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APRIL 2005 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT & LETTERS [Download]
'Branson launched the West Coast franchise in 1997 by naming a locomotive "Mission Impossible". With the benefit of hindsight, he could
hardly have chosen a more appropriate name'
Letters
- Rail must provide commercial incentives...
- Mobile 'morons' should be barred...
- Maglev plan 'madness'...
- Slam-door heritage still exists in Bucks...
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NEWS [Download]
News headlines
- Monster bid sees GNER hold on to east coast
- Haines in shock exit from SWT
- Union warns against job cuts
- Passenger watchdog says Cross Country 'must stay'
- Find cash for New Street, Darling told
- Two in court over Tebay deaths
News analysis: Rail apprentices to sample Navy life
Network Rail has turned to the Royal Navy for help in recruiting engineers to rebuild Britain's railways. Paul Clifton reports
Overseas news headlines
- Bombardier wins contracts in Europe and China
- EU agrees rescue plan for French rail freight
- Danes are 'satisfied with performance in failed bid for ECML'
- Construction of Beijing commuter express to start in July
Business news headlines
- Profits soar to £130m at National Express
- European expansion boosts Arriva profits
- MPs say part-privatisation of Tube isn't working
- GNER to launch 'university'
- Passenger numbers up on London-Manchester rail route
- Rail pension scheme appoints hedge fund managers
News about people
Jason Leonard, Bryan Donnelly, Phil Hinde, Chris Pendlenton, Simon Gledhill, Beverley Shears, Richard MacLennan and Stephen Richards
20 Questions put to George Muir
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THE RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW: JOHN MURPHY [Download]
John Murphy, operations director at rapidly-growing
Banner Rail, explains how the company has prospered, despite Network Rail's decision to take control of rail maintenance - and what it was like to win the rail business manager of the year award
FEATURE: BRAND ON THE TRACKS [Download]
As Sir Richard Branson looks to the stars for his next venture, doubt clouds the future of Virgin's two rail franchises. Paul Coleman assesses how much damage rail has done to the Virgin brand
FEATURE: A VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND [Download]
Michael R Weinman looks at the measures being taken by two well-known names in US rail freight to ease congestion in Chicago
FEATURE: MIXED RECEPTION FOR WEST MIDLANDS RAIL BLUEPRINT [Download]
The SRA has caused alarm in the West Midlands with its plan to 'manage demand' for rail services. Peter Plisner looks at the fine print to find out if people are right to be concerned
LEGAL OPINION: Denton Wilde Sapte [Download]
Making improvements to the rail network is a complex
business, as Tammy Samuel and Ian Hodgson explain
COMMENT: IS THE PRICE RIGHT FOR GNER ON THE EAST COAST? [Download]
GNER has won the right to run train services on the east coast main line for at least another seven years - but at what cost? Alan Whitehouse looks at the finances and tries to asses if it has paid
over the odds for the UK's most prestigious rail route
COMMENT: NEW TIMETABLE MAKES IT HARD
FOR TRAINS TO BE LATE [Download]
Punctuality has shot up on South West Trains. But as nine out of 10 trains arrive on time, Paul Clifton asks if the improvement is genuine - or has the train operator simply moved the goalposts?
COMMENT: POINTS AND SIGNALS [Download]
Industry editor Andrew Goodman says train operators such as
GNER must market rail as a 'travel experience' and not just a way of getting from A to B
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
A postcard from Australia Ian Dobbs looks at the re-emergence of rail down under in the last 10 years
Plus members' news and IoRO diary
RAIL BUSINESS AWARDS [Download]
Select Service Partner continues its quality quest The spotlight falls on the company with cafes, shops and bars at most of Britain's railway stations
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A new and regular round-up of key products and services, with latest developments from Carillion Transport, Cummins Global Rail Links, Elcom, ForgeTrack, Leica Geosystems and Record Electrical
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RECRUITMENT [Download]
Jobs with MORSON INTERNATIONAL : LORD SEARCH & SELECTION : TRANSPORT FOR LONDON : NEXUS : SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE : RESOURCING SOLUTIONS
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