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JANUARY 2005 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT & LETTERS [Download]
"Rail bosses could be wondering if they would have been better with Bowker's horse instead of the lame donkey..."
Letters
- Put people before profit...
- Let's look after the pennies...
- Stop the spin over 'comfortable' seats...
- Economic facts that the unions ignore...
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NEWS [Download]
News headlines
- Darling in a hurry to reform rail
- Jobs cull at Strategic Rail Authority
- Inflation-busting fares rise needed to fund improvements, says Atoc
- Performance up as Network Rail posts first operating profit
- Big job losses at Britain's last train building factory
- Union leader loses appeal
- Extra time off for Tube staff
News Analysis: Murder of the Gatwick Express
An extraordinary war of words has broken out over the future of the Gatwick Express. Fighting to retain the dedicated rail-air link is the British Airports Authority
(BAA); it's up against the SRA, which says it should be scrapped. Paul Clifton looks at the arguments for and against...
Overseas news headlines
- Siemens wins locomotive order in China
- Bombardier to build Toronto trains
- Sydney commuters win a 'freebie'
News about people
Those on the move include Mike Firth, Sean Trainor, Virginia Hicks, Jerry Swift, Chris Green, Dave Winder,
Richard Bowker,Howard Smith and Jonathan Fox
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COMMENT: THE FUTURE OF RURAL RAILWAYS [Download]
Dr Beeching by proxy
The launch of the Community Rail Development Strategy has failed to remove much of the uncertainty surrounding
the future of Britain's underused and heavily subsidised rural railways. Paul Clifton says that despite all the warm words from politicians and our continuing love affair with branch lines, change is inevitable
Darling passes the buck
The Government wants more decisions taken locally about
transport. But, asks Alan Whitehouse, in the case of rural railways, is this simply a way of getting somebody else to take the blame?
THE RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW: NEIL MCCLEAN [Download]
When Neil McLean moved to Serco Docklands in
2003 he found a railway teetering on the edge of
complacency. He tells Tony Laycock how he has worked
tirelessly to change attitudes, and why the company is in
better shape than ever to win a new franchise
IN MY VIEW: DAVID BEGG [Download]
As Britain's railways prepare for another period of
reorganisation, Professor David Begg of the Commission for Integrated Transport argues that the latest government intervention has given the industry a clear sense of direction
FEATURE: THE FORGOTTEN PLAN [Download]
The Government's ambitious 10-year plan to revive Britain's
railways seems to be fading fast. Paul Coleman examines why rumours of its death might be slightly exaggerated
POINTS AND SIGNALS: I'M A TRAIN OPERATOR, KEEP ME IN HERE [Download]
With strong support from its customers, Andrew Goodman thinks GNER is the firm
favourite to be voted back into the East Coast jungle
FEATURE: THE FREIGHT DEBATE [Download]
With road congestion growing out of control, the future
for rail freight has rarely looked brighter. Tony Berkeley, chairman of the Rail Freight Group, says the
industry must build on its successes, while Roger King, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association,
says the time is right for road and rail to forge new alliances
BUSINESS INTERVIEW: SCREENS COIN THE SILVER FOR MAIDEN [Download]
Maiden has 80 years' experience of putting up posters. Last
September it signed a contract with Network Rail that is
expected to generate £450m from 2,000 poster sites at 17 mainline stations across the UK. But that's only part of the story. Maiden's Roger Fernley tells
Tony Laycock how station advertising has gone techno
LEGAL OPINION: Denton Wilde Sapte [Download]
The Government is about to significantly increase its control over the railways. And, as Tammy
Samuel and Matthew Hanslip-Ward explain, this could have an impact on independent regulation
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
Scandanavian Dream Pays Off: The rail and road link between Denmark and Sweden has had a positive economic impact across
the entire Baltic region, as Chris Dickinson explains
PLUS members' news and IoRO diary
RAIL BUSINESS AWARDS [Download]
Peter Aldridge of HSBC Rail looks at the dangers of a return to stop-go investment
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RECRUITMENT [Download]
Jobs with UNION RAILWAYS : CATALIS RAIL TRAINING : RGS RAIL : LONDON UNDERGROUND : SCOTRAIL : HITACHI : DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY : RESOURCING SOLUTIONS
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