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JANUARY 2004 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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POINTS AND SIGNALS
Andrew Goodman argues that with Tom Winsor and Richard Bowker at each other's throats, it's time for Tony Blair to show some real political leadership on rail [Download - includes contents page]
NEWS ANALYSIS: A TANTALISING TILT
Tilting trains made a welcome return to the UK mainline when, last month, the first section of high-speed track on the West Coast Main Line was handed over to Virgin. Peter Plisner was one of the invited guests on this historic trip [Download]
NEWS ANALYSIS: NEW SCRAP
What do you do with a nearly-new train that nobody seems to want? That's the dilemma that rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook faces if South West Trains' desire for Desiros is to win over its jaded and jinxed Junipers, as Paul Clifton explains [Download]
NEWS ANALYSIS: OLD SCRAP
At long last, it's goodbye to the first of the Mark Ones. Although they are more than 40 years old and may have hopeless crash-worthiness, many will lament their departure. Paul Clifton sees the scrap and pays his last respects [Download]
OPINION: TALES FROM THE RAILS
A voyage of vibration: This month, Mr D Lay enjoys the charms of a vibrating Virgin Voyager on a journey from Wakefield to Birmingham [Download]
THE RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW: MICHAEL HOLDEN
He survived Railtrack and then survived the unceremonious dumping of Connex; Andrew Goodman meets Michael Holden and asks if, for his next trick, he can secure success for both the SRA and himself at the "500-day franchise" South Eastern Trains [Download]
INDUSTRY PLATFORM
Marks & Spencer quality at a station near you: Select Service Partner UK Rail [Download]
OPINION: TIME FOR THE PM TO ACT
Tony Blair says he wants a big conversation about the future of Britain. So Alan Whitehouse has written
him this open letter... [Download]
HSBC RAIL AWARDS NEWS
There's still time to nominate your HSBC Rail Business Manager of the Year; and Peter Aldridge, Head of HSBC Rail, writes that it is transport's turn to benefit from Government funding [Download]
INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS
Looking forward: Chris Green, Chief Executive of Virgin Trains, delivers a New Year and anniversary message. Plus members' news and IRO diary [Download]
PEOPLE
On the move this month are John Dennis, Jane Vincent, Martin Dean, Leila Frances, Tony Donaghy, Tony Bishop, Paul Martin, Allan Hargreaves, John Meredith, Matt Nicholson, Rod Penberthy and Andrew Hughes [Download]
CAREER RAIL
Job opportunities from top operators including Westinghouse, Docklands Light Rail, Atkins Rail, Halcrow, Heathrow Express, First Group, London Underground, South Central and Resourcing Solutions [Download]
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