June 2010: Contents
Feature headlines
- Rail Professional interview: Neal Lawson
The new MD of First Capital Connect tells Katie Silvester how the company has progressed since the disastrous few months on Thameslink during the autumn and winter
- What’s for the chop?
Things had been looking suspiciously rosy, with hindsight…
- Public private passing
PPP on the Tube has failed as a vehicle to maintain and upgrade the system. Following the collapse of Metronet, Transport for London has now bought Tube Lines back. Robert Wright wonders what shape future infrastructure work on the Underground will take
- Roll on the future
Graeme Clark explains what the expectations will be for rolling stock in the next couple of decades
- Co-operative open access
Another new open-access rail operator has unveiled plans for a service, this time from the West Country to the Midlands. But this latest potential rail operator is very different from those of the past – this time it’s the brainchild of a ‘co-operative’ group interested in public transport opportunities. Peter Plisner reports
- Creating a level playing field
The Disability Discrimination Act has brought big challenges to the rail industry, leading to millions of pound’s worth of improvements being required to make stations and rolling stock more accessible. Ed Gould looks at its impact
- Putting people first
With a move towards longer franchises looking as it if it is on the cards, Catherine Noah looks at the implications for the workforce
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