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NOVEMBER 2008 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT, NEWS & LETTERS [Download]
RAIL PROFESSIONAL COMMENT: Putting high-speed on the agenda
NEWS HEADLINES
- Grayrigg verdict
- New north-south service for Wales
- Network Rail consults on Yorkshire and Lancashire
- Conservatives dump vertical integration plans
- North Somerset Council buys up old railway
- 'People prefer people to ticket machines'
- National Audit office says franchises give value to taxpayers
- Harris explains Treasury antipathy to light rail
LETTERS
- It's not fires that's the problem, it's France!
- Give Grand Central a chance
- Fab Great Western
- Barrier to entry
- We're not taking this sitting down
BUSINESS NEWS & NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE [Download]
BUSINESS NEWS
- Mike Mitchell speaks about electrification
- Hoon gives tentative encouragement to high-speed
- Felixstowe seeks freight upgrades
- Mayor stops DLR extension
NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE
Geoff Hoon; Andrew Adonis; Robin Gisby; Simon Kirby; Paul Plummer; Mary Kenny; Simon Purves; Stephen Timothy; Richard Carrington; John Reddyhoff; Chris Moss; Clive Thomas; John Page; Vernon Barker; Paul Thomas; David Hirst; Sharon Grant; Chris Parker; Suzanne Page; Joanne Beesley; Alex Fry; Donald May; Mark Fox; Robert Neathey; Tony Brownbill; Iain McIver; Simon O'Donnell; Phil Downes; Dominic Gibbs; Steve Shewmake; Roger Crow; Matt Cole
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COVER STORY: INTERVIEW WITH BART SCHMEINK [Download]
Bart Schmeink, managing director of Merseyrail, tells Chris Randall why he is keen to spend money on improvements, even without a strong business case, and discusses how Network Rail compares to its Dutch counterpart
NEWS ANALYSIS: ALL CHANGE AT THE DFT [Download]
Paul Clifton looks at the political events of recent weeks, including the cabinet reshuffle and the Conservatives' high-speed scheme
RANDALL'S RAILWAY: LADY SHRIEK AND THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS [Download]
In his final column for Rail Professional, Chris Randall looks at the legacies of Ruth Kelly, Tom Harris and Ian McAllister, as well as the fate of Gordon Brown's former side kick, Shriti Vadera
FEATURE: CHANGING PLATFORMS [Download]
Peter Plisner meets the architect who put together the designs for Birmingham New Street and the project manager who will make sure it all happens
FEATURE: WHO IS THE GREENEST OF THEM ALL [Download]
It's a given that taking the train is more environmentally friendly than driving on any domestic route, right? Wrong, says Paul Clifton, who has been looking at new research from the University of Southampton
FEATURE: DRIVING RAIL'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES [Download]
Drivers consume less power if they 'coast' when they are running ahead of the timetable, says Andy MacDonald
FEATURE: THE SHATTERING TRUTH [Download]
Putting laminated glass in train windows would save lives, says Steve Dawson
FEATURE: RAIL BUSINESS AWARDS [Download]
The chairman of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers explains why the organisation supports the awards. Plus: Chris Moss's regular column
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INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
News from the IRO on new corporate members, area outings and recent talks.
Plus: Dates for your diary
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A regular round-up of key resources.
