Helping to keep rail transport systems running
1.1 Focus
- Support Network Rail and other rail transport providers in reducing delay minutes arising from fatalities, cable theft, trespass, criminal damage and level crossing incidents
- Support Network Rail in their drive to eradicate cable theft as a serous problem by the end of Control Period 4 (2014)
- Develop enhanced partnership working and problem solving forums with Network Rail and other stakeholders
- Protect vulnerable people on the railway network and work with the rail industry and other partners to reduce their impact on the network
1.2 Utilisation
- Use a risk based approach to map BTP’s resources to demand to ensure effective deployment and matching them to requirement
- Ensure BTP exploits its investment in technology and assets to optimum effect
1.3 Control
- Support Network Rail through the delivery of enforcement and education programmes in order to reduce risk at level crossings
- Continue to improve fatality management processes and procedures
- Review and improve operational planning procedures for football and major events
1.4 Improvement
- Work with Network Rail to help develop its role in assisting reopening of lines more efficiently through enhanced partnership working
- Develop a Disruption Reduction Strategy to include cable theft, trespass, incidents on trains, and actions by Home Office and Scottish police forces
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