Barrier downtimes on Chesterton Fen level crossing.
Dear Network Rail Limited,
At the Cambridge North Area Committee meeting on Thursday, 18 November 2021, Network Rail representatives Stephen Deaville, Charles Baker and Anne Dugdale said:
"All technical solutions had been explored to reduce the barrier downtime. There were no technical solutions to reduce the barrier downtime."
Could I please have a copy of:
All documents since 2015 (or earlier if more convenient), including reports and emails, that discuss barrier down times
1) specifically for Chesterton Fen level crossing, but also for level crossings in general,
2) technical and non-technical (eg operational) ways to reduce barrier down times;
3) references to the time taken for trains to leave Cambridge North station heading south;
4) references to the blocking of Northbound and Southbound trains that affect the closing of Chesterton Fen level crossing barriers
5) a summary of any other discussions regarding barrier down times at Chesterton Fen level crossing that have not been written down.
If any of these items are unreasonably onerous, please discuss with me how they might be changed rather than rejecting them out of hand.
Thanks.
Yours faithfully,
Ian Litterick
OFFICIAL
Reference number: FOI2021/01806
Dear Ian Litterick
Information request
Your correspondence was received by Network Rail on Tuesday 14^th December
2021. I can confirm that your request is being processed under the terms
of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Environmental Information
Regulations (EIR). I will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible
and in any event by 17^th January 2022.
I understand you are asking us to provide the following information:
“At the Cambridge North Area Committee meeting on Thursday, 18 November
2021, Network Rail representatives Stephen Deaville, Charles Baker and
Anne Dugdale said:
"All technical solutions had been explored to reduce the barrier downtime.
There were no technical solutions to reduce the barrier downtime."
Could I please have a copy of:
All documents since 2015 (or earlier if more convenient), including
reports and emails, that discuss barrier down times
1) specifically for Chesterton Fen level crossing, but also for level
crossings in general,
2) technical and non-technical (eg operational) ways to reduce barrier
down times;
3) references to the time taken for trains to leave Cambridge North
station heading south;
4) references to the blocking of Northbound and Southbound trains that
affect the closing of Chesterton Fen level crossing barriers
5) a summary of any other discussions regarding barrier down times at
Chesterton Fen level crossing that have not been written down.”
If I have misunderstood or misinterpreted your request in any way please
let me know as soon as possible.
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Tanya Saunders | Information Officer
Freedom of Information | Legal & Corporate Services
Network Rail | 1^st Floor | Willen Building | The Quadrant: MK
Elder Gate | Milton Keynes | MK9 1EN
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OFFICIAL
Reference number: FOI2021/01806
Dear Ian Litterick
Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request.
If you have any queries please contact me.
Yours sincerely
Emma Meadows
Information Rights Specialist
Freedom of Information
Network Rail | The Quadrant: MK
Elder Gate | Milton Keynes | MK9 1EN
Email: [Network Rail request email]
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Dear FOI,
Information request
Reference number: FOI2021/01806
Thanks for your reply. I have modified my request, as between the **...** below, to try to clarify it in the light of your response.
At the Cambridge North Area Committee meeting on Thursday, 18 November 2021, Network Rail representatives Stephen Deaville, Charles Baker and Anne Dugdale said:
"All technical solutions had been explored to reduce the barrier downtime. There were no technical solutions to reduce the barrier downtime."
Could I please have a copy of:
All documents since 2015 (or earlier if more convenient), including reports and emails, that discuss barrier down times
1) specifically for Chesterton Fen level crossing, but also for level crossings in general,
2) technical and non-technical (eg operational) ways **in general** to reduce barrier down times;
3) references to the time taken for trains to leave Cambridge North station heading south;
4) references to the blocking of Northbound and Southbound trains that affect the closing of Chesterton Fen level crossing barriers
5) a summary of any other discussions regarding barrier down times at Chesterton Fen level crossing that have not been written down.
**By "in general" I mean documents and discussions that relate to the generality of level crossings or a class of level crossings, rather than merely to a specific level crossing or small group of level crossings. ie I do not require information about specific level crossings, (with the exception of Chesterton Fen), unless they have been discussed in a wider, more general context, with implications for Network Rail policy. It is likely that the person or people within NR who are responsible for overseeing barrier down times would be personally aware of such general documents.**
If any of these items are unreasonably onerous, please discuss with me how they might be changed rather than rejecting them out of hand.
Yours sincerely,
Ian Litterick
OFFICIAL
Reference number: FOI2021/01855
Dear Ian Litterick
Information request
Your correspondence was received by Network Rail on 29 December 2021. I
can confirm that your request is being processed under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Environmental Information Regulations
(EIR). I will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible and in any
event by 28 January 2022.
I understand you are asking us to provide the following information:
“I have modified my request, as between the **...** below, to try to
clarify it in the light of your response.
At the Cambridge North Area Committee meeting on Thursday, 18 November
2021, Network Rail representatives Stephen Deaville, Charles Baker and
Anne Dugdale said:
"All technical solutions had been explored to reduce the barrier downtime.
There were no technical solutions to reduce the barrier downtime."
