................................................01922 726731 BATT CABLES Plc..........................................................................................01322 441165 Bauer Springs Ltd ..........................................................................................01527 594900 BCM Construction Ltd ..............................................................................0208 640 7887 Bechtel Ltd ..........................................................................................................0208 846 5111 Beejay Rail Ltd ................................................................................................0141 553 1133 Be-Ge Seating UK Ltd ............................................................................0115 989 8750 Bell Amethyst ......................................................................................................01844 238844 Belmont International Ltd ........................................................................01732 744700 Bemrose Booth ................................................................................................01482 826343 Berry Systems ....................................................................................................01902 491100 Best Impressions ..........................................................................................0208 740 6443 BEW Ltd ................................................................................................................01245 496064 Bilfinger Industrial Automation Services........................................01942 868900 Bingham Rail/Bingham Cotech..........................................................0870 774 2341 Birse Rail ..............................................................................................................0121 456 4200 Blom ..........................................................................................................................01934 745820 BMT Reliability Consultants ..................................................................01489 553100 BOC Gases ............................................................................................................0800 111 333 Bonar Floors Ltd ..............................................................................................01773 740615 Bond Dickinson Solicitors ......................................................................0191 279 9245 Border Rail & Plant Ltd ..............................................................................01236 424666 Bosch Rexroth ..................................................................................................01480 223200 Bourne Group ....................................................................................................01202 746666 Boxwood Ltd ....................................................................................................0203 170 7240 Bradgate Containers ....................................................................................01509 508678

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BRANDPOOL ADVERTISING AND BRAND AGENCY

COSALT

97 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 4QA

Union House, Hempshaw Lane, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 4LG

Contact: E: T: W:

John McWilliams john@brandpoolgroup.com 0207 467 9717 www.brandpoolgroup.com

E: T: F: W:

Brecknell Willis Co ............................................................................................01460 64941 Bridgeway Consulting Ltd ......................................................................0115 919 1111

BRITAX PSV WYPERS LTD Navigation Road, Diglis, Worcester, WR5 3DE Contact: E: T: F: W:

Lee Foxall lee.foxall@psvwypers.com 01905 350500 01905 763928 www.psv-wypers.com

British Transport Police (Crime Reporting)

................................

0800 405 040

Brixwoth Engineering Co Ltd ................................................................01604 880338 Buck & Hickman ..............................................................................................01293 561651 Budenberg Gauge Co. Ltd

..................................................................

0161 777 7300

Building Design Partnership..................................................................0161 828 2200 Burns Carlton plc ..........................................................................................0113 367 2850 ....................................................................

0800 458 2988

............................................................................

0118 907 1341

Business Systems UK Ltd Byroc Railway Support

Bywater Training ..............................................................................................01784 480936 C A J Services Ltd C Spencer Ltd

........................................................................................

01933 355001

..................................................................................................

01469 532266

C2E Consulting ................................................................................................07789 902012 Cabfind ..................................................................................................................0870 170 0777 Cable Management Products Ltd â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thomas & Betts Ltd ......................................................................................01675 468200 Cabline UK ..........................................................................................................0115 922 5229 Cairn Cross Civil Engineering Ltd ....................................................0113 284 2415 Calco ........................................................................................................................0208 655 1600 Calders & Grandidge ....................................................................................01205 358866 Calibre Search ..................................................................................................0113 274 3039 Calmet Laboratory Services

................................................................

0208 977 8455

Camira Fabrics Ltd ........................................................................................01924 490591 Camlok Lifting Clamps ................................................................................01244 375375 Campaign for Better Transport ..........................................................0207 566 6480 Campbell Collins Ltd ....................................................................................01438 794170 Camwatch Ltd

................................................................................................

0114 281 9999

Capital Safety......................................................................................................01527 548000 Captec Ltd ............................................................................................................01489 866066 CBS Outdoor Ltd ..........................................................................................0207 428 2885 Celtic Recycling Ltd ......................................................................................01633 274700 Cembre ....................................................................................................................01675 470440

maggie.shaw@cosalt.com 07801 597802 0844 493 2805 www.cosalt.com

Costain ..................................................................................................................01628 842444 CPC Project Services ................................................................................0207 539 4750 Craig & Derricott Ltd ..................................................................................01543 375541 Creasefield Ltd - Custom Battery Packs ........................................01460 54800 Crest Medical ..................................................................................................0845 230 2090 Cromwell Tools Ltd ......................................................................................0116 288 8000 Crossrail ....................................................................................................................0207 150 845 Crown Oil UK Ltd ..........................................................................................0845 130 9777 CSE Rail ..................................................................................................................01628 533002 CSRE Ltd ............................................................................................................0207 193 7351 Cubis Industries ................................................................................................02838 313100 Cundall....................................................................................................................0191 213 1515

