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Thursday 16 Mar 2006

JAPANESE GUESTS VISIT NETWORK RAIL CONTROL CENTRE

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Network Rail’s Integrated Electronic Control Centre (IECC) in York played to host to a special group of visitors yesterday – a delegation from East Japan Railway Company Ltd and Hitachi Transportation Systems. The six managers and engineers visited York IECC to gain an understanding of how Network Rail monitors the rail infrastructure especially over a diverse network from the east coast main line to rural lines such as the Esk Valley.  They also saw the progress of the new Integrated Control Centre (ICC) where Network Rail and train operating controllers will monitor the network and resolve incidents together rather than in separate locations that is the current practise.  The ICC is due to open this summer. Dyan Crowther, Route Director, Network Rail said: “We have been delighted that our Japanese colleagues are taking a keen interest in how we manage our day to day operations.”