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Visions for the future How is this for innovative thinking: Plaid Cymru, the Party of Wales, is considering letting a not for profit company run the country’s railways when the current franchise contract ends. The party leader suggests that this would allow more money to be reinvested in developing better and more train services for people, instead of the current, more conventional, model where the majority of profits are returned to the franchise company shareholders. Would it work? Well, the contract isn’t up for renewal until 2018 so I guess only time will tell.

Another example of a creative vision comes from the Technical Strategy Advisory Group, which discusses halving the cost of rail operations and their carbon footprint while doubling network capacity and increasing customer satisfaction to 99 per cent on page 15, whilst the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society examines solutions for meeting the challenges of future traffic demands on page 42.

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The RAC Foundation discusses ways of ensuring the road network of tomorrow meets the needs of both commerce and individuals

The successful implementation of IRIS creates a winwin situation for all stakeholders, be they equipment manufacturers, system integrators or business partners

15 RAIL STRATEGY The Technical Strategy Advisory Group has identified a 30-year challenge to create a sustainable future

19 RAIL EFFICIENCY The Office of Rail Regulation discusses concerns over value for money – both within Network Rail and across the sector as a whole

37 ITS ERTICO - ITS Europe takes a look at the eSafety Forum and its work promoting ICT for safe, smart and clean road mobility The IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society examines solutions for meeting the challenges of future traffic demands

45 ICT Intellect looks at the spending review and the impact it will have on the transport industry

23 RAIL CONSTRUCTION

47 FREIGHT/HAULAGE

With a final breakthrough last month, the Gotthard Base Tunnel – the longest railway tunnel in the world – became a reality

The Freight Transport Association examines the outcome of the comprehensive spending review for the freight industry

27 URBAN TRANSPORT WORLD We preview Urban Transport World Australia, which focuses on policy, strategy and innovation for urban transport planning and delivery

29 ROAD MAINTENANCE We introduce new concept traffic lights that could make a significant contribution to reducing traffic violations and promoting road safety

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49 FUEL MANAGEMENT We look at some of the ways transport managers can help keep fuel bills in check

51 TRAFFEX Traffex 2011 is the international meeting place for anyone involved in traffic management, road safety, highway infrastructure and ITS

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Toronto Rocket unveiled THE NEW TORONTO Rocket trains, recently

unveiled, will offer further passenger capacity, improved safety and security features, increased customer information systems, better accessibility features and reduced energy consumption.

“The Government of Canada is very pleased to contribute to these nextgeneration trains for use in Toronto’s subway system,” said Lisa Raitt, Minister of Labour. “These new trains will offer great benefit for transit riders in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Through this investment, we

are providing families and businesses with greater transit options, reducing traffic congestion and supporting better air quality across the region.”

The Government of Canada is contributing CA$92.3 million over five years through the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund to support the construction and delivery of 78 Toronto Rocket subway cars, or the equivalent of 13 complete six-car train sets. The overall cost is CA$236.7 million.

The first Toronto Rocket will go into revenue service in late December 2010.

NEWS IN BRIEF

47 Washington bridges to be repaired 47 city and county projects across Washington State will receive US$80.6 million in federal funds to repair or replace aging bridges.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) selected projects that will replace, remove and/or repair aging, obsolete and structurally deficient bridges. The funding comes from the federal Highway Bridge Program.

“Some of these bridges are beyond the point of repair and need to be replaced in order to protect the traveling public,” said Kathleen Davis, director of Highways & Local Programs Division with WSDOT. “Many of them, though, can be repaired, which will add many more years of operation to their lifespan.”

US$141m to upgrade Californian infrastructure

Work-related traffic accidents new focus of study THE INSTITUTION of Occupational Safety

and Health (IOSH) has commissioned TRL to investigate why around 200 workers are either killed or seriously injured every week on the UK’s roads.

According to the Department for Transport, it is estimated that one third of all crashes that take place on the roads in the UK involve someone who was driving for work at the time.

It is hoped this research will help businesses cut the road accident toll.

The aim of the research is to uncover evidence of the effectiveness of existing road safety measures for employees.

TRL’s Dr Shaun Helman, who is leading the project, said: “It is important that we are able to understand the types of intervention that work well in reducing work-related road

risk, and those that do not work so well.

The only way of knowing this is to look at all of the evidence, to establish what it tells us about different approaches.”

The research will take place over the next few months and a report is expected to be published in early 2011.

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated US$141 million to 39 projects statewide to improve the state’s highways and bolster the economy.

“The announcement is another step in our commitment to rebuild California’s aging infrastructure,” said Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. “Investing in transportation is strengthening our economy and creating jobs when we need them most.”

Texas launches maintenance report system The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has introduced a new reporting system that makes it easier and faster for Texans to report maintenance issues on Texas highways.

The ‘Report a Pothole’ initiative is available online at www.txdot.gov or the toll-free number at 888 885 8248.

With just a click of a mouse or a quick phone call, citizens can report a pothole, including the location of the damage.

“Citizens reporting problems on the highway – it just makes sense. It’s like an extension of our maintenance forces. In today’s environment of diminishing resources, it helps to have every citizen engaged,” commented Amadeo Saenz, TxDOT executive director.

Operators will answer phone lines from 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday. Evening and weekend calls will go to voicemail and be returned the next morning or on the first working day of the following week.

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US$2.4bn for high speed rail announced US TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Ray

LaHood has announced that 54 high speed rail projects in 23 states will share US$2.4 billion to continue developing America’s first nationwide programme of high speed intercity passenger rail service.

“States understand that high speed rail represents a unique opportunity to create jobs, revitalise our manufacturing base, spur economic development and provide people with an environmentally friendly transportation option,” said Secretary LaHood.

The money is being awarded for a range of activities, such as construction of track and stations, purchase of new passenger equipment, and planning studies to develop new high speed rail service.

“In the 20th century, our vision led to the interstate highway system,” said Joe Szabo of the Department’s Federal Railroad Administration. “In the 21st century, our vision will give us a world-class network of high speed passenger rail corridors.”

Lack of white lines costs lives EIGHT OF OUT 10 of the UK’s most

dangerous roads have centre line markings so worn that one third is almost non-existent; while half of the lines fall below the minimum specifiable standard, according to report to be published later this month, by the Road Safety Markings Association.

Taking the top 10 most dangerous roads identified in the latest Road Safety Foundation report (20062008), the RSMA assessed the quality of centre lines. On one of the worst roads three-quarters of the markings are either barely visible or need an

immediate schedule for replacement.

Conversely, of the 10 notoriously dangerous roads identified to have improved the most, seven had undergone targeted road marking treatments, resulting in cutting fatal and serious crashes by as much as 74 per cent.

“Road markings provide the best, most simple navigation aid to drivers.

If the UK’s eight most dangerous roads alone can be made safer and lives saved by spending less than £550,000, surely this is a sum we cannot justify saving,” said George Lee, national director of the RSMA.

Wi-Fi test starts on Queensland trains IN AN AUSTRALIAN FIRST, wireless

internet technology will be tested on the city rail network over the next two months, Transport Minister Rachel Nolan has announced.

“Access to wireless internet is becoming more and more important in people’s professional and social lives and this technology means a journey on the train can become even more attractive to commuters,” Ms Nolan said.

“People travelling to work with their Wi-Fi compatible laptops, phones or ipads will be able to read the paper online, receive and send e-mails or simply surf their favourite sites.”

The test will initially be conducted in a single carriage, which will operate across the network to test for internet coverage and black spots. The test will be extended to a three-car train for a further month following initial testing.

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UK presents vision for transport The UK Government has published its new Business Plan outlining how the transport system will develop between 2011-2015.

Focus lies on delivering a new high speed rail network connecting London with Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, and securing the sustainability of the railway. Other priorities include encouraging sustainable local travel, tackling carbon emissions and road congestion, and promoting sustainable aviation.

“Our vision is for a transport system that is an engine for economic growth but one that is also greener and safer and improves quality of life in our communities. By improving links and by targeting investment in new projects that promote green growth, we can help to build the balanced, dynamic and low-carbon economy that is essential for our future prosperity,” stated Transport Minister Philip Hammond.

Kansas rail awarded US$10.2m grant The Kansas Department of Transportation has been awarded a US$10.2 million federal Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery II (TIGER II) grant to help fund its Great Plains Freight Rail Service Improvement Project. The grant will provide for infrastructure and facility rail improvements to the South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL).

“The SKOL network is composed of large stretches of extremely old infrastructure with rails dating back from the early part of the 20th century,” said Secretary of Transportation Deb Miller. “A very high percentage of these components are well beyond their useful lives and are unable to perform as required under the stress of today’s industry standard heavy axle loads.”

Investment to support 900 jobs in Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has announced nearly US$90 million in federal transportation enhancement funds for bike paths, streetscape beautification and other improvement projects across Illinois. The funding is a part of the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program, a federally-funded competitive grant programme that promotes alternative means of transportation. The latest round of awards includes a total of 120 Illinois projects and is expected to create or retain 900 jobs.

“This federal funding will give communities throughout Illinois the opportunity to beautify their streets, develop bike paths and improve hiking trails,” said Governor Quinn. “These community-based projects will create jobs, expand travel choices, enhance safety and improve the quality of life for Illinoisans.”

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Improving quality through reduced efforts and costs Bernard Kaufmann, general manager of the International Railway Industry Standard, explains the scheme and how it is successfully evaluating suppliers to the railway ith more than 500 companies worldwide having completed the scheme, the IRIS “seal of quality” for rail is gaining traction with operators and manufacturers alike. Four years after its launch, the international railway industry standard is on target to deliver 600 certificates by the end of the year.

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ORIGINS & CONTEXT Created in 2006, the International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS) was the first initiative taken by the rail industry to set a standard for itself.

Although market liberalisation is now underway in Europe, the then incumbent operators – excluding the United Kingdom where the market was already open – owned their trains, issued specifications and were fully responsible for their operation.

Four years ago, the two primary drivers for establishing IRIS were complaints from operators that the quality of trains was deteriorating and that overlapping audits were costing too much time, energy and money without any marked improvements in the final results. One idea put forward by system integrators Alstom, Bombardier, AnsaldoBreda and Siemens, plus equipment manufacturers such as Knorr Bremse and Faiveley, was

to bring the best practices together and build on them. From the earliest days onwards, the philosophy behind IRIS was that when a third, independent party audits a company, then all the others will trust in the results and cease any further system audits to focus solely on improving their products.

This meant that all members could audit according to their own needs for their specific contracts and products.

Before IRIS was created, everyone was trying to improve each other’s systems with a very low success rate.

In the UK there are leasing companies that purchase the trains (ROSCOE), engineering offices that develop the needs and specifications for those trains, and operating companies (ATOC), like Virgin, who run the actual fleets. This has led to three different entities, plus the industry, providing the rules and quality standards for products. However, in the 26 other European Union Member States, these three activities are grouped into one entity, the operator. What that means is that once the trains are built and in operation there is a strong tendency for maintenance and refurbishment to be carried out by the operator rather than another, better placed third party.

Today the industry is keen to take over

this servicing task, rightly claiming that the manufacturer can do a better job.

As such, train builders are increasingly introducing maintenance into contracts.

For example, when Virgin purchased its Pendolino trains for the West Coast Mainline, it also signed a 15-year maintenance contract with supplier Alstom. Although the situation is slowly changing, maintenance is primarily handled by operators, except where high levels of technical expertise is required, such as the servicing of brakes, where the industry steps in to perform the task. This is why IRIS applies to operators like the SNCF, NS and SBB, who are trying to adopt the best practices in terms of organisation.

Rail operators are joining the IRIS group individually, each developing their own policies or strategies. For example, NedTrain (Netherlands) and SBB (Switzerland) want to apply IRIS standards to their maintenance shops, without aiming to obtain global certification for all of their operations immediately. Others, like the SNCF (France), are considering applying IRIS to their whole supply chain.

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www.transportbusiness.net mandatory in rail, whereas in the automotive and air industries no product can be delivered if the company is not ISOTS16949 or AS9100 certified; here the bottom line is “I need the certificate to deliver the goods”. Today our objective is not to make IRIS mandatory in order to deliver products, but mandatory in terms of recognition. Put into practice, this means focusing on the progressive uptake of best practices.

CERTIFICATION PROCESS IRIS is endorsed and implemented by all the majors in rail production and operations, such as Bombardier, Alstom, Siemens and AnsaldoBreda, as well as French Railway (SNCF), Russian Railways (RZD), Swiss Rail (SBB), and the London Underground. The system comprises a standard and an evaluation process, plus an audit and scoring methodology supported by a website and software.

Using these tools, independent and approved certification bodies are authorised to audit companies involved in the rail business. About 20 audits are underway at all times – either in the final stages or before the certificate is issued – and up to six certificates are issued every week. Today the certification covers rolling stock and signalling parts, but infrastructure and some services are under investigation for application.

Similar to the ISO 9001 standard for quality, promoted by UNIFE – the European rail industry – the IRIS standard is dedicated to rail. It provides the best practices from

• Certification audit: This first audit is performed on the full scope of company activity, which, if successfully passed, results in the issuance of a three-year certificate.

• Surveillance audit: 12 and 24 months after the above, a partial assessment confirms the certification.

• Recertification audit: 36 months after the certification, companies must be re-assessed to renew their certificate for a further three years.

An integral part of the IRIS process is its questionnaire. Successful applicants must provide satisfactory responses to all 259 questions related to requirements. With just one wrong answer the certificate is refused and the company has exactly 90 days to rectify the weakness or fail. Evidence must then be provided to the auditor that the problem has been resolved.

At this point, if the required standard is still not met, the certificate is denied and the applicant must start the whole process from scratch.

BENEFITS FOR ALL Improving the business management of rail by incorporating more efficient and effective processes delivers cost reductions across the whole supply chain. For small outfits, having IRIS certification is clearly a competitive advantage because it displays a high level of organisation and ensures the quality of their products. For medium and large companies, IRIS provides

The remarkable output of IRIS after just four years is the result of constructive team efforts across the rail sector. Operators are now part of the certification process, which in turn is simplifying qualification the sector to give all players – from both industry and operations – a model for sustainable organisation in order to fully comply with today’s specifications and needs of all stakeholders. The evaluation process involves four mandatory stages: • Readiness review: This assesses the candidate’s level of preparation and how it meets IRIS prerequisites.

Before starting the whole certification process the company must answer 12 key questions. If the candidate is unable to complete this step and fully answer the questions, the certification process is discontinued. The responses to these questions are then checked in what is termed a readiness review, which can take part of or several days to complete depending on the size of the company. During this review, the auditor will pre-analyse the company before starting a full audit. This avoids wasting time, energy and money for all involved.

a form of recognition that endows them with a “visiting card” to meet the four major players – Bombardier, Alstom, Siemens, and AnsaldoBreda – and join their supplier list.

For railway systems integrators, successful implementation of IRIS creates a win-win situation in many respects.

