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On Thursday 06 September 2018, members of the RTSC and CTS welcomed a delegation from the China National Development & Reform Commission.

Members from the and  welcomed 19 delegates from The Department of Basic Industry Division of the 'China National Development & Reform Commission',  currently in the U.K. on a study visit, with a view to learn more in the area of railway systems and infrastructure.

is one of the departments constituting the National Development and Reform Commission. It “is responsible for coordinating and harmonizing the energy and transportation development plans with national economic and social development plans and programs; analyzing the performance of energy industry and transportation industry, coordinating relevant key issues and making relevant policy recommendations”.

& Senior Lecturers from the CTS opened the meeting by presenting, in both Mandarin and in English, an overview of the College and the CTS to the delegation.

, Managing Director of the RTSC, Chaired the event and alongside , presented an introduction to the RTSC speaking of the benchmarking work that the Centre carries out.  During his presentation, Richard presented an overview of Metro Benchmarking and the performance of Chinese Metros, with view to discuss opportunities on metro planning.

Finally,  concluded the meeting by providing an overview of the railway system here in the U.K. and providing some comparisons with China.