CUTHBERTSON LAIRD GROUP Parkburn Court, Glasgow Road, Hamilton, ML3 0QQ Contact: E: T: W:

Peter Greenshields hamilton@cuthbertsonlaird.co.uk 01698 829711 www.cuthbertsonlaird.co.uk

D.R.B Power Transmission Ltd ............................................................01244 280280 DAC ............................................................................................................................01282 447000 Danny Sullivan & Sons Ltd ....................................................................0208 961 1900 Danzer Ltd ..........................................................................................................0161 337 3511 Dartford Composites ....................................................................................01322 350097 Data Display UK Ltd ....................................................................................02392 247500 David Stanley Transport ............................................................................01530 510550 DCT Civil Engineering ................................................................................0161 344 8555 Deepdale Engineering Company Ltd ..............................................01384 480022 DeltaRail Group Ltd ......................................................................................01332 221000 Derby Engineering Unit Ltd ....................................................................01332 660364 Derma Shield ......................................................................................................01633 877569 Detica Ltd ..............................................................................................................01483 816000 Digital Barriers Plc ........................................................................................0207 940 4740 Direct Enquiries Ltd ......................................................................................01344 360101 Direct Track Solutions Ltd ........................................................................01246 810198 DMS Technologies..........................................................................................01794 525400 Donseed Ltd ....................................................................................................0207 240 3007 Dorman Traffic Products Ltd ..................................................................01704 518000 Drallim Industries Ltd ....................................................................................01424 205140 Drilling and Sawing Association ........................................................0844 879 3452 Dron & Wright ..................................................................................................0207 891 2345

Chemsearch ........................................................................................................01902 510202 Civils and Lintels (Grafton Merchanting GB) ............................01865 871700

DYNEX SEMICONDUCTOR

Clements Technical Recruitment Ltd ............................................0845 223 5303

Doddington Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3LF

Colas Rail

Contact: E: T: W:

............................................................................................................

0207 593 5350

Collis Engineering Ltd ..................................................................................01773 833255 Commend UK Ltd

........................................................................................

01279 872020

Commercial Property Maintenance Services (CPMS) ............01505 382333

Dave Nicholson power_solutions@dynexsemi.com 01522 500500 www.dynexsemi.com

Complete Drain Clearance ......................................................................01785 665909 Conair (UK) Ltd ..................................................................................................01702 544344

Construction Marine Ltd ..........................................................................0113 262 4444

EAO Ltd ..................................................................................................................01444 236000 East Midlands Trains ....................................................................................01332 867026 EDM Ltd ................................................................................................................0161 203 3150 Edmiston Brown & Co ltd ......................................................................0141 554 2891 Edmundson Electrical Ltd - Twickenham ..................................0208 891 1331

Convert Ltd ..........................................................................................................01732 868131

EFG Office Furniture Ltd ..........................................................................0845 608 4100

Concateno South ..........................................................................................0207 712 8000 Concept Security (UK) Ltd ....................................................................0845 061 4613 Concrete Repairs Ltd ................................................................................0208 288 4848

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Alphabetical Supplier Listing Eldapoint Ltd ..................................................................................................0151 548 9838 Electric Traction Ltd ......................................................................................01467 624366 Elmbridge Cables Ltd ..................................................................................01273 391810 Eltek Valere ..........................................................................................................01442 219355 Emergi-Lite – Thomas & Betts Ltd..................................................0113 281 0600 Emerson Network Power ........................................................................0114 247 8369 Enersys Ltd ........................................................................................................0161 794 4611 Era Technology Ltd ......................................................................................01372 367007 Esmerk Ltd ..........................................................................................................0118 956 5820 Eurocom Ltd ......................................................................................................0207 820 8344 European Metal Recycling Ltd, TMA ............................................01793 863202 Evolution Recruitment ................................................................................0208 673 2211 Exel Composites ..............................................................................................01928 701515 Exide Technologies ......................................................................................0845 606 4111 Express Electrical & Engineering Supplies Ltd ......................0141 941 3689 Express Medicals Ltd ................................................................................0207 500 6900 F.P. McCann Ltd ..............................................................................................02879 642558 Factair Ltd ............................................................................................................01473 746400 Faiveley Transport Ltd ................................................................................0151 649 5000 Faiveley Transport Ltd ................................................................................01827 308430 FB Taylor (Cable Contractors) Ltd ....................................................01765 600261 Ferrograph Ltd ................................................................................................0191 280 8800 Fiberweb GO Synthetics ..........................................................................01621 874200 Fi-Glass Developments ..............................................................................01732 863465 Firecrest UK Ltd

..............................................................................................

