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	Strategic Rail Authority - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		In Scotland the budget of the SRA is devolved to the Scottish Parliament under the terms of the Barnett Formula.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Strategic_Rail_Authority (283 words)

	Strategic Rail Authority (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Strategic Rail Authority is considering plans to cut the number of franchises running trains between London and Glasgow, which could lead to the recreation of the London & North Western Railway.
		The Strategic Rail Authority has announced the formal go-ahead for the £9.9bn upgrade of the west coast mainline between London and Glasgow, and work is expected to finish by 2008.
		The Strategic Rail Authority has announced plans for the investment of £60bn on new trains and infrastructure for the national rail network over the next 10 years, and new companies will be brought in to provide funding and management.
	www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /sty41452.htm (575 words)

	Strategic Rail Authority makes the case for rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The document is the authority’s attempt to set out what contributions the railway makes to the general good of the country.
		The SRA highlights some interesting facts that run counter to the media impression that our railways are in a state of collapse.
		Rail is safe: more road users die in an average day than rail users in a year.
	www.transport2000.org.uk /platform/SRACaseForRail.htm (765 words)

	Press Release - Implications of suspension of rail freight grants by Strategic Rail Authority
		Freight on Rail, a partnership between the rail freight industry, the transport trade unions and Transport 2000, is campaigning for the full reinstatement of Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) funding for rail freight grants and has issued a parliamentary briefing urging politicians to lobby the Department of Transport and the SRA on this subject.
		Freight on Rail’s research into the transport, social and environmental implications of the suspension of rail freight grants highlights rail freight’s role in reducing road congestion, reducing noxious emissions and reducing deaths and injuries on the road network.
		Freight on Rail is a partnership between transport trades unions, ASLEF, RMT and TSSA, the rail freight operators EWS, Freightliner and GB Railfreight, the Rail Freight Group and Transport 2000.
	www.freightonrail.org.uk /PressRelease14-3-2003.htm (748 words)

	SRA - STRATEGIC RAIL AUTHORITY ANNUAL REPORT 2002-03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Given the SRA's leadership role in the industry, the accounting rules dictate that a set of group accounts should be prepared in which Network Rail is treated as a quasi subsidiary of the SRA.
		The Authority's balance sheet includes liabilities for grant and other payments which will be met from future grants or grant-in-aid recoverable from the Authority's sponsor department, the Department for Transport.
		As disclosed in the Foreword to these accounts, the Authority's Directors have assessed that there is no reason to believe that the Department for Transport's future sponsorship of the Authority and future Parliamentary approval of funding to allow the Authority to meet its liabilities will not be forthcoming.
	www.sra.gov.uk /news/2003/7/sra_annual_report (713 words)

	Institute of Rail Welding - industry news archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Practical models for rail grinding, produced from laboratory tests and from theoretical modelling, have been produced and are used to substantiate past practices and to develop improved predictive tools for rail fatigue and profile deterioration.
		Rail profile shapes developed from practical field experience; the modelling of rail profile shapes; rail grinding intervals and metal removal; rail surface finish and metallurgy are all discussed.
		The Strategic Rail Authority is not recommending the closure of lightly-used rural lines, but the scaling back of maintenance on them in order to liberate funds for mainline and main secondary routes, London and the south east.
	www.iorw.org /news_archive.html (13553 words)

	railway consultancy \| rail consultants \| rail industry consulting
		First Class Partnerships was engaged by the Strategic Rail Authority to act as its Operator of Last Resort in relation to the Connex South Eastern Franchise.
		FCP were the Authority''s lead commercial and Operational Advisors helping to create the commercial specification for the franchise and the managing the operational evaluation of proposals made by franchise Bidders.
		First Class Partnerships were appointed by the Strategic Rail Authority to design and manage the migration (separation) approach in relation to the separation of the TransPennine rail franchises and infrastructure from the Northern franchise and infrastructure in order to allow the creation of two new Rail franchises.
	www.firstclasspartnerships.com /commercial_as.php (937 words)

	rail - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about rail
		Rails have dark plumage, a short neck and wings, and long legs.
		In a little while no one thought anything of crossing an abyss on a wire, and the mono- rail was superseding the tram-lines, railways: and indeed every form of track for mechanical locomotion.
		Once, in a gust, the rail dipped under the sea, and the decks on that side were for the moment awash with water that made a couple of the hunters hastily lift their feet.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /rail (270 words)

	Scots set for better rail network - Calum MacDonald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Rail Users' Consultative Committees (RUCC's) were established under the Railways Act 1993 to represent the interests of rail passengers (and Caledonian McBrayne ferry passengers in Scotland).
		The Government is committed to the establishment of a new Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) with increased regulatory powers to provide a clear, coherent and strategic programme for the development of the railways so that passengers' expectations are met, franchise commitments strengthened and customer interests protected.
		The Government will publish the Strategic Rail Authority Bill next year and if any legislative time is freed up as a result of agreement on the handling of the House of Lords reform, the Government will introduce, as a priority, the Bill in this Parliamentary.
	www.scotland.gov.uk /news/releas98_3/pr2604.htm (413 words)

	`Cautious welcome` for Strategic Rail Authority`s plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Director Stephen Joseph said: “The fact that we now have a plan for rail revival for the next ten years is very good indeed but we are worried about two aspects of the plan.
		This aims to increase rail passengers by 50 per cent and rail-freight by 80 per cent but Transport 2000 believes these targets will not be achieved unless a `South-east` approach is applied to the rest of the network.
		Stephen Joseph concluded: “The SRA plan is a start to putting rail back on track but we need the Government to end the uncertainty over Railtrack and the future structure of the railways, otherwise this Strategic Plan is built on sand.”
	transport2000.org.uk /news/maintainNewsArticles.asp?NewsArticleID=21 (267 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Ministers tighten grip on railways
		The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) set up four years ago is being scrapped and most of its powers are moving to Transport Secretary Alistair Darling.
		Under the new proposals, Network Rail would be responsible for timetabling, use of routes and enforcing the punctuality of train companies.
		The SRA released a statement saying despite its abolition it remained "proud of its leadership role in rehabilitating Britain's railway".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3894791.stm (582 words)

	Guided bus wins backing of Strategic Rail Authority Report by IAN MacKELLAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The SRA, which is likely to be stripped of much of its power after a review of the rail industry requested by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling is published shortly, has written to Cambridgeshire County Council, the scheme's promoters.
		The authority said the bus was "the most viable and effective public transport proposal for this corridor." The SRA says it has no plans to re-open the rail service to St Ives, and the SRA has seen no evidence to suggest a business case can be made for the reintroduction of such services.
		The authority's Jonty Alone told The Hunts Post that the guided bus would carry four times as many passengers as heavy rail, though he was unable to explain how such figures were derived in the absence of any other predominantly rural guided bus service.
	www.chiark.greenend.org.uk /pipermail/castiron-discuss/2004-July/000936.html (427 words)

	UK Commission for Integrated Transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The D&G and PRF usefully set out the Government's objectives for rail, the purposes of the SRA, the regulatory framework to which it contributes and the strategic approach that it is to adopt.
		It is also stated that the SRA 'should contribute to the development of an integrated transport system' and that it should 'enable providers of rail services to plan their businesses with a reasonable degree of assurance'.
		In March this year the SRA published its Strategic Agenda, which re-stated the objectives set in the 10 Year Plan, set out the mechanisms by which improvements could be delivered and listed candidate schemes for investment.
	www.cfit.gov.uk /reports/sradraft (968 words)

	House of Commons - Welsh Affairs - Fourth Report
		Therefore it was confident that it could implement the rail provisions in practice.[143] Chris Austin, Executive Director of the Strategic Rail Authority, told us that the SRA had a positive working relationship with the Welsh Assembly Government and that the proposals should be seen as a "logical progression" of that relationship.
		The Report further stated that Richard Bowker, the Chairman of the SRA was also keen to discuss that proposal with the National Assembly.[159] Despite those positive noises, a power for the National Assembly to appoint members of the Strategic Rail Authority was not included in the draft Bill.
		He argued that the attributes of SRA Board members needed to cover a range of skills and talents rather than appointments being made on a geographical basis.[160] He argued that the desire for representation of Wales on the SRA Board was satisfied by the fact that one of the members of the board was Welsh.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmwelaf/759/75907.htm (1890 words)

	Lawrie Quinn - Parliamentary Speeches
		If those running the authority want to use those powers to the full, they will be able to rush around and direct those who, in a difficult situation, are trying to run the railway.
		By its very nature, the Strategic Rail Authority is unlikely to have the detailed knowledge that would enable it to judge individual schemes against each other.
		I believe that the SRA will offer a forum in which such partnerships can be created, not only between the operating companies and Railtrack, but with the wider public sector, such as local authorities and the communities that rely on transport partnerships.
	www.durhamlabour.org.uk /lwquinn/speech98-9.htm (6117 words)

	Rail Freight Online : Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Also included is a breakdown of where rail connected terminals are located including contact details, with a focus on those that can provide directly rail connected warehousing solutions for the logistics and manufacturing industries.
		Rail freight traffic has risen to its highest level since 1977.
		In 2004/05 20.7 bn net tonne km of freight moved by rail, 60% up on the total in 1995.
	www.railfreightonline.co.uk (206 words)

	DTLR - Press Notice - The Strategic Rail Authority sheds its shadow status (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The rail industry will have a bright future with the Strategic Rail Authority, the Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said today, as the SRA shed its shadow status.
		The SRA was set-up in shadow form in April 1999 to provide strategic planning, promote rail travel and freight transport and to foster a climate that encourages private investment in the railways.
		The shadow SRA has been playing a leading role in the Rail Recovery Action Group which John Prescott established under the chairmanship of Lord Macdonald following the Hatfield crash.
	www.press.dtlr.gov.uk /pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2001_0044 (282 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Rising costs 'threaten rail plans'
		Government rail chiefs are warning that passengers could see plans to modernise Britain's railways delayed or scuppered by rising costs.
		The government has promised that £60 billion will be invested in rail over the next 10 years to meet forecasts of a 50% growth in passengers.
		There is a new mood of optimism in the rail industry, following the removal of Railtrack, creation of Network Rail and arrival of new leadership at the Strategic Rail Authority.
	news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/2337691.stm (563 words)

	Renationalise.com \| On-Line Referendum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The STRATEGIC RAIL AUTHORITY is supposed to monitor the network’s out-of-control rising costs, but as Private Eye (23 Aug 2002 - number 1061) observed, it has no control over its own.
		The current head of SRA is Richard Bowker, former boss of Richard Branson’s Virgin Trains.
		The SRA is lavishing money on Virgin Trains, including £106 million in “compensation” for Railtrack’s failure to make sure that Virgin earn ever-increasing profits off their West Coast rail monopoly (“A cheque from the taxpayer… to compensate for the bungled upgrade of the West Coast main line by Railtrack” - the Guardian 23 Aug 2002).
	id.mind.net /~extang/renat/sra.html (248 words)

	Transport Act 2000
		In section 15(1)(d) (approval of agreements), for the words from "the Railways Board" to "the wholly-owned subsidiary" substitute "the Strategic Rail Authority or a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Strategic Rail Authority for the provision".
		(b) for "the Board or the subsidiary" substitute "the Strategic Rail Authority or the subsidiary".
		In section 6(1) of the Transport Act 1985 (registration of local services), for "Railways Board or the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising (under section 4A of the 1962 Act)" substitute "Strategic Rail Authority (under section 214 of the Transport Act 2000)".
	www.hmso.gov.uk /acts/acts2000/00038-cl.htm (2799 words)

