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OCTOBER 2005 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT & LETTERS [Download]
'When British Rail's freight businesses were sold to the private sector in the mid-1990s, the outlook for the sector was bleak. Britain's coal industry, which for so long had been rail freight's principal customer, was in terminal decline and there was no obvious new business to take its place...'
Letters
- FGW barriers are 'shambles not success'
- 'Decisions must be made'
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NEWS [Download]
News headlines
- CPS to close file on Ladbroke Grove crash
- Southern's record breaking run from London to Brighton
- Numbers down at Infrarail
- Trial gives vision of a new era
- EWS calls for changes to Crossrail
- Passenger numbers rise
- High tech screen
- Suits you sir
- Travelling artists appointed
Business Briefs
- Shuttle boost for tunnel
- Arriva's profits down despite growth in Europe
- Slight fall in rail profits at Go-ahead
News Analysis: GATWICK EXPRESS' FATE HANGS IN THE BALANCE
News about people
David Sindall, Anne Deamer, Dave Pointon, Alan Dyke, and Maxine Nathan
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INTERVIEW: HAYDN ABBOTT of ANGEL TRAINS [Download]
Britain's rolling stock leasing companies have been accused of ripping off the rail industry. Not guilty, says Haydn Abbott, managing director of Angel Trains, the UK's largest Rosco, who tells Chris Randall why the risks of train leasing more than match the rewards
FEATURE: RAIL GETS THE BLUES OVER GOING GREEN [Download]
'Coughs and sneezles spread diseasels,' wrote the Rev W.Awdry, who disliked the smelly, oil-burning machines that put Thomas the tank engine and his friends out of a job. New EU regulations intend to get rid of the smelly black exhaust fumes but the cost could be enormous, as Paul Clifton explains
FEATURE: ANYONE SEEN THE INVISIBLE HAND? [Download]
Should the railways be re-nationalised? Or is more deregulation required? Two thinktanks hawk the fruits of their 'beautiful minds' around the party conferences. Paul Coleman reports
FEATURE: WHY IS JOINED-UP THINKING STILL UNDER WRAPS? [Download]
PlusBus celebrates its third birthday this month. But few people have even heard of it. Has the time come for the bus and rail industries to do more to promote this innovative integrated ticketing scheme? Peter Plisner reports
FEATURE: A VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND [Download]
In his regular look at railways in the United States, Michael R Weinman reflects on the impact of hurricane Katrina on New Orleans' rail network
COMMENT: RAILWAYS NEED BUSINESSMEN, NOT BUREAUCRATS [Download]
Abolishing the far-from-perfect Strategic Rail Authority was a mistake that will leave railways at the mercy of the Treasury, argues Stanley Hall
SECURITY: HOW SECURE IS THE RAILWAY? [Download]
How prepared are Britain's railways to deal with emergencies like the July bomb attacks in London? Tony Laycock discovers that a lot of work is going on behind the scenes
LEGAL OPINION: GET WISE TO E-RULES [Download]
A raft of new regulations have been introduced to cover business conducted over the internet. Scott Singer and John Worthy highlight some of the key points website operators need to know
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
Planning for improvement
Richard O'Brien says the rail industry finally understands the importance of good planning
Plus members' news and IRO diary
RAIL BUSINESS AWARDS [Download]
Sponsoring the awards
Forecasting the future is a risky business
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A new and regular round-up of key products and services, with latest developments from ADAS, AIGIS Blast Protection Ltd, Bonar, Celtic Recycling Ltd, EDM, Expamet, Faiveley Transport, Ferno UK Limited, Fuchs Lubritech, Independent Glass, IOSH, Penny Hydraulics, PMProfessional, Polysafe Level Crossing Systems, SP Services, RPD, Promax MINIMAX, and Wacker
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RECRUITMENT [Download]
Jobs with Angel Trains, HSE, HSBC, Jarvis, and Resourcing Solutions
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