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ISSUE 198 • DECEMBER 2013
News 6
Rail Delivery Group new voice of the industry; Rail Freight Alliance launched; Women in Rail holds development workshop; RSSB builds open innovation programme; Turner & Townsend director wins 2013 Women in Transport award; Train websites struggled in St Jude’s storm; Rail Industry Supply Chain Forum launched; pact to re-develop Bristol Temple Meads signed; DB Schenker at new London Gateway; D B Regio Tyne and Wear campaign to stop passengers obstructing train doors; Network Rail photographic competition winner announced; rail advertising delivers more than a billion impacts per week; Merseyrail celebrates 10 years in operation; East Coast route voted most beautiful; Network Rail signs rail supply deal; rail replacement train working fast; c2c supports UK’s Armed Forces; Chancellor announces new rail task force; innovators win EIT funding
Passenger Focus
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Tell us the whole story on punctuality data says Anthony Smith, we can cope with the truth!
Network Rail opinion Freight in the North
The award-winning strategic freight corridor initiative is delivering benefits in reliability and providing the data needed on where to focus investment
Laying down the law
Claudia Gerrard wishes you a merry legal Christmas, but there’s a lot to bear in mind or yule be sorry
The reshuffled face of rail
Jay Turner takes a look at the frontbench and backbench MP’s now focusing on rail policy in Westminster
IRO news and diary Latest news and events from the Institution of Railway Operators
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Tony Berkeley looks at the implications of the wider proposals for devolution of passenger rail in the North of England
Rail freight - a developing market
This is an exciting time for rail freight says Chris MacRae, in an outline of key developments, opportunities, and threats to the sector
Delivering the goods
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The FTA remains concerned about ORR freight track access charges for Control Period 5 says Chris MacRae
A unified voice
Michael Roberts explains why greater co-ordination is the next logical step for the industry to evolve to the next stage of capability
The intervention of first resort?
Dr Guy Walker reviews Evaluation of Rail Technology: A Practical Human Factors Guide
Rail Professional interview
Nick Radcliffe, director of online brokerage and tracking service FreightArranger spoke to Rail Professional about increasing intermodal freight, HS2, engaging with retail customers, and the resurging desire for an effective freight system
Member of strong groups Real-Time Page 4 December 2013 Passenger Information Systems
Danish Railway Group a team of strong Danish suppliers to the rail industry.
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