Welcome Follow us on Twitter RailProMag@twitter www.railpro.co.uk AUGUST 2012 ISSUE 184 £3.95 THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE FOR RAILWAY MANAGERS


ISSUE 184 • AUGUST 2012 WWW.RAILPRO.CO.UK


Rules and Regulators ORR’s Richard Price on Network Rail’s progress


GRAND PLANS


HLOS for Control Period 5 Focus on lighting technology


CHILD’S PLAY


Understanding liability for trespassers


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17 18 Comment & news 4-5


Labour considers renationalisation policy; Scotland demands more rail powers; Doncaster gets new sleeper factory; C2C breaks punctuality targers


Train of thought


Readers’ letters: have your say about the rail industry and Rail Professional


Rail Professional interview


Richard Price, CEO of the Office of Rail Regulation tells Katie Silvester why Network Rail’s executive should continue to get bonus payments


In the passenger seat


Passenger Focus CEO Anthony Smith analyses the results of the latest passenger satisfaction survey


Delivering the goods


Chris Welsh of the Freight Transport Association begins a new monthly column for Rail Professional. This month he looks at proposed new charges for coal


Control period 5 funding


The government’s decision on rail projects that will get funding from 2014-19 has been announced. Katie Silvester investigates


Great Western signals the way ahead


As re-signalling work progresses on the in the west of England, Katie Silvester takes a closer look at the scheme


Kickstarting McNulty


Paul Morgan and Robert Meakin look at some of the policy changes being considered as a result of the McNulty value-for-money study


Let there be light


Good lighting is essential for the security of rail networks. The dilemma for rail companies is to maintain safe and secure lighting levels without increasing carbon emissions. Michael McDonnell explains


25 Connecting with customers


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37 People 38-39 39-43


Chris Gibb; Jerry England; Paul Furze-Waddock; David Cross; Richard Williams; David Attmere; Mark Ferrer; Andrew Fender; Roger Jones; David Billingham


Recruitment


Find your next job here and online at www.railpro.co.uk/recruitment


Freight operators need to move to a more customer- focused business model, says Anand Medepalli


Institution of Railway Operators


This years graduates. Plus: dates for your diaries


Playing with trains


Trespassing and vandalism on the railways are ever more tempting for children growing up in urbanised communities with limited playing space. Chris Price looks at the duty placed on occupiers of railways


Under lock and key


Security in the rail sector goes far beyond simply locking doors in railway stations, says Barry Jenkins


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