01623 861331

Flexicon Ltd ..........................................................................................................01675 466900 ....................................................................................................

01452 722200

......................................................................................................

01978 355770

FLI Structures Flowfront Ltd

Fluke (UK) Ltd

................................................................................................

0207 942 0700

Fone-Alarm Installations Ltd ..................................................................01737 223673 Fowler & Holden Ltd ....................................................................................01472 355316 FPA Consulting ..................................................................................................01332 604300 Frankham Consultancy

..........................................................................

0208 309 7777

Fuchs Lubricant (UK) Plc ..........................................................................01782 203700 Furse – Thomas & Betts Ltd ................................................................0115 964 3700 Futurelink ..............................................................................................................0845 620 9255 G F Gordon (Plant Hire) Ltd Gable (UK) Ltd

..................................................................

01245 471917

..................................................................................................

02392 466416

Garic ..........................................................................................................................01206 233720 Garrandale Ltd

................................................................................................

GD Rectifiers Ltd

............................................................................................

01332 291100 01444 243452

Gedore......................................................................................................................01756 798625 General Information Systems Ltd ......................................................01223 873333 Glasgow Freight Park ................................................................................0141 810 8200 Glentworth Rail Ltd ........................................................................................01628 639823 GMT Manufacturing Ltd ..........................................................................0151 630 1545 GMT Rubber-Metal-Technic Ltd

........................................................

01943 870670

GVA Grimley Ltd ............................................................................................0844 902 0304 Habia Cable

........................................................................................................

01454 412522

Hambleton Risk Management Ltd ....................................................01904 728995 Hardy Aggregates ..........................................................................................01749 880735 Harmill Systems Ltd ......................................................................................01525 851133 Harp Visual Communications Ltd ......................................................01329 844005 Harting Ltd ............................................................................................................01604 827500 Hawker Siddeley Switchgear ................................................................01495 223001 Hawkgrove Technologies Limited ......................................................01373 837900

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Hayley Group Plc ........................................................................................0870 850 3526 HB Tunnelling Ltd ..........................................................................................0845 388 3325 Henkel Ltd - Loctite ......................................................................................01442 278000 Herrenknecht International Ltd ..........................................................0191 548 9191 Hima-Sella Ltd..................................................................................................0161 429 4508 Hitachi Europe Ltd ........................................................................................0207 970 2700 Hollywell Building Services ......................................................................01727 810555 Homegrown Timber (Rail) Ltd ..............................................................01293 821321 RailCONNECT

Hoppecke Industrial Batteries Limited

........................................01782 667305 Houghton International..............................................................................0191 234 3000 Huber & Suhner (UK) Ltd ........................................................................01869 364 100 Hy-Ram Engineering Ltd ..........................................................................01623 422982 Hy-Ten Ltd ........................................................................................................0800 037 1507 iBlocks LTd..........................................................................................................0207 234 9060 ICEE ............................................................................................................................02392 230604 IDAC Ltd ..............................................................................................................0844 212 5900 Ilecsys ......................................................................................................................01442 828387 ILME UK Ltd ......................................................................................................0151 336 9321 IMS (Impact Marketing Solutions Ltd) ............................................01923 277828 Infotec Ltd ............................................................................................................01530 560600 Inntel ........................................................................................................................0844 847 5533 Intec (UK) Ltd ......................................................................................................01524 865555 Intelenet UK Ltd ..............................................................................................0207 872 5541 Interfleet Technology Ltd ..........................................................................01332 223000 Intertrain ................................................................................................................01302 815530 Invest In Cumbria ............................................................................................01768 895350 ITT Interconnect Solutions - Cannon & Veam ........................01256 311200 J B Corrie & Co. Ltd ....................................................................................01730 237100 J Murphy & Sons Ltd ................................................................................0207 267 4366 Jacobs ....................................................................................................................0141 2438000 Jermyn Street Design ................................................................................0208 563 5002 Jewers Doors Ltd ............................................................................................01767 317090 John Sisk Rail Ltd t/a Sisk Rail ..........................................................0117 916 3800 Jones Lang LaSalle Ltd ............................................................................0207 399 5864

