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JUNE 2006 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT & LETTERS [Download]
'The Government is toying with the frankly
daft idea of scrapping the British Transport
Police. Announcing a review of the specialist
force last autumn, the then transport secretary Alistair
Darling said he would look at whether BTP's work
would be better carried out by other bodies. One
idea floated by Darling was to merge the 2,500-strong
BTP with local police forces...'
Letters
- Let's not jump
to conclusions
- Don't forget horn use
- ORR's days numbered?
- Slip of the tongue?
- RAIB 'independent'
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NEWS [Download]
News headlines
- Elsenham report reveals three
near misses in 20 months
- London
smartcard
extended
- High-speed line to
Scotland 'doesn't
need public money'
- Scrapping transport
police would be 'bizarre
and disastrous' say MPs
- Metronet
under fire
Business Briefs
- Soaring into the future
- Multi-million investment by freightliner
- Arriva stays on track
- What, no chips?
- Parcels switch to rail
News about people
Keith Shepherd; Fred Woolsey; Kurt
Rindgen; Christopher Garnett; Sean English;
Steve Howes; Graham Eccles; Garry Raven;
Mark Hopwood...
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RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW: TONY COLLINS [Download]
After years of underperformance, Virgin Trains
finally has something to shout about.
More trains than ever are arriving on time and
even the famous Pendolinos are improving,
as Virgin Trains' chief executive Tony Collins
tells Peter Plisner.
NEWS ANALYSIS: OPEN LETTER [Download]
Rail Professional bids farewell
to Alistair Darling and offers some words of
advice for the new transport secretary,
Douglas Alexander.
NEWS ANALYSIS: OPEN ACCESS AND THE THREAT TO FRANCHISING [Download]
It was the building block for rail privatisation.
Now open access threatens to undermine the
foundations. Alan Whitehouse reports.
NEWS ANALYSIS: STUCK ON THE SLOW LINE [Download]
The Transport Select Committee thinks the
DfT needs to raise its game. Paul Clifton
looks at the evidence.
COMMENT: ACCESS ALL AREAS? [Download]
Disability groups have forced
SWT to withdraw 28 trains because letters on
information screens are 3mm too small.
Guy Parckar says it's no laughing matter
– train operators really do need to do more
for disabled travellers.
FEATURE: HEADING FOR HOME [Download]
Paul Coleman reports on a campaign to
encourage millions of people to work flexibly
and from home and asks if the rail industry
should be concerned.
FEATURE: PROVINCIAL PUSH [Download]
New trains and a new approach to business
have boosted staff morale at Northern Ireland
Railways. Andrew Mourant reports on the
training programme that has helped create a
culture change.
FEATURE: RUBBER, RAILWAYS AND RECYCLING [Download]
The world's first rail and road 'rubber highway'
could cut traffic congestion and result in the
re-opening of lines closed axed by Beeching.
Peter Plisner reports.
FEATURE: A VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND [Download]
Michael R Weinman reports on Amtrak's search
for a new CEO and the Bush administration's
indifference to passenger railways in the US.
LEGAL OPINION: THE ECONOMIC ENFORCER [Download]
A new policy from the ORR outlines
the organisation's approach to enforcing
licence conditions.
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
CTRL: the regeneration story.
Plus: dates for your diary
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A regular round-up of key resources.
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RECRUITMENT [Download]
Jobs with Angel Trains, London Underground, Serco, GMPTE, and Docklands Light Railway.
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