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	Railways Act 2005
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	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/acts2005/20050014.htm (544 words)

	2005 in rail transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The railway is expected to open later in 2005.
		RVRC will not be expected to take up the railways 20.9 billion shilling ($282 million) debt, but will repay the Kenyan government 3 billion shillings ($40.5 million) that was spent to subsidize the railway for the last three years.
		The strike, the sixth by French rail workers in 2005, suspended one third of all TGV trains across the country.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2005_in_rail_transport (3502 words)

	Railway Inspectorate - UK Railways
		The first official government body involved in the regulation of railways was instituted by the 1840 Regulation of Railways Act which provided for the establishment of a set of inspectors to inspect new railways.
		This was enacted in the 2005 Railways Act.
		Early inspections were of the basic structure of the railway, and it was required that competant engineers be appointed as inspectors (note that most engineers did all sorts of engineering in those days, the modern distinction between Civil and Mechanical Engineering did not appear until the last quarter of the 19th Century).
	ukrailways.wikia.com /wiki/Railway_Inspectorate (850 words)

	Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman / About us / Our history / Legislation / Legislation for the Parliamentary ...
		Acts of Parliament from 1988 and Statutory Instruments from 1987 are available on the website of the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) and links are provided to them.
		The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, section 47 and schedule 7; (inserted various provisions to enable the Ombudsman to deal with complaints under the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime, once that is brought into force).
		The Education act 2005, s.98 and schedule 14, paragraph 2; and s.123 and schedule 19, part 3.
	www.ombudsman.org.uk /about_us/our_history/pca_act_1967.html (849 words)

	Strategic Rail Authority - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Following the passing of the Railways Act 2005 its business was wound up and its functions transferred to the Department for Transport Rail Group [1].
		The Shadow Strategic Rail Authority was established following the election of the Labour government in 1997 in an attempt to re-regulate the fractured railway network following the privatisation of British Rail.
		The SRA was placed on a formal legal basis by the Transport Act 2000 and it ended its shadow existence on 1 February 2001.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Strategic_Rail_Authority (305 words)

	Access to Rail and Motorway Corridors \| Discussion Paper \| Review of Issues Affecting Utilities and Road, Rail and ...
		ONTRACK is not the only railway infrastructure owner - the Railways Act 2005 also applies to approximately 80 licensed rail operators, many of whom own land and rail of their own, and who have all the rights and obligations of an infrastructure owner (or access provider as termed in the Railways Act 2005).
		Section 75 of the Railways Act 2005 notes that the Act has priority over any other Act (i.e., key infrastructure Acts) with respect to managing access to the rail corridor for works that are on, over or under any railway infrastructure or railway premises.
		The Act, unlike the Electricity and Gas Acts 1992, makes no reference to the timescale within which decisions on an application for access to the rail corridor must be carried out leading to costly delays and uncertainty, and solutions sought on a case by case basis.
	www.med.govt.nz /templates/MultipageDocumentPage____5504.aspx (1569 words)

	Railways may buy private power
		Indian Railways is set to end the public sector monopoly for purchasing electricity.
		The Railways is expected to issue open tenders in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, for which a study has been commissioned.
		Railways also wanted to ascertain if the SEBs could be approached for open access wherein it can choose its own supplier, the official added.
	www.rediff.com /money/2005/nov/23rail.htm (302 words)

	The Hindu : Front Page : Godhra report details negligence by Railways
		Justice Banerjee writes that if the way the Railways acted in the run-up to and aftermath of the Godhra fire can be taken to be "the normal functioning of the Railways...
		At any rate, the Railways was party to both the destruction of forensic evidence and a sloppy system of record-keeping, which combined to help obscure the truth about the circumstances under which 59 passengers were burnt to death on board coach S-6 of the train.
		The notification for an enquiry under the Railways Act should and ought to have been issued by him within 48 hours from the time of intimation" of the incident.
	www.hindu.com /2005/01/22/stories/2005012206010100.htm (344 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		Proposals to reform the RPC were contained in the Government's White Paper 'The Future of Rail' published in July 2004 and the Railways Act 2005, which received Royal Assent on 7th April, put in place the legislation necessary for this reform.
		The provisions in the Act abolish the current RPC and the regional committees and replace them with a single, GB wide organisation, also called the Rail Passengers Council.
		The duties of the Rail Passengers Council are principally set out in the Railways Act 2005 together with the Railways Act 1993 and the Transport Act 1962.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=157621&NewsAreaID=2 (457 words)