The benefits to be reaped include: • Enhanced product quality increases across the entire supply chain • More efficient evaluation and approval of rail products • Lower costs for manufacturers and suppliers • More comprehensive and accessible data.

The IRIS database – www.iris-rail.org – provides further interested stakeholders with easy access to all listed, certified companies. IRIS strives to be accessible to the entire rail sector by providing several translations of its booklet (including English, French,

German, Italian, Spanish, Czech, and Russian) and is constantly perfecting itself by enabling all IRIS-approved Certification Bodies to participate in the further improvement of its system.

The majority of the IRIS Advisory Board members represent European companies and to date there are no US or Asian member companies. With that said, more than 75 Asian companies are currently holding an IRIS certification, and in the light of President Obama’s decision to invest in high speed rail projects throughout the United States, IRIS looks to play a key role in the US certification process from the start.

Since 2009, the IRIS Management Centre has held several awareness training sessions in Moscow, where the translation of the new Rev.02 Russian booklet was presented. The events concluded with a self-check questionnaire to allow participants to assess their understanding. This action is linked to an agreement with NP-UIRE and Russian Rail (RZD) to back the plan to improve the organisation of the Russian supply chain, and ultimately the quality of rail products.

Russian Rail has set 2015 as the cut-off date for their suppliers to be IRIS-certified. An IRIS conference took place at the end of July this year at RZD headquarters to address the commitments, asses the status and define the necessary steps for future progress.

In 2010, another IRIS experience sharing session was organised by ABB and CC-Rail for Swiss companies.

The event highlighted the following strengths of the scheme: • IRIS is used and accepted as a tool for continual improvement in the Swiss rail industry, as well as on an operator level • IRIS sets high requirements which increase the overall sector standards • IRIS is becoming increasingly state-of-the-art • IRIS facilitates synergies with product certification.

Last but not least, during the InnoTrans event in September in Berlin, the IRIS booth was well visited as well as the small seminars we organised. We could also share testimony of companies that measure for instance reduction of 50 per cent of their warrantee costs.

The remarkable output of IRIS after just four years is the result of constructive team efforts across the rail sector. Operators are now part of the certification process, which in turn is simplifying qualification.

Looking to the future, UNIFE envisions a continued push toward a full recognition of IRIS to allow the sector to reach a superior level of excellence.

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Shaping the future of rail RSSB takes a look at a 30-year vision aiming to halve the cost of operations and their carbon footprint while doubling network capacity and increasing customer satisfaction to 99 per cent ail plays an essential role in driving sustainable economic growth, providing access for passengers into and between the major economic centres, and fulfilling a vital position in the supply chain to get goods to market. Having the right technology at the right time to fulfil this role is an essential element of the success of the railways and RSSB helps provide the place for the industry to think and lead, to anticipate these needs and secure development and research to enable the rail industry to achieve these goals.

The current cost of the British railway system is unsustainable. Therefore, industry also recognises the immediate need to reduce the £6 billion annual “direct debit” to the public purse and it has a keen eye on technology interventions that reduce its cost base.

At the same time, there is pressure on the industry to deliver more. The national rail network is central to the mechanics of the British economy and so crucial to the country’s short term recovery and long term competitiveness.

It carries three million passengers per day, 450,000 of them commuters in the morning peak. Each day, two million people either begin or end their journey in London, and 200,000 tonnes of freight are carried. The network as a whole sees over 1.2 billion passengers a year.

There’s a demand to become more sustainable and a need to handle increasingly stringent environmental

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TSAG sees these challenges as opportunities to change, enabling the rail industry to better meet the REALISING THE POTENTIAL needs of its customers and society.

Technology will help reduce rail’s The railway needs a systems approach cost base, so now is the time to and strategic planning to realise its invest energy and resources into full potential. Railway assets generally understanding how industry can achieve have long life-cycles and payback this, unblock complex cross-industry periods so we can’t rely on being issues, and bring new insights to the able to change things quickly. sustainability challenge. Without this, The railway industry is starting thinking the economy will have the burden of now about the right technology and a more expensive railway, which will value-for-money schemes and associated at the very least hinder its ability to incentives on a 30 year horizon, and not just the next 5. The Technical Strategy compete and grow. The environment Advisory Group (TSAG) is a cross-industry in which rail operates is one where expert body, facilitated by RSSB, and sustainable affordability is key. made up of senior executive The industry – through TSAG staff from Network Rail, – has identified five game For the train and freight operating changers that need to be latest transport companies, rolling stock researched and developed news, events and companies, suppliers, now so that decision features please visit research institutions, makers in organisations www.transport Department for can collectively identify Transport, Office of Rail and draw on the business.net Regulation, Transport appropriate benefits and Scotland and RSSB itself. take technology decisions Together we have in a 30-year time frame. illustrated this 30-year 1) Enable innovation, not value-for-money challenge: re-invention: Systems leadership Cost: Halve the cost of rail operations is key to innovation. Industry needs Capacity: Double network capacity an incentive and a process to embrace Carbon: Halve the industry’s the potential for improvement, carbon footprint without awkward technical,

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2) Establish next generation traffic management: Centralisation of rail traffic control into a single system or guiding mind to optimise the network’s capacity and increase customer satisfaction, reliability and safety. This will require the bringing together of commercially available systems and integrating them.

Increases in rail’s delivery potential will be reflected in revenue increases, income which might currently be out of reach through capacity constraints, while reducing operations costs through better management of the network, better utilisation and lower energy consumption.

3) Optimise energy strategy: Companies want to make savings on the railway’s annual £500m traction energy bill through better exploitation of new and existing technology. Train regenerative braking is already in use on the network.

This and other ideas need to be further deployed to make greater inroads into the collective traction energy bill, and reduce carbon emissions.

4) Build in whole system reliability: A business case for a whole system strategic approach to reliability is needed. This would help reduce the £600m annual cost of delays and a host of other related business performance costs in agreeing delay claims.

Technology can help deliver better asset management, via deployments such as remote condition monitoring and systems for sharing performance data.

5) Provide smarter data and communications: TSAG promotes a strategy for rail mobile communications that relies on commercially available,

off-the-shelf systems to provide enhanced information in line with the needs of both front-line railway operations and customers.

SECURING THE KNOWLEDGE Central to all this is addressing a big risk area for the railway – cost. The industry runs the risk of substantial unnecessary costs that would be incurred if industry doesn’t begin securing the knowledge now, and embedding it into its planning.

TSAG has contributed to the production of the ‘Planning Ahead 2010’ document produced by the rail industry, which acknowledges the role of technology in achieving the plans for rail over the next 25 years. This forms part of the process that will generate the next industry strategic business plan and the Rail Technical Strategy will be developed to support this.

TSAG works with a range of other cross-industry groups that deal with specific engineering interfaces on the railway, and particular business themes, like operations and community safety. Together they sponsor research in an RSSB-managed programme.

This research is designed to enable industry to make the right call at the right time and enables research institutions to clearly see what the industry needs and have confidence that their work will be applied and deliver benefit. The result of this work will be decisions grounded in evidence on how technology is applied to meet defined future requirements.

Ultimately, the goal is the translation of innovative technical solutions into world-class products. This is part of

ABOUT TSAG The Technical Strategy Advisory Group (TSAG) is a cross-industry expert body, facilitated by RSSB, and made up of senior executive staff, charged with developing and championing implementation of the strategy, supporting communication, managing strategic research, identifying opportunities, barriers and actions.

the essential investment in the science base, engineering and operational capabilities of British industry. It will help drive the future growth of the rail sector and through that, support UK economic growth and exports.

The next major step to pulling these strands together is the next edition of the Rail Technical Strategy due to be published in 2012. But we don’t just write a strategy; TSAG has initiated a consultation to sensecheck these aspirations. Prompted by its publication ‘Shaping the 30-year technical strategy’ which takes stock of where industry is, the consultation seeks senior level engagement in forming and developing the strategy.

Guy Woodroffe is RSSB’s head of research and development.

FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information on this consultation and on the areas of research described in this article, go to www.futurerailway.org/ Pages/consultation.aspx

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Improving efficiency and financial performance Andrew Winstone of the Office of Rail Regulation discusses value for money within Network Rail and across the rail sector here is much to celebrate across the UK rail sector. The comprehensive spending review has confirmed continued investment in our rail infrastructure, train performance and safety continue at best-ever levels, customer satisfaction continues to rise and we have seen the successful sale of High Speed 1.

But there are, quite rightly, major concerns over value for money – both within Network Rail and across the sector as a whole.

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EFFICIENCY AND FINANCE In September 2010, the Office of Rail Regulation published its assessment of Network Rail’s (Britain’s rail infrastructure manager) efficiency and financial performance in 2009-10.

This follows our 2008 periodic review determination, in which

we established that Network Rail should be able to achieve 21 per cent efficiency improvement in its operating, maintenance and renewals work by the end of 2013-14. This is a challenging target; but also an achievable one.

Our efficiency and finance update report showed that the company had made a 3.6 per cent efficiency improvement in its operating, maintenance and renewals work during 2009-10 compared to 2008-09.

So some encouraging progress, but Network Rail clearly still has some hard work ahead – it has around a further 18 per cent efficiency to deliver over the next four years – if it is to meet our expectations. On top of this it needs to achieve a further 3 per cent (making it 24 per cent in total) because of the worse position it started 2009-10 in compared to our periodic review determination.

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Network Rail clearly still has some hard work ahead – it has around a further 18 per cent efficiency to deliver over the next four years – if it is to meet our expectations

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As economic regulator ORR has a range of functions for the mainline railway, in particular setting Network Rail’s funding and outputs as the monopoly operator of the network, and enforcing delivery and ensuring fair access to that network.

ORR is a competition authority for all railways and related supply markets and has powers to enforce some consumer law for railways. ORR is a non-ministerial government department with around 300 staff and an annual budget of around £31 million overseeing a sector whose turnover is £18bn.

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The study has no ‘no go areas’ and will aim to create a range of short and long-term solutions across the entire industry. Its scope has been informed by feedback from about 100 stakeholders initiatives Network Rail has put in place as part of its transformation programme will help it deliver the further substantial efficiency improvements it needs to make.

Further key findings in the 2009-10 efficiency and financial report included: • Network Rail received £5.8 billion in income (mainly comprised of track access charges paid by train operators and network grant paid by government).

• Network Rail spent £6.5 billion to operate and invest in the network. This was £800m less than we assumed Network Rail would spend, which was principally due to deferral of significant amounts of renewal and enhancement work to future years.

• Network Rail’s regulatory asset base increased to £35.7 billion and its debt increased to £22.8 billion. These increases were less than we assumed, due to the lower levels of expenditure.

INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING As Network Rail is a national monopoly, we benchmark the company against both its international counterparts as well as other UK companies. Alongside the assessment of Network Rail’s finance and efficiency report produced in September, we also published updated international efficiency benchmarking data, building on our previous work. We have used the data collected by the International Union of Railways (UIC) over the last 15 years to undertake this analysis.

The figures confirm Network Rail remains significantly less efficient in maintaining and renewing its infrastructure than the most efficient rail infrastructure managers in west Europe, with the shortfall being between 34 per cent and 40 per cent.

Our results show that Network Rail is ranked between sixth or seventh out of the twelve companies used in our analysis. Because of confidentiality agreements we have with the other infrastructure managers we cannot release the detailed rankings or cite the relative efficiency of other infrastructure managers. The 12 companies are: • ÖBB (Austria) • Infrabel (Belgium) • BDK (Denmark) • RHK (Finland) • Deutsche Bahn (Germany) • Irish Railways (Ireland) • Network Rail (Great Britain) • RFI (Italy) • ProRail (the Netherlands) • Jernbaneverket (Norway) • Banverket (Sweden) • SBB (Switzerland) Both Network Rail and ourselves are taking steps to understand this difference so that it can quickly make up ground on the most efficient comparable rail infrastructure managers.

Further engineering analysis we have undertaken highlights some key factors behind the efficiency gap which included the way track renewals contracts are awarded and the different way possessions are carried out.

VALUE FOR MONEY The findings from our efficiency benchmarking will inform Sir Roy McNulty’s ongoing rail value for money study. The review was launched last December and asked to report in March 2011, its remit to make recommendations to improve value for

money on the railway to ensure future growth is sustainable.

The scoping study for Sir Roy’s report, published in June 2010, jointly sponsored by the Department for Transport and the Office of Rail Regulation, says that the overall cost of running Britain’s railway has risen, meaning an increased call on the taxpayer.

The way forward will involve not just cutting costs, the study says, but identifying how the industry can work more innovatively, finding new ways of doing things. The study has no “no go areas” and will aim to create a range of short and long-term solutions across the entire industry. Its scope has been informed by feedback from about 100 stakeholders.

THEMES The study will focus on eight broad themes: industry objectives, strategy and outputs; industry leadership, planning and decision-making; interfaces, incentives and structure; revenue; asset management; supply chain management; innovation, standards and safety; and people. In particular the study will examine and make recommendations on: • what legal, operational and cultural barriers stand in the way of efficiency improvements • the incentives across different parts of the rail industry to generate greater efficiency • the role of new technology, processes and working practices in fostering greater efficiency • ways of generating more revenue, e.g. car parking, gating at stations, better utilisation of property.

This work will help drive the industry towards achieving our vision of a railway which delivers safety, efficiency and satisfaction levels for passengers and freight users to world class standards.

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Steaming ahead through the Alps With a final breakthrough last month, the Gotthard Base Tunnel – the longest railway tunnel in the world – joining southern Germany and northern Italy, became a reality he Gotthard Base Tunnel, at 57 km in length, is the world’s longest railway tunnel. It is the core piece of the north-south rail connection across the Alps, joining southern Germany and northern Italy. Entirely on Swiss territory, it has been planned and is being constructed by AlpTransit Gotthard, Ltd. (ATG), a subsidiary of the Swiss Federal Railways. It is a pioneering technological achievement that will bring major improvements to travel and transportation systems in the heart of Europe.

“This will be a high-speed rail corridor for Europe straight through the Alps, to transport goods in an environmentally friendly way from Rotterdam to Genoa,” says Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss Federal Councillor.

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THE BASICS The 57 km Gotthard base tunnel traverses the Alps, connecting the north portal in Erstfeld (Canton Uri) with the south portal in Bodio (Canton Ticino).

With a rock overburden of up to 2,500m, the Gotthard base tunnel is also the most deeply set rail tunnel in the world.

Together with the 15.4 km Ceneri base tunnel, the Gotthard base tunnel will provide a level track through the Alps.

The Gotthard base tunnel consists of two parallel single-track tubes, which are connected every 325 metres by 40 metre galleries. Overall, the tunnel system of the Gotthard base tunnel, including all tubes, shafts and galleries, measures 151.8 km.

Construction started from five access points: the portals of Bodio and Erstfeld, a horizontal adit at Amsteg on the north side, a vertical shaft of 800 metres depth at Sedrun and an inclined adit of 2.7km at Faido. This means overall construction time will be considerably reduced, because work on the five sections is being carried out simultaneously.