KEIGHLEY LABORATORIES LTD Croft House, South Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 1EG Contact: E: T: F: W:

Leonard Stott lstott@keighleylabs.co.uk 01535 664211 01535 680604 www.keighleylabs.co.uk

Keltbray Aspire Rail Ltd ............................................................................0207 643 1000 Keyline Nationals ..............................................................................................0800 833 375 Keytech Systems ........................................................................................0115 900 5600 Keytech Systems Ltd ..................................................................................01772 706330 Kier Construction Ltd ................................................................................0207 922 6905 Kobelco Cranes Europe Ltd ..................................................................01342 301122 KONE Plc ..............................................................................................................01535 662841 Konica Minolta ..................................................................................................01268 644416 Kraus Elektrotechnik ....................................................................................01749 840889 Kroy (Europe) Ltd ..........................................................................................01189 865 200 L&W Contractors ..........................................................................................01403 784286 Lanes Group PLC Rail Division ..........................................................0113 385 8400 LB Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Limited ................................0114 256 2225 Lee Brothers ......................................................................................................0870 850 7773 Lend Lease ........................................................................................................0208 271 8000 Leyland and Birmingham Rubber Ltd ..........................................0161 655 0300 LIGHTbridge Support Services Ltd ................................................02920 706111 Lindapter International ..............................................................................01274 521444 Lloyds Somers ..................................................................................................01792 656951 LML Products Ltd ..........................................................................................01249 814271 Local Transport Today ..............................................................................0845 270 7861 Lochrin Steel Palisade Fencing ............................................................01236 457333 Lokring Central (UK) ......................................................................................01928 564640 LRQA - Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Ltd ..................0800 783 2179 Lucchini UK Ltd ..............................................................................................0161 886 0300 Lundy Projects Ltd ......................................................................................0161 476 2996 Magnadata International Ltd ..................................................................01205 312600 Mainframe Communications Ltd ........................................................01702 443800 Mainline Resourcing Ltd ..........................................................................0845 083 0245

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Alphabetical Supplier Listing Mallatite....................................................................................................................01246 593280 Mansell Construction Services ........................................................0207 490 1220 Market Force Business Media ............................................................0207 760 8699 Martek ......................................................................................................................01954 267726 Masabi Ltd ........................................................................................................0207 089 8860 Mass Contracts Ltd ......................................................................................07956 246843 Maxim Power Tools Ltd ..........................................................................0141 552 5591 McGinley Support Services Limited ............................................0845 543 5953 Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL) ......................................................01904 791139

PTM Design..........................................................................................................01858 463777 Quattro Group ..................................................................................................0845 900 2999 R S Clare & Co Ltd ......................................................................................0151 702 5262 Radius Systems Ltd ......................................................................................01773 582312 Rail Images

..........................................................................................................

01702 525059

Railcare Ltd

........................................................................................................

01908 574400

Replin Fabrics Ltd ..........................................................................................01721 724311 Rex Bousfield Ltd ............................................................................................01883 717033 Richo UK ltd. ....................................................................................................0207 253 4545 Riker Ltd..................................................................................................................01249 814271 01925 611200

MECHAN LTD

Risktec Solutions Ltd

Sir John Brown Building, Davy Industrial Park, Prince of Wales Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire, S9 4EX

Rittal Ltd ..................................................................................................................01709 704000

Contact: E: T: W:

..................................................................................

Robinson Kenning & Gallagher ..........................................................0208 684 8125

Lee Pitts info@mechan.co.uk 0114 257 0563 www.mechan.co.uk

RT Training Solutions Ltd ..........................................................................01473 242344 Russell Railfreight Terminal - Barking ........................................0208 517 6490 Sabre Rail Services Ltd ..............................................................................01325 300505 Safe Aid Supplies ............................................................................................02392 254442 Safeguard Pest Control ..............................................................................01959 565777

Melford Electronics Ltd ..............................................................................01494 638069

Sangwin ..................................................................................................................01482 329921

Merson Signs Ltd ............................................................................................01355 243021

Sasse Ltd ..............................................................................................................01332 362425

Met Systems Ltd ............................................................................................0203 246 1000

Schenck Process UK Limited

Metropex Group Ltd

....................................................................................

01435 867755

Schneider Electric

..............................................................

........................................................................................

