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NOVEMBER 2005 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT & LETTERS [Download]
'Alistair Darling’s press briefing last month to unveil changes to the franchise map in the Midlands was a curious affair. Hearing the transport secretary address the assembled hacks as 'you lot' brought to mind the angst-ridden press conferences of Graham 'do I not like that' Taylor...'
Letters
- Sleepwalking into an energy nightmare?
- Confused? You will be!
- Offer of training help
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NEWS [Download]
News headlines
- Virgin forced to re-bid for CrossCountry
- Rail freight boss calls for more transport spending
- Network Rail woos property developers
- SWT denies slippery practice to beat leaf-fall delays
- Ufton Nervet inquest delayed
- Clifton is transport journalist of the year
Business Briefs
- Cash boost for rail freight in Scotland
- Eurostar backs London tourism
- Compass puts rail business up for sale
- Double triumph for Atoc
- Eurotunnel crisis deepens
- First remains upbeat about future opportunities
News Analysis: SILENCE OF THE TRAMS
News about people
Jonathan Moser, Mike Morris, Colin Foxall, Paul Salveson, Jim Pinder, Simon James, and Maxine Myers.
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INTERVIEW: HAINES HAS THE HUNGER FOR MORE SUCCESS [Download]
Andrew Haines is credited with turning round the fortunes of South West Trains. Now he plans to repeat that success in his new role in charge of First Group's rail operations. Paul Clifton talks to one of the rail industry's brightest talents
FEATURE: THE STRANGE TALE OF THE EMPTY BOX [Download]
As passengers continue to suffer at the 'station from hell', the shell of a modern replacement station lies empty less than a mile away. Paul Coleman reports
FEATURE: UP ALL NIGHT WITH DYNO AND THE TRAIN GANG [Download]
What happens to trains when most of us are safely tucked up in bed asleep? Peter Plisner joined the night-shift at a depot in the Midlands, where new technology and old-fashioned attention to detail keep trains running smoothly
FEATURE: A VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND [Download]
The vultures are circling over a sickly Amtrak – and some are draped in Union Jacks. In his regular look at rail developments stateside, Michael R Weinman reports on the latest twists and turns in the Amtrak soap opera. But first he returns to the Gulf Coast to assess the fallout from hurricane Katrina.
THE RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW: CHARLES HORTON from SOUTHERN [Download]
It's four years since Southern took over the south central franchise with a promise to change the perception of rail travel. Managing director Charles Horton tells Chris Randall how new trains and a re-invigorated workforce have ensured the promise has been kept
COMMENT: A VERDICT BEYOND BELIEF [Download]
Railtrack investors have lost their claim for compensation. But, argues Geoffrey Weir, the way the Judge reached his decision has caused further anger and bitterness
COMMENT: LET THE AXE FALL GENTLY [Download]
New rules making it easier to scrap uneconomic rail services carry the threat of a return to the Beeching era. That might not be such a bad thing, argues Alan Whitehouse
LEGAL OPINION: GETTING THE BEST OUT OF PROCUREMENT [Download]
A new EU directive for the procurement of works or services comes into force next January, replacing one frequently used in the rail industry. As Margaret Casely-Hayford and Tammy Samuel explain, procurers and suppliers right across the industry will need to assess the potential implications
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
Course launches 'a milestone'
Degree and diploma courses hailed as 'important step towards vision'
Plus members' news and IRO diary
RAIL BUSINESS AWARDS [Download]
'Slash and burn' not the answer
A unique platform
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A new and regular round-up of key products and services, with latest developments from Copon, Enersys, Interalia, IOSH, KOPTA, Mystery Travellers, Probst, Scarecrow, Serco Metrolink, PMProfessional, Polysafe, and Powabyke.
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RECRUITMENT [Download]
Jobs with Translink, Network Rail, Anders Elite, Atoc, Office of Rail Regulation, Nexus, Atkins, Iarnród Éireann, and Resourcing Solutions
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