PRIVATISATION OF RAILWAYS IN BRITAIN: CHANGED DEMANDS ON TRACK MAINTENANCE MACHINERY

The privatization of railways in Britain has changed the demands on the deployments of track maintenance machinery, as competitive pressures necessitate maintenance contactors to carry out their work in ever shorter track possessions. This article describes an approach mounted by AMER Rail and other maintenance contractors which deploys an on-track machinery capable of single line operation.

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  De Rooi Publications

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• Authors:
  • Hill-Smith, D
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 10-12
• Serial:
  • Rail Engineering International
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: De Rooi Publications
  • ISSN: 0141-4615

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Contractors; Maintenance management; Maintenance practices; Privatization; Track components
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00767943
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1999 12:00AM