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With two gripper plates, the TBMs brace themselves against the rock on both sides. The thrust cylinders push it forward. The right and the left grippers can be controlled individually, which means that the TBM can master curves easily.

The rotating cutterhead presses the disc cutters with high pressure against the rock, and the disc cutters break the rock into saucer-sized chips.

The excavated material is passed through openings in the cutterhead onto the belt conveyor and transported out of the tunnel.

SAFETY FOR PASSENGERS Multi-functional stations (MFS) at the tunnel end of the Sedrun and Faido accesses will serve as tunnel interchanges and for evacuation of passengers in case of accidents. These also house technical infrastructure and ventilation equipment, which will help keep the tunnels clear of smoke in case of fire.

The first high speed trains is scheduled to travel through the

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BUILDING THE GBT 1996: The first preparatory and exploratory work for the Gotthard Base Tunnel begins in Sedrun.

1998: The Swiss government approves financing for the New Alpine Transversal (NEAT).

1999: Excavating activities begin in Sedrun with the first blasting works.

2001: The first machine orders are awarded to Herrenknecht.

2003: Tunneling work with the four Herrenknecht Gripper TBMs begins.

2006: The Herrenknecht TBMs on the northern and southern sections of the Base Tunnel reach their first target – up to nine months ahead of schedule.

2008: The dreaded Piora Basin is successfully crossed by the S-210.

2009: Mechanised tunnelling is successfully completed in the north.

October 15, 2010: Main breakthrough of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in the Eastern tunnel between Sedrun and Faido.

Spring-time 2011: Planned main breakthrough in the Western tunnel.

2017: The Gotthard Base Tunnel is scheduled to go into operation.

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Cool advice for rail winter safety With severe winter weather proving more common, we talk to Christine Mazencieux-Pear of Kilfrost about the problems associated with the season and how to best prepare for winter s with many things in life, prevention is better than cure, yet the variation in preparedness across the rail industry can be vast. And even those with robust operational plans and large stocks of de-icing materials were caught out by last season’s severe winter weather which is why reviewing strategies is so essential.

Frost, ice and snow affect all facilities and equipment including platforms, rolling stock, points and switches, brakes, pneumatic systems like air brakes, and the conducting third rail, so the potential dangers are significant.

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GROUND DE-ICING Ice melting products are available for railway platforms, footbridges, walkways and crossings as an alternative to rock salt which can damage concrete, corrode steel and cause problems with track circuitry.

These chemicals should be applied either before the onset of wintry conditions to protect against ice, frost or snow, or after a fall of snow or the formation of ice to remove existing frozen deposits.

It’s important to note this difference between de-icing and anti-icing. Rapid melt products, such as our Kilfrost Liquid Melt, will work quickly to melt frozen deposits but offer limited ongoing (anti-icing) protection. For that you need an initially slower-acting solid de-icer, such as Kilfrost Power Pellets or Kilfrost Super Grip, which offers longer lasting effectiveness and which – when applied before the onset of freezing conditions – can protect against moderate frost for many hours, making it particularly useful for unmanned locations.

THIRD RAIL DE-ICING Frost and snow can cause major problems to third rail systems, where poor contact between the current collecting device and the rail can lead to damaging electrical arcing and loss of power to the train. At Kilfrost we have succeeded in developing an eco-friendly fluid designed as an anti-icer for electric third rails used in urban rail and mass transit systems. Based on monopropylene glycol, our Kilfrost Rail and Kilfrost Rail Plus fluids show a greatly reduced environmental impact, are waterbased, biodegradable, non-toxic, and actively protect the track and other metal infrastructure from corrosion.

Kilfrost Rail Plus is based on an engineered technology, which allows the fluid to be sprayed easily in place but which then maintains a high viscosity while at rest so it adheres strongly to the rail, points and switches anchoring it in place. Independent assessment of the fluid by engineering consultants ARUP commended its superior performance and the fact it exceeds the specification requirements for safety.

In addition, we have also developed hot de-icing fluids, designed to be used with the Nordic De/anti-icing systems, and which are a highly effective means of de-icing rolling stock.

Based on environmentally-friendly monopropylene glycol, the Kilfrost TDIce range is non-toxic and once heated and sprayed, effectively protects both parts and the track against corrosion.

The time to start de-icing is subjective and most operators have

their own guidelines, but a good estimate is 4˚Celsius (39 0 Fahrenheit) and below. At Kilfrost we always advise that preventative treatment is far better – and far more cost effective – than reactive treatments.

THE IMPORTANCE OF AUDITS With last winter’s severe weather challenging even the most robust operational plans, many in the industry have introduced an audit or increased the scope of their regular ones. As the global leaders in de/anti-icing technology we have been asked by many of our customers to advise on reviews, and we were therefore pleased to assist the UK’s East Coast Main Line (ECML) team when they asked us and Environmental Scientifics Group (‘ESG’, formerly Scientifics Ltd) to support their evaluation back in April. While ECML have previously carried out preseason audits in late September or early October, the extent and longevity of the winter conditions in the 2009/10 season saw them take the decision to move this forward to late spring.

As well as looking at their preparedness, their plans and the volume, storage and use of winter safety chemicals and de/anti-icing materials, the East Coast Main Line team went through every element of their winterisation preparation. The information and decisions that came out of this review have been communicated across the company, to its Maintenance Depots.

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Urban Transport World Australia 2011 Urban Transport World Australia is the key marketplace for transport owners and operators, developers, financiers and investors, and state and local government department leaders ll the players in Australian urban transport will gather in Sydney from 22-24 February to discuss the country’s business models and partnerships for transport operations and infrastructure.

The third annual conference will feature over 60 speakers, including 10 international transport leaders.

The 2011 conference will focus on five major themes: • Strategies and solutions for reducing congestion and creating sustainable cities • Public and private transport – what does the future hold for car, rail, bus and ferry travel in our cities in light of predicted population growth • Operator profitability – ideas for

increasing patronage, improving the customer experience and creating additional revenue streams • Integrated transport planning and urban development – the role of transport infrastructure in creating new housing and employment opportunities • The role of technology in reducing congestion and improving the efficiency of transport networks in urban centres.

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The state of rail systems around the country will come under review with a dedicated Urban Rail conference day involving presentations from London Rail (Transport for London), Queensland

As sustainability is a key theme of the event, participants will be able to learn how to create a plan now that factors in population growth and the need for economic prosperity

SUSTAINABILITY & PROSPERITY As sustainability is a key theme of the event, participants will be able to learn how to create a plan now that factors in population growth and the need for economic prosperity.

Delegates will also gain understanding on how to improve city liveability through better transport strategies.

Delegates will discover: • How to improve city liveability through better transport strategies • How to achieve better coordination and integration between urban planning and transport delivery • How to increase patronage on public transport through technology and innovation

Rail, and ARTC. Alternative rail options will be considered with a look at light rail and high speed rail development.

Roads policies will be addressed in a focused conference day looking at projects, network management and road pricing issues. Garry Liddle, CEO of VicRoads, will headline the line-up of roads planners which also includes Queensland Motorways, ConnectEast, BrisConnections and Westlink Motorway Limited.

Elizabeth Zealand, the person responsible for the introduction of the MyZone ticketing system, is among the presenters on the Smart Transport day, which also includes speakers from USA and Singapore.

She will tell attendees how to increase patronage on public transport through technology and innovation.

If you play a part in shaping transport and city development, you need to attend Urban Transport World Australia 2011. You’ll come away with great new ideas to do better business and on how to improve transport strategies.

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Leading global case studies: Discover innovative transport planning strategies being used in major cities in the UK, US, Europe, New Zealand and Asia.

Making our cities more transportefficient and environmentally friendly: Understand the latest ideas and solutions for reducing congestion and creating sustainable transport cities Create a transport plan that can handle population growth: Learn what the future holds for car, rail, bus and ferry travel in our cities in light of population growth Become a better transport leader: Find out how to fund, build and deliver better transport infrastructure projects Delivering public transport for commercial success: Hear essential strategies for increasing patronage, improving the customer experience, and creating additional revenue streams Deliver better service: Find out what customer service means for transport operators. Share ideas with national and international peers driving successful transport businesses.

Australia’s leading multimodal transport event: Attend the only truly multimodal transport event that brings road, rail, bus and ferry operators, government agencies and suppliers together.

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New concept traffic lights for safety Yuri Kozin, consultant, Russian Federation, introduces a simple new idea that could make a significant contribution to reducing traffic violations and promoting road safety he classic variant of traffic lights – three round, coloured signal lights – has been in existence for almost 100 years. In the meantime, science and practice over recent years has proved that the geometrical forms of objects are just as significant for perception as their colour. Psychologists, designers and teachers often use this phenomenon in their practical work. Visualisation of an object, taking into parallel account its colour and form, is the most efficient method of visual perception.

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COLOUR & FORM The new traffic light design introduced in this article combines both these elements of visual information, i.e. the colour code, and a corresponding geometrical figure. This integration of colour and form facilitates perception, enabling the signals to be assimilated earlier and thus enhancing both reliability and road safety. An added advantage, of course, is that the new lights are more practical for people who are colour blind.

The image shows the design of the new generation traffic lights. They use similar colours, placed in the same hierarchy as conventional lights. In contrast, however, the shape of the red and yellow lights have been modified. The red light is now square, while the space for the yellow light foresees switchable lights in two equal triangles, one pointing towards the red light and one pointing to the green.

BENEFITS The advantage of this proposed technical innovation is that it enables the expressive properties of colour and form to act synchronically. The colour and form are homogenous – supporting and complementing each other. In practice, the degree of visual and psycho-emotional categorisation (identification) increases when a combination of chromatic and geometrical features are signalled.

In other words, a person sees such a signal from a longer distance more easily and identifies it more precisely,

without any “phantom effects”. The new design effectively gives drivers and pedestrians more time for critical decisionmaking in response to traffic light commands.

EXPLAINING THE SHAPES The selection of geometrical forms used in the proposed design can be explained as follows. The square, corresponding to the red stoplight, is a symbol of motionless matter. It represents heaviness and opacity.

The yellow signal uses a triangle, a shape that radiates in all directions and which is associated with thought.

While the square embodies a static state, the circle symbolises permanent motion, and also has a quiet, soft, calming effect.

The green and blue colours of the spectrum correspond to the permanent movement of a circle. According to the artist, Vassily Kandinsky, red corresponds to a rectangle or square, while yellow corresponds to acute angles and triangles.

A very important feature is the changing direction of the yellow triangle. This provides useful additional information by enabling the middle light to indicate in advance to which extreme – red or green – the lights will switch next.

The new traffic light concept provides for both enhanced information and reduced ambiguity in interpretation.

Through their simple but innovative combination of two codes of visual information – colour and form – the new lights enable users to perceive and assimilate signals earlier and more easily. They could, thus, have a significant impact on road safety as well as help to reduce traffic violations.

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Alcohol Interlocks Alcohol Interlocks from ACS measures the breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) of a driver and inhibits the operation of the vehicle if the driver’s BrAC is over the limit leet owners face a variety of risks managing their fleets of buses or trucks within commercial operations. Some of their most critical assets are the vehicle drivers themselves, without whom the fleets would not be able to effectively provide various services, accomplish the transport of individuals or deliver valuable goods.

Increased interest has focused upon drivers’ fitness to drive, and available safety measures that may be employed by fleet owners to protect drivers from circumstances that might impair their driving ability, such as health complications, stress, fatigue, drug use or alcohol consumption. A viable solution for the latter is the wide-spread implementation of alcohol interlocks.

To clarify, it is not to be inferred that commercial drivers are more apt to consume an alcoholic beverage before driving, but instead to emphasise that the policies of a company and the behaviour of vehicle drivers are harmonious in the prevention of drink driving. There are many examples of this proactive approach to a concerted strategy between fleet owners and drivers, particularly in Sweden. Such measures were first undertaken by the Swedish Road Administration in a pilot programme including 300 buses, taxis and trucks; it has since grown to include 40,000 commercial vehicles.

More recently, France introduced a regulation (effective January 1, 2010) in which all new school buses are to be equipped with an alcohol interlock

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device, including full implementation of 60,000 buses by August 31, 2025. This regulation in effect will cover virtually all 120,000 buses of this class. Furthermore, the European Transportation Safety Commission has recommended the adoption of commercial alcohol interlock programmes by all member States.

Why the focus on the commercial interlock programmes? Commercial drivers are greatly trained professionals and commercial vehicles operate in a highly regulated safety environment.

The simple truth is that the incidence of drink driving amongst the general population in Europe is excessive, and that the number of deaths and injuries as a result of drink driving is endemic.

Furthermore, when a commercial vehicle is involved in any sort of collision, the consequences may be catastrophic.

PROACTIVE MEASURE Establishing the requirement of alcohol interlocks within selected commercial vehicles is part of a broader strategy toward universal implementation. The initial appearance of this vision may seem invasive; in reality, this proactive measure is a clear demonstration of fleet management and driver participation in a considerate, responsible and safe strategy.

To support this direction, regulations governing the operation of commercial programmes are fast emerging.

Technical standards for alcohol interlocks are well-established in Europe by CENELEC (EN 50436-2 : 2007) as well as the E certification for electromagnetic compatibility and ADR for dangerous goods transport. In France, UTAC (l’UnionTechnique de l’Automobile, du Motocycle et du Cycle) added to these requirements by drafting a standard for bus regulation. Presently, CENELEC is reviewing EN 50436-1 as a starting point for a thorough evaluation of these technical standards, in response to the growing technical demands upon these products.

Many such requirements come from the vehicle manufacturers themselves, who continue to work

toward long-term function and stability of electromechanical products that may affect the operation of a vehicle.

International reference, technical and programme standards are derived from these European standards, as the introduction of alcohol interlocks within commercial vehicles is much more advanced. It is worth noting that within the experimental (pilot) programmes in Sweden and in France, there were clear examples of alcohol interlock products that did not pass the formal test processes.

REINFORCEMENT The results of these tests were equally clear: frustration of the fleet managers and drivers, added cost to the fleet for replacement of the products, and a redefined level of quality for alcohol interlocks. An added benefit of the deployment of alcohol interlocks in commercial vehicles is the subtle (but constant) reinforcement of this safety practice into private life. Commercial drivers who are convicted of drink driving on their personal time not only lose their license to drive a personal vehicle, but, more importantly, they lose their livelihood as a consequence of the inability to drive commercial vehicles. In turn, this lack of judgement has considerable ramifications for fleet owners, through the loss of valuable employees.

The implementation of standardised alcohol interlocks within commercial vehicles is advancing substantially worldwide, and this potential is recognised by progressive vehicle manufacturers who understand the gravity of providing an important contribution to the safety and welfare of all drivers. Thus, it is realistic to expect that these technical requirements will only become more stringent in the future. As a result, proactive fleet managers would do well to anticipate this direction, and develop initiative programmes with alcohol interlocks that fully comply with these established regulations. Experienced fleet managers know that there is no short cut to safety, but that a sound strategy is paramount to protecting a fleet and its drivers.

