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50766 Working across boundaries on the infrastructure

November 2012 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Communication and teamwork Knowledge Skills and experience Method of working Rules and procedures Central

A reporter would like clarification on the rules or procedures to be followed when engineering work requires staff to cross over the boundary between Network Rail (NR) and London Underground (LUL) infrastructure

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50830 Foundations for overhead line electrification work

September 2012 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Rules and procedures Method of working Infrastructure Not Specified

A reporter is concerned by the current management of Overhead Line Electrification (OLE) foundations work

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50917 Discrepancies between signal boxes when taking blockages

September 2012 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Signalling Method of working Rules and procedures Wales

A reporter is concerned about the discrepancy in the way the line blockages are taken between signal boxes on both sides of the Wales border.

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50995 RIMINI packs in Anglia contain ‘low quality information’

September 2012 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Method of working Rules and procedures East Anglia

A reporter is concerned that RIMINI packs in the Anglia region frequently contain inaccuracies.

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50894 Missing speed boards at Peckham Rye junction

September 2012 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Infrastructure Method of working South East

A reporter is concerned that temporary and permanent speed boards at Peckham Rye junction were removed and not replaced during track renewal work in April 2012.

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50757 Inaccuracies in lifting plans for road rail vehicles

July 2012 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Knowledge Skills and experience Level Crossings Method of working Not Specified

A reporter is concerned about the accuracy of lifting plans produced for Road Rail Vehicles (RRVs) because the information is sometimes incorrect

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50184 Site Wardens engaging in work

May 2012 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Rules and procedures Method of working Not Specified

A reporter has raised concerns about Site Wardens being requested to engage in work, despite this being against the rules

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50394, 50404 & 50424 Emergency plan ‘not followed’

May 2012 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Method of working Station and platform Work environment West Midlands

CIRAS has received three separate reports about short staffing affecting the emergency plan at Birmingham New Street station.

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50459 Safe system of work ‘lacking’ at Hitchin depot

May 2012 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Method of working Rules and procedures South East

A reporter is concerned by perceived failures to set up a Safe System of Work (SSoW) for Track Workers at Hitchin depot

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50488 Machines being driven into possessions without guidance

May 2012 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Knowledge Skills and experience Method of working Rules and procedures Training and briefing Not Specified

A reporter is concerned that Drivers are occasionally being asked to take Switch and Crossing (S&C) rail grinders into possessions without having the required route knowledge or guidance from a Route Conductor.

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