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MARCH 2006 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT & LETTERS [Download]
'Oh to have been a fly on the wall when GNER chief executive Christopher Garnett discovered that the Office of Rail Regulation had rejected the train operator’s bid to run more services between Leeds and London...'
Letters
- Tougher than you suggest
- Don’t be fooled by anti-ULTra propaganda
- Timetable information should remain free
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NEWS [Download]
News headlines
- FirstGroup could replace Adelantes with HSTs
- LCR takeover could delay Channel Tunnel rail link warns holden
- LCR ‘nationalised’
- New Thameslink station gets green light
- Cost of redeveloping New Street soars
- Transpennine calls for better track and signals
- Horton is new MD at South Eastern
- TfL given go ahead to take over rail franchise
- DfT calls time on non-stop Gatwick Express
Business Briefs
- Go-ahead revenues hit by terrorist bombings
- Maiden in search of a saviour
- GBRf places multi-million pound order for new rolling stock
- Eurostar steps up Brussels service
- Balfour Beatty wins DLR contract
- EWS to maintain track for Drax Power Station
News about people
Ben Blackwall; Neil Buxton; David Kerr; David Maddison; Douglas Oakervee; Tim Shakerley; Fiona Timmins...
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NEWS ANALYSIS [Download]
Ten years on: former Tory transport secretary SIR GEORGE YOUNG believes rail privatisation has been good for the industry and passengers. Paul Clifton reports
RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW: CATH PROCTOR [Download]
Chiltern Railways’ managing director tells Paul Clifton that the award winning train operator is back on track after enduring a ‘year from hell’
COMMENT: WHAT NOW FOR THE EAST COAST MAIN LINE? [Download]
Re-franchising could be thrown into confusion by the decision to let Grand Central run an open access service on the ECML, argues Alan Whitehouse
COMMENT: MAKING SPACE FOR OPEN ACCESS [Download]
Hull Trains’ success shows that open access has a role to play in Britain’s passenger railway, says Mike Jones of Renaissance Trains
COMMENT: FUNDING OFF THE RAILS [Download]
Can the country afford expensive new railways, such as Crossrail? Fred Harrison says land taxes are the answer
FEATURE: FLIGHT-RAIL ERA CHECKS IN [Download]
Enhanced rail links to airports are part of government policy – although bosses at Gatwick Express might take some convincing. Paul Coleman looks at the latest developments
FEATURE: TROUBLED TIMES IN THE VALLEYS [Download]
Arriva Trains Wales is under fire for running late and overcrowded trains. Managing director GRAEME BUNKER claims the train operator is a victim of its own success. Peter Plisner reports
FEATURE: THE FUTURE OF TICKETING IS TICKETY-BOO [Download]
Rail ticketing is moving into the 21st century. Andrew Mourant looks at latest developments, including the highly-popular Oyster card
FEATURE: A VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND [Download]
Michael R Weinman reports on rail developments in the USA
LEGAL OPINION: IS CROSSRAIL ON TRACK? [Download]
How much do we know about the impact the east-west rail link could have on the rest of the railway? Stuart Cottis and Richard Barham look at the key issues
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
John Glover looks at the courses on offer from the IRO and Tony Cousins reflects on a successful launch of the Institution’s degree and diploma courses.
Plus: dates for your diary
RAIL BUSINESS AWARDS: THE BEST OF 2005
Full review in the next issue of Rail Professional...
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A regular round-up of key resources.
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RECRUITMENT [Download]
Jobs with Heathrow Express, Rail and Safety Standards Board, First ScotRail, ATOC, Angel, MTR, Silverlink, Govia, Metronet and Resourcing Solutions.
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