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A road network for the future Professor Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC Foundation, discusses possible ways of ensuring the road network of tomorrow meets the needs of commerce and individuals here’s trouble ahead. An already stretched road network is set to reach bursting point in the years to come.

It’s not just me saying so. The predictions of doom are to be found in official figures.

While, as individuals, we have been driving less, as a nation the mileage we do is set to increase significantly.

Why? Because the national population is forecast to expand 16 per cent by 2033 – with growth in areas in such as the East Midlands significantly above this – and traffic growth is predicted to rise by a third by 2025. However, more people is not the only driver of congestion, so is economic recovery.

Against this background of future demand for road space there is little or no sign of any meaningful increase in capacity.

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POLITICAL INTEREST Transport never features particularly high on the political agenda. At the general election earlier this year it barely got a mention. Even when our politicians do raise the matter of how we get people and goods from A to B they tend to concentrate on

users contribute a net 4p per mile.

The much vaunted and little thought out public pronouncements by many that we must expand rail services and build a hugely expensive new norththings like railways and runways, not south high speed line are misguided roads; thus completely ignoring the and have little basis in financial reality. transportation realities in Britain today.

It is also worth noting that through the Here are some more figures that taxes and charges drivers pay, they cover might put what I have just said into the costs of the damage – the so-called perspective. 92 per cent of all passenger externalities – they cause to the country travel takes place on the road and the planet in the forms of network, some of it by bus, greenhouse gas emissions and taxi and motorbike, but the congestion. Interestingly the For the vast majority in private official analysis into high latest transport vehicles. A mere seven speed rail carried out by news, events and per cent of journeys are HS2 – the independent features please visit on the railways and one company created by the www.transport per cent in the air. The government to evaluate business.net message this picture the scheme – concluded gives is clear: for most that the carbon savings of the people, most of associated with the the time, the car is public scheme were negligible transport. Train use is a niche at best, thus destroying one activity and domestic plane travel of the key themes being used is insignificant. And this is even before to sell the scheme to the public, i.e. we mention freight movement. its supposed green credentials.

There is one more thing that needs to be remembered about the railways RAIL EXPANSION – they are elitist, catering for the While we are on the subject of statistics, (relatively) wealthy. The least well let me give you a few others. For off do not travel by train. The rich do every mile travelled the average rail and, despite what commuters might passenger costs the Treasury (and think about the high fares they pay, hence the taxpayer) 21p in the form of receive a handsome subsidy for doing subsidies. For bus passengers the cost to so. It is not surprising that trains are the Chancellor is 6p per mile. Yet road often referred to as opera on wheels.

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You might have read this far and concluded I am anti-rail. This is not the case. I spent a lot of my career working in the railway industry – both surface rail and the London Underground.

But romanticism and fondness for trains is not a substitute for hard facts when it comes to creating a credible transport strategy for the future.

And at the moment that strategy is

important utility we all rely on?

This summer the RAC Foundation published a report outlining how the governance of the road network might be changed for the better.

The options we listed range from the mild to the radical, starting with an enhanced Highways Agency set more arm’s length from government all the way through to a fully privatised road system in the hands of institutions or individual shareholders. The funding mechanisms for operating, maintaining and enhancing our roads include direct Whitehall grants, shadow tolling or direct user-charging – Pay as You Go motoring. Depending on the corporate status of the governing body it might also be able to borrow on the money markets, though the parlous financial state of Network Rail shows the perils of building up too much debt.

ROAD CHARGES The Foundation believes there is a strong possibility the ultimate solution must involve drivers being charged a fee dependent on how far they drive and when they do it. The charges might also vary in relation to the green credentials

Whilst people are quick to campaign for better schools and health care, motorists do not tend to make a fuss. Now that might be because they accept congestion as “just one of those things”. But if we do not want to see worsening journey times and increased frustration then something needs to be done absent, at least when it comes to the nation’s highways and byways. Earlier this year there was due to have been a national policy statement on surface transport. It never happened and there is no immediate sign that it will. What sort of message does that send out to the population about the importance placed on roads by politicians?

LEARING THE LESSON Given this policy vacuum, what does the RAC Foundation regard as possible ways of ensuring the road network of tomorrow meets the needs of commerce and individuals?

We might actually learn some lessons from the way the rail industry is run.

It has an independent regulator; there are five-year plans that detail the funds which will be available and what is expected to be done with the money; and there is a consumer watchdog to protect the interests of passengers.

Similar systems are in place for other essential services such as the water, power and telecoms industries. So why not the same for roads? Aren’t the M1, A14 et al part of an equally

of the vehicles. But to be clear, the Foundation sees Pay as You Go replacing the current fuel duty and VED taxation structure, not being lumped on top of it, and a large slice of the takings must be ring-fenced for road investment.

But why bother with charging at all? Most importantly, in the absence of supply side measures such as huge road building projects – something the RAC Foundation has never advocated, and the political and financial climates do not allow for – it would help limit the demand for finite road space, easing congestion (or at least stopping it get any worse).

This is controversial stuff, as the 2007 1.9 million signature petition on the Downing Street website against road pricing indicated. But there is reason to think it could work either across all roads or just the network of motorways and major A roads.

Public opinion is, however, not as rabidly against Pay as You Go as some commentators might have you believe. An Ipsos MORI survey for the Foundation revealed that just 18 per cent of people supported the basic principle of Pay as You Go on a limited

basis. However, once they understood Pay as You Go was a new system of charging rather than an additional one, support mushroomed to 46 per cent with just 34 per cent opposed.

It is true negativity was much greater at the prospect of charging on all roads, but the poll does give reason to believe that if people are informed about the benefits their instinctive, knee-jerk negativity can be overcome.

It is a shame the same cannot be said about most politicians. The previous Labour administration did have Pay as You Go driving as policy, but it didn’t survive the Number 10 petition.

The Tories are dead against it, which leaves only the Lib Dems as advocates of the idea, though unsurprisingly they did not make acceptance of road charging a pre-condition of their coalition deal with the Tories.

As I have said, at the far end of the spectrum of ideas about roads governance sits full privatisation. This is a dirty word to many, but it does offer several potential advantages, the most important of which – at least to the Treasury – is the huge sale value that would be raised. The Highways Agency officially values the roads under its control at £87 billion. The eventual price tag even for this relatively small part of the road network could be well in excess of this. With the government currently struggling with a large annual deficit and a spiralling national debt, a windfall of tens, if not hundreds, of billions of pounds is mouth-wateringly tempting.

A WELL FUNDED SYSTEM Of course the role of the RAC Foundation is not to find ways to keep the Chancellor happy, but rather to argue for an efficient, well-funded and reasonably priced transport system, and to put forward suggestions as to how that might be achieved. It might be that much of what I have outlined is not acceptable in the court of public opinion and there is not the political will or backbone to introduce meaningful, wholesale change.

Historically – the fuel protest and the Downing Street petition apart – Britain’s 34 million drivers are the silent majority.

Whilst people are quick to campaign for better schools and healthcare, and against hospital closures and cuts in public services, motorists do not tend to make a fuss. Now that might be because they accept congestion as “just one of those things”. If so, then so be it. But if we do not want to see worsening journey times, increased frustration and more costs lumped on businesses large and small, then something needs to be done. And at the moment nothing is.

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Efforts have been ongoing for a number of years on a European level to develop, support and deploy Europeanwide Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and Services. Established in early 2003 by the European Commission in close cooperation with the industry, industrial associations and public sector stakeholders, the eSafety Forum is a joint platform involving all road safety stakeholders.

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SAFETY PLATFORM The focus of the eSafety Forum – a platform which worked at its origins only towards safe mobility – responded to the challenges of the political environment and took up further priorities, now supporting and promoting ICT for safe, smart and clean road mobility. The Forum vision is to

In 2008, more than 1.2 million accidents on Europe’s roads caused around 39,000 deaths and more than 1.7 million injuries

achieve safe, smart and clean mobility with zero accidents, zero delays, no negative impact on the environment, as well as connected and informed citizens, where products and services are affordable and seamless, privacy is respected and security is provided.

To work towards this vision, the Forum provides a platform for all ITS stakeholders in Europe to discuss, define, coordinate and support activities to further innovation, research, development, deployment and use of ICT based transport systems and services. Working Groups and Task Forces are created as soon as new working challenges are identified, while the strategic focus falls on roadmaps, the overall development/ deployment processes and on covering requirements for all stakeholders along the whole value chain.

As working issues, the actual focus of the eSafety Forum in the following period falls on the availability of accurate road and traffic data, the technical, financial, organisational and legal framework (standardisation, certification, liability, privacy, security, HMI) for cooperative systems, and for assisted/partly automated driving, ITS related personalised mobility services and all other ITS tools and methods for safe smart and clean mobility (including

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One well known major Europeanwide initiative is eCall (in-vehicle emergency call). The use of eCall to deploy emergency assistance will save lives and reduce the social burden of road accidents by improving the notification of such accidents, speeding up the emergency service response and lowering the subsequent effects on fatalities, severity of injuries and traffic flows. eCall is an emergency call either generated manually by vehicle occupants or automatically via activation of invehicle sensors when an accident occurs.

When activated, the in-vehicle eCall system establishes a 112 (Europe-wide emergency number) voice connection directly with the relevant Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). At the same time, key information about the accident such as time, location and vehicle description is sent to the PSAP operator receiving the voice call. eCall illustrates the challenges and difficulties in achieving European-wide safety systems implementation. For the system to be useful it should be available throughout the European Union and other European countries, but this brings its own problems of cost/ benefit, legislation and liability – not to mention the time necessary to develop commonly agreed European Standards.

According to the eCall Impact Assessment Study, finalised in June 2009, there will be benefits varying from 1 per cent to 8 per cent in terms of lives saved, depending on the Member State and areas.

SUPPORT The eCall public consultation, considering the cost-benefit analysis and socio-economic costs of eCall, was conducted in August/September 2010 and brought very positive results for eCall. 308 individuals, 128 organisations and 14 public authorities participated in the study. 79,3 per cent answered that they are aware of eCall, 90 per cent found eCall useful, 85 per cent would like to have their vehicles equipped with eCall system and 68 per cent consider that eCall should not be optional, but mandatory in all vehicles.

67 per cent of the participants confirmed that they would be willing to pay up to €150 for eCall to be installed in their cars, while 31 per cent would be willing to pay up to €300. Moreover, 75 per cent of the participants in the study responded that if the price of all new vehicles goes up by €200 because it includes the eCall system, this would not affect their choice when buying a new vehicle.

In this context, the eSafety Forum contributes to the implementation process of the Pan-European eCall system, by supporting the European

eCall Implementation Platform (EeIP).

The Platform is co-chaired by ERTICO ITS Europe and one EU Member State (changing every year) – this year’s MS chair is the Czech Republic. The Platform meets twice per year and its activities are organised around a number of Task Forces that cover major issues related to the implementation of the service around Europe. eCall was identified as a “priority action” in the ITS Directive, approved in July 2010 by the European Parliament, and could be the object of a mandatory implementation across Europe.

Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport, said: “This Directive is an important instrument for the coordinated implementation of ITS in Europe. We will make a huge step towards the deployment and use of interoperable and seamless ITS services while leaving Member States the freedom to decide which systems to invest in. Today’s approval will foster a more efficient, safer and more sustainable, integrated and competitive mobility in Europe.” eSAFETY OBSERVERS NETWORK Another eSafety Forum focus is represented by the eSafety Observers Network activities, a panel of representatives selected from the EU Member States and ITS National Associations who report to the EC about their national eSafety activities.

The Observers are actively involved in national industry, policy, or R&D activities and are acknowledged experts in their domain or sector. The liaison and coordination between the eSafety Observers community and National ITS Associations is meant to ensure better synchronisation between the Intelligent Car and eSafety Forum priorities at European and national levels, to support the work of the national eSafety initiatives within Member States and to support EU eSafety initiatives.

The first meeting of the eSafety Observers Network took place in Timisoara, Romania in October, when the Observers agreed on Terms of References, which will guide their work in the following years of activity. eSAFETY AWARDS The eSafety Forum organises the annual eSafety Awards – rewarding excellence in deployment of eSafety systems – to highlight the successes of the most outstanding, ambitious and innovative eSafety deployments and to reward those people and organisations most worthy of recognition and praise.

This year’s ceremony took place in the context of the eSafety Forum Plenary meeting, in October and the Awards were handed out by the deputy director general of the

EUROPEAN eCALL IMPLEMENTATION PLATFORM (EEIP) The European eCall Implementation Platform (EeIP) is the coordination body bringing together representatives of the relevant stakeholders associations and of the National Platforms supporting the implementation of a panEuropean in-vehicle emergency call in Europe. It aims to guide, coordinate and monitor the progress of the implementation of the eCall service across Europe to ensure a timely, effective and harmonised deployment of the eCall service in Europe.

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2010 winners are: • Industry/Technology Award – Theo Kamalski, Tom Tom • Policy Award – Harri Pursiainen, Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communication • Lifetime achievement Award – Wolfgang Reinhardt, ACEA The eSafety Forum Plenary meetings take place a minimum of once a year in Brussels and gather up to 100 Forum members. This year’s meeting agenda covered in the first day reporting of the eSafety Forum Activities Working Groups and Task Forces activities and three main thematic sessions on the second day (research and innovation, deployment and the future challenges for eSafety Forum in the currently changing political environment). The new list of eSafety Recommendations was also presented for approval to the eSafety Forum members during the event.

All the eSafety Forum activities are regularly monitored, supported and disseminated by the iCar Support. Coordinated by ERTICO – ITS Europe and counting on the participation of European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Q-Free, DEKRA, YGOMI and VTT, iCar Support is a three year European Support Action funded under the Seventh Framework Programme.

FOR MORE INFORMATION To keep up to date with the latest development in European “smart” (safe, clean and efficient) road safety technology, policies and legislation, visit the project’s website at www.icarsupport.eu To know more about the activities of the EeIP platform you can visit www.icarsupport.eu/ecall/europeanecall-implementation-platform-eeip

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The construction started in 1988 and in 1997 the connection was first opened for railway traffic. A year later the fixed link was completely finished and opened for road traffic as well. State-owned company A/S Storebælt was tasked to keep the link operational at all times, all year around and in such condition that it could be used for more than a 100 years.

The fixed link consists of a 6.8km suspension bridge (East Bridge), a 6.6km box girder bridge (West Bridge) and a railway tunnel. All together, the link is 18km long. A state-owned structure of this massive scale calls for extreme commitments when it comes to safety. Alongside the bridge are numerous CCTV cameras and seven weather stations that constantly report changes in wind and weather and emergency phones can be found in both directions along the motorway at least every 600 metres.

Since the bridge has been in use for more than 10 years, an upgrade to the safety systems was required. The old backbone network had a transmission capacity of 2 Mbit/s, and while this system provided sufficient bandwidth, it could no longer be serviced. A new 2 x 1 Gbit/s fibre backbone network was installed to provide for all the data transmission from the weather stations and CCTV, and a new emergency phone system using IP telephony technology was installed.

The old emergency telephone system was insufficient in several ways.

