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Rail technology: signalling and traffic management inquiry

Inquiry

The intelligent use of signalling and traffic management technology through the Digital Railway, could bring substantial benefit to the UK's rail network, says the Transport Committee in its report 'Rail technology: signalling and traffic management'.

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The Transport Committee looks at the plans for deploying new digital technologies and how they will impact the use of the network by passenger and freight services. The Committee also examines how traffic management technology can improve how timetables are planned by bringing in real-time traffic management and how the ongoing centralisation of signalling responsibilities to large Rail Operating Centres is achieving this.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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7th Report - Rail technology: signalling and traffic management
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Response to this report
9th Special Report - Rail technology: signalling and traffic management: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2016–17
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9th Special Report - Rail technology: signalling and traffic management: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2016–17
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Oral evidence transcripts

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11 July 2016
Inquiry Rail technology: signalling and traffic management inquiry
Witnesses David Waboso, Managing Director, Digital Railway, Network Rail, Claire Perry MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport, and Brian Etheridge, Director of Network Services, Rail, Department for Transport.
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4 July 2016
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Witnesses Alistair McPhee, Vice President, Ground Transportation Systems, Thales, Paul Copeland, Managing Director, Siemens Rail Automation, and Nick Crossfield, Managing Director UK and Ireland, Alstom; Andy Course, Chief Operating Officer, Eversholt Rail, Malcolm Brown, Chief Executive, Angel Trains, and Tim Gilbert, Engineering Director, Porterbrook Leasing (at 4.45pm).
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13 June 2016
Inquiry Rail technology: signalling and traffic management inquiry
Witnesses Roger Cobbe, Policy Director, and Richard Pierce, Engineering Development Manager, Arriva, and Christian Roth, Managing Director, South West Trains; Nigel Jones, Rail Freight Group (at 4.45pm); Mick Whelan, General Secretary, ASLEF, and Mick Cash, General Secretary, RMT (at 5.15pm).
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Written evidence

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Great Western Railway (RTC0031)
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National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers (RTC0030)
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Prover Technology (RTC0029)
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