Could I please have a copy of:
All documents since 2015 (or earlier if more convenient), including
reports and emails, that discuss barrier down times
1) specifically for Chesterton Fen level crossing, but also for level
crossings in general,
2) technical and non-technical (eg operational) ways **in general** to
reduce barrier down times;
3) references to the time taken for trains to leave Cambridge North
station heading south;
4) references to the blocking of Northbound and Southbound trains that
affect the closing of Chesterton Fen level crossing barriers
5) a summary of any other discussions regarding barrier down times at
Chesterton Fen level crossing that have not been written down.
**By "in general" I mean documents and discussions that relate to the
generality of level crossings or a class of level crossings, rather than
merely to a specific level crossing or small group of level crossings. ie
I do not require information about specific level crossings, (with the
exception of Chesterton Fen), unless they have been discussed in a wider,
more general context, with implications for Network Rail policy. It is
likely that the person or people within NR who are responsible for
overseeing barrier down times would be personally aware of such general
documents.**
If any of these items are unreasonably onerous, please discuss with me how
they might be changed rather than rejecting them out of hand.”
If I have misunderstood or misinterpreted your request in any way please
let me know as soon as possible.
On occasion we may need to consult with third parties about requests, in
line with the recommendations in the Code of Practice issued by the
Cabinet Office.
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote your reference number in all future
communications.
(Please note that if you are looking for information about yourself or on
behalf of someone else (for example CCTV footage of yourself, details of a
complaint you’ve made, information about a job application you’ve made,
etc.) it is very unlikely that we would be able to provide that
information to you under the FOIA/EIR. You may however be able to obtain
it through a Subject Access Request (SAR) under the Data Protection Act
2018, details of our SAR process, the form we ask you to complete and your
right to access information about yourself can be found at:
[1]https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content...)
Tanya Saunders | Information Officer
Freedom of Information | Legal & Corporate Services
Network Rail | 1^st Floor | Willen Building | The Quadrant: MK
Elder Gate | Milton Keynes | MK9 1EN
Email: [2][Network Rail request email]
Web: [3]http://www.networkrail.co.uk/foi/
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Reference number: FOI2021/01855
Dear Ian Litterick
Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request.
If you have any queries please contact me.
Yours sincerely
Emma Meadows
Information Rights Specialist
Freedom of Information
Network Rail | The Quadrant: MK
Elder Gate | Milton Keynes | MK9 1EN
Email: [1][Network Rail request email]
Web:
[2]https://www.networkrail.co.uk/who-we-are...
From: Tanya Saunders On Behalf Of FOI
Sent: 30 December 2021 11:03
To: [FOI #816399 email]
Subject: Information Request Acknowledgement - FOI2021/01855
OFFICIAL
Reference number: FOI2021/01855
Dear Ian Litterick
Information request
Your correspondence was received by Network Rail on 29 December 2021. I
can confirm that your request is being processed under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Environmental Information Regulations
(EIR). I will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible and in any
event by 28 January 2022.
I understand you are asking us to provide the following information:
“I have modified my request, as between the **...** below, to try to
clarify it in the light of your response.
At the Cambridge North Area Committee meeting on Thursday, 18 November
2021, Network Rail representatives Stephen Deaville, Charles Baker and
Anne Dugdale said:
"All technical solutions had been explored to reduce the barrier downtime.
There were no technical solutions to reduce the barrier downtime."
Could I please have a copy of:
All documents since 2015 (or earlier if more convenient), including
reports and emails, that discuss barrier down times
1) specifically for Chesterton Fen level crossing, but also for level
crossings in general,
2) technical and non-technical (eg operational) ways **in general** to
reduce barrier down times;
3) references to the time taken for trains to leave Cambridge North
station heading south;
4) references to the blocking of Northbound and Southbound trains that
affect the closing of Chesterton Fen level crossing barriers
5) a summary of any other discussions regarding barrier down times at
Chesterton Fen level crossing that have not been written down.
**By "in general" I mean documents and discussions that relate to the
generality of level crossings or a class of level crossings, rather than
merely to a specific level crossing or small group of level crossings. ie
I do not require information about specific level crossings, (with the
exception of Chesterton Fen), unless they have been discussed in a wider,
more general context, with implications for Network Rail policy. It is
likely that the person or people within NR who are responsible for
overseeing barrier down times would be personally aware of such general
documents.**
If any of these items are unreasonably onerous, please discuss with me how
they might be changed rather than rejecting them out of hand.”
If I have misunderstood or misinterpreted your request in any way please
let me know as soon as possible.
On occasion we may need to consult with third parties about requests, in
line with the recommendations in the Code of Practice issued by the
Cabinet Office.
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote your reference number in all future
communications.
(Please note that if you are looking for information about yourself or on
behalf of someone else (for example CCTV footage of yourself, details of a
complaint you’ve made, information about a job application you’ve made,
etc.) it is very unlikely that we would be able to provide that
information to you under the FOIA/EIR. You may however be able to obtain
it through a Subject Access Request (SAR) under the Data Protection Act
2018, details of our SAR process, the form we ask you to complete and your
right to access information about yourself can be found at:
[3]https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content...)
Tanya Saunders | Information Officer
Freedom of Information | Legal & Corporate Services
Network Rail | 1^st Floor | Willen Building | The Quadrant: MK
Elder Gate | Milton Keynes | MK9 1EN
Email: [4][Network Rail request email]
Web: [5]http://www.networkrail.co.uk/foi/
Pronouns: She / Her
References
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