First of all the cabinet that held the telephone receiver was not robust enough for the harsh climate out on the bridge. Exposed to all kinds of weather all year around for ten years, the aluminium cabinets were severely corroded, making the phone unusable.

Another problem with the old system was that all calls were connected directly to the police alarm centre in the nearby town of Slagelse, regardless of the help needed. 9 out of 10 calls are made because of people running out of fuel, and not real accidents.

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The new IP emergency phone system connects all calls to the A/S Storebælt control centre, so that fuel breakdowns can be taken care of by their own staff, and emergency calls that are made because of an accident can easily be forwarded to the police alarm centre.

Another improvement is that the new system can forward the exact location from where the calls are made, something that was impossible with the old system. This leads to a much faster rescue process and a higher level of security.

After a long project period of evaluating several solutions, A/S Storebælt started replacement of the old system in the fall of 2009 and finished the project in December the same year.

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weather-resistant aluminium alloy were installed, and to provide for the data communication between the telephone and the fibre backbone, A/S Storebælt chose the robust Westermo Wolverine Ethernet Extender. The Wolverine utilises SHDSL technology over many types of twisted pair cables, and can provide data rates of up to 15.3 Mbit/s. Another great benefit that comes with the Wolverine is that existing cabling can be used, thus making great savings on installation.

In this case, the cables from the old telephone system could be used to carry the data for the IP telephone system, resulting in huge financial savings.

31 Wolverine units have been installed along the full length of the bridges, and each device connects to two telephones at one end, and to the backbone network at the other.

Besides that the Wolverine was the perfect fit, the decision to go with a Westermo unit was based on positive results in previous projects, and that the products are considered robust, easy to use and problem-free.

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Future proofing the world’s transportation systems Professor Christoph Stiller, vice president of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, examines solutions for meeting the challenges of increased traffic demands ast weekend I got stuck in one of those traffic jams that we have all come to know and dread, and as I sat stationary in my car for what seemed like hours I witnessed my mood moving from impatience to weary resignation.

With the traffic situation looking likely to get worse and worse in years to come, maybe I should just get used to the queues? After all, how can our transportation systems be expected to cope under the daily stress we put them under?

You only have to have picked up a paper recently to have noticed that the state of the global road network has been cause for much concern.

Perhaps the most high-profile example of the strain suffered by a transport infrastructure of late is the recent traffic jam in China, which saw more than 10,000 vehicles stuck end to end on the motorway between Beijing and Tibet.

The cause of this colossal blockage, which took an extraordinary nine days to clear, is largely attributed to road works that had been put in place to repair damage caused by a huge increase

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in cargo lorries using the route.

This shows the circular nature of the problems caused by heaping pressure on an existing transport route. Beijing residents no doubt enjoyed Car-Free Day on 22 September, an occasion observed by over 110 cities around China.

URBAN TREND Serious traffic problems affect many areas worldwide, although the problem is undoubtedly more pronounced in urban areas, where pressure on the available space and resources is intensified. Recently, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs stated: “The urban areas of the world are expected to absorb all the population growth predicted over the next four decades while at the same time drawing in some of the rural population.”

This trend towards urbanisation can clearly be seen in the vast increase of cities that host more than 10 million inhabitants.

For those that live in a small town like me, it’s hard to imagine such a

vast number of people in one place.

Nevertheless, predictions for an urban population explosion are not just restricted to developing regions. In 2050, 85 per cent of all Europeans and 90 per cent of all Americans are predicted to be living in cities.

Such inflated figures would place an even bigger burden on our already strained transport systems. We are well aware of the need to cut CO2 emissions and non-sustainable energy consumption, however, we also face challenges which have not been previously addressed, such as how to reduce space consumption by vehicles for parking and driving, or how to manage traffic flow in megacities.

IN-CAR SOLUTIONS One solution for optimising available space in congested urban centres has been the development of in-car technology, which enables drivers to park accurately in small spaces. For example, electronic sensing units may be integrated into the rear and front bumpers to allow the driver to evaluate the exact size of the parking space.

This new generation parking system is achieved by an advanced and complex geometric computation, and is even capable of controlling the

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RETHINKING MOBILITY More than 120 years after the invention of the automobile, we are in desperate need of a radical rethink of our mobility concepts. The problem is one that faces us all, not just those in the car manufacturing business. We all need to change our attitudes and habits towards mobility and transport.

Throughout the world there are various initiatives dedicated to finding solutions for future mobility, although these are mainly on a regional or national scale.

However, one organisation which is taking a slightly different approach is the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, which gathers volunteer engineers and interdisciplinary experts from all over the world to conduct joint research and find solutions on an international level. The Society deals with theoretical, experimental and operational aspects of electrical and electronics engineering and information technologies for application to intelligent transport systems, defined as those systems utilising synergistic technologies and systems engineering concepts to develop and improve transportation systems of all kinds.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES Thanks to all the ongoing research, there are numerous potential solutions for intelligent transportation systems within reach. Most of the current research is conducted into electric vehicles. Just a few years ago, these cars might have seemed like the stuff of fantasy, but there are a number of high-profile car manufacturers, including Nissan, Daimler, BMW and Toyota, that have invested a great deal of time and research into electric or hybrid vehicles, some of which have been heralded as the early pioneers of zero emission motoring.

Electric vehicles do represent a long

term solution but they also necessitate finding a separate solution for supplying all the electricity required. After all, this technology will only make sense as a viable solution when electric power can be produced in a CO2 neutral way.

Otherwise, modern diesel engines emit less CO2 per kilometre than an electric vehicle whose power is generated by today’s mixture of fossil, nuclear, and regenerative power plants.

FUEL SAVINGS In the short and midterm, enhancements to public transportation and driver assistance systems that help individual traffic avoid sharp acceleration/ deceleration and idling offer the most effective solutions. The latter employ new technologies such as radar, laser, and video traffic sensing to perceive the vehicles’ environment and wireless vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-toinfrastructure communications to understand the current traffic situation.

Based on this information, speed recommendations help drivers to harmonise their driving with both the traffic light cycles and the traffic situation, thus yielding fuel and CO2 savings of up to 14 per cent.

Additional savings can be reached through cooperative adjustment of traffic light cycles with the actual traffic flow. Up to 25 per cent of fuel and the vast majority of traffic space can be saved through tight convoy driving of vehicles on highways.

Clearly, in such a situation, vehicles need to be able to react to the possible deceleration of the vehicle in front within a couple of milliseconds, which is only possible with communication links and automatic driving.

COGNITIVE VEHICLES Vehicles equipped with this sort of technology are known as Cognitive Vehicles. Add another layer of intuition to these machines and you have fully automated vehicles.

Google has received a great deal of media attention recently as the New York Times broke the story of a secret Google testing operation to develop a self-driving car that could navigate through highway traffic and street conditions based on code developed by engineers. Numerous academic and industrial research institutions pursue similar projects.

Regular meetings and conferences of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society show the tremendous work in progress. Nevertheless, substantial fundamental research is still needed in this field. It is likely to be about two more decades before autonomous vehicles are readily available to the general public. However, the fact that the major technology exists

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Christoph Stiller is a professor at KIT – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Karlsruhe, Germany.

He is also vice president of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, the international non-profit association of engineers working on transportation technologies.

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steering during parking, while the driver regulates the speed. Despite these advances, still more technology is required to combat excessive consumption of both physical space and increasingly scarce fuel resources.

Whilst this is clearly a step in the right direction, unfortunately it does not matter how much space you save when people continue to own more than one vehicle per household.

Despite an increasing awareness of the environmental and financial costs of running more than one car, government transport statistics reveal a trend towards multi-car households.

Equally, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics, the number of cars on British roads with an engine size of more than two litres has doubled from around two million in 1999 to four million today.

for this idea and that some components are even successfully tested today shows the incredible advances that are being made in the field of intelligent transport.

Other future solutions include automated cooperative driving functions that will further reduce acceleration/ deceleration and consume less traffic space for driving, and eco-routing, which considers fuel consumption and emissions during navigation.

To foster international research collaboration, the Grand Cooperative Driving Challenge (GCDC) has been launched. In this scientific competition leading international teams will compete for the best cooperative driving strategies and demonstrate technical feasibility and benefits.

It is an exciting time to be involved in intelligent transportation research and in an industry which is evolving every day – as you read this article an electric powered autonomous vehicle is on a three month trip from Italy to the Expo 2010 in China.

So imagine a city where radio traffic reports say: “Everything is clear and there are no hold-ups.” Where getting from one location to another can be done in the minimum possible time and where centres even function without any traffic lights. The reality of this might be closer than you think!

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Facing up to the transport challenge Jon Lindberg, Intellect Transport Programme manager, writes about the role of ICT in transport and the effect the spending review will have on the industry now and in the future hile major spending cuts stole the headlines after the comprehensive spending review was announced, it was heartening to see transport acknowledged as “vital” in support of the national economic recovery. The Secretary of State believes that in the “last few years, Britain has suffered a near-catastrophic breakdown in sustainability” of its transport system and has earmarked £30 billion for capital investment in transport over four years.

How can this investment be used to best effect to tackle the problems of a system that’s over-crowded, too expensive and too strained to meet not only today’s needs but also those of tomorrow and beyond?

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RECOGNISING THE POTENTIAL There are no panaceas to the problems our transport system is facing, that much at least is clear: too many factors play a part in making transport sustainable in every sense of the word. But there is an area that is too often overlooked.

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have the potential to dramatically improve the efficiency of all parts of the transport system.

ICT is already an integral part of the transport system and delivers many benefits but harnessing its true potential will be essential if we are to create a world-leading transport system that drives the economic efficiency of UK plc and contributes significantly to the green agenda.

A recent study by academics at the London School of Economics in partnership with the think tank, the Information Technology and Innovation Fund (ITIF), found that an intelligent approach to ICT in transport would not only deliver increased driver safety, improved operational performance, enhanced mobility and reduced congestion, but also boost productivity and expand economic growth. For example, where deployed: • adaptive traffic signal control has resulted in decreasing delays by 20 per cent and vehicle emissions by 5 per cent • ramp metering has contributed to an approximately 10 per cent reduction in journey time • active traffic management, including measures such as hard shoulder running, has contributed around a

10 per cent reduction in emissions.

The Department for Transport’s recent spending review settlement identified the management of assets as an area where improvements need to be made; the ICT industry has a solution for that. The Highways Agency’s Managed Motorways programme is an excellent example of where technology is deployed not only to extend the life of physical assets, but also to get more throughput at lower costs than road building or widening.

Similarly, traffic control systems keep traffic moving and provide vital feedback on the performance of the road network.

By joining all these systems up with other sources of data, relevant authorities can make more informed decisions to manage congestion, and lower their running costs and costs to UK plc.

Taking advantage of the immediate availability of accurate traffic information, the integration of satellite, communications and software technologies will allow for better planning to minimise bottle necks by diverting traffic to reduce congestion.

Furthermore, new cloud computing and mobile communications technologies can introduce even greater efficiencies in the back office through on-demand IT services and shared services; and by introducing more customer oriented channels of communication using smart phones and other mobile devices.

Existing initiatives and technologies such as smart ticketing and journey planning improve transport accessibility and the experience of travelling.

But these solutions need to go further to enhance the performance of the transport network.

EXPLOITING ICT Many transport authorities and operators face the same tough times as the Department for Transport, which needs to “reduce administrative costs by one third, saving over £100 million a year by 2014-15”. Efficiency savings need to be found, processes need to be streamlined and transformed, and sweating assets longer is a must. Capital and resource spending will be carefully scrutinised moving forward; ICT will not be exempt from this scrutiny.

A review of ICT in transport should therefore be carried out with the aim of maximising benefits through the

sweating and sharing of assets as well as promoting interoperability across the sector and scaling systems.

At Intellect, the trade association for the technology industry in the UK, we have identified a number of recommendations that government and operators should consider for improving the use of ICT to drive savings and improve service delivery. These recommendations, aimed at government, transport authorities and operators cover both better and wider use of ICT in transport and better approaches to investment where it is most needed.

Get more out of what you’ve got: 1. Enable access to transport data in real time to third party developers who can deliver personalised, customer-oriented services to citizens quickly and cheaply.

Curtail spending on presentation of information and focus on making standardised information available.

2. Rationalise existing ICT assets to remove duplication and share across organisations where applicable.

3. Encourage sweating and reuse where possible and make sure future procurements can facilitate reuse, sharing and change management.

Streamline the way you do business to cut costs: 4. Incentivise a move towards interoperable ICT systems to facilitate the standardisation and sharing of information, taking advantage of thinking and developments in the wider government approach to ICT. 5. Use ICT to create efficiencies and savings in wider operations in transport, for example, resource management to extend the life and use of physical assets; and business change programmes to automate processes.

Take advantage of the industry’s expertise: 6. Promote early engagement with industry on strategy, projects and business cases to realise the full ICT potential in transport to ensure continued improvement of the transport system.

7. Engage more closely with industry to improve approaches to project evaluation and procurement.

8. Take advantage of both the domestic and international expertise in the industry and the solutions being deployed and tested elsewhere across the world.

Jon Lindberg is the Intellect Transport Programme manager. Intellect’s Transport Group informs stakeholders of the contributions that technology can make to transport systems/services, offers a forum for members to learn about and discuss developments in the sector, and seeks to optimise the trading environment.

Intellect is the UK Trade body for the IT, telecoms and electronics industries representing over 750 organisations from SMEs to multinationals.

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Protecting the value of transport In the aftermath of the spending review, Liam Northfield of the Freight Transport Association asks if transport has become the political tool of choice to fix the economy he logistics sector – not to mention the hundreds of thousands of businesses that rely on it – could breath out again when the UK’s Chancellor announced on 20 October that a number of key transport projects would be spared the axe. But let’s put this “win” into context.

Before the comprehensive spending review was announced, it was clear to the industry that for government to make the right decisions it would need to appreciate the transport network’s role in connecting people to jobs and products to markets. As you would expect from the leading multi-modal transport trade body, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) was determined to urge policy makers to employ the joined-up thinking needed to do this.

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made by curtailing investment must be weighed against the longer term costs of increased congestion and unreliability in the supply chain – a matter made more pressing by expected rises in traffic levels.

