Download or read book Chiltern Railways written by Adrian Shooter and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-05-05 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, uniquely, gives an insight to the business strategy and its delivery that underpinned the performance of one of Rail Privatisation’s greatest successes. It also shows the reader some of the many ‘behind the scenes’ jobs which are essential to the functioning of a railway but which are rarely seen by outsiders. Throughout, it demonstrates that a railway, like many other endeavours, is a team effort. Every employee is just as important as the boss. He can have a day off and it all still works. If a driver or a maintenance fitter, working on their own, make a mistake all hell can be let loose. At a time of change, partly brought about by Covid, this book gives strong clues as to how the Nation’s railways might be more efficiently organised and run. It is easy to read and copiously illustrated.
Download or read book The Chiltern Railways Story written by Hugh Jones and published by . This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chiltern Railways Story celebrates the past and present success of the railway company as well as its ambitious plans for the future.
Download or read book Rail 2020 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-01-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporating HC 537 i & ii. Additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/transcom
Download or read book London s Railways Since the 1970s written by John Law and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-08-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Law showcases some of his previously unpublished images of the railway scene around the capital since the 1970s.
Download or read book Fodor s Essential England written by Fodor's Travel Guides and published by Fodor's Travel. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a limited time, receive a free Fodor's Guide to Safe and Healthy Travel e-book with the purchase of this guidebook! Go to fodors.com for details. Written by locals, Fodor’s Essential England is the perfect guidebook for those looking for insider tips to make the most out their visit to England. Complete with detailed maps and concise descriptions, this travel guide will help you plan your trip with ease. Join Fodor’s in exploring one of the most exciting countries in Europe. With its irresistible mix of storied heritage and cosmopolitan charm, England will wow you with its history, culture, and must-see towns and cities. Fodor's England captures the most memorable sights and experiences in dazzling color, from fabulous historic houses and quaint villages to cozy country pubs and London's cutting-edge food, art, and nightlife scenes. Fodor’s England includes: •UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE: This edition includes new restaurants and hotels from all over the country, to make sure you find the best places to eat and stay. You’ll also get up-to-date information on popular destinations such as Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Stonehenge, and more. London's hot hotel and restaurant scenes get attention too, along with the East End's thriving art galleries. •ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE: A brief introduction and spectacular color photos capture the ultimate experiences and attractions throughout England. •DETAILED COLOR MAPS: Over 80 color city and regional maps to help you plan and get around stress-free. •GORGEOUS PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATED FEATURES: Stunning magazine-style color features highlight must-have experiences, from making the most of a visit to the Tower of London or York Minster to planning a perfect garden tour or Lake District walk. Other features will give you the inside scoop on England's culinary scene, presenting the best cheeses, seafood, and Indian food in the country. •ITINERARIES AND TOP RECOMMENDATIONS: Sample itineraries help you plan and make the most of your time. We include tips on where to eat, stay, and shop as well as information about nightlife, sports, and the outdoors. “Fodor's Choice” designates our best picks in every category. •INDISPENSABLE TRIP PLANNING TOOLS: Convenient overviews show each region and its highlights, and detail-rich chapter planning sections have on-target advice and tips for planning your time and for getting around the country by car, bus, and train. •COVERS: London, Bath, Cambridge, the Cotswolds, Liverpool, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Manchester, Stonehenge, York, Oxford, Cornwall, and more. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor's has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. Looking for a guide about London or the rest of the United Kingdom? Check out Fodor’s London, Fodor’s Essential Great Britain, and Fodor’s Scotland.
Download or read book Railways of Oxford written by Laurence Waters and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative history of the railways of Oxford and how they transformed the United Kingdom, from the mid-nineteenth century to the twenty-first. In Railways of Oxford, historian Laurence Waters looks at the development of services and operations from Great Western’s opening of the Oxford Railway in 1844 through to the present day. This volume covers the development of the railway locally, including the London and North Western ‘Buckinghamshire Railway’ from Bletchley, together with the five local branch lines. The opening of the Great Western / Great Central joint line in 1900 opened up regional travel across the United Kingdom. During the Second World War, the construction of a new junction at Oxford North created a direct link from the Great Western to the London Midland & Scottish Railway branch to Bletchley and beyond. These two junctions turned Oxford into a major railway center, bringing a considerable increase in both passenger and freight traffic. Today, Oxford is as busy as ever, with passenger services to London operated by Great Western Railway and Chiltern Trains, and by Cross Country Trains the South and the North of England.
Download or read book GB rail timetable summer edition 11 written by Network Rail and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 3258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by TSO with permission from Network Rail (owners of Britain's national railway and stations) the GB Rail Timetable Summer Edition 2011 holds details on passenger services operated by the Train Companies, who work together closely to provide a co-ordinated rail network offering a range of travel opportunities. Details and identification codes are shown within the Train Operator pages of this book. The GB Rail Timetable contains rail services operated over the GB rail network, together with rail and shipping connections with Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. The GB Rail Timetable also includes the Eurostar summer timetable, valid until 10 Decmeber 2011. Network Rail operate 18 major stations but the remainder are operated on their behalf by the Train Operating Companies. Details are shown in the station index.
