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A safety net when all else fails

50830 Foundations for overhead line electrification work

September 2012 in Network Rail and Suppliers

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

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50709 Electrical switch gear ‘not fully tested’ at major stations

July 2012 in Train Operations

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A reporter is concerned that the electrical switchgear used to control power at all major stations managed by First Great Western is not being fully tested.

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41217 Lapse in maintenance of plant and equipment

February 2011 in Network Rail and Suppliers

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A reporter is concerned about the lapse in maintenance of trackside plant and equipment since the contract was taken over by Torrent Trackside late last year.

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40905 Ultrasonic testing foot patrols reduced

August 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers

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A reporter is concerned about Network Rail's new policy to reduce ultrasonic testing foot patrols which follows initial checks by the ultrasonic train.

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40971 RRV safety devices regularly disabled

August 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers

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A concern has been raised that safety devices used to restrict the weight that can be lifted by Road Rail Vehicles (RRVs) are often disabled creating the potential for them to topple over.

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40882 Alterations to RIMINI packs on site

May 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers

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A track worker is concerned about what appear to be unauthorised alterations made to RIMINI packs on site.

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