01302 321313

0870 608 8608

MGS Demco........................................................................................................02476 602323

Schroff UK Ltd ..................................................................................................01442 240471

Mike Worby Survey Consultancy

Scientifics Ltd....................................................................................................0845 603 2112 ScreenSafe UK Ltd ......................................................................................08450 505 590 ScrewFast Foundations ............................................................................01727 821282

......................................................

01707 333677

Momentum Services Ltd ........................................................................0207 843 5619 Morgan Hunt

....................................................................................................

Morgan Sindall Plc

0207 419 8968

........................................................................................

01788 534500

Morganite Electrical Carbon Ltd ........................................................01792 763000

SCS GROUP

Morris Site Machinery ..................................................................................01902 790824

29 Rosyth Road, Glasgow, G5 0YD

Nelson Stud Welding Uk ..........................................................................01296 435092 Nexus Alpha Limited ................................................................................0207 622 6816 Norgren Ltd ..........................................................................................................01543 265000 Novacroft ..............................................................................................................0845 330 0601 NSG U.K. Ltd......................................................................................................01244 833100

Contact: E: T: F: W:

Anne Reekie info@scsgroup.co.uk 0141 429 6769 0141 429 7924 www.scsgroup.co.uk

NuAspect Ltd ....................................................................................................0207 101 0800 Nuire ..........................................................................................................................02920 858200 OCĂ&#x2030; (UK) Ltd ......................................................................................................01277 846120 Oil Analysis Services ....................................................................................01474 854450 Omega Red Group Ltd ............................................................................0115 877 4444 Optimedia ............................................................................................................0207 961 1000 Optyma Security Systems Ltd ............................................................0208 304 8635 Oxford Hydrotechnics Ltd ........................................................................01869 346001 Parex ..........................................................................................................................01827 711755 Partex Marking Systems (UK) Ltd ....................................................01675 463670 Passengerfocus ..............................................................................................0300 123 2140 Peak Oil ..................................................................................................................01246 450242 PEI Genesis UK Ltd ....................................................................................0844 871 6060 Peli Products (UK) Ltd ................................................................................01457 869999 Perco Engineering Services Ltd

......................................................

0115 933 5000

Personal Group of Companies ............................................................01908 605000

Select Cables Ltd ............................................................................................02392 652552 Selectequip Ltd ..............................................................................................01543 416641 SELEX Elsag ........................................................................................................01268 823510 Semmco Ltd ......................................................................................................01483 757200 Semperit ..................................................................................................................01327 313140 Senator Security Services Ltd ..............................................................01543 411811 SGS CORREL Rail Ltd ..............................................................................0121 326 3672 Signalling Solutions Ltd ............................................................................0208 953 9922 Sitec............................................................................................................................01252 341999 SkyBlue Rail Recruitment........................................................................0121 654 6985 Smith Bros & Webb Ltd ............................................................................01789 400096 Solo Fabrications Ltd ................................................................................0121 327 3378 SP Services ..........................................................................................................01952 288999 Speedy Hire Ltd................................................................................................01942 720000 Speedy Rail ..........................................................................................................01942 277000

Petards ..................................................................................................................0845 002 0123 Pitchmastic ASL Contracts (Visul Systems) ............................0191 402 1912

SRS RAIL SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Plascoat Systems Ltd ..................................................................................01252 733777

3 Riverside Way, Gateway Business Park, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6GA

PMA UK Ltd - Thomas & Betts Ltd ................................................01264 333527 Polydeck Ltd

......................................................................................................

01934 863678

PPG Protective & Marine Coatings ..................................................01773 814520 PPIY Chartered Architects Ltd

............................................................

01904 623034

E: T: W:

info@srsrailuk.co.uk 01246 241312 www.srsrailuk.com

Premier Medical Group ............................................................................0844 5611 681 Premier Pits

........................................................................................................

01775 821222

Prestige Couriers............................................................................................0207 384 2300 Primary Image Limited ................................................................................01702 680690 Primat Recruitment ......................................................................................0161 975 4332 Probst Handling & Laying Systems ..................................................01939 235325 Ptarmigan Transport Solutions WWW.THECONNECTSERIES.CO.UK

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01738 493962

St. Leonards Railway Engineering Ltd ..........................................01233 617001 Stamps Direct ....................................................................................................01603 624407 Stanton Bonna Concrete Ltd ..............................................................0115 944 1448 Steatite Ltd ..........................................................................................................01527 512400 Steelway ................................................................................................................01902 834911 Steer Davies Gleave ....................................................................................0207 910 5000

