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MARCH 2006 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT & LETTERS [Download]
'Oh to have been a fly on the wall when
GNER chief executive Christopher
Garnett discovered that the Office of
Rail Regulation had rejected the train operator’s
bid to run more services between Leeds and
London...'
Letters
- Tougher than
you suggest
- Don’t be fooled by anti-ULTra propaganda
- Timetable information
should remain free
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NEWS [Download]
News headlines
- FirstGroup could replace
Adelantes with HSTs
- LCR takeover could
delay Channel Tunnel
rail link warns holden
- LCR ‘nationalised’
- New Thameslink station gets green light
- Cost of redeveloping New Street soars
- Transpennine
calls for better
track and signals
- Horton is new MD at South Eastern
- TfL given go ahead to take over rail franchise
- DfT calls time on non-stop Gatwick Express
Business Briefs
- Go-ahead revenues hit by
terrorist bombings
- Maiden in search
of a saviour
- GBRf places multi-million pound
order for new rolling stock
- Eurostar steps up Brussels service
- Balfour Beatty
wins DLR contract
- EWS to maintain track
for Drax Power Station
News about people
Ben Blackwall; Neil Buxton; David Kerr;
David Maddison; Douglas Oakervee; Tim
Shakerley; Fiona Timmins...
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NEWS ANALYSIS [Download]
Ten years on: former Tory
transport secretary SIR GEORGE YOUNG
believes rail privatisation has been good for the
industry and passengers. Paul Clifton reports
RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW: CATH PROCTOR [Download]
Chiltern Railways’ managing
director tells Paul Clifton that the award winning
train operator is back on track after
enduring a ‘year from hell’
COMMENT: WHAT NOW FOR THE EAST COAST MAIN LINE? [Download]
Re-franchising could be thrown into confusion
by the decision to let Grand Central run an
open access service on the ECML, argues Alan
Whitehouse
COMMENT: MAKING SPACE FOR OPEN ACCESS [Download]
Hull Trains’ success shows that open access has
a role to play in Britain’s passenger railway, says
Mike Jones of Renaissance Trains
COMMENT: FUNDING OFF THE RAILS [Download]
Can the country afford expensive new railways,
such as Crossrail? Fred Harrison says land
taxes are the answer
FEATURE: FLIGHT-RAIL ERA CHECKS IN [Download]
Enhanced rail links to airports are part of
government policy – although bosses at
Gatwick Express might take some convincing.
Paul Coleman looks at the latest developments
FEATURE: TROUBLED TIMES IN THE VALLEYS [Download]
Arriva Trains Wales is under fire for running late
and overcrowded trains. Managing director
GRAEME BUNKER claims the train operator is a
victim of its own success. Peter Plisner reports
FEATURE: THE FUTURE OF TICKETING IS TICKETY-BOO [Download]
Rail ticketing is moving into the 21st century.
Andrew Mourant looks at latest developments,
including the highly-popular Oyster card
FEATURE: A VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND [Download]
Michael R Weinman reports on rail
developments in the USA
LEGAL OPINION: IS CROSSRAIL ON TRACK? [Download]
How much do we know about the impact the
east-west rail link could have on the rest of the
railway? Stuart Cottis and Richard Barham
look at the key issues
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
John Glover looks at the courses on offer from
the IRO and Tony Cousins reflects on a
successful launch of the Institution’s degree
and diploma courses.
Plus: dates for your diary
RAIL BUSINESS AWARDS: THE BEST OF 2005
Full review in the next issue of Rail Professional...
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A regular round-up of key resources.
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RECRUITMENT [Download]
Jobs with Heathrow Express, Rail and Safety Standards Board, First ScotRail, ATOC, Angel, MTR, Silverlink, Govia, Metronet and Resourcing Solutions.
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