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This was a crucial point. The existing transport infrastructure is already under considerable strain from the increased travel demands of individuals and the exacting requirements of many supply chains. Even during the height of the recession, when traffic levels dropped, businesses were still experiencing only marginal improvements in the frequency and extent of delays. This is why FTA commissioned MDS Transmodal, an independent strategic freight consultancy, to help establish those hot

EDDINGTON TRANSPORT STUDY A prevailing theme of FTA’s detailed CSR submission was its support for the Eddington Transport Study, itself a pre-eminent report that reinforces the inescapable conclusion that the transport network is inextricably linked to sustained productivity and competitiveness. Indeed, the study found that by 2025 congestion could cost freight and other road users in England alone £25 billion more per year than it did in 2003. If ever there was a case for “well-judged capital spending”, surely this was it. government that transport is being given the respect it deserves as a driver for growth, and the publication of the first definitive National Infrastructure Plan, there have been some real results too. It would seem that our calls did not fall on deaf ears. Indeed, of the nine motorway and trunk road schemes that the Department for Transport has spared from the axe, six were identified by FTA as key priorities essential to the UK’s economic future and, as a consequence,

TRADE GATEWAYS A key theme of FTA’s detailed CSR submission and in its conversations with ministers, including a face-to-face with Transport Minister Mike Penning the day before the CSR, was to underline the value of our international air and sea hubs, which function as the gateways for international trade, and to explain the benefits of allowing them to integrate seamlessly with our inland road and rail links. Furthermore, FTA argued, government must be in no doubt that, quite apart from making our collective carbon reduction targets harder to attain, the corollary of severe cuts would be a slower economic recovery at best and, at worst, irreparable damage to the UK’s ability to compete on an international level.

Such “big picture thinking” meant that blinkers were not an option for a coalition government with one eye on retrenchment and one eye on fostering growth. Further, due to the lengthy lead times associated with transport schemes, a long-term strategy was essential.

LONG-TERM INVESTMENT There was, however, a concern that a cash-strapped coalition could take its axe to the perennial political whipping boy that has traditionally been the mantle of the transport sector. With the fate of key road and rail projects hanging in the balance, FTA reminded policy makers that any short-term savings to be

Before the comprehensive spending review was announced, it was clear to the industry that for government to make the right decisions it would need to appreciate the transport network’s role in connecting people to jobs and products to markets spots on the transport network where the strain has been most noticeable, and where investment is most justified.

REAL RESULTS In the run up to the spending review announcement, FTA remained cautiously optimistic that transport’s fate was far from sealed. Indeed, before Osborne stepped up to the Dispatch Box, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond had already voiced his support for “well-judged capital spending” and the pre-election manifestos of both Tories and Lib Dems seemed to value the importance of rail while not ruling out mechanisms by which to encourage private investment in our roads infrastructure. Further hopes, and indeed eyebrows, were raised when Norman Baker revealed at FTA’s fringe event at the Lib Dem conference in September that the transport sector was “certainly not going to hate everything” the government was going to reveal over the coming months. How right he was.

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of great import to FTA’s own membership and the logistics sector in general.

In regular meetings with ministers preceding these announcements, including a meeting with Mike Penning the day before the CSR, FTA was confident that the case for infrastructure investment was too compelling for government to ignore. Quite simply, a fit-for-purpose transport network is not an optional extra for any country with economic growth on its wish list, it is an outright necessity. So, when the green light was given to road and transport projects, including upgrades to the M1, M6 and M25, industry could be forgiven for breathing a collective sigh of relief – especially in a political landscape characterised by austerity and cuts in other departments.

While we didn’t get everything we asked for – at the time of writing we have still to discover the fate that awaits the critically important Strategic Freight Network for rail – at least transport, and more significantly freight transport has been put on the political pedestal.

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On the road to lower fuel bills With rising fuel bills, a fuel management programme can help transport managers keep these in check, while also reducing harmful greenhouse emissions into the environment uel bills rarely make enjoyable reading and preventing these from going through the roof is a priority for transport managers. In many road transport businesses fuel accounts for around 30 per cent of operating costs, making fuel savings an important factor in running such an operation.

A fuel management programme (FMP) will help you monitor and manage all the fuel you use, from when it’s purchased through to when it’s used, at all times.

When embarking upon a FMP you should assess where you are and pinpoint the kind of savings you would like to achieve.

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EMPLOYEES The driver of a vehicle is the most influential factor of its fuel consumption. Training, motivation and participation in the FMP affect all drivers, and understanding and influencing their day-to-day tasks is important for a FMP to succeed.

Appointing a fuel champion will help you manage performance as these can make sure the FMP is widely accepted by other drivers. The fuel champion will develop a plan to implement the programme properly, and will never lose sight of the objectives.

This person is responsible for

figures and data being produced, and communicating this to those involved.

League tables can be used not only to monitor divers but also to engage them and encourage them to perform better.

You can rank by vehicle and/or groups of drivers, or by depot, but use the tables with caution recognising for example that some routes are more difficult than others, and some vehicles less efficient.

Driver training should include efficient and economical driving.

Vehicle specification, age, condition, operational details, and equipment and products used must all be taken into account when looking at a FMP. An appropriate vehicle must be selected for the job to be done efficiently. You should know what the vehicle is being used for and where it’s going. Then you need to look at what vehicles are available and what their characteristics are.

Some mechanical factors can have a great impact on fuel efficiency, such as brakes, turbochargers, fuel injection systems, tyres and axle alignment. For instance, you should be aware when brakes are binding as this can cause a reduction in fuel efficiency. Also, making sure the correct tyre pressure is maintained will help with fuel consumption. 20 per cent under-inflation causes 10

per cent increase in rolling resistance, which in turn leads to an average 2 per cent deterioration in fuel efficiency.

LOAD & ROUTE A vehicle’s load obviously affects fuel performance. Total weight can change during a journey as deliveries are made, and strategic load decisions, such as backloading, can be used to improve efficiency.

Taking a slow route through hills will have a negative effect of fuel consumption, so too will a busy urban environment as there is a lot of stopping and starting with the vehicle losing momentum. Congested roads will also add to fuel consumption.

Traffic information systems can plan routes in real time, provide advice based on predictive, historical, live and incident traffic information. Free systems are available via radio, TV and the internet, however, fee based services are provided directly to the driver’s GPS based mobile communication device. A benefit of these systems is that you can avoid congested areas, which in turn will impact on the amount of fuel used.

So called black box technology involves a computer system connected to one or more electrical inputs, such as tachographs, rev counters or fuel meters. These boxes can provide a great deal of information, such as idling, over-revving and speeding.

They can also evaluate the impact of fuel saving initiatives, just make sure drivers are trained on how to use these systems.

If you are considering implementing a FMP please make sure it is tailored for your organisation and to its needs, there is plenty of advice available. A fuel management programme can help you lower costs as well as lowering emissions – both important factors in today’s business operations.

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Traffex marks its 25th anniversary The leading international trade exhibition for traffic management, road safety and highway maintenance professionals, will take place in Hall 4 at the NEC Birmingham, 29-31 March 2011

Passive Safety Europe will be holding a competition to test visitors’ knowledge in this area. This show feature will also help raise awareness of passively safe products’ impact on reducing road casualties. Experts will be on hand to give advice, making it a mustattend feature for anyone involved in road safety and traffic infrastructure who are looking to improve their knowledge of passive safety.

The Ultrascape Challenge is also returning to Traffex 2011. Ultrascape is one of Instarmac’s most successful products and will be taking centre stage at next year’s event. The product will be presented in a live competition where leading contractors will be laying a mini street in a set time. Barry Hunt from the Stone Federation will be judging the quality and speed of the contractors’ work, with points awarded for the overall finish of the street, along with their workmanship.

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raffex will once again run alongside Parkex, Europe’s largest dedicated parking exhibition, and Street Design, the leading event for urban design in the public realm. The three shows will offer visitors an opportunity to meet over 400 UK and international exhibitors from the transport, parking and street design industries showcasing their latest products and services on the 24,000sq m exhibition floor space.

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EXHIBITORS Traffex exhibitors include: 3M UK Plc, Applied Traffic, Buchanan Computing, Hill & Smith Ltd, Instarmac, Kapsch TrafficCom Ltd, LUMIX, PIPS Technology Ltd, RedSpeed International, Siemens, Truvelo (UK) Ltd, Wireless CCTV and many more.

Matthew Vincent, deputy sales & marketing director, Siemens Mobility, Traffic Solutions, who are also Traffex events partners, comments: “Once again, we’re delighted to be an event partner for Traffex as it is undoubtedly the key traffic exhibition in the UK for Siemens, our customers and everyone involved in the transport industry.”

Daily, free-of-charge seminars will be run by leading industry experts such as ITS (UK), the Department for Transport, the Highways Agency, and the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation. These will be held in the Traffex Theatre, which will provide visitors

with a wide range of topical briefings across the areas of traffic infrastructure, ITS, passive safety, road safety, highway maintenance, and signage.

Professor Eric Sampson CBE, ITS (UK)’s Ambassador comments: “Transport professionals have always been noted for their skill at finding clever solutions to problems in order to deliver faster construction, an innovative system design, a more cost-effective contract, or elegant but robust engineering.

In the current economic climate the increasing demand for more for less is stretching teams in all areas and ideas are being sought from every quarter.

“That’s why it’s essential to visit Traffex. You’ll hear the latest thinking, see the latest products, discuss problems with fellow experts, learn how someone elsewhere has approached the problem currently on your plate – and all under one roof. Local authority transport specialists and particularly councillors have a special invitation to visit ITS (UK)’s stand to learn what intelligent transport systems can now do efficiently and effectively and are already delivering across the country.”

Bill Butler, Traffex 2011 event director, comments: “This significant milestone of the 25th edition of Traffex is an indication of the event’s popularity.

Building on the success of our 2009 event, we will continue to offer informative content and features, all developed thanks to visitors’ feedback and high profile content partners, establishing Traffex, Parkex and Street Design as the UK’s leading event for transport, parking and external street design.”

The 25th Anniversary Traffex Awards will also take place to celebrate the significant milestones that have changed the face of traffic management over the last 25 years. Industry professionals can nominate key people, products, events, projects and technologies which they feel have made a significant contribution to the industry. Award categories include Innovation, Road Safety, Public Transport, ITS, Most Innovative Company and Most Significant contribution by a single individual.

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www.streetwiseservices.com Scotland (head office) E: scotland@streetwiseservices.com T: 01236 767 733 F: 01236 767 755

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TRANSPORT BUSINESS PRODUCT FINDER

www.transportbusiness.net 3D VISUAL INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS

AUTOMOTIVE CLEANING SOLUTIONS

BUSINESS CAR LEASING

GKL Leasing FORUM8 Address: 344-354 Gray’s Inn Road London WC1X 8BP Tel: 020 71642028 Fax: 020 71642001 E-mail: office@forum8.com Web: www.forum8.com FORUM 8 – Japanese 3D Visual Interactive Simulation specialists. UC-win/road builds and manipulates 3D space. Roads, bridges, tunnels produced automatically. Import and edit CAD data, build and texture models, view design alternatives, visualise and edit intelligent traffic and pedestrian flow. On-board driving simulation. Plug-ins link to 3rd party software such as CarSim, Legion, Paramics, Vissim Civil3D, InRoads etc.

ADBLUE SOLUTIONS

Istobal Commercial Services Address: Mitton Mill Industrial Estate Mill Road, Stourport On Severn, Worcestershire DY13 9BL Tel: 01299 826967 Fax: 01299 828442 E-mail: tbyrne@istobal.co.uk Web: www.istobal.co.uk Largest vehicle wash manufacture in Europe, can wash all types of vehicles up to 5.0m high and 2.7m wide, full range of rollovers, drive thrus, water recycling systems, rainwater harvesting. Nationwide back up service. Full turnkey packages available plus finance options.

Free no obligation site surveys on request.

BARRIERS AND HANDRAILS

Tel: 01246 572181 Fax: 01246 297441 E-mail: sales@gkluk.com Web: www.gkluk.com GKL Leasing is the vehicle leasing specialist that offer the choice and value you would expect, with a high level of personal service you might not. We guarantee that there will be no sting in the tail at the end of the contract, that’s unexpected. We cover all aspects of contract hire and flexi-hire, both long term and short term for business users, ensuring that our customers have access to a vehicle. At GKL we offer 50 years of experience in vehicle and fleet solutions. Our forward thinking and innovative approach to the fleet market ensures that however large or small, simple or complex, traditional or specialised, we can deliver the best solution.

CABLE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS

Anixter Limited

Air1

Cenpart Ltd

Address: Air1 Customer Services, Brenntag, Foden Business Centre, Moss Lane, Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 3AE Tel: 01270 758333 Fax: 01270 758234 E-mail: team@air1.co.uk Web: www.air1.info

Address: Twydale Works, Dudley Road West, Tividale, Oldbury, West Midlands B69 2PF Tel: 0121 5209400 Fax: 0121 5209211 E-mail: office@cenpart.co.uk Web: www.cenpart.co.uk

Address: Unit A, The Beacons Birchwood Park, Birchwood Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6GP Tel: 0870 2422822 Fax: 01925 850292 E-mail: railsales@anixter.com Web: www.anixter.co.uk

Cenpart is a leading supplier and installer of Armco and other barrier and handrail systems for the separation and protection of pedestrians and property from vehicles in all non-highway situations.

Our large stocks enable a fast turnaround of barriers suitable for car parks, factories, warehouses, service and goods yards.

Anixter is an established supplier to the rail industry for electrical, electronic, communication and fibre optic cable, security and containment products. Our product range can be supplied via our innovative Supply Chain Services to help take cost out of our customers’ business process. Anixter holds Link-up Supplier Qualification Approval Number 13832.

Air1 is a UK supplier of AdBlue solutions that reduce Nitrogen Oxides in the exhaust gas system of your heavy duty vehicle. Air1 offers not only the AdBlue product in itself but also a full range of related AdBlue storage and handling equipment to meet all fleet operators individual requirements.

AUTOMOTIVE & MARINE PARTS & ACCESSORIES

BUS AND COACH MIRROR ARMS/ASSEMBLIES

CAR & VAN LEASING

Vision PSV Continental Automotive Trading UK Company Address: 36 Gravelly Industrial Park, Birmingham B24 8TA Tel: 0121 3261234 Fax: 0121 3261298 E-mail: uk@vdo.com Web: www.vdo.com/uk Continental Automotive Trading UK Ltd supplies and manufactures instrumentation, analogue and digital tachographs, tachograph data management downloading equipment, speed limiters, pedal interface technology, online analysis and archiving packages, alcohol testing equipment, brake testers and rolling roads, diagnostic equipment. All products are sold under the brand name VDO.

Address: Primatestown, Ashbourne, Meath, Ireland Tel: +353 1 8355538 Fax: +353 1 8355538 E-mail: info@visionpsv.com Web: www.visionpsv.com We are the leading manufacturer supplier of high quality mirror arms serving the global bus and coach transport market. From our European HQ we distribute direct to our customers at direct factory prices. Our products fit the full range of vehicles both classic and modern. We can meet the needs of a single coach operator to the needs of large commuter fleets with a back up service and customer care support. Contacting us from this advert will earn you a discount on your first order.

Staffcars Address: Blackburn Rovers Enterprise Centre, Ewood Park, Blackburn BB2 4JF Tel: 0800 6125502 Fax: 01254 898822 E-mail: info@staffcars.co.uk Web: www.staffcars.co.uk Staffcars specialises in both business and personal leasing, and can source any make and model of car or van. We can also provide other forms of finance including discounted cash prices.

We also specialise in helping companies set up and run car allowance schemes and help them to fulfil their Duty of Care obligations.

