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ISSUE 177 DECEMBER 2011 Rail Professional comment and news 4-10 PUBLISHER
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FGW gets new rolling stock; Councils demand assurances on Northern Hub; Driverless Tube proposal slammed by unions; Proposal for ScotRail to be broken up; Opinion: Foreign state-owned operators are taking an increasing interest in our railways
Business news
Arriva buys Grand Central; Bombardier gets ScotRail maintenance contract
Train of thought
Readers’ letters: have your say about the rail industry and Rail Professional
News analysis
MPs have backed HS2, but with some provisos. It must not take funding away from the existing network and the economic case needs to be clearer, as Paul Clifton finds out
Wright track
The public seem to be far more accepting of road fatalities than deaths on the railways. Robert Wright wonders whether this puts too much pressure on the rail industry
Rail Professional interview
DB Schenker’s CEO Alain Thauvette tells Katie Silvester about the launch of the new service to and from Poland, as well as the challenges of getting continental-sized rolling stock onto UK infrastructure
Investing in the Midlands
Peter Plisner looks at plans to improve two key areas of the rail network in the Midlands
The long railroad ahead
Thomas Dexler explains how international through- booking will soon be easier for passengers
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Network Rail has told a Transport Select Committee hearing on cable theft that some of Network Rail’s own employees have been arrested for collaborating with thieves. Paul Clifton finds out why the thefts are so hard to stop
Making light work of light rail
Rail minister Norman Baker has signalled a possible change of heart towards light rail. Could this lead to more schemes getting the go-ahead ? Andrew Mourant reports
Keep calm… and carry on working
With the abolition of the default retirement age, employers will have to find a way to broach the subject of retirement with older employees. David Regan explains
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John Glover discusses the implications of the Disability Discrimination Act for stations, while Serco’s Nick Brown talks about the way in which British expertise is valued abroad. Plus: dates for your diary
Rail Business Awards
Railnews and ATA explain why they are sponsoring the 2011 awards. Plus: find out how to book your table
Making sense of sensors
Jesse Bonfeld explains the role of inertial sensors, such as accelerometers and inclinometers, in the rail industry
Talking to trains
Nigel Chadwick explains how machine-to-machine communications are redefining the passenger experience on trains, using 3G networks
People
Patrick Verwer; Alex Hynes; Gillian Singh; Colin Walton; Paul Roberts; Sir Neville Simms; Phil Webster; Neil Richardson; Julie Hayden; Amanda Wilson; Phil Verster; Sir Mike Hodgkinson; Katie Beckett; Keith Doughty; Mike Goggins; Peter Henderson; Thomas Drexler; Heidi Cotsworth; Julian Huppert; Lesley Knight; Manuel Cortes
Products and services
A round-up of essential products and services for the rail industry
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