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A code of practice for design standards for accessible railway stations.
How to use an interrupted time series to evaluate your digital health product.
This report investigates the feasibility of using alternative traction systems to achieve the necessary power
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
This report examines the available know-how to support the design and operation of railways and determine the gaps that exist in research
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
Every design task is critical at HS2 and every design discipline is covered in our interpretation of design, set out in 'HS2 Design Vision'.
Design your service using GOV.UK styles, components and patterns.
The D2 exemption allows older rolling stock not fitted with appropriate collection facilities to deposit sanitary waste onto the track.
A list of 10 criteria that represent good practice in creating, applying and enforcing design codes.
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
Evaluation and case studies from the first phase of our design code pilots.
To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
An overview of the changes made to the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011 that came into force on 1 January 2021.
Find registered designs in the UK
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
Winners announced for the First of a Kind (FOAK) 2023 competition.
Changes for businesses and holders of international EU protected designs.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
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