|
Title: Partnership between Network Rail and heritage railway - Severn Valley Post by: grahame on September 22, 2023, 13:48:04 From the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-66876835)
Quote A heritage railway is to work in partnership with Network Rail to share expertise and resources. Severn Valley Railway, which runs trains between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth, said it would receive spare materials, trackside equipment and track components. In exchange, Network Rail will be able to train its teams on the railway. The Severn Valley Railway said it would create "significant savings" at a time of rising costs and reduced income. The railway said this contract was the first of its kind in Britain and could become a model for other heritage railways to adopt. Which other heritage railways would this arrangement help? Title: Re: Partnership between Network Rail and heritage railway - Severn Valley Post by: Electric train on September 22, 2023, 18:44:20 From the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-66876835) Quote A heritage railway is to work in partnership with Network Rail to share expertise and resources. Severn Valley Railway, which runs trains between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth, said it would receive spare materials, trackside equipment and track components. In exchange, Network Rail will be able to train its teams on the railway. The Severn Valley Railway said it would create "significant savings" at a time of rising costs and reduced income. The railway said this contract was the first of its kind in Britain and could become a model for other heritage railways to adopt. Which other heritage railways would this arrangement help? There have been adhoc arrangements with several Heritage Railways over the years. NR send its graduates / apprentices and volunteers usually office based staff to have experience days; there no exchange of good or chattels, the Heritage Railway gets some work done the NR staff get a boots on ballast experience in a safer environment than an operational mainline, TOC also will use heritage railways and many mainline contractors will use heritage railways to train staff NR wants to be community minded, the Seven Valley Railway arrangement looks is great news and well done to the team that made it happen Title: Re: Partnership between Network Rail and heritage railway - Severn Valley Post by: johnneyw on September 22, 2023, 21:31:20 Which other heritage railways would this arrangement help? Early thoughts from me is that the Great Central could be a contender being the only double tracked mainline heritage railway in the country....perhaps even more so when the north and south sections are finally reconnected. There's not going to be much scope anywhere though for training on electrified lines. Title: Re: Partnership between Network Rail and heritage railway - Severn Valley Post by: ChrisB on September 24, 2023, 21:03:32 Sounds as though West Somerset might engage with them. Start chatting about serving TAU?
Title: Re: Partnership between Network Rail and heritage railway - Severn Valley Post by: broadgage on September 25, 2023, 04:32:23 Sounds as though West Somerset might engage with them. Start chatting about serving TAU? There have been previous examples of cooperation between NR/WSR and hopefully this will continue and be expanded, This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |