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Hammond orders review of third rail

14 January 2011
 

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has asked Network Rail to examine the case for replacing the third rail in southern England with alternative systems that are more resilient to severe winter weather.

Hammond was responding to a recommendation from David Quarmby in his independent audit of how the transport system coped with the early and severe winter weather last month.

An earlier report by Quarmby last March called on the rail industry to “continue its development of technical...

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