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JULY 2006 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT & LETTERS [Download]
First is making no
friends with its
fare restrictions
'A serious row is brewing
between First Capital Connect
and the Mayor of London,
backed by TfL.
The disagreement is about
First barring holders of cheap day
returns from its services between
16:30 and 19:00. Passengers with
the cheaper tickets will have to
pay to upgrade their tickets if
they want to travel between
these hours...'
Letters
- Picture imperfect
- Making light work
- Locking gates are the
only safe solution
- More peak problems
- Mixed signals
- Boxed into a corner
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NEWS [Download]
News headlines
- TfL does battle with First Capital Connect
over fare restrictions
- GNER backs out of SWT
bid
- RMT strike called off
- Borders to Edinburgh
route gets go-ahead at last
- Network Rail tries
to end newspaper campaign on Elsenham
crossing tragedy
Business Briefs
- Eurotunnel tries to pacify
shareholders with restructuring deal
- Arriva acquires part of major Portuguese
operator
- Freightliner celebrates 10 years
since management buyout
- EWS gets
British Pullman and Northern
Belle contract
News about people
Bob Holland; Peter Cotton;
Richard Entwistle; Richard Bowker;
Graham Stanley; Barry Gibson;
Dennis Malamatinas; Lena Andersson
Hofsberger; Vagn Soerensen...
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RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW: IAN YEOWART [Download]
As GNER heads off to court to challenge
the ORR's ruling on open access to its routes,
the man at the eye of the storm speaks to
Paul Coleman about his plans for Grand Central
to run even more services across GNER's patch.
NEWS ANALYSIS: BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET [Download]
Documents released under the Freedom
of Information Act show that the DfT
has reservations about whether the redesign
of Birmingham New Street will provide
sufficient capacity for the future.
Peter Plisner reports
FEATURE: OFF ROAD [Download]
The infrastructure on the main freight route
into Southampton needs upgrading. But who is
going to pay for it? Paul Clifton reports
FEATURE: THE DECISION-MAKER'S FEAR OF THE BIG PROJECT [Download]
Alan Whitehouse examines why the UK is
struggling to achieve a sustainable railway, and
suggests that at the heart of the problem is this
country's poor record on making balanced
assessments of the benefits of Big Projects as
well as the risks
FEATURE: RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS [Download]
In the first of a new series on rapid transit
systems, Paul Coleman looks at plans for the
Cross River Tram in London
FEATURE: BRINGING THE UP THE REAR... [Download]
New Southeastern managing director Charles
Horton tells Paul Clifton how he plans to raise
the company's performance to the level of
other London commuter operators
FEATURE: FUELLING THE US ECONOMY [Download]
Michael R Weinman's regular column, A view
from across the pond, looks at the impact of fuel
price increases on US train operators and
considers why North America has no intercity
passenger railway industry
LEGAL OPINION: JUDGEMENT DAY [Download]
As GNER prepares its legal case that the ORR
should not have allowed Grand Central onto the
East Coast Main Line under open access rules,
we examine what the judicial review can and
cannot do.
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
IRO's John Glover explains how past rail
accidents have shaped today's safety culture –
such as the head-on crash in 1874, which was
caused by two trains mistakenly being sent
towards each other on a single track.
Plus: dates for your diary
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A regular round-up of key resources.
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RECRUITMENT [Download]
Jobs with RailCorp (Australia), TheTrainline, Ellis Fairbank and Metronet.
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