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JANUARY 2006 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT & LETTERS [Download]
'Both Greater Western and Thameslink/Great Northern are invest-nothing, improve-nothing, money-grabbing franchises, awarded to the company prepared to pay the highest premium...'
Letters
- Claims about ULTra technology 'absurd'
- Cut Beeching myths on line closure
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NEWS [Download]
News headlines
- First and Govia win new franchises
- Darling wants faster planning process
- Fares-rise fury
- More tram plans scrapped
- CPS confirms no criminal charges over Ladbroke Grove
- Rail chief Mitchell in assault allegation
- DLR extension opens
- Bowker tipped to replace Kiley
- Larkhall-Glasgow re-opens after 40 years
- Green reappointed Railway Forum chair
Business Briefs
- Serco wins new DLR deal
- DB quits Berlin
- Whitbread interest in station catering company
- EU agrees to more rail competition
- EWS profits from online shopping boom
- CBI urges more spending on transport
- Profits rise at SWT
- MPs quiz Garnett over fares
- losses soar at Network Rail
News about people
Julian Barwick; Matthew Beeton; David Bensley; Simon Craven; Gerry Docherty; Richard Drake; Niul Dillon Hatcher; James Martin; Mark Pickersgill; Ross Sayers; Allan Sefton; Ashley Stower; Ross Twyford; Matt Watson; Richard Williams...
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THE RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW [Download]
Stagecoach chief executive Brian Souter and South West Trains' new chairman, Ian Dobbs, talk exclusively to Paul Clifton.
COMMENT: RICH LINE, POOR LINE [Download]
Alan Whitehouse looks at the contrasting fortunes of two branch lines in the east of England.
NEWS ANALYSIS: SMOKE AND MIRRORS OBSCURES RAIL'S FUTURE [Download]
Muddled railway finances mean taxpayers have no idea what they are getting for their money. Paul Clifton reports.
COMMENT: HIGH SPEED, HIGH PRIORITY [Download]
Last month the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) added its voice to the call for a new north-south high-speed rail route between Scotland and London. The ICE's Graeme Monteith explains why the project is so crucial to Britain’s economic prosperity.
FEATURE: DARLING, I CAN'T FIND A...TRAIN [Download]
New homes are shooting up all over the country. But where are the new rail links that will support regeneration? Paul Coleman reports.
FEATURE: GOING DUTCH [Download]
NedRailways chief executive Anton Valk tells Chris Randall why sharing ideas can create a better railway - both here and in the Netherlands.
FEATURE: DON'T USE IT...AND YOU STILL WON’T LOSE IT [Download]
Fewer than seven passengers per-train use the Wolverhampton-to-Walsall service. But supporters have had little difficulty overturning a decision to replace trains with buses. Peter Plisner explains why.
A VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND [Download]
Michael R Weinman, our man in America, recalls a recent visit to Europe and wonders if Amtrak is a few sandwiches short of a picnic.
LEGAL OPINION: BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT [Download]
Network Rail wants help from the private sector to smarten up Britain's railway stations. But a complex regulatory regime is deterring the property developers. The team from Denton Wilde Sapte report.
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
The power of people management
Wagn route director James Adeshiyan explains what qualities are needed to be a successful rail manager.
Plus members' news and IRO diary
RAIL BUSINESS AWARDS [Download]
Book now for the awards dinner
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A regular round-up of key resources.
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RECRUITMENT [Download]
Jobs with Resourcing Solutions
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