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DECEMBER 2007 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT, NEWS & LETTERS [Download]
RAIL PROFESSIONAL COMMENT: PPP lessons must be learnt
Terry Morgan, chief executive of Tube Lines, argues for the validity of public private partnerships in the wake of Metronets collapse (see INTERVIEW feature, below).
Indeed Tube Lines itself has been quite a success story so far, with all its work completed on time and disagreements with Transport for London quickly resolved....
NEWS HEADLINES
- Eurostar ticketing and St Pancras move
- London Overground, Arriva Cross Country, East Midland and London Midland launch
- Freight upgrades confirmed
- Rail learns from retail
- Network Rails strategic business plan
- Grand Centrals interim plans
- Repurposing freight wagons
- More Lambrigg arrests
- New antiterrorism measures
- Scottish freight upgrades
LETTERS
- Parking ticket machines should sell train tickets too
- New schemes must learn lessons from past
- Express trains whizz straight past my stop
- Verbal warning could have been given
BUSINESS NEWS & NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE [Download]
BUSINESS NEWS
- TfL's bid for Metronet
- Eurotunnel freight charges fall
- Stagecoach results
- Olympic transport row
- Airdrie-Bathgate contract
- Company that built HS1 could be sold
- Edinburgh trams plan to go ahead
NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE
Catherine Noah; Peter Daw; Perry Ramsey; Claire Brown; Peter Austin; Peter Housley; Tom Stuber; Julian Estop; Charles Vint; Ernest Godward...
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RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW: TERRY MORGAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, TUBE LINES [Download]
Metronets demise has not damaged Tube Lines. In fact, Tube Lines is experiencing a halo effect for meeting its PPP performance targets. However, theres a long way to go and many challenges ahead. Paul Coleman meets Terry Morgan
NEWS ANALYSIS: ST PANCRAS INTERNATIONAL OPENS ITS DOORS [Download]
The long-awaited St Pancras International has opened to the public, slashing Eurostar journey times to Brussels and Paris. Catherine Strong reports
FEATURE: UFTON VERDICT: FAMILIES AND THE INDUSTRY RESPOND [Download]
Paul Clifton, who reported on the train crash at Ufton Nervet three years ago, spent four weeks listening to the inquest into the seven people who died. Are there lessons for the rail industry, or was it powerless to prevent a man intent on killing himself without a thought for the consequences?
FEATURE: THE NORTHERN WAY [Download]
The railways in northern England have historically suffered from lack of investment and an absence of any sort of strategic overview. But if the Government acts on new recommendations for improvements, the north's railways could see a resurgence, says Alan Whitehouse
FEATURE: JUST THE TICKET [Download]
After late running trains and the high cost of fares, it's getting stuck in long queues to buy a ticket that annoys passengers the most. But now advancements in technology are helping to change all that. Buying a ticket has never been easier, as Peter Plisner has been finding out
FEATURE: IS ALL FAIR IN TRADING AND MARKETING? [Download]
New legislation is coming in to regulate fair trading and realistic representation of products more stringently in marketing and advertising. Martin Watt explains why it could affect the rail industry – and how to stay on the right side of the law
FEATURE: LINES OF COMMUNICATION [Download]
Simon Rustom outlines how the rail industry can improve information flow during disruption
FEATURE: KEEPING AN EYE ON CARBON [Download]
The railways' green credentials have become an important part of the marketing of rail as a mode of transport. But depending on the source of the energy used by a train, its carbon footprint can vary greatly. John Reed explains
VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND: SETTING THE PACE [Download]
HS1 has made the high speed dream a reality. But campaigners want more high speed lines in the UK, while opponents point to the high costs – and the debate runs along very similar lines in the US, says Michael R Weinman
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
Recovering from a major incident
Andy Barr MBE, London Underground's Network co-ordination manager, spoke to IRO South East members about how the system recovered from the terrorist bombing attacks. Words by John Glover
Plus: Diary of events
RAIL BUSINESS AWARDS [Download]
Peter Aldridge's weekly column, plus a closer look at one of the sponsors
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A regular round-up of key resources.
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