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IET Railway Professional Network. The Railway Professional Network (PN) covers the electrical engineering aspects of the promotion, construction, regulation, operation, safety and maintenance of railway, metro, tramway and guided transport systems. Its range of interests includes rolling stock (traction and systems), signalling, stations, EMC, EMI, telecommunications, information systems, human factors, commercial issues, safety, maintenance and power distribution.
Rail Research UK (RRUK). RRUK is the universities' centre for railways systems research. Its vision is to help build a bigger, better and safer railway by providing a strong and coherent engineering science base for railway systems research in the UK, located in a number of universities acting in a coordinated way. RRUK aims to support and facilitate research that will enhance scientific knowledge and understanding and ultimately contribute to improved capacity, reliability and safety, as well as increased attractiveness and reduced environmental impacts of railways. RRUK brings together researchers and representatives from industry and policymakers to help define, prioritise and guide research, and use the results to challenge policy, inform policy development and improve industry practice.
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). The ORR is in place to ensure that Network Rail manages the network efficiently and in a way that meets the needs of its users. Its remit is to encourage continuous improvement in health and safety performance; to secure compliance with relevant health and safety law, including taking enforcement action as necessary; and to develop policy and enhance relevant railway health and safety legislation. The ORR is also responsible for licensing operators of railway assets, setting the terms for access by operators to the network and other railway facilities, and enforcing competition law in the rail sector.
Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB). RSSB was established in April 2003, implementing one of the core sets of recommendations from the second part of Lord Cullen’s public inquiry into the Ladbroke Grove accident. The Company’s primary objective is to lead and facilitate the railway industry’s work to achieve continuous improvement in the health and safety performance of the railways in Great Britain, and thus to facilitate the reduction of risk to passengers, employees and the affected public.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB). The RAIB is the independent railway accident investigation organisation for the UK. It investigates railway accidents and incidents on the UK's railways to improve safety, not to establish blame. This website forms the RAIB's primary channel for sharing the findings from its investigations, as well as providing the railway industry and general public with a means of finding out about the RAIB.
Network Rail. Network Rail owns and operates Britain’s rail infrastructure. Network Rail strives "to provide Britain with a safe, reliable and efficient railway fit for the 21st century".
IET Railway Professional Network. The Railway Professional Network (PN) covers the electrical engineering aspects of the promotion, construction, regulation, operation, safety and maintenance of railway, metro, tramway and guided transport systems. Its range of interests includes rolling stock (traction and systems), signalling, stations, EMC, EMI, telecommunications, information systems, human factors, commercial issues, safety, maintenance and power distribution.
Rail Research UK (RRUK). RRUK is the universities' centre for railways systems research. Its vision is to help build a bigger, better and safer railway by providing a strong and coherent engineering science base for railway systems research in the UK, located in a number of universities acting in a coordinated way. RRUK aims to support and facilitate research that will enhance scientific knowledge and understanding and ultimately contribute to improved capacity, reliability and safety, as well as increased attractiveness and reduced environmental impacts of railways. RRUK brings together researchers and representatives from industry and policymakers to help define, prioritise and guide research, and use the results to challenge policy, inform policy development and improve industry practice.
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). The ORR is in place to ensure that Network Rail manages the network efficiently and in a way that meets the needs of its users. Its remit is to encourage continuous improvement in health and safety performance; to secure compliance with relevant health and safety law, including taking enforcement action as necessary; and to develop policy and enhance relevant railway health and safety legislation. The ORR is also responsible for licensing operators of railway assets, setting the terms for access by operators to the network and other railway facilities, and enforcing competition law in the rail sector.
Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB). RSSB was established in April 2003, implementing one of the core sets of recommendations from the second part of Lord Cullen’s public inquiry into the Ladbroke Grove accident. The Company’s primary objective is to lead and facilitate the railway industry’s work to achieve continuous improvement in the health and safety performance of the railways in Great Britain, and thus to facilitate the reduction of risk to passengers, employees and the affected public.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB). The RAIB is the independent railway accident investigation organisation for the UK. It investigates railway accidents and incidents on the UK's railways to improve safety, not to establish blame. This website forms the RAIB's primary channel for sharing the findings from its investigations, as well as providing the railway industry and general public with a means of finding out about the RAIB.
Network Rail. Network Rail owns and operates Britain’s rail infrastructure. Network Rail strives "to provide Britain with a safe, reliable and efficient railway fit for the 21st century".