	ipedia.com: British Rail Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, between the nationalisation of the 'Big Four' British railway companies in 1948 until it was privatised in stages between 1994 and 1997.
		Historically, the term "British Rail" only dates from the mid-1960s, the nationalised railway previously being known as "British Railways" as shown in the early logos of the nationalised railway, including the "cycling lion".
		Between the mid-1960s and mid-1970s the size of the British rail network was reduced from around 20,000 miles to 12,000 miles as a result of the "Beeching Axe", the cost-cutting review conducted by BR Chairman Dr Richard Beeching.
	www.ipedia.com /british_rail.html (516 words)

	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee Press Notice No. 35
		That the new rail consumer groups must be given reasonable notice to allow effective consultation on such things as passenger service requirements, passenger's charters and the use of penalty payments for passenger benefits.
		In addition the SRA should have the first option to purchase any land which Railtrack wishes to sell, at a market valuation to be determined independently, where the SRA believes that the land may be needed for future operational railway purposes.
		The SRA should have the right to be consulted in advance about any land sales by Railtrack and should make public its views on any sales which it believes would not be in the long term interests of the railway (paragraph 137).
	www.parliament.uk /Commons/selcom78/etrapntz.htm (1989 words)

	BBC News \| UK Politics \| Rail authority may be delayed
		Legislation to establish a Strategic Rail Authority could be delayed if peers are obstructive over House of Lords reform, the government has warned.
		The authority was among a package of measures to tighten up the UK's railways announced by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott at the Labour Party conference last year.
		It would also be responsible for planning and supervising the rail industry as well as the distribution of public funds.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_294000/294619.stm (298 words)

	e-Government: Tender: Strategic Rail Authority needs bespoke software development for web & de
		The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) is the public sector, strategic specifier and its purpose is to promote the use of the railway network, to secure the development of the railway network and contribute to the development of an integrated rail system.
		The SRA is responsible for planning the rail system, and franchising the train operating company contracts.
		The SRA intends to appoint a contractor for the supply of bespoke software development and support services for web and small PC network based applications (as utilised in its internal Management Information Systems, Business Applications etc), Applications are hosted within the SRA LAN, and by a 3rd party internet service provider.
	www.publictechnology.net /print.php?sid=1422 (398 words)

	GES - Strategic Rail Authority (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) provides a focus and strategic direction for Britain's railways to encourage investment and manage the passenger rail franchises.
		Working with colleagues to negotiate rail franchises and infrastructure projects is a big part of our economists' work.
		To find out more about becoming an economist with the SRA contact Neil Fleming on telephone 020 7654 6078 or email neil.fleming@sra.gov.uk.
	www.ges.gov.uk /depts/sra.html (171 words)

	Directions and guidance to the Strategic Rail Authority (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Strategic Rail Authority ("the Authority") has been established under section 201(1) of the Transport Act 2000 ("the Act") as a body corporate.
		2.1 The Authority is to provide leadership for the rail industry and ensure that the industry works co-operatively towards common goals.
		(b) secure that any grants or other payments or loans made by the Authority and any guarantees or investments in bodies corporate given or made by it are such that it reasonably considers will further its purposes (in accordance with any strategies which it has formulated) economically and efficiently.
	www.dft.gov.uk /stellent/groups/dft_railways/documents/page/dft_railways_504370-01.hcsp (436 words)

	Caithness CWS - Links - Railways
		The study challenges perceptions that the Highland rail network is lightly used, dominated by tourist traffic and represents poor value for the public funding it receives.
		The popularity of train trips to the north of Scotland seems to be gaining ground as yet another excursion train left wick on Monday morning after a weekend in the far north.
		Based in luxury hotels in Inverness, the itinerary includes the highly scenic rail routes to Wick, Thurso and Kyle of Lochalsh, visits to dramatic Dunrobin Castle and remote John O’Groats, and an unforgettable tour of the Isle of Skye.
	www.caithness.org /links/railways.htm (865 words)

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