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AUGUST 2005 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT & LETTERS [Download]
'The railway workers who rushed to help the
injured in the aftermath of the bomb
attacks on three London Underground
trains on 7 July will, undoubtedly, be haunted for
the rest of their lives by the scenes of utter carnage
that greeted them...'
Letters
- Eight years of hot air
- Extended journey times
- Light on a dark day
- Carry on commuting...
- Jury out on new rail body
- Concern in the regions
- 'Judge us on results'
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NEWS [Download]
News headlines
- Watchdog calls on rail to consider fitting train seatbelts
- Balfour Beatty admits guilt over Hatfield safety lapses
- Byers admits lying about Railtrack
- Tesco faces large bill for tunnel collapse
- Foxall named acting chair of new passenger watchdog
- Speed up on Crossrail, government urged
- Government accused of trying to bury bad news
News Analysis: Rail Ceases to be transport priority
Business news
- Rail ready for Olympics
- Modest progress for Eurotunnel
- Freightliner company wins top rail award
- EWS ready for further rise in rail freight
- Union fury at £136m Stagecoach profits
News about people
Chris Austin, Peter Hendy, Karam Hussain, Bill Emery, Ron McAulay, Keith Norman, Ed Maloney
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INTERVIEW: ROBIN GISBY [Download]
As Network Rail enters a new phase in its development, Robin Gisby, the company's operations and customer services director, tells Chris Randall why it has to become more commercially astute
NEWS SPECIAL: TERROR ON THE TUBE [Download]
We draw together some personal accounts of how the rail industry came together in an act of defiance against the bombers
FEATURE: BRIDGING THE TRAINING GAP [Download]
The first of a new type of training centre for signallers has opened in Surrey. Eleven more will follow. Paul Clifton joined Network Rail chairman Ian McAllister on the day it opened
FEATURE: HIGH NOON FOR HST2 [Download]
Alistair Darling has raised more than just his own eyebrows this summer by firing the starting gun on the race to replace Britain's much-admired 30-year-old High Speed Trains. Paul Coleman reports
FEATURE: THE ONLY WAY IS UP [Download]
Central Trains is languishing at the bottom of the performance league tables, struggling to run trains on time - while nationally, punctuality is climbing steadily. Steve Banaghan, Central's new managing director, tells Peter Plisner what is being done to turn things around
FEATURE: A VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND [Download]
Continuing his regular review of railways in the United States, Michael R Weinman looks at the events that led to the creation of Amtrak in the early 1970s. But first he reflects on last month's shocking events in London
COMMENT: CLOSURE DUCKS LINED UP IN A ROW [Download]
The Railways Act has simplified the process of closing down parts of the railway, which, says Alan Whitehouse, is ominous for parts of the cash-strapped Northern Rail network
LEGAL OPINION: ACT COULD TURN UP HEAT ON ROSCOS [Download]
What effect will the Railways Act have on investment in new rolling stock. Bill Gibson and Matthew Hanslip Ward investigate
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
A day in the life of an IRO student
Erol Baduna tells of his life as an operations resource manager at Euston station - and taking part in a distance learning course
Plus members' news and IRO diary
RAIL BUSINESS AWARDS [Download]
Recognising business excellence
Woodhouse Communications has been involved with the Rail Business Awards since the first event in 1998. Senior partner Paul Lawson says recognising business success is as important today as it was seven years ago and explains why two new categories have been introduced for 2005
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A new and regular round-up of key products and services, with latest developments from Independent Glass, Trelleborg, ADAS, Charcon Specialist, Edgar Allen, EFI, Interalia, Interfleet, Jackson, Mirror, Nexus, Rowe Hankins, RPD, Silvaperl, SMI, QuadrantVideo Systems PLC and Thermit.
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RECRUITMENT [Download]
Jobs with Rail Safety & Standards Board : Morson International : London Underground : Network Rail : One Railways : Scottish Executive : Department for Transport: Resourcing Solutions
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