Franchises - Page 2
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End of the line for South West Trains?
Stagecoach has failed to secure a two-year contract to continue running South West Trains beyond 2017…so what went wrong? PAUL CLIFTON reports
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The knock-on benefits of ‘Norwich in 90’
RICHARD CLINNICK examines the work required to realise the dream of Norwich-London services in 90 minutes
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Social gathering
How do train operating companies deal with social media? Is it useful, or can it be a hindrance when passengers can access information ahead of railway staff?
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Operators’ owners overseas - and over here!
Many of Britain’s train operating companies are also big names in the rail industry in other parts of Europe and elsewhere. PAUL PRENTICE reports
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Cumbrian comeback
Locomotive-hauled coaching stock can again be seen on the Cumbrian Coast Line. RICHARD CLINNICK reports
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A different class…
Chiltern Railways Operations and Safety Director ANDREW MUNDEN tells RICHARD CLINNICK why the operator is replacing Class 67s with new Class 68s
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Prospects for East Anglia
RICHARD CLINNICK examines what sort of challenges will confront the next incumbent of the East Anglia franchise
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From poisoned chalice to Holy Grail?
RAIL magazine examines the troubled history of rail operations on the East Coast Main Line since privatisation in the mid-1990s
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EMT - excellence in the face of adversity
It’s a story of a genuinely passenger-focused service - Stefanie Browne finds out how East Midlands Trains gets everything right, even when things go wrong…
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Mail by rail - still
Ten years after the last Travelling Post Office service ran, mail trains can still be seen working up and down the UK’s rail network. STEFANIE BROWNE reports