Download or read book Broadband Wireless Communications for Railway Applications written by Émilie Masson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the needs of railway operators in terms of wireless communications, divided in two main categories: the commercial services and the operational needs. Then, all available technologies that can be used to provide Internet access on board trains and all the other operational applications requiring high capacity are detailed. Finally, challenges and trends in railway telecommunications are highlighted, through the presentation of the future and emerging technologies, the current discussions and works in the different authorities, and the key challenges and scientific barriers.
Download or read book Introduction to Management written by Richard Pettinger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular core textbook provides an authoritative introduction to business management. Covering all the functional areas of the field, the text provides a robust framework to help students understand the inter-relatedness of different aspects of management and how they fit together in an organisation. Strong emphasis is placed throughout on providing students with a thorough and practical grounding in the topic, with a focus on helping them developing effective management skills. Now in its fourth edition, Introduction to Management has been fully updated and expanded to cover new developments in the field. Written by a leading expert with extensive management experience, this is ideal reading for students studying introductory courses in management at undergraduate, postgraduate or MBA level. It does not require prior knowledge of business and management. New to this Edition: - Includes new chapters on innovation, enterprise, risk management, ethics and responsibility - New 'Management in focus' boxes providing interesting and useful insights into management practice in the real world - New 'Critical thinking, analysis and evaluation' feature to encourage students to think deeply about management problems
Download or read book The Chiltern Railways Bicester to Oxford Improvements Order written by Chiltern Railways and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Railways Urban Development and Town Planning in Britain 1948 2008 written by Russell Haywood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a critical overview of the relationships between planning and railway management and development during the key period in the 20th Century when the railway was in public ownership: 1948-94. It assesses the strength of the relationships when working in collaboration with the private sector. The book then focuses on the interplay between planning and railway since privatization in 1994 and points to best practice for the future in institutional structures and policy development to secure improved outcomes.
Download or read book Birmingham s Railways written by Kris Davies and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic survey of the railway scene in and around Birmingham in the last decade. Will appeal to all those with an interest in the history of the railways in this region.
Download or read book Safety and Security in Railway Engineering written by G. Sciutto and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book comprises a number of research papers presented at several Computers in Railways Conferences. It has been compiled by Giuseppe Sciutto, from Università degli Studi di Genova, and contains selected papers originating from different countries, such as France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Spain, USA, and Taiwan. There is a strong lack of agreement regarding the safety approaches adopted by different transportation modes while the sudden increased demands for security for both freight and passengers has provided a more uniform methodological approach. The papers in this volume give an overview of the current state-of-the-art analytical approaches, methods and simulation tools for the modelling and analysis of the safety and security of transport networks. Topics include e.g. the role of the notified bodies in the process of the railway liberalization, safety at the platform, computer architectures and safety integrity level apportionment, potential dangerous object detection on railway ballast using digital image processing, as well as taking advantage of some complementary modelling methods to meet critical system requirement specifications.
Download or read book Railways of the Black Country written by Steve Burdett and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documenting the railway scene, from the 1970s to present day. A variety of motive power is to be seen within this collection.
Download or read book How 2 Become a Train Driver written by Richard McMunn and published by How2Become Ltd. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This professional and comprehensive book covers every aspect of the trainee train driver selection process and is packed full of insider tips and advice brought to you by rail recruitment staff.
Download or read book Railway Renaissance written by Gareth David and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “David’s superb book looks at the defiant renaissance of such heritage railways . . . in contrast to Beeching’s vision of a streamlined railway network.” —Books Monthly When a 35 mile stretch of the former Waverley route from Edinburgh to Carlisle reopened on 6 September 2015, it became the most significant reopening of any UK railway since the infamous Beeching Report, “The Reshaping of British Railways,” was published in March 1963. In his report, Dr. Richard Beeching recommended sweeping closures of lines across the UK to improve the financial performance of British railways, which led to wholesale closures over the following decade and a reduction in the UK rail network from 18,000 miles in 1963, to some 11,000 miles a decade later. But since that low point was reached in the early 1970s a revolution has been taking place. Passenger traffic on the railways is now at its highest level since the 1940s and from Alloa to Aberdare, as well as from Mansfield to Maesteg, closed lines have reopened and the tide of Beeching closures has been gradually rolled back. Scores of stations have been reopened and on many of the newly revived lines, passenger traffic is far exceeding the forecasts used to support their reopening. In this comprehensive survey of new and reopened railways and stations across England, Scotland and Wales, Gareth David asks what it tells us about Dr. Beeching’s report, looking at how lines that were earmarked for closure in that report, but escaped the axe, have fared and reviews the host of further routes, which are either set to be reopened or are the focus of reopening campaigns.
Download or read book Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals written by August E. Grant and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2008 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its 11th edition, this text has become an indispensable information resource for business, government, and academia. Every chapter has been completely rewritten to reflect the latest developments and market statistics.