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Alphabetical Supplier Listing STM Security UK Ltd ................................................................................0208 518 9682 Stokes Associates Ltd ................................................................................07846 561370 Story Contracting Ltd ..................................................................................01228 590444 Story Rail Ltd ......................................................................................................01228 640880

STRAIL (UK) LTD. 3 Tannery House, Tannery Lane, Woking, Surrey, GU23 7EF Contact: E: T: W:

Richard Whatley Richard@srsrailuk.co.uk 01483 222090 www.strail.com

STRAIL (UK) Limited ....................................................................................01483 222090 Strand 7 UK Ltd ..............................................................................................01480 211011 Stromag Ltd ........................................................................................................01933 350407 STS Rail Ltd (formerly STS Signals) ................................................01384 567755 Stuart Slatter Training ..................................................................................01565 750557 Suretrack Rail Services Limited ........................................................0208 519 9142 SW-GR Ltd ........................................................................................................0141 557 6133 System Store Solutions Ltd ....................................................................01622 859522 T P Bennett ........................................................................................................0207 208 2000 TAC (UK) Ltd ......................................................................................................01628 741050 TAM International UK Limited................................................................03332 409966 Tata Steel................................................................................................................01724 403398 Tayban Concrete Products Ltd ............................................................01204 691313 Taylor Maxwell ....................................................................................................07774 900170 Taylor Technology Systems ..................................................................0208 331 5888 Techno Rail ..........................................................................................................01938 555511 Technology Resourcing ..............................................................................01483 302211 Telent..........................................................................................................................01926 693000 Telford International Railfreight Park ................................................01952 608410 Ten 47 Ltd ............................................................................................................01592 655725 Termate ..................................................................................................................0115 978 4652 TES 2000 Ltd

....................................................................................................

TEW Engineering Ltd

................................................................................

01206 799111

0115 935 4354

The Clancy Group ..........................................................................................01895 823711

Trox (UK) Ltd........................................................................................................01842 754545 TT UK Ltd ..............................................................................................................01234 342566 Tuffa UK Ltd ........................................................................................................01889 567700 Turmin Ltd..............................................................................................................01782 272823 Turner & Townsend ......................................................................................0207 544 4000 Tüv Süd ..................................................................................................................01489 558100 UK Cables ............................................................................................................01708 680786 UNIC Cranes ......................................................................................................01844 202071 Unipart Rail ..........................................................................................................01302 731400 United Eco Services ..................................................................................0845 450 2024 United Hygiene Services ........................................................................0845 450 2024 Universal Boltforgers Ltd ......................................................................0121 522 5950 Universal Sealants (UK) Ltd ................................................................0191 416 1530 Universal Services Ltd ................................................................................01594 560555 Urban Initiatives ..............................................................................................0207 843 3165 Variable Message Signs Ltd ................................................................0191 423 7070 VI Distribution Ltd ............................................................................................01270 750520 Visul Systems ....................................................................................................0191 416 1530 Volo TV & Media Limited ........................................................................0207 193 0997 Voucher Systems Ltd ................................................................................0845 601 6020 WA Products ......................................................................................................01621 786654 Wabtec ....................................................................................................................01302 340700 Wago Ltd ..............................................................................................................01788 568008 Walker Construction ......................................................................................01303 851111 Waterflow ..............................................................................................................01753 810999 Watermark Ltd ................................................................................................0208 606 2000 Watmores Solicitors ....................................................................................0207 430 1512 Weidmuller Ltd ................................................................................................01732 877000 Weighwell Engineering Ltd ..................................................................0114 269 9955

WELDING ALLOYS LTD The Way, Fowlmere, Nr. Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7QS Contact: E: T: W:

Iain Pickles iain.pickles@welding-alloys.com 01763 207568 www.welding-alloys.com

The Institution of Engineering and Technology ......................01438 767224 The Institution of Railway Operators

..............................................

01444 248931

The Russell Group ........................................................................................0141 810 8200 The Trevor Patrick Partnership ..........................................................0207 940 6500 Thetford International ..................................................................................01842 890500 Thomson Ecology ..........................................................................................01462 675559 Thorntask Ltd....................................................................................................0208 801 1203 Tiflex Ltd ................................................................................................................01579 320808 Timbmet Ltd ........................................................................................................01865 862223 TNE Ltd ..................................................................................................................01388 451111 TNT UK Ltd ..........................................................................................................01827 303030 TopDeck Parking

............................................................................................

01902 499400

TopDeck Parking

............................................................................................