	TAW - 23 May 2005
		On 25 May 2005 the Australian Rail Track Corporation ARTC announced that it is developing a Hunter Valley Corridor Strategic Plan to determine the optimum investment to deliver cost-effective rail capacity ahead of projected demand in coal volumes.
		The Railways Act was passed by the New Zealand Parliament on 13 April 2005 and aims to improve the safety regime for all rail operators.
		The Act implements the recommendations of the Ministerial Inquiry into Tranz Rai (the Wilson Report) and addresses gaps in the current safety framework, that have arisen because of recent changes in the rail industry.
	www.transportregulator.nsw.gov.au /publications/TAW/TAWMay302005.htm (737 words)

	railways act 2005
		The Railways Act was passed by Parliament on 13 April 2005 and aims to improve the safety regime for all rail operators.
		The Act implements the recommendations of the Ministerial Inquiry into Tranz Rail (the Wilson report) and addresses gaps in the current safety framework, that have arisen because of recent changes in the rail industry.
		The Act will introduce a more proactive approach to identifying and managing critical safety issues by ensuring key rail participants are licensed, that key safety data are collected, that operators demonstrate they're managing safety risks, and that Land Transport New Zealand has more powers to audit, inspect and sanction operators.
	www.transport.govt.nz /railways-act-index (189 words)

	Acts, Regulations and Rules
		Transport Services Licensing Act 1989 (as amended to 1997) sets out the licensing requirements for commercial transport operators; except rail services which are now covered under the Railways Act 2005.
		Road User Charges Act 1977 (as amended to 2002) imposes charges for the use of roads by heavy vehicles and certain other vehicles, such as those that are diesel powered.
		The Transport Act 1962 (as amended to 2000) was the principal Act for general land transport safety matters.
	www.ltsa.govt.nz /legislation/acts-regulations.html (990 words)

	The Demise of the VIA FPA-4s
		With a new, untested piece of legislation in place, and a new Director General as well, the railways (and unions) started probing and testing to see where they stood stake out their positions: the RSD was a good place to start.
		The railways, in general, had done a good job in conversion to RSD - the one exception was VIA.
		The passenger railway had planned to retire its FPA-4’s before the end of March 1989 with the introduction of the final batch of F40 PH-2, 6400 series locomotives.
	www.railways.incanada.net /Articles/Article2005_7.html (776 words)

	Article Display
		The Act received the royal assent on 7 April 2005 and certain provisions came into force on that date and on 8 and 26 June 2005: SI 2005/1444.
		The 2005 Act s 3 amends the Railways Act 1993 in relation to general duties of the Secretary of State and the ORR.
		Under s 40, where a railway passenger service is temporarily interrupted, or has been discontinued, the appropriate national authority may secure the provision of a substitute service for the carriage of passengers by road.
	www.butterworths.co.uk /lawcampus/dataitem.asp?ID=55960&tid=7 (916 words)

	Department for Transport - Railways Act 2005 - Summary
		Act will allow the Government to take charge of setting the strategy for the railway, and to streamline the structure of the rail industry at the national level.
		As a consequence of the other structural and organisational changes in the Act, it sets out revised procedures for operators and public sector funders to follow when they wish to discontinue all passenger services on a line or from a station or close all or part of a network or station.
		the powers of the Railways Heritage Committee were extended by providing a general order-making power which would allow the Secretary of State to include additional bodies subject to the Committee's powers of designating assets, which were not included in the list in the Railway Heritage Act 1996.
	www.dft.gov.uk /stellent/groups/dft_railways/documents/page/dft_railways_032962.hcsp (538 words)

	Railways Act 2005: Shepherd and Wedderburn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Railways Act 2005 is designed to deal with many of the enduring problems of the railways in Britain, by streamlining the organisation of the national rail system.
		The Act received Royal Assent on 7 April 2005 and will come into force on a date or dates to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
		The Railways Act 2005 is available from the HMSO website at: http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2005/20050014.htm along with the accompanying Explanatory Notes at: http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/en2005/2005en14.htm
	www.shepwedd.co.uk /ebulletins/property_more.php?id=34_0_4_0_M (441 words)

	Railways chug into hotel business
		The cafeteria at the National Railway Museum, the railway heritage hotels in Ranchi and Puri and all the 'Yatri Niwas' on the Howrah-Delhi route have been shortlisted to be spruced up through private investment.
		With introduction of the Bill for amending the Railway Act of 1989 in the Rajya Sabha during the winter session, decks have been cleared for commercial exploitation of railway land.
		National Railway Museum cafeteria, the heritage hotels in Ranchi and Puri and all the Yatri Niwas on the Howrah-Delhi route will be leased out to private firms.
	www.rediff.com /money/2005/apr/15rail.htm (462 words)

	Dates in Canadian Railway History
		One of the conditions of Confederation was the building of a railway by the newly constituted Dominion Government to connect Halifax with the St. Lawrence at or near Quebec.
		The railway lay idle from late 1910 until July 25, 1911 when it was bought by the Canadian Northern Railway as part of its new Montreal to Ottawa line.
		Lawrence and Hudson Railway is formed by merging the CP Rail routes in southern Ontario and Quebec with its Delaware and Hudson subsidiary in northern USA.
	www.railways.incanada.net /candate/candate.htm (10554 words)

	Railways Act 2005
		for such of the authority's functions under this Act as may be specified in the arrangements to be performed in relation to those premises, on behalf of the authority by that Office or (as the case may be) by the Health and Safety Executive.
		(b) in subsection (3)(b), for "sections 37 and 38 of that Act" substitute "sections 22 to 24 of the Railways Act 2005".
		Railways Act 2005 is reproduced under the terms of Crown Copyright Policy Guidance issued by HMSO.
	www.ukincorp.co.uk /s-3H-to-act-U-other-minor-and-consequential-amendments.html (3596 words)