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CONTRACT HIRE / LEASING

www.transportbusiness.net DRIVER TRAINING

Defensive Driver Training Albion Vehicle Contracts Address: Unit 3 Shepcote office Village, 333 Shepcote Lane, Sheffield S9 1TG Tel: 0114 2447974 Fax: 0114 2446984 E-mail: info@albionvehicles.co.uk Web: www.albionvehicles.co.uk Albion Vehicle Contracts Ltd. specialises in helping a growing number of businesses and private motorists find the most cost-effective and suitable vehicle supply and leasing/finance package. We offer business and personal contract hire, contract purchase and finance lease.

CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Rare Spark Address: 1 Farnham Road, Guildford GU2 4RG, UK Tel: +44 (0)1483 549811 Fax: +44 (0)1483 549100 E-mail: info@rarespark.co.uk Web: www.rarespark.co.uk From transport statements and assessments through detailed appraisals of car parking and traffic-flow, to researching and developing travel plans, clients seek our help in making planning applications, re-designing car parks and traffic flows, surveying employee travel, attitudes and perceptions and to help them develop their environmental credentials.

CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Graham Robison Transport Address: Containerbase, Gartsherrie Road, Coatbridge ML5 2DS Tel: 01236 422517 Fax: 01236 429058 E-mail: info@grahamrobisontransport.com Web: www.grahamrobisontransport.com Graham Robison Transport is a transport consultancy firm, specialising in vehicle safety issues and compliance audits. With over 20 years experience, we work with you to provide a tailored solution to your requirements. Our other services include Driver CPC training, tachograph analysis and public inquiry support.

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Kudos Vehicle Leasing Address: The Barn, Barkisland, Halifax HX4 0BZ Tel: 08458 336633 Fax: 08458 336644 E-mail: rbowker@kudosvm.com Web: www.kudosvm.com Kudos Vehicle Leasing supplies and finances every make and model of car and van. Over 25 years, customers with one or 101 vehicles have benefited from a relationship driven service, maximum vehicle discounts, and the most competitive contract hire or finance terms. Flexible leases also available.

DATA GATHERING

Address: Tudor House, 2 Worcester St Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1AN Tel: 01384 442233 Fax: 01384 440010 E-mail: sales@ddtgroup.com Web: www.ddtgroup.com Defensive Driver Training has a 21-year track record of providing defensive and advanced training courses for major PLCs and public sector organisations throughout the UK. All trainers are DSA Approved. Courses cover all vehicles from cars and vans through to 44 tonne LGVs including JAUPT Approved Driver CPC Courses. Visit our website for full course details.

DRIVER TRAINING

Streetwise Services

DrivingMonitor

Address: 1 Whitehall, Whitehall Road, Leeds LS1 4HR Tel: 01133 011011 Fax: 01133 906100 E-mail: fraser.menzies@streetwiseservices.com Web: www.streetwiseservices.com

Address: The Technology Centre, Rossmore Business Park, Cheshire CH65 3EN Tel: 0845 5004505 Fax: 0845 4564567 E-mail: info@driving-monitor.com Web: www.drivingmonitor.com

Streetwise has an enviable reputation for enabling our clients to see the full picture. The perfect marriage of technology with proven methods allows complex data to be presented in an efficient way, saving time and money. Our experience and ability to collect accurate information on traffic counts, parking studies, people movement and asset inventory gives you the flexibility and control you want.

DrivingMonitor is a web-based fleet risk management tool that uses web technologies to assess driver’s competency levels, and help companies meet their duty of care obligations.

It provides a valuable insight into the risk levels of drivers, and helps to minimise accidents and reduce insurance premiums. Visit our website for your free online assessment.

DRIVER TRAINING

ENGINEERING SAFETY MANAGEMENT

V.M.S. Driver Training Stockton Engineering Management

V.M.S. Driver Training Address: 71B Beechen Drive, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 4BU Tel: 07506 729257 E-mail: vms-@live.co.uk Web: www.vmsdrivertraining.com We are a driver training company based in Avonmouth, We offer driver training for LGV Cat C(Rigid), Cat C+E(Artic), Cat D(Bus), Fork Lift, Hiab, Cat B+E(Car and Trailer).

We can arrange Driver CPC training.

Address: 24 Hawthorne Avenue, Ruislip Middlesex HA4 8SS Tel: 07811 333588 E-mail: info@stocktonlondon.com Web: www.stocktonlondon.com Stockton offers: First-class engineering safety and reliability work for railway projects; Cost effective project support that controls cost and minimises risk to delivery schedules; Highly qualified consultants with broad experience in the UK railway industry; Expertise in risk and RAMS assessment, technical review, process review and technical authoring.

TRANSPORT BUSINESS PRODUCT FINDER

www.transportbusiness.net EU PROJECTS & ITS CONSULTANCY

FLEET MANAGEMENT

FLEET MANAGEMENT

EPN Consulting

LeasePlan UK

Remote Asset Management

Address: Portland House – Stag Place, London SW1E 5RS, UK Telephone: +44 (0)20 78698015 Fax: +44 (0)20 78698001 E-mail: inforequest@EPNconsulting.eu Web: www.EPNconsulting.eu

Address: 165 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire SL1 4AA Tel: +44 (0)844 4935810 Fax: +44 (0)844 4935820 E-mail: marketing@leaseplan.co.uk Web: www.leaseplan.co.uk

Address: Intell House, 1 Madison Court, George Mann Road, Leeds LS10 1DX Tel: 0845 2033222 Fax: 0870 7585881 E-mail: info@ramtracking.com Web: www.ramtracking.com

EPN Consulting is a threefold professional service: Consultancy, Innovative Network of Professionals and Business Hub. Main consultancy areas regard European projects assistance in any phase from the preparation to the full management; ITS & Sustainable Transport solutions targeted around the client’s needs; Innovation on ideas, methodologies and procedures.

Established in 1979, LeasePlan UK is part of the largest vehicle management group in the world, operating a fleet of more than 1.3 million vehicles globally. Through its four brands – LeasePlan, FleetLine, Network and Automotive Leasing – LeasePlan UK provides market-specific services and delivers efficiency through total fleet costmanagement and market-leading customer service.

RAM Vehicle Tracking systems provide clear and simple information to help you manage your mobile assets more effectively. Login from any PC, laptop or hand-held device to access real time and historic information about where your vehicles are and where they have been. RAM is the most user-friendly solution on the market, backed up by award winning customer service.

EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL

FLEET MANAGEMENT

FLEET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Mycompanyfleet EHC Teknik (UK) Ltd Address: 5 Berber Business Centre, Kitchener Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 2TD Tel: 01494 445503 Fax: 01494 442242 E-mail: sales@ehcteknik.net Web: www.ehcteknik.co.uk EHC manufactures and sells a range of filters and catalysers for the treatment of engine exhaust fumes. Primarily designed for temporary use, some can be fitted permanently. There is a range of standard equipment although bespoke items will be made. Systems are available for diesel, petrol and gas engines.

FAST TRAK

Jepson & Co Address: 44 East Bank Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S2 3QN Tel: 0114 2731151 E-mail: sales@jepsonandco.com Web: www.jepsonandco.com Jepson & Co Ltd. is one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of number plates and number plate printing systems in the UK, Ireland, France and Belgium. Our experience and innovative ideas make number plate printing simple and easy for our customers. Making sure we always offer a combination of the best customer service, quality and flexibility has enabled Jepson & Co Ltd. to remain the oldest major number plate manufacturing company in the UK and possibly the world.

FLEET MANAGEMENT

Address: Porter Tun House, 500 Capability Green, Luton LU1 3LS Tel: 0845 0777760 Fax: 01582 437790 E-mail: marketing@mycompanyfleet.co.uk Web: www.mycompanyfleet.co.uk Mycompanyfleet specialises in delivering appropriate scalable solutions to companies operating in the fleet and automotive industry.

From supply chain management to leasing, from fleet management to service delivery and CRM, in multiple languages, we have a range of solutions that can be configured to meet every conceivable corporate requirement. Our automotive customers include Daimler, Ford, Citroën, Gefco, TNT, DHL, KLM, Kwik-Fit Fleet and many others both in the UK and worldwide.

FREIGHT

FASTTRAK Returnloads.Net

FASTTRAK

Lakeside Films

Address: 12 Edward Close Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6NE Tel: 01704 513600 E-mail: email@fasttrak.info

Address: Clevedon, North Somerset Tel: 0845 2938062 Fax: 0845 2938063 E-mail: info@lakesidefilms.co.uk Web: www.lakesidefilms.co.uk

Address: Clipper House, Unit 25 Clipper Park, Thurrock Park Way, Tilbury, Essex RM18 7HG Tel: 0845 2308220 Fax: 01375 856911 E-mail: theadminteam@returnloads.net Web: www.returnloads.net

Lakeside Films Ltd. specialises in the supply of self adhesive reflective films for use on vehicles, traffic signs and other commercial applications.

Offering a full range of approved products, Lakeside can provide you with durable and competitive products with unmatched day and night time performance – enhancing the safety of any vehicle.

The number one freight haulage exchange brings the speed, efficiency and cost savings of the internet to hauliers and couriers across the UK and Europe. It is estimated that the UK haulage industry could save over 40 million miles of empty running by using Returnloads.net to avoid returning home empty.

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TRANSPORT BUSINESS PRODUCT FINDER FREIGHT EXCHANGE

Teleroute Address: P.O. Box 564, 2400 AN Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands Tel: 0870 7749922 Fax: +31 172 428521 E-mail: info@teleroute.co.uk Web: www.teleroute.co.uk With over 200,000 freight and vehicle offers every day, Teleroute connects 70,000 users from certified transport companies across Europe. They use Teleroute to do more business, enhance their planning and improve their margins.

FUELCARDS

INSURANCE

Belmont International Address: Becket House, Vestry Road, Otford, Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 5EL Tel: 01732 744700 Fax: 01732 745499 E-mail: Belmont@belmontint.com Web: www.belmontint.com Belmont has been at the forefront of passenger transport insurance for more than two decades.

With 100 staff and a wealth of experience we are able to provide solutions that provide true business protection to bus and coach operators as well as companies in other transport and logistics sectors.

INSURANCE

www.transportbusiness.net LEASING

ING Car Lease Address: Phoenix House, Cookham Road Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1RR Tel: 0870 4028229 E-mail: mark.gibson@ingcarlease.co.uk Web: www.ingcarlease.co.uk ING Car Lease provides a full range of funding and fleet management services to both private and public sector organisations and can offer advice to customers on all issues relating to both car and commercial fleets. Sitting within the top 10 largest leasing companies in the UK, ING has the expertise and ability to support a full range of vehicle management requirements.

LEASING

The Fuelcard People Address: Unit 14, The Black Barn, Manor Farm, Manor Road, Wantage OX12 8NE Tel: 0844 8709856 Fax: 0844 8709857 E-mail: info@thefuelcardpeople.co.uk Web: www.roadtransport-fuelsavings.co.uk www.publictransport-fuelsavings.co.uk Real people, dedicated 24/7 to great service, savings and security for you, the customer. We start by finding the right fuel card for your exact needs.

Diesel, petrol, both? Local, regional, national?

Mileage? Only understanding your business reveals which suits you best: BP, Shell, Esso, Texaco, Diesel Direct, UK Fuels, Total...

INSTANT FORKLIFT HIRE

Bluewater Instant Forklift Hire Bluewater Atlantic Ltd, Six Star House, 80 High Street, Winchester SO23 9AT Tel: 020 77482114 E-mail: simonpackington@bluewater.im Web: www.bluewater-uk.co.uk Bluewater Instant Forklift Hire is a leader in the supply of forklifts at very short notice to solve peak load conditions. Bluewater holds and maintains a modern fleet with its own transportation for delivery within hours to customers looking for a speedy response and high standards.

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Quoteline Direct

Lookers Leasing

Address: Botanical House, Botanical Avenue, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0PQ Tel: 0161 8747728 Fax: 0161 8748014 E-mail: special.risks@quotelinedirect.co.uk Web: www.quotelinedirect.co.uk/commercial/

Address: 11 Cardale Court, Cardale Park, Beckwith Head Road, Harrogate HG3 1RY Tel: 01423 853000 Fax: 01423 853002 E-mail: sales@lookersleasing.co.uk Web: www.lookersleasing.co.uk

Established for more than 40 years we are one of the UK’s largest independent insurance brokers. We look after business both large and small, whether it’s a tradesman’s liability, a combined policy for a factory, haulage or fleet, we have the expertise at hand to look after your insurance needs.

At Lookers Leasing, we offer a range of vehicle funding and management packages for all fleet sizes. In every case, our vehicle management service is developed through personal contact with our customers. Part of the Lookers Plc, we have a network of over 130 dealerships across the UK.

INSURANCE

LEASING & CONTRACT HIRE

VehicleSavers.com One Business Insurance Solutions Tel: 0845 8736178 Web: www.onebusinessinsurance.co.uk ONE Business Insurance Solutions is one of the UK’s leading specialist business and motor insurance brokers. Our experience and performance has gained us the reputation of giving our customers total peace of mind. Give us a call on 0845 8736178 for a competitive quote on your business insurance. We have excellent rates for couriers, tradesman and fleet managers.

Address: Exchange House, 7 Carrington Place Brampton, Cambs PE28 4RZ Telephone: 0845 8331168 Fax: 0845 8331169 E-mail: sales@vehiclesavers.com Vehicle Savers is a company offering independent financial solutions for vehicle management, from large fleets to individual needs. We offer Personal Contract Hire (PCH), Business Contract Hire (BCH), Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) and operating leases as well as car and commercial insurance including free GAP cover.

TRANSPORT BUSINESS PRODUCT FINDER

www.transportbusiness.net METALWORK MANUFACTURE

PICKUP ACCESSORIES

Saint Anns Sheet Metal Address: Eagle Close, Arnold, Nottinghamshire NG5 7FJ Tel: 0115 9269649 Fax: 0115 9670698 E-mail: info@saintanns.co.uk Web: www.saintanns.co.uk East Midlands based Saint Ann’s Sheet Metal Company usees state of the art laser cutting technology combined with CNC Punching, CNC Bending and Welding producing top quality products. We manufacture a wide range of components using varied materials including: mild steel, galvanised steel, zintec. stainless steel, aluminium.

NATIONAL HAULIER

SD Instrumentation www.proppa.com Address: Racecourse Road, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 2EY Tel: 01386 556656 Fax: 01386 554456 E-mail: sales@Proppa.Com Web: www.Proppa.Com We are already the best at supplying Pickup and Van accessories and we are very quickly becoming the largest. Whatever your vehicle needs we are condfident to carry the accessory solution you require. Simply call one of our friendly very well trained staff and ask any questions you may have.

PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Denholm Transport

The IET

Address: PO Box 28 India Buildings, Water Street, Liverpool L3 2BW Tel: 0151 2272050 Fax: 0151 2272232 Email: enquiries@denholm-transport.co.uk Web: www.denholm-transport.co.uk

Address: Michael Faraday House Stevenage, Herts SG1 2AY, UK Tel: +44 (0)1438 313311 Fax: +44 (0)1438 765526 E-mail: postmaster@theiet.org Web: www.theiet.org/automotive

Founded in 1993, Denholm Transport is one of the largest private hauliers in the UK. With a deserved reputation for service delivery, national contracts are managed through one single point of contact supported by a team of highly trained and experienced staff.

