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The Chris Stokes Column - Mutual respect between professional negotiators key to resolving rail dispute
Prospects for the rail industry in the short term look bleak. As I write this, the network is heading into a period of further action by the RMT union with no realistic sign of an early settlement, even though at one stage last week it looked as though a deal might be possible.
Views sought on speeding up delivery of £96bn Integrated Rail Plan
Civil engineers, infrastructure experts and transport planners are being encouraged to share their views on the delivery of schemes outlined in the government’s £96bn Integrated Rail Plan.
Raising-roof container designed to support switch from road to rail
UK: A curtain-sided container with a raising roof which is designed to transport double-stacked palletised products by rail has been unveiled by Nestlé UK & Ireland.
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