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JUNE 2010 ISSUE 159 £3.95
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE FOR RAILWAY MANAGERS
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ISSUE 159 JUNE 2010
London calling
First Capital Connect MD Neal Lawson on taking Thameslink forward
Reading
the signals
What the railways can expect from the Con-Lib Dem coalition
Co-operative
living
A new open-access contender from the Co-operative movement
News
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Average Net Circulation January 2009 to December 2009 7,894 copies
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4-10
Serco fined for DLR death; Northern gets extension; Southeastern cuts back Javelin services; Scottish academics call for vertical integration
Business news
FirstGroup releases year end figures; Interested parties bid for GBRf; New ticketing website launches
Train of thought
Readers’ letters: have your say about the rail industry and
Rail Professional
Wright track
Robert Wright assess what the sale of Tube Lines back to TfL means for the future of the Tube’s maintenance
News analysis
A new administration has come in and it could have big implications for the railway. Paul Clifton looks at the major players and what we can expect from them
Rail Professional interview
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First Capital Connect MD Neal Lawson tells Katie Silvester why FCC is firmly back in the game after its problems with Thameslink earlier in the year
Co-operative open access
Go Co-operative is a new concept in open access. Born out of the Co-operative movement, a group is reviewing potential open-access routes to bid for in south-west England. Peter Plisner explains
Editor’s comment
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What’s for the chop? The new transport secretary has already alluded to cuts, Katie Silvester considers what might go
Roll on the future
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37-39
Alstom, Bombardier and Siemens give their views on how the rolling stock of the future will look
Putting people first
Catherine Noah looks at the importance of investing in staff, even during relatively brief franchise agreements
Institution of Railway Operators
Mark Hopwood and Sarah Kendall tell the South West Area how FGW and CrossCountry survived the recession. Plus: dates for your diary
Creating a level playing field
Ed Gould looks at how the Disability Discrimination Act has affected the railway industry and the way in which improvements have been received by people with disabilities
Products and services Suppliers directory
A round-up of essential products and services for the rail industry
People
Philip Hammond; Theresa Villiers; Norman Baker; Jarvis Cocker; Sheila Anderson; Giles Brown; Jackie Spendlove; Dave Brennen; Yaver Abidi; Alasdair Coates; Michael Della Rocca; Ray O’Toole; Sir Moir Lockhead; Colin Fullalove; Elaine Morley; Nick Crossfield
Recruitment
The latest rail industry vacancies, focusing on senior management positions
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