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MAY 2005 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT & LETTERS [Download]
'The time has now come for the new Government either to declare that managing the nation's rail infrastructure is too important to be left to the private sector or to allow Network Rail to operate as a bona fide private company, complete with shareholders, and trust it not
to repeat the mistakes made by Railtrack.'
Letters
- Proud to be Virgin vs Virgin is bad for rail
- New Street makeover can't come soon enough
- Train travelling techies are not morons
- The fight goes on to save Staffordshire train services
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NEWS [Download]
News headlines
- MTR strengthens UK franchise team
- GNER plans wi-fi revolution
- Faredodgers named and shamed in campaign
- Metronet boss ousted over Tube delays
- Franchise round-up: Who's hot (and who's not)
- Hitachi creates 'stand-alone' rail group in Europa
- Railtrack shareholders in cash plea
Overseas news headlines
- More than 100 killed in Japanese crash
- Safety scare forces US high-speed trains off the rails
- Siemens signs new deal with Russian railways
Business news
- Increased profits at SWT make franchise extension unlikely, says Souter
- Drop in shuttle income adds to Eurotunnel woes
Business profile: Bob Davies Chief Executive, Arriva
Arriva has seen its UK rail portfolio shrink in recent times, with the loss of franchises in northern England
and Merseyside only partly offset by the capture of a new franchise in Wales. But its chief executive claims that Arriva is marching on in Europe. Tony Laycock reports
News about people
Andy Savage, Jim O'Sullivan, David Begg,
David Leeder, Maggie Beecher, David Legge,
Graeme Bunker, Peter Strachan, Jim Wiesinger and
Stephen Bonina
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THE RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW: PHIL GAFFNEY [Download]
Phil Gaffney, operations and business development
director at Hong Kong's metro operator
MTR, explains why the company is prepared to
put its reputation on the line to transform
Britain's commuter railways
NEW ANALYSIS: CAN RAIL BE TAKEN OUT OF THE 'TOO DIFFICULT' BOX? [Download]
Barring some minor exceptions, Alistair Darling
succeeded in keeping rail out of the headlines.
Paul Clifton considers whether a new Transport Secretary is likely to be offering more of the same, or a change of direction
FEATURE: HOW THE EAST WAS WON [Download]
Writing for Rail Professional, GNER chief executive Christopher Garnett says that the train operator wants to scale new heights
now it has secured a 10-year franchise on the
East Coast Main Line
FEATURE: A VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND [Download]
Michael R Weinman looks at the success of
stainless steel trains in the United States and
wonders why the idea never caught on this side of the Atlantic
LEGAL OPINION: Denton Wilde Sapte [Download]
Could the success of rail freight be under threat
from increased bureaucracy?
COMMENT: CAN WE AFFORD A PRIVATELY RUN RAILWAY? [Download]
With rail forecast to cost the taxpayer £6.5bn this
year, Alan Whitehouse asks if renationalisation
would be a cheaper option
COMMENT: GREAT WESTERN... THE NOT-SO-GLITTERING PRIZE [Download]
As First Group, National Express and Stagecoach
prepare to do battle for the new Greater Western
franchise, Paul Clifton wonders if passengers on
the route are getting a good deal
COMMENT: POINTS AND SIGNALS [Download]
In his farewell column, Andrew Goodman mourns a lost opportunity for rail to shake off the shackles of the state
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
A giant leap forward for railway education
An important announcement about academic
qualifications for railway operators
Plus members' news and IRO diary
RAIL BUSINESS AWARDS [Download]
Room to park? Central Parking's Alan Thresher on station
parking and sponsoring the Station Excellence
category in the HSBC Rail Business Awards
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A new and regular round-up of key products and services, with latest developments from Amphenol Pyle, Banner Rail, Bridgeway Consulting, Carillion Transport, Cummins, Peterborough Crane Hire, the Port of Felixstowe, Probst Handling Equipment and Psion Teklogix UK
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RECRUITMENT [Download]
Jobs with NETWORK RAIL: PORT OF FELIXSTOWE: SERCO RAILTEST: RESOURCING SOLUTIONS: PSD GROUP
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