Contents April 2013
News 2 This month
4 News 10 Transit news
Britain 18 Network Rail seeks capacity uplift CEO David Higgins on the challenges facing NR
24 Scotland’s railways plan for growth Investment set to boost capacity
32 Britain takes HS2 project to the next stage Extending high-speed to Northern England
Operations management 35 Planning beats disruption Helping NTV to achieve high punctuality
38 Giving timetables a reliability Lift Optimising timetable planning to reduce delays
Passenger info 40 Real-time revolution
Improving passenger relations through social media
45 A new age of communication New technologies to aid passenger experience
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Front cover A Glasgow - Edinburgh service calls at Falkirk High. This line
will be electrified by 2016. Photo: Keith Barrow
Changing market Shake-up poses challenges for Germany’s railways
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Turning the tables Researchers develop robust timetabling
April 2013 I Volume 53 Issue 4
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14 Financial news 16 News analysis
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