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OCTOBER 2006 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT, NEWS & LETTERS [Download]
RAIL PROFESSIONAL COMMENT: Branch line stations should not be closed without good reason
The question posed on our front cover is often debated among railway professionals – are small, lightly used stations worth the subsidies they require? Breich station in Scotland, for example, carries just one passenger on a regular basis – Jim Warnock – and occasionally his wife...'
NEWS HEADLINES
- South West Trains’ decision
- Shortlist for
Midlands franchises
- Scotland’s RUS
- Supermarkets
opt for rail freight
- Community Rail Conference
- Passenger survey
- Southeastern’s redundancies
- Bombadier gets TfL contract
- Public survey about
East London Line
LETTERS
- Saving energy
- Economy of scale
- Plumbing
the depths
BUSINESS BRIEFS & NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE [Download]
BUSINESS BRIEFS
- The two entrepreneurs behind new
ticketing website Raileasy talk to Rail Professional
- Figures from Go-Ahead and Arriva
- New PR reps for
Network Rail
- Eurotunnel’s legal protection
questioned
- Network Rail signs up with US
contractor
NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE
Tributes to Chris Moyes and new
appointments Tom Harris; Julie Mills; Mark Cusack;
Graham Read; Sudhir Patel; Eva-Kristina Lindholm;
Dabinderjit Sidhu; Judith Hunt; Jonathan Metcalfe;
Mary Bonar; Martin Fleetwood...
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RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW: PETER COTTON, GATWICK EXPRESS [Download]
Peter Cotton has returned for a second stint in charge of Gatwick Express. Why bother, when the Government’s published strategy is to abolish it? Paul Clifton spoke to him
NEWS ANALYSIS: THE FUTURE OF FREIGHT [Download]
Network Rail has set out its freight strategy for the next 10 years. It could take a million lorry journeys off the road; but rail freight companies believe the plan doesn’t go far enough. Paul Clifton assesses the industry’s views
FEATURE: OUT ON A LIMB [Download]
Nostalgia for community railway lines inspires pressure groups to form, and volunteers to come forward to help keep them open. But what about new conurbations that have poor rail links and no organised campaign? Jonathan Tyler reports
FEATURE: ROUTE & BRANCH [Download]
Alan Whitehouse looks at the state of the UK’s community railways – and proposes a radical solution for their future
FEATURE: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL [Download]
It’s Britain’s smallest train operating company, running one of the smallest trains, on the country’s shortest stretch of mainline railway. Peter Plisner has been investigating a trial in the West Midlands
FEATURE: SPIRIT OF THE NORTH [Download]
Community Rail Partnerships are not just for small rural stations – Northern is setting one up on its Manchester to Crewe line. Paul Salveson explains
OPINION: FULL SPEED AHEAD [Download]
A north-south high speed rail link that incorporated Heathrow could be a valuable complement to long haul flights, reducing the need for domestic air travel. Julie Mills explains
VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND: FLIGHT OF FANCY [Download]
Michael R Weinman explains that in North America buses have benefited more than the railways from the downturn in domestic flights – because the buses are faster than the trains
LEGAL OPINION: BORDER CONTROL [Download]
The UK could soon be ratifying a new protocol to protect parties that have invested in rolling stock which crosses international borders, which might mean cheaper private finance. Alexander Hewitt explains
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
People development
Cross-industry management training schemes no longer exist, but is that a bad thing? Chris Loder believes the industry has plenty to enthuse about
Plus: dates for your diary
RAIL BUSINESS AWARDS: WINNING AWARD BOOSTED SELF-BELIEF [Download]
Interfleet Technology was one of the first companies to win the HSBC Rail Business of the Year award and is now the category’s sponsor. David Rollin, the company’s MD and cofounder, remembers the benefits the win brought to the company, explains how the awards programme benefits the rail industry and talks about the latest developments at Interfleet
Plus: Silly season solutions are not the answer, by Peter Aldridge, Head of HSBC Rail
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A regular round-up of key resources.
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RECRUITMENT [Download]
Jobs with Olympic Delivery Authority and Southeastern.
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