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ISSUE 194 • JULY / AUGUST 2013
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Network Rail electrification of Great Western Main Line; Virgin Rail demands compensation from Network Rail; In-depth market report from Mack Brooks; East Coast beats its environmental targets; Northern Ireland businesses urged to take up Crossrail opportunities; silent breaks for freight wagons on track; National Cycle Rail Awards; Eurotunnel launches financial support scheme; new rail terminal for Felixstowe; Network Rail Consulting and RSSB sign MoU; Nottingham NET project bridge in place; Elizabeth reaches Canary Wharf; Whifflet rail route deal for Glasgow; Queen’s award for Severn Valley volunteers; ORR identifies £2bn savings in Network Rail strategic plan; Disability rights group contests Crossrail accessibility claims
Smarter ticketing - let’s get on with it! 19
Passenger Focus’s Anthony Smith says smart ticketing, if introduced in the right way, will be a success. But passengers have questions...
Summer means sun... and replacement buses
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Network Rail discusses start of one of the longest possessions of a British station as a £100 million re-signalling scheme gets underway in Nottingham
The Hub of the matter
The Institute of Directors’ Corin Taylor discusses the Heathrow Hub plan, which might mean changing the route of the southern end of HS2 but is key to making high speed a success he believes
Laying down the law
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Surprisingly, many rail companies still don’t understand their health and safety obligations says Claudia Gerrard
Is your pension ‘protected’ or not?
Since the privatisation of rail, there has been confusion as to who is and isn’t in a protected pension scheme. John Hanratty offers some clarity
A lose-lose situation for new franchise rules
Amish Patel believes the scheme brought in to replace Cap and Collar has inherited many of the weaknesses of its forebear
IRO news and diary Latest news and events held by the Institution of Railway Operators
Member of strong groups Real-Time Page 4 July/August 2013 Passenger Information Systems
Danish Railway Group a team of strong Danish suppliers to the rail industry.
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