The IET Automotive and Road Transport Network brings together professionals in the automotive and road infrastructure sectors, with a particular focus on the use of technologies and related applications, to improve the performance and safety of the road network and vehicles using this infrastructure.

ON-BOARD ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS

REINSTATEMENT COMPACTION MEASUREMENT

RAILWAY SUPPLIERS

Petards Group plc

Henry Williams Limited

Address: 390 Princesway, Team Valley, Gateshead NE11 OTU Tel: +44 (0)191 4203000 Fax: +44 (0)191 420030 E-mail: sales@petards.com Web: www.petards.com

Address: Dodsworth Street, Darlington DL1 2NJ Tel: 01325 462722 Fax: 01325 245220 E-mail: sales@hwilliams.co.uk Web: www.hwilliams.co.uk

Established in 1951, Petards Group is a market leader and innovator in the design, manufacture and supply of on-board electronic solutions to the global transportation market. Solutions include digitial ‘end to end’ on-board CCTV passenger counting systems, forward facing CCTV, engineering, driver only operation systems.

Henry Williams has been manufacturing equipment for the railway for over 126 years, and our name is synonymous with quality. We are a multiskilled company and our products range from signallmens panels, through metal enclosures and cases, to trackside and forged components such as clamps, and fishplates.

Address: Top Farm, Tellisford, Bath BA2 7RL Tel: +44 (0)1225 355169 Fax: +44 (0)1225 355893 E-mail: simon@sdinst.plus.com Web: www.sdinst.com The GPS equipped Clegg Impact Soil Tester designed and manufactured by SD Instrumentation Ltd. (SDi) makes it easy to measure soil compaction, strength and location during trench reinstatement in-situ as work proceeds. During testing the unit logs the compaction values along with GPS coordinates. Later, the data is downloaded by Bluetooth™ to a pc and the values and locations are viewable by Google™ earth & Google™ maps.

RESIN BOUND SURFACING

Inlay Limited Address: Unit 6, Pyle Farm Business Park, Marl Pits Lane, Trudoxhill, Frome, Somerset BA11 5DL Tel: 01373 837275 Fax: 01373 837276 E-mail: inlay@btconnect.com Web: www.inlayltd.co.uk Inlay Limited supplies and lays resin based surfacing systems throughout the UK and we offer a wide range of aggregate types. Inlays contracting experience has been used on many prestigious sites such as Windsor Castle, The Millennium Dome, The London Eye, as well as private drives, parks, footpaths and many more.

ROAD CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY

Tex Engineering Ltd Address: Unit 35 Claydon Business Park, Gipping Road, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 0NL Tel: 0870 7513977 E-mail: sally@texengineeringinty.co.uk Web: www.bitmen.co.uk We can supply a wide range of equipment for your ‘black top’ needs, including: powered barrows; pre-coated chipspreaders; bitumen boilers and cauldrons; cold emulsion sprayers; infra ray heaters for asphalt repair; mastic asphalt mixers; ‘Sprider’ asphalt; laying equipment; paver spares; geotextiles; plus spare parts, servicing, hire, refurbished equipment, part exchange.

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TRANSPORT BUSINESS PRODUCT FINDER ROAD SAFETY ENGINEERING

STORAGE TANKS

www.transportbusiness.net

TRAINING

JA Envirotanks PAF Highways & Traffic Safety Ltd Address: The Old Vicarage, 5 Ancliffe Lane, Bolton-le-Sands, Carnforth, Lancashire LA5 8DS Tel: 07775 766454 E-mail: info@paf.co.uk Web: www.paf.co.uk An independent consultancy based in the North West of the UK which specialises in Road Safety Engineering, Road Safety Audits, Traffic Management and Forensic Collision Investigation.

We provide a range of road safety solutions to our clients including problem identification, collision investigation and analysis, scheme conception, highway design and monitoring.

ROAD SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Address: PO Box 16, Charles Henry Street, Birmingham B12 0SP Tel: 0121 6224661 Fax: 0121 6221402 E-mail: sales@jaenvirotanks.co.uk Web: www.jaenvirotanks.com JA Envirotanks has been producing tanks since 1845.

The ENVIROTANKS range is available in horizontal/ vertical cylindrical or rectangular format. The ENVIROTANK design is compliant with The Control of Pollution Regulations 2001 and manufactured to OFTEC Standard ‘OFS T200’. All Envirotanks are manufactured in a range from 200 litres to 200,000 litres capacity and the standard delivery period is generally within five working weeks.

TACHOGRAPH ANALYSIS

BAM Nuttall Ltd Address: BAM Nuttall Training Centre, Ray Lamb Way Off Manor Road, Erith, Kent DA8 2LB Tel: 01322 337656 Fax: 01322 347536 E-mail: margaret.martin@bamnuttall.co.uk Web: www.bamnuttall.co.uk We provide training services for the rail industry, including Network Rail training/assessment, IRSE Log Book review/assessment and general safety training. We have facilities in Kent, Middlesex, West Midlands, Lancashire and Glasgow. We have delivered rail training for over 10 years and have a reputation for excellence.

TRAINING

Impact Recovery Systems® Address: 4955 Stout Dr. San Antonio, TX 78219, USA Tel: US: +1(210) 7364477 EU: +32 (0)495 566426 E-mail: US: info@impactrecovery.com EU: info@impactrecovery.eu Web: US: www.impactrecovery.com EU: www.impactrecovery.eu Impact Recovery Systems® manufactures flexible, durable, high impact traffic devices for permanent and temporary applications. Products are designed to give upon impact and quickly return to their original position. Impact Recovery Systems’ full line of pedestrian safety signs, lane dividers, traffic channelisers and custom signage increase traffic product longevity to decrease replacement costs.

SAFETY & LOAD WASHERS

Road Tech Computer Systems

Acuitive Training Ltd

Address: Shenley Hall, Rectory Lane, Shenley Radlett, Herts WD7 9AN UK Tel: 01923 469222 E-mail: feedback@tachomaster.co.uk Web: www.tachomaster.com

Address: Unit 3, Carlisle House, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 5DS Tel: 0845 2171990 E-mail: info@acuitiv.co.uk Web: www.acuitiv.co.uk

Make tachograph analysis easy with Tachomaster.

Tachomaster instantly analyses both digital and analogue tachographs. Use the free 28-day trial to find out for yourself just how easy tachograph analysis can be. Tachomaster costs just £1.00 per driver per week (optional vehicle analysis 50p per vehicle per week).

Acuitive Training delivers a variety of courses on most types of road vehicles, fork lifts and overhead cranes, along with abrasive wheels training, seminars and online assessments/ training for Health & Safety, Fleet Driver Safety and Fork Lift Operator Safety Monitor. All training is accredited where appropriate.

TACHOGRAPH ANALYSIS/DRIVER CPC TRAINING

TRAINING CONSULTANCY

Transport Data Interchange

Pass Training Consultancy Ltd

Address: Harwell Road, Nuffield Estate, Poole, Dorset BH17 0BD Tel: 01202 339559 Fax: 01202 680101 Web: www.iecltd.co.uk

Address: Coney Green Business Centre, Wingfield View, Clay Cross, Chesterfield Derbyshire S45 9JW Tel: 01246 252375 Fax: 01246 252376 E-mail: ikb@tdi.tc Web: www.tachographanalysis.info

Address: 14 Franklin Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU61PL Tel: 0843 2895581 E-mail: mark.cox@passtrainingconsultancy.co.uk Web: www.passtrainingconsultancy.co.uk

Schnorr Safety & Load Washers offer you even more flexibility. Independent tests prove effectiveness/Minimum damage to mating surfaces/ May be used with most types of bolt and screw head/Sizes to suit 2mm to 36mm bolts/Wide range of materials and finishes/SO9001:200 and QS9000 approved factory.

TDI Digital and Analogue bureau analysis provides a quality and personal service carried out by highly trained tachograph experts reporting on all tachograph faults and legislative infringements, ensuring you are being compliant with the law.

Analysis software, Driver CPC training and a full range of accessories available at competitive prices.

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Pass Training Consultancy delivers a range of courses including civil enforcement officer, health & safety and notice processing training. The company also provides conflict management courses for clients in the private and public sector including local government, the parking industry and security sectors. Training consultants engage with clients to ascertain their training and development needs.

Offers tools such as psychometric testing.

TRANSPORT BUSINESS PRODUCT FINDER

www.transportbusiness.net TRANSPORT/DELIVERY/COURIER

VEHICLE & CONTRACT HIRE SUPPLIER

VEHICLE PROCUREMENT

Zalda Hi-Speed Services Ltd

Clayton Car Contracts

Address: Courier House, Aldershot Road, Ash, Aldershot GU12 6PD Tel: 0800 0199033 Fax: 01252 324166 E-mail: southern@hispeed.co.uk Web: www.hispeed.co.uk

Address: Staffordshire House, Beverley Close, Penkridge, Staffordshire ST19 5SS Tel: 01785 716133 Fax: 01785 716166 E-mail: info@contracthire.net Web: www.contracthire.net

High standard security delivery company covering the whole range of vehicles, motorcycles, small vans, transit size, 7.5t cargos and articulated lorries. Delivering anywhere in the UK and Europe.

Established for over 25 years, ISO approved. Also offering a economical next day pallet service.

Depots in the South and Midlands.

Clayton Car Contracts is an independent supplier of vehicles and finance, specialist in all aspects of vehicle supply and finance, with fleet reviews and management if required.

We can help if you’re a business looking for a fleet of vehicles, or an individual seeking a personal car, on contract or cash.

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Logical Transport Address: Technopole, Kingston Crescent, Portsmouth PO2 8FA Tel: 02380 331222 Fax: 02392 658201 E-mail: dale.howarth@logicaltransport.com Web: www.logicaltransport.com Logical Transport is a next-generation provider of integrated passenger transport solutions, providing the technology to support highly complex mixed service, mission critical transport services; covering all aspects of vehicle and passenger scheduling, routing, vehicle tracking and mobile communications – allowing multiple transport services to collaborate and schedule together.

VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS

VEHICLE DELIVERY, STORAGE & REFURBISHMENT

nkl automotive ltd Address: Carmen House, New Potter Grange Road, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire DN14 6BZ Tel: 01405 721402 Fax: 01405 721401 E-mail: nicklaister@nklautomotive.co.uk Web: www.nklautomotive.co.uk nkl automotive are a team whose service level is performance driven. We collect, inspect, deliver, safety check, store and refurbish fleet vehicles nationwide and have won several awards for road safety and customer satisfaction as a result of our services. We aim to maximise the efficiency of our customers fleet.

VEHICLE HIRE

Address: c/o Carbase, Aisecome Way, Weston super Mare, Somerset BS27 8NA Tel: 01934 425555 Fax: 0844 3576860 E-mail: sales@zalda.co.uk Web: www.zalda.co.uk We specialise in providing vehicle procurement advice and implementing strategic policy. Whether you’re a business that is operating 1-100 vehicles you should have the very best procurement strategy in place, looking to save time, save money, maximise your annual tax allowances and protect your business. As we are completely independent from any manufacturers and finance houses we ensure a completely unbiased service that suits you and your business. Contact us now to arrange a free review.

VEHICLE RENTALS

Amvale Vehicle Rentals Address: Estate Road 7 S.H.I.E. Grimsby DN312TP Tel: 01886 884847/01472 355700 Fax: 01472 241588 E-mail: davepalmer@btconnect.com Web: www.amvale.com We are one of the very few companies in the UK specialising in wheel chair accessible vehicles. Our fleet consists of various types, sizes and layouts.

Training is also available from our MIDAS Qualified Instructor. Daily, weekly and long term rates are available on request.

VEHICLE TRACKING

Northgate Vehicle Hire Variable Message Signs Address: Monkton Business Park, Mill Lane, Hebburn, Tyne & Wear, NE31 2JZ Tel: 0191 4237070 Fax: 0191 4237071 E-mail: traffic@vmslimited.co.uk Web: www.vmslimited.co.uk Technology is recognised as one of the tools traffic engineers and transport planners in road and rail sectors can use to improve the movement of traffic.

Whether it’s managed motorway and ATM on the strategic network, urban car park guidance and park & rides schemes, systems integration and the very latest in rail signalling, we apply technology to produce solutions.

Address: Norflex House, 20 Allington Way, Darlington DL1 4DY Tel: 0844 8262800 Fax: 01325 363471 E-mail: info@northgatevehiclehire.co.uk Web: www.northgatevehiclehire.co.uk Northgate Vehicle Hire operates in the UK and Ireland with a national network of more than 60 branches and with a modern fleet of c.60,000 vehicles available for short-term or long-term hire.

Northgate pioneered the development of Norflex providing customers with the flexibility of hiring vehicles without the constraints of a fixed period contract, or the risks of ownership. Customers can return or change vehicles without notice or penalty to meet their changing business requirements.

Satmo Intelligent Vehicle Tracking Address: Diamond House, Shipley, West Yorkshire BD17 7DD Tel: 01274 587748 Fax: 01274 589406 E-mail: sales@satmo.co.uk Web: www.satmo.co.uk Satmo Intelligent Vehicle Tracking is the only true real time tracking solution available.

Satmo can provide five second updates and is supported by a web based tracking/management solution which is the most technologically innovative in telematics. Satmo will provide a bespoke system to suit your business!

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VIDEO SURVEYING

www.transportbusiness.net

WINDSCREEN REPAIR

WHEEL PRODUCTS

IBI Group Address: 1st Floor Morton House, Appleton Gate, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 1GY Tel: 01696 675980 Fax: 01636 703981 E-mail: mark.jenkins@ibigroup.com Web: www.routemapper.net

Esprit Windscreen Systems

IBI Group’s leading surveying product RouteMapper combines high-resolution digital video and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to provide a rapid method of recording network and highway information for management, design, environmental, utility and natural resource mapping.

Extensive tools allow users to view and edit exit datasets within the RouteMapper environment.

Esprit manufactures a range of windscreen repair equipment suitable for the repairing of stone chips and short cracks in laminated windscreens.

Training is also provided. Esprit is also a distributor of windscreen repair equipment with a network of distributors covering Europe and Scandinavia. For more information contact Esprit for a copy of their windscreen repair training DVD.

Tel: 01782 565811 Fax: 01782 565766 E-mail: sales@espritws.com Web: www.espritws.com

Alcoa Wheel Products Tel: 01327 701010 E-mail: sales@tyreline.com Alcoa aluminium wheels are forged from one block of aluminium. They are the strongest and lightest wheels available for trucks, trailers and buses.

Available finishes are: Brushed, Mirror Polished and the easy-to-clean Dura-Bright®. Alcoa wheels come with a 5-year warranty. Distributor for the UK is Tyre-Line Ltd.

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