Task 1: Understand the purpose of an organisation and its operating environment. Network Rail was founded in 2002 and is the owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain‚ this includes: tracks‚ signals‚ most stations‚ tunnels and level crossings. It is a company limited by guarantee‚ this means financially they are directly accountable to their members’ a members role is a similar role of shareholder except they have no financial interest. However‚ any final financial decisions
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project Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. It is an urban metropolis with over 8 million inhabitants. It is predicted that over four million residents of the surrounding Jabodetabek area commute in and out of the city each working day. Transport issues have increasingly begun to attract political attention and it has been estimated that in 2020 without a major transportation breakthrough traffic jams will overwhelm the city. Since 1980 more than twenty-five general and special subject studies
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPREHENSION DIRECTIONS (Q. Nos. 1-10) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. A railway network that caters to about seven billion passenger trips a year poses extraordinary management challenges‚ the most important of which is to ensure that all journeys end safely. The derailment of the Indore-Patna Express in Kanpur Dehat‚ with
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WHAT FUTURE FOR RAIL IN THE TEN YEAR PLAN FOR TRANSPORT? Peter North Report to the All Party Parliamentary Rail Group November 2003 What future for Rail in the Ten Year Plan for Transport? Preface by All Party Parliamentary Rail Group The All Party Parliamentary Rail Group (APPRG) comprises over 300 parliamentarians from both Houses who are interested in rail issues. It meets regularly in Westminster and arranges visits both in the UK and abroad. Lawrie Quinn MP and Nick Hawkins MP are
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Moral and Ethical Issues Science and Technology Magnetic levitation has been around for years‚ this advance mode of surface high speed transportation whereby a vehicle gliding above a guide way is suspended‚ guided‚ and propelled by magnetic forces that actually allows it to float in air 4 to 6 inches in the air and travels up to 300 mph. Despite the Shinkansen’s many advantages it is not with its faults. Crashes and Accidents Since there are so much riding on this fast train‚ has
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BIOGAS FOR URBAN TRANSPORT IN LINKÖPING‚ SWEDEN BIOGAS IN BUSES‚ CARS AND TRAINS BIOGAS IN THE SOCIETY Information from IEA BIOENERGY TASK 37 Energy from biogas and landfill gas SUMMARY The Linköping Biogas plant in Sweden was started in 1997 in order to treat organic waste from the agricultural sector in southeastern Sweden. Another main purpose was to produce biogas for the urban city buses in order to reduce the local‚ regional and global emissions from the urban transport system. The
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The main purpose for a government to intervene within a market is to improve and strengthen the performance and stability of an economy by hopefully correcting any market failure through enhancing the allocation of resources and striving towards a progression in economic and social welfare by balancing the distribution of income and wealth. Not all intervention can be beneficial however; government failure occurs when this method causes a situation to worsen usually by affecting the efficiency of
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complex spatial structures that are supported by transport systems. The most important transport problems are often related to urban areas and take place when transport systems‚ for a variety of reasons‚ cannot satisfy the numerous requirements of urban mobility. Urban productivity is highly dependent on the efficiency of its transport system to move labor‚ consumers and freight between multiple origins and destinations. Additionally‚ important transport terminals such as ports‚ airports‚ and railyards
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09 mi). The metro has 107 stations of which 17 are underground. It has a combination of elevated‚ at-grade and underground lines and uses both broad gauge and standard gauge rolling stock. Delhi Metro is being built and operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC). As of April 2010‚ DMRC operates more than 100 trains daily between 6:00 — 23:00 with a frequency of 3 to 4.5 minutes.[5] The trains have four to six coaches[6] and the power output is supplied by 25-kilo volt‚ 50 Hz AC through
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Earth has many hidden‚ unique and beautiful places. Ukraine boasts one of the most romantic places in the world: Tunnel of Love. Located near the town Klevan‚ “The Tunnel of Love” became an unique attraction in the world. It was formed on the train tracks‚ through union branches of trees‚ turning into a tunnel of green vegetation. There is however one problem with this “tunnel”. As it passes a train track and should be on your toes if you want to visit him. The Tunnel which covers railway conducted
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