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FEBRUARY 2005 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT & LETTERS [Download]
"Long-term opponents of privatisation would like to present South Eastern Trains as a paradigm of public sector virtue in a sea of private sector greed and incompetence..."
Letters
- Getting the balance right on the Brighton line...
- Community rail strategy is about getting a long-term future in place...
- Rail should exploit its natural advantages over road haulage...
- Kinghorn's station is moving with the times...
- Integrated freight system is closer than Roger King thinks...
- Don't bash unions that are trying to protect rail staff...
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NEWS [Download]
News headlines
- Aslef attacks new rail union
- Rail journeys reach 45-year high
- Scottish Executive handed £325m to run railways
- Four compete for Integrated Kent franchise
- More than 100 jobs could go at Virgin Trains in bid to cut costs
- Crisis deepens at Eurotunnel
Business news headlines
- Eurostar clocks up the numbers and keeps time
- Freightliner bosses hit the jackpot
- Merger creates 'largest independent train operator'
- National Express predicts good results
News about people
Mike Waboso, Keith Beattie, Eddie Goddard, Sir Thomas Legg, Alan Stevens, Richard Bowker, Else Redpath, Jovan Basrak, Jarek Karpiejuk, Ian Markham, Ian Scrowston and Andrew Lim
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FEATURE: KEN WOOS THE CITY [Download]
London's Mayor is borrowing from the City to pay for key rail projects. Paul Coleman reports on the Government's new deal for London
FEATURE: LAST CALL FOR OPEN ACCESS? [Download]
York-based Grand Central is making another bold bid to run open access passenger services, following the rejection last year of its proposal for a trans-Pennine service. Managing director Ian Yeowart tells Alan Whitehouse why he is confident of success second time around
THE RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW: NICK ILLSLEY [Download]
Transport Direct - Britain's most comprehensive transport information system - has gone live, although you might not have noticed. But perhaps that's just as well, unless, of course, you like being told to spend the night in a bus shelter...
BEST PRACTICE: KEEPING CONTROL OF YOUR PRINT [Download]
Rail companies spend millions of pounds a year on printed materials in a complex, behind-the-scenes operation. Print management specialist Phil Hurley says keeping a tight control on the process can help slash costs
LEGAL OPINION: Denton Wilde Sapte [Download]
As the competition for rail franchises intensifies, Gillian Sproul explains why bidders must obtain merger clearance
COMMENT [Download]
POINTS AND SIGNALS: A WASTED LEGACY?
British Rail's management trainee scheme was widely regarded as one of the best of its kind. Andrew Goodman argues that today's railway is paying the price for ditching the scheme when the industry was privatised
A PRICE WE MUST PAY?
The cost of running Britain's railways has shot up in the last 10 years, leaving politicians with a major headache. But, says Nigel G Harris, the reasons for the dramatic rise are still far from clear
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
Bridging the Gap: Members of the Paddington Bridge project team
are meeting head-on the challenge of completing a long-term major bridge replacement programme whilst minimising disruption to the railway
Plus members' news and IoRO diary
RAIL BUSINESS AWARDS: THE BEST OF 2004 [Download]
Our 32-page preview details all the entries being considered by the judges in the following categories:
Safety and Security : Rail Supplier
Station Excellence : Marketing Campaign
Rolling Stock Excellence : PR Campaign
Rail Engineering Excellence : Business Manager
and Train Operator
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RECRUITMENT [Download]
Jobs with NETWORK RAIL : RESOURCING SOLUTIONS : SMITHS AEROSPACE
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