	Railways Act 2005
		(2) In subsection (8) and (9) of that section, for "Schedule 21 to the Transport Act 2000" substitute "section 12 of the Railways Act 2005".
		(3) Discount fare schemes which immediately before the commencement of this paragraph are approved for the purposes of section 28 of the 1993 Act are to be treated after the commencement of this paragraph as approved for the purposes of that section by the appropriate franchising authority.
		(2) The code of practice under section 71B of the 1993 Act that is in force immediately before the commencement of this paragraph is to have effect after the commencement of this paragraph as if prepared and published by the Secretary of State.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/acts2005/50014--h.htm (4846 words)

	Focus on public transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Railways Act 2005 is introducing a new simplified structure for running the railways with more Ministerial control replacing the axed Strategic Rail Authority.
		In October 2005 Transport 2000 launched the Growing the Railways Campaign to argue for more services, longer trains, new stations and reopened lines.
		The campaign document, Growing the Railways: A Manifesto to Move Us Forward, shows that a growing railway is critical to meeting Government economic and environmental objectives, as well as tackling road congestion, serving new developments and supporting regeneration and social inclusion across the regions.
	www.transport2000.org.uk /campaigns/maintainCampaigns.asp?CampaignID=10 (1283 words)

	questions and answers general
		The Railways Bill has also been developed to implement the recommendations made in the Ministerial Inquiry into Tranz Rail (the Wilson Report), which identified gaps in the current legislation relating to rail safety.
		That is the intention of the Bill, which will ensure that all those involved in, or contributing to, rail operations are accountable for their actions or for decisions.
		The Railways Bill is a culmination of two years work, undertaken as a result of recommendations of the Wilson Report.
	www.transport.govt.nz /qanda-general (1479 words)

	Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland (MACS) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		However we note that the Railways Act 2005 includes provision for a separate code of practice for Scotland and that MACS will be consulted on this separately.
		We would suggest however that there would be a need for the codes to accommodate cross border services and for them to be consistent with design standards for other modes of transport where appropriate.
		The Committee is copying this response to Janet Egdell in the Scottish Executive as some of the concerns that we have expressed will fall to the Executive to take forward in the light of the transfer of functions under the Railways Act 2005.
	www.macs-mobility.org /docs/consult/response/2005/04 (537 words)

	Abstracts - The IET
		Following the passing of the new Railways Act in 2005 there have been a number of changes to the legal framework surrounding the railways.
		There is more direct government involvement in the railways and the Office of Rail Regulation has taken on a new role in respect of railway safety.
		Encouragingly, the railway industry now embraces HF but there still remain many challenges in fully integrating this science into the Safety Assurance process.
	www.iee.org /Events/safetyassurance_abstracts.cfm?PrintVersion=true (973 words)

	60 PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Throughout the principal Act, unless otherwise expressly provided for, the expressions "the Central Government or a State Government" and "the State Government", wherever they occur, the expression "appropriate Government" shall be substituted and such other consequential amendments as the rules of grammar may require shall also be made.
		(c) in sub-section (4), for the words and figures "the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890)" the words and figures "the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989)" shall be substituted.
		In section 8 of the principal Act, in sub-section (6), for the words "sixty days", the words "ninety days" shall be substituted.
	www.taxmann.net /Citation/62/[2005]062SCL0060(St).htm (1531 words)

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		The Board plays an invaluable role in allowing Chiltern’s senior management to explain their plans and be held to account for its performance; whilst also acting as an additional conduit to enable Chiltern senior managers to understand the issues which are troubling rail users and their representatives.
		Projects Sub Group Meeting held 10 February 2005 The group discussed three projects: (i) the proposals for the redevelopment of High Wycombe station and forecourt; (ii) the proposals to build a footbridge with lift and replacement platform at Denham; and (iii) the plans to add facilities for the disabled to the toilets at Princes Risborough.
		Meeting held 29 April 2005 This meeting heard: (i) a presentation from David Sexton of the SRA on the draft West Midlands Route Utilisation Strategy; (ii) details of the outcome of the consultation into the June 2005 timetable change; and (iii) Chiltern’s June 2005 fare change plans.
	www.chilternrailways.co.uk /uploads/publications/131.doc (1094 words)

	Railways Act 2005 Home
		THE RAILWAYS ACT 2005 - implements the changes to the governance of the rail industry in Great Britain proposed by the 2004 white paper "The Future of Rail", including by amending the Railways Act 1993.
		The Railways Act 2005 abolished the Strategic Rail Authority (which had been established by the Transport Act 2000) and transferred its franchising and funding responsibilities to the Department for Transport and the Scottish Executive.
		The Act also modifies the way in which periodic reviews of the level of Network Rail access charges are conduct, and places specific responsibilities on the Secretary of State and on Scottish Ministers.
	www.uk-railways-act-2005.co.uk (1075 words)

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