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The article offers information on the progress of diesel and electric locomotive restoration projects in Great Britain. It Details the developments and condition of various locomotive types including D9521, D9555, and 21066. It adds that most locomotives have suffered from age which have bodyworks that are no longer acceptable to run but they will remain a valuable source of spare parts for other classes.

The article offers information on the Plant & Asset Management (PAM) 2016 which is a premier event in Great Britain event for plant, asset, maintenance and works management engineers and directors. A full programme of free technical seminars offered by PAM 2016 is mentioned. It cites that the free seminars will have sessions on oil sampling and analysis and managing plant availability and lifecycle cost.

The article reports on the move of Direct Rail Services Ltd. (DRS) to store another eight Class 20s in Great Britain. It notes that DRS will strip some of its 20 fleet in order to keep others in traffic as spare parts become difficult to come by. It mentions the company's expectation about the functionality of the Rail Head Treatment Train (RHTT) and its anticipation on a reduction in the number of circuits it operates due to the economic downturn.

The article reports that Network Rail of Great Britain is about to complete a virtual register of its equipment and maintenance priorities after almost five years of development. Network Rail owns, operates and maintains rail network in the country. Creation of the register was imposed as a condition of Network Rail's licence when it took over from Railtrack in 2002 because a clear picture of maintenance priorities improves safety.

The article reports on the statement of Richard Jones, joint managing director of MCP Consulting and Training, regarding the asset care and maintenance operations of British food and beverage companies. Topics discussed include corporate focus on the individual facets of maintenance and the formation of maintenance, repair, and operations partnerships with equipment and parts suppliers. The current direction to a more holistic approach to asset care and maintenance is further explored.

The article reports on the increasing pressure to close roads in Great Britain for repairs for shorter periods. It states that Stirling's Lloyd's Safetrack range of highway maintenance products can be applied easily and last for longer. Bitumen, according to the article, typically needs to be heated before it is liquid enough to apply to road surfaces and it carries some risk especially if workers have to operate in relatively remote areas. According to development director Mike Harper, pressures lead to increased requirements for maintenance.

The article reports on the invention of a new track gauge by Tube Lines Ltd. in Great Britain. The company claims that the multifunctional gauge for examining points and crossings is more precise and safer to use. The equipment likewise substitutes six separate gauges, thus lessening the burden on maintenance engineers. The initial designs of the track gauge were made by the company's team of track experts who successfully conducted the initial tests.

The article reports that Computer Science Corp.(CSC)-run datacenters failure led many British National Health Service (NHS) hospital trusts to work without accessing patient administration systems for up to five days. NHS has reported that this failure had been one of the worst IT crashes that the NHS has ever born. On this failure, CSC and Connecting for Health has said that a failure in storage area network equipment due to a power failure caused the incident. According to a CSC spokesperson, the essential maintenance of a number of multiple uninterruptible power supply systems in use at the datacentre had been the major reason behind failure.

The article presents a question and its answer related to the electronics industry in Great Britain. The questioner is a small manufacturer of PO3000 type electromechanical relays which are still used in the manufacture and maintenance of mining equipment, railway signalling, power station controls and lift controls. They use cadmium in silver cadmium oxide (SCO) contacts for certain mining applications. The mining equipment manufacturers are unwilling to change from SCO contacts because of the cost of getting their product re-approved. The questioner seeks clarification on their position.

Tackles the findings of a survey conducted by LCP Consulting on the costs of chemical plant maintenance and repair operations (MRO) in Great Britain. Importance of plant maintenance and repair to productivity; Cost-related issues associated with MRO; Assessment of MRO equipment.