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MAY/JUNE 2012 ISSUE 183 £3.95
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issue 182 • JUNE 2012
Route MD Patrick Hallgate on Network Rail’s plans for the Western region
Making a splash Reduce reuse
recycle
How Network Rail is making stations greener
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Can the railways rise to Olympic challenge? Northern extension; Government responds to Select Committee Thameslink report; ATW gets more capacity out of rolling stock; ORR defends expansion bid; SWT gets new carriages
Train of thought
Readers’ letters: have your say about the rail industry and Rail Professional
Rail Professional interview
Katie Silvester meets Patrick Hallgate, managing director, western. Not only is he the youngest of Network Rail’s new area managing directors, but he also has one of the biggest, and most disruptive, investment plans to oversee with resignalling already begun and electrification soon to follow
In the passenger seat
Passenger Focus CEO Anthony Smith begins a new monthly column by looking at how peak demand is managed
Catch the pigeon Institute of Railway Operators
A round-up of IRO courses and area activities. Plus: dates for your diary
Keen to be green
Network Rail has been taking steps to make sure it has as little impact on the environment as possible by recycling and reusing materials, as well as using sustainable energy sources at stations. Katie Silvester explains
X-ray eyes
Vince Deery explains how to minimise the disruption and maximise the deterrent of x-ray scanning at train stations
Supply and demand
Successful completion of major projects means planning early for everything from supply chain management to health and safety and sustainability. Richard Wade explains
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Tocs and Network Rail could find themselves responsible for trips and slips as a result of pigeon droppings at stations and around railway property such as bridges. Chris Price explains
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