Railtrack are one of the key sponsors of ARRC and we are doing specific research projects with them. They are the biggest players in the industry and so they are very important to us. We also have forward-looking research programmes sponsored by the European Union. These are applying advanced composites to the building of railway vehicles, in order to reduce weight and manufacture them more efficiently. One of our researchers is looking at modern positioning systems, such as satellites and radio controls.
Railways can use land more efficiently too.
All these issues will become much more pressing in the next few years and we are well positioned to take advantage of that. Apart from our research into UK railway systems, we are also monitoring examples of best practice overseas. The scene at Ladbroke Grove in West London following the Paddington rail crash, which occurred on 5 October 1999.