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London and South East Route Utilisation Strategy With the number of passengers travelling into London set to grow significantly by 2031, especially at peak times, Network Rail's white paper identifies ways to boost capacity, improve journeys...
Study of Existing Legal Protections for Safety-Related Information and Analysis of Considerations For and Against Protecting Railroad Safety Risk Reduction Program Information This whitepaper, released by the US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), discusses the public safety and legal rights of people injured in railroad...
Full-Scale Locomotive Dynamic Crash Testing and Correlations: Locomotive Consist Colliding with Steel Coil Truck at Grade Crossing (Test 3) The whitepaper, prepared by the US Department of Transportation, discusses full-scale rail vehicle collision tests and test data correlations with dynamic finite element...
Factors Influencing the Quality of Rail Transport Services in Metropolitan Lagos This white paper reveals passengers' opinions on the factors influencing the quality of rail transport services in Lagos,...
Key Transport Statistics 2010 Data This report, prepared by the International Transport Forum, details the impact of the recession on freight transport worldwide in...
Rail Transit in America, A Comprehensive Evaluation of Benefits This white paper, prepared by the Victoria Transport Policy Institute, evaluates rail transit benefits in major US...
Seamless Journeys from Door to Door Seamless Journeys from Door to...
Rail Passengers’ Experiences During the Snow Rail Passengers' Experiences During the...
State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plan State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action...
Edinburgh Tram Project Edinburgh Tram...
Business Plan 2011-2015: Department for Transport (DfT) Business Plan 2011-2015: Department for Transport...
Principles of Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) Principles of Independent Safety Assessment...
Assessment Criteria for Safety Certificate and Authorisation Applications for Mainline Railways Assessment Criteria for Safety Certificate and Authorisation Applications for Mainline...
ORR Guidance on the Application of the Common Safety Method (CSM) on Risk Assessment and Evaluation ORR Guidance on the Application of the Common Safety Method (CSM) on Risk Assessment and...
National State of Good Repair Assessment National State of Good Repair...
High-Speed Passenger Rail Safety Strategy High-Speed Passenger Rail Safety...
Criteria and Procedures for the Approval of Station Access Agreements Criteria and Procedures for the Approval of Station Access...
Fatal Level Crossing Collision – Bumbunga South Australia Fatal Level Crossing Collision – Bumbunga South...
Investigation into Eurostar Train Stoppages 2009 Investigation into Eurostar Train Stoppages...
Can US High-Speed Rail Sustain Itself? Can US High-Speed Rail Sustain...
Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services in Europe: Market Access Models and Implications for Germany Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services in Europe: Market Access Models and Implications for...
Cost-Benefit Analysis in Transport: A UK Perspective Cost-Benefit Analysis in Transport: A UK...
The Practice of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Transport: The Case of France The Practice of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Transport: The Case of...
Fatal Train Accidents on Britain's Main Line Railways: End of 2009 Analysis Fatal Train Accidents on Britain's Main Line Railways: End of 2009...
2010 Rail Liberalisation of International Passenger Services 2010 Rail Liberalisation of International Passenger...
High-Speed Rail Access to Heathrow Airport High-Speed Rail Access to Heathrow...
Railway Alliances in EC Long-Distance Passenger Transport: A Competitive Assessment Post-Liberalisation 2010 Railway Alliances in EC Long-Distance Passenger Transport: A Competitive Assessment Post-Liberalisation...
High Speed 2 Strategic Alternatives Study Baseline Report High Speed 2 Strategic Alternatives Study Baseline...
Fatal Train Accidents on the UK's Main Line Railways: End of 2009 Analysis Fatal Train Accidents on the UK's Main Line Railways: End of 2009...
The Big Squeeze: Rail Overcrowding in London The Big Squeeze: Rail overcrowding in...
UK Rail Fares and Franchises UK Rail Fares and...
Transport Policy in 2010: A Rough Guide Transport Policy in 2010: A Rough...
The UK's Transport Infrastructure Rail Electrification The UK's Transport Infrastructure Rail...
Consideration of Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) Rental for Diesel Trains Limited Consideration of Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) Rental for Diesel Trains...
Improving Options and Reducing Barriers Improving Options and Reducing...
Network Rail, Strategic Business Plan update: Move towards a 7 day railway Network Rail, Strategic Business Plan update: Move towards a 7 day...
The Washington State Segment of the Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor (PNWRC), Program Environmental Assessment The Washington State Segment of the Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor (PNWRC), Program Environmental...
Rail Passenger Security Screening: Passenger and Stakeholder Perceptions Rail Passenger Security Screening: Passenger and Stakeholder...
US Department of Transportation, North Carolina Department of Transportation's "Sealed Corridor" Assessment – Phase IV US Department of Transportation, North Carolina Department of Transportation's "Sealed Corridor" Assessment – Phase...
UK Department of Transportation: Rail Electrification Strategy UK Department of Transportation: Rail Electrification...
The Mayor of London's Transport Strategy The Mayor of London's Transport...
Modelling VfM in Rail Franchise Specification Modelling VfM in Rail Franchise...
ATOC's Franchise Reform and Better Value for Money in Rail ATOC's Franchise Reform and Better Value for Money in...
Positive Train Control Systems: The Final Rule Positive Train Control Systems: The Final...
A Greener, Low Carbon Future for Railways A Greener, Low Carbon Future for Rail...
US FRA Issues Final Rule on ECP Brake Systems US Railroad Administration Issues Final Rule on ECP Brake...
Great Expectations: Railroads and US Economic Recovery Great Expectations: Railroads and US Economic...
Evolution of E-Payments on Singapore's Public Transport Evolution of E-Payments on Singapore's Public...
Transport Trends 2009 Edition Transport Trends 2009...
Comparative Evaluation of Rail and Truck Fuel Efficiency on Competitive Corridors Comparative Evaluation of Rail and Truck Fuel Efficiency on Competitive...
Experiences of Systems Integration Management on Rail Transit Projects Experiences of Systems Integration Management on Rail Transit...
Report of the Centralised In-Depth Review of the Fourth National Communication of Canada Report of the Centralised In-Depth Review of the Fourth National Communication of...
Towards a Better Integrated Trans-European Transport Network at the Service of the Common Transport Policy 2009 Towards a Better Integrated Trans-European Transport Network at the Service of the Common Transport Policy...
UN Climate Change Conference in December 2009: Copenhagen Accord UN Climate Change Conference in December 2009: Copenhagen...