01902 499442

Torrent Trackside Limited ..........................................................................01543 421900 Townscape Products Limited ................................................................01623 513355 TRAC

........................................................................................................................

01698 831111

Trackline Training Limited ........................................................................0161 872 2400

Welfare Cabins UK ........................................................................................01206 233720 West Coast Training ....................................................................................0208 834 9151 Westcode (UK) Ltd ........................................................................................01249 822283 Westermo Data Communications......................................................01489 580585 Wetton Cleaning Services Ltd ..........................................................0207 237 2007 Witherby’s ............................................................................................................0207 253 5413 Wolseley UK ......................................................................................................01926 705000 Wood & Wood Signs ....................................................................................01392 444501 WORLifts - Rail ................................................................................................0121 460 1113 WYG ........................................................................................................................0113 278 7111 YJL Infrastructure ..........................................................................................0207 522 3220 York EMC Services Ltd ..............................................................................01904 434440 Zarges (UK) Ltd ................................................................................................01908 641118 ZF Great Britain ................................................................................................08442 570555 Zircon Software ................................................................................................01225 764444 Zoeftig Ltd ..........................................................................................................01288 354512

Trackwork Ltd ....................................................................................................01302 888666 Traction & Rolling Stock Advertiser ..................................................01379 651683 Train Chartering Company Ltd, The ................................................01249 890176 Trane UK Ltd Transcal Ltd

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....................................................................................................

01506 440111

Transec (UK) Ltd ..............................................................................................01306 743355 Translec Ltd ..........................................................................................................01457 878888 Travelers Insurance Company Ltd ....................................................01737 787787 TravelMaster ........................................................................................................01795 660066 Treadmaster Transport Flooring

08457 165 162

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01579 320808

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Amendment Form In order to ensure that your Entry is up to date, please check your company details in this edition are correct. If your entry is new or incorrect please e-mail the details outlined below to: andrew.tepielow@theconnectseries.co.uk. Or, remove this page, complete the information below and post to: Andrew Tepielow, Group Information Services Ltd, 1-2 Highcliffe Court, Greenfold Lane, Wetherby LS22 6RG

Company Name: ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Company Address: ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Contact Name to be listed: .................................................................................................................................................................................................... Email: .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Telephone: .............................................................................................................................................. Fax number:................................................................ Website: ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Please select your relevant services CIVILS, PLANT & EQUIPMENT ❑ A00 ❑ A01 ❑ A02 ❑ A03 ❑ A04 ❑ A05 ❑ A06 ❑ A07 ❑ A08 ❑ A09 ❑ A10 ❑ A11 ❑ A12 ❑ A13 ❑ A14 ❑ A15 ❑ A16 ❑ A17 ❑ A18 ❑ A19 ❑ A20 ❑ A21 ❑ A22 ❑ A23 ❑ A24 ❑ A25 ❑ A26 ❑ A27 ❑ A28 ❑ A29

General Civils, Plant & Equipment Architects & Surveyancy Brickwork / Concrete Bridges & Tunnels Buildings Refurbishment & Property Services Cable Chemicals & Lubricants Civil Engineering; Earthworks / General / Contractors Clothing & Boots Demolition & Recycling Drainage & Culverts Drilling Equipment Maintenance / Repair / Calibration Land Clearance / Reclamation / Landscaping Lifting & Jacking Marine & River Mechanical Engineering Minor Civil Plant Projected Developments Structural & Construction Surveying Test Equipment Tools Utility supplies Welding Miscellaneous & Specialist Miscellaneous & Specialist Resurfacing Welding Railway / Tram & Light Rail Test & Measurement

CONSULTING, RECRUITMENT & PROFESSIONAL ❑ B00 ❑ B01 ❑ B02 ❑ B03 ❑ B04 ❑ B05 ❑ B06 ❑ B07

General Consulting, Recruitment & Professional Accounting & Financial Accreditation & Compliance Advertising, Design & Marketing Architectural & Surveyancy Assessment Business Management Condition Monitoring

❑ B08 ❑ B09 ❑ B10 ❑ B11 ❑ B12 ❑ B13 ❑ B14 ❑ B15 ❑ B16 ❑ B17 ❑ B18 ❑ B19 ❑ B20 ❑ B21 ❑ B22 ❑ B23 ❑ B24 ❑ B25 ❑ B26 ❑ B27 ❑ B28 ❑ B29 ❑ B30 ❑ B31 ❑ B32 ❑ B33 ❑ B34 ❑ B35 ❑ B36

