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Institution of
of Railway
Railway Operators
Operators will
will be
be announcing
announcing some
some new
new products
products and
and services
services during
during 2012.
2012.
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All geared Collectively towards the Continuing
train operating
All geared companies, towards freight Continuing
operating
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companies Professional and Development
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opportunities they include new
control opportunities all the critical they include activities new
short courses, texts and a structure
necessary short courses, to operate texts and maintain structure
a
for recording your learning
railway. for recording As the your split between learning
the two
intentions and their achievement.
was intentions determined and their at privatisation achievement.
and
The Operators Handbook is one
driven The Operators by contractual Handbook political is one
such product that will launch
considerations, such product that it is will not necessarily launch
later in the year. What follows is a
logical later in in the operating year. What terms. follows is preview extract. Watch this space
preview The Railways extract. Act Watch 2005 this clarified space
for more news of our products
certain for more responsibilities news of our between products
and services
Tocs and services
and Network Rail, but this
has Safe not Performance
changed the business
Safe Performance
imperative A punctual to railway integrate is always effectively, safer
punctual railway is always safer
and than work an un-punctual together collaboratively railway.
than an un-punctual railway.
and There co-operatively. is a view that These in certain issues
There is view that in certain
have circumstances been further passenger examined or by freight the
circumstances passenger or freight
2011 performance McNulty and Review safety into objectives railway
performance and safety objectives
structure and costs.
Tocs, freight and Network for overall delivery. The role of PTEs
can conflict – experience suggests challenges. Remember that
managed in order to provide
can Rail conflict operations experience managers at suggests
all challenges. varies, and ranges Remember from a that
concession managed in order to provide
this is rarely true.
running the railway is what the best solution for the largest
this levels is should rarely have true.
a good working running authority, the such railway as Merseytravel/ is what
the best solution for the largest
operators are here for. It has to be number of passengers. Similarly,
knowledge The operator’s of all objective relevant activities is
operators Merseyrail, are to a here service for. specifier It has to for be
number of passengers. Similarly,
The operator’s objective is
done safely, but safety is a means it is obvious that some passengers
and to deliver practices a punctual of the organisations railway done a Toc/ safely, DfT franchise, but safety such is as means
Centro it is obvious that some passengers
to deliver punctual railway
to an end and is not the end itself. will be seriously affected during
they and achieving interface with. that safely is an to West an Midlands end is for not London the end Midland. itself.
will be seriously affected during
and achieving that safely is an
contingency operation/Service
underpinning Network Rail requirement. is currently Ask When for mounting an explanation a challenge of the local contingency operation/Service
underpinning requirement.
When mounting challenge
Recovery. That is why all TOCs
responsible for reporting
position prepare your if case operate well in and a PTE test area. the Recovery. That is why all TOCs
There are no circumstances in prepare your case well and test the
must have robust well thought
There performance are no results circumstances to the secretary in
proposal The relationship a colleague between – this Tocs will must have robust well thought
which safety requirements should proposal on colleague this will
through customer service
which of state safety at the requxirements DfT. Conformance should
and avoid Transport dropping for a London clanger. (TfL) through customer service
be shortcut – for whatever reason. avoid dropping clanger.
arrangements incorporated in
be with shortcut their licence for whatever conditions reason.
is is still evolving, but a concession arrangements incorporated in
Overall customer requirements their Service Recovery plans.
policed There is by however the Office every for Rail reason Overall Toc, London customer Overground requirements
Rail their Service Recovery plans.
There is however every reason
must always be served by established
Regulation to challenge (ORR). potentially
must Operations always Limited be served (Lorol), by established
operates Generally if objectives conflict
to challenge potentially
operations rules and procedures – Generally if objectives conflict
inappropriate Tocs are also or responsible overbearing to the operations on a different rules contractual and procedures basis to a some of them will be found to be
inappropriate or overbearing
that is why we run a railway.
some of them will be found to be
secretary safety requirements of state through that the are DfT that franchise why agreement. we run railway.
inappropriate and should be revised.
safety requirements that are
inappropriate and should be revised.
for not their felt to aspects be fit of for performance, purpose. Individual passenger needs may At the heart of an operator’s skill
not felt to be fit for purpose.
Individual passenger needs may
At the heart of an operator’s skill
largely Any manager through can the do requirements this, and of ■ not Over always the next be met few - usually issues, we during will should be his/her ability to make
Any manager can do this, and
not always be met usually during
should be his/her ability to make
the all companies franchise agreement. have processes/ Tocs are be disruption exploring - but the unfortunately
interface between such judgements and take the
all companies have processes/
disruption but unfortunately
such judgements and take the
also mechanisms responsible to to handle passengers such – and passenger sub-optimal and situations freight operators must be necessary corrective action.
mechanisms to handle such
sub-optimal situations must be
necessary corrective action.
passenger representative groups – and Network Rail
Valuable opportunities for members
to learn and share knowledge
Your
Your local
local IRO
IRO Area
Area runs
runs events
events all
all year
year round.
round. There Opportunities
are opportunities to see how
to others
see how work,
others
work,
broaden broaden your experience
your experience and add
and to
add your
to professional
your professional development.
development.
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1
Midlands Area: Members learn about fuelling arrangements
Midlands Area: IRO Midlands talk on the subject of the
at Derby Etches Park Depot. October 2011.
Pendolino lengthening project. January 2012.
2
North West & North Wales Area: Members visit a Scottish signalling
Young Railway Professionals: Staff from c2c enjoying an evening
centre as part of a four-site, weekend visit. October 2011.
together at the YRP 2012 Black Tie Dinner & Dance. February 2012.
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