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JULY 2009 ISSUE: CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL COMMENT, NEWS & LETTERS [Download]
RAIL PROFESSIONAL COMMENT: East Coast: A triumph of hope over experience?
NEWS HEADLINES
- Southeastern trials high-speed services
- Atoc singles out routes ripe for re-opening
- Scottish group presses for HS2 inclusion
- Manchester questions rolling stock plans
- Sussex RUS points to capacity restraints
- Passenger Focus findings
- WCML improvement plan
- Virgin plans to poach slice of air market
- Punctuality at record high
- Stagecoach and Go-Ahead results
LETTERS
- Did we forget to mention that hot food was for first class only?
- Going Dutch
- Bare earth is not the answer
- TfL has model lost-property system
- Is the wide gate right for your passengers?
- High-speed hoopla
- Weekend closures cannot all be blamed on Network Rail
- Conservatives could be right about Crossrail
NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE [Download]
NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE
Lord Andrew Adonis; Sadiq Khan; Chris Mole; Graham Eccles; Jim Crawford; Edward Welsh; David Bennett; Andrew Mitchell; Colin MacConnachie; Jackie Gibbs; Andrew Cann; Keith Whitmore; Catherine Doran; Neil Stevens; Nick Salt; Toni Hankins; Archie Robertson; Phil Hankin; Terry Everall
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NEWS ANALYSIS [Download]
Keith Ludeman tells Katie Silvester what Southern’s plans are for the new five-year franchise
THE WRIGHT TRACK [Download]
The separation of track and train has given train operators little incentive to minimise track damage. Access charges should more accurately reflect the damage caused by different train types, says Robert Wright
RAIL PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW [Download]
Chris Green, the new stations champion, tells Alan Salter about his long rail career and what he thinks of Britain’s stations
FEATURE: CAPACITY CHALLENGE [Download]
A new report from Network Rail and Atoc seeks to address future capacity issues, highlighting bottlenecks around the country and identifying those most in need of infrastructure enhancements. Paul Clifton reports
FEATURE: HIGH-SPEED RAIL ENTHUSIAST [Download]
Lord Adonis made no bones about why he believes high-speed rail is a necessity for the UK in a speech he gave to the Institution of Civil Engineers. Peter Plisner was there
FEATURE: FGW CLIMBS THE TABLE [Download]
First Great Western’s new managing director Mark Hopwood tells Paul Clifton why the operator’s performance has gone from the bottom of the performance table to being close to the top
ROLLING STOCK SPECIAL [Download]
An in-depth look at what goes on behind the scenes to keep rolling stock moving, as well as how interiors are kept up-to-date for passengers. Katie Silvester investigates developments in rolling stock maintenance and refurbishment, while Jim King explains why train cleaning regimes are so important
INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS [Download]
Find out about the IRO's latest courses. Plus: dates for your diary
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES [Download]
A round-up of key resources.