Select up to five categories

Economists Education, Training & Assesment Employment Services Engineering Environmental Geotechnical Industry Reporting Insurance Labour Supply Legal Services Medical, Drug & Alcohol Screening Occupational Health Operation / Planning Photography & Film production Planning & research Print & Publishing Procurement Project Management Quantity Surveying Recruitment Services / Consultancy Risk Management & Assessment Solutions & Turnkey Providers Test & Development Verification & Validation Miscellaneous & Specialist Industry Bodies Presentation & Communication Skills Property Services & Advisory Branding & Creative Services

INFRASTRUCTURE & ELECTRICAL ❑ C00 General Infrastructure & Electrical ❑ C01 Brake Systems ❑ C02 Buildings & Property Construction / Refurbishment / Materials ❑ C03 Cable Products / Management ❑ C04 Car Parking ❑ C05 Catenary & Overhead ❑ C06 Catering ❑ C07 Cleaning ❑ C08 Components

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❑ C09 Control Systems ❑ C10 Corrosion Protection ❑ C11 Design ❑ C12 Door Systems ❑ C13 ❑ C14 ❑ C15 ❑ C16 ❑ C17 ❑ C18 ❑ C19 ❑ C20 ❑ C21 ❑ C22 ❑ C23 ❑ C24 ❑ C25 ❑ C26 ❑ C27 ❑ C28 ❑ C29 ❑ C30 ❑ C31 ❑ C32 ❑ C33 ❑ C34 ❑ C35 ❑ C36 ❑ C37

Electrical Engineering Electrification / Power Supply Electromagnetic Fares & Collection Freight Terminals & Services Graffiti Removal Infrastructure Installation & Maintenance Lighting Office Equipment & Services Permanent Way Pest Control Platforms Power Supply Switchgear Switches & Crossings Test Facilities Track Components & Installation Track Products & Maintenance Weighing & Lifting Workshop Equipment Miscellaneous & Specialist ATM Services / Cash Machines Metallurgical Testing / Support Services Level Crossings Power Electronics Equipment

ROLLING STOCK ❑ D00 ❑ D01 ❑ D02 ❑ D03 ❑ D04 ❑ D05 ❑ D06 ❑ D07 ❑ D08 ❑ D09 ❑ D10 ❑ D11 ❑ D12 ❑ D13 ❑ D14 ❑ D15 ❑ D16 ❑ D17 ❑ D18 ❑ D19 ❑ D20 ❑ D21 ❑ D22 ❑ D23 ❑ D24 ❑ D25

General Rolling Stock Carriage Washing Chartering Cleaning & Disposal Component Supply Decals & Transfers De-Icing Equipment & Protection Heavy Haulage Leasing Companies Lighting & Cabling Maintenance & Repair Manufacturing Refurbishment Replacement Buses Sanding Textiles & Carpeting Train Protection Train / Carriage, Supply / Design / Manufacture Upholstery Vehicle Hire / Maintenance Weighing Systems Miscellaneous & Specialist Batteries Disc Springs Road Rail Lorries, Trucks or Vehicles

❑ E05 ❑ E06 ❑ E07 ❑ E08 ❑ E09 ❑ E10 ❑ E11 ❑ E12 ❑ E13 ❑ E14 ❑ E15

Fencing Fire Detection / Protection / Prevention First Aid & Medical Equipment Health & Safety Lighting Medical Services Personal Protective Equipment Quality & Safety Consultants Safety & Security Equipment Security Personnel Miscellaneous & Specialist

SIGNAL, TELE-COMMUNICATION & IT ❑ F00 ❑ F01 ❑ F02 ❑ F03 ❑ F04 ❑ F05 ❑ F06 ❑ F07 ❑ F08 ❑ F09 ❑ F10 ❑ F11 ❑ F12 ❑ F13 ❑ F14 ❑ F15 ❑ F16 ❑ F17 ❑ F18 ❑ F19 ❑ F20 ❑ F21

General Signal, Tele-Communication & IT Cable Supply / Jointing / Installation Customer Information Data Management Datacoms Internet Services In-Train Entertainment IT Consultancy / Equipment / Maintenance IT Systems / Software / Hardware Journey Planning Radio Communications Signal Post Telephone Supply / Installation Signalling Installation / Equipment / Testing Switching Systems & Equipment Telecoms Cabling / Engineering Telephones & Accessories Ticketing / Validation Systems Transmission Turnkey IT Solutions Wireless Technology Miscellaneous & Specialist Mass Transit Ticketing

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