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Civil engineering on British Rail is a major enterprise and has to evolve to meet changing customer needs. During the past decade major changes in management of safety, quality and productivity have been addressed, against a background of the creation of independent business units within the organization. The future for British Rail civil engineers lies in the identification of options for the resolution of business-specific railway problems.
Keywords:
British rail,
Management,
Practice,
Railways,
Safety,
Monitoring,
Quality,
Ballast,
Rails,
Productivity,
Integrity,
Track,
Clearance,
Bridges,
Bashing,
Rivers,
Scour,
Grading,
Sleepers,
Relaying,
Stone,
Blowing,
Blowers,
Switches,
Crossings,
Dynamics,
Stabilisers,
Possession,
Construction
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1992
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