Operations - Page 7
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Franchises
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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Franchises
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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Franchises
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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Franchises
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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Franchises
Cumbrian comeback
Locomotive-hauled coaching stock can again be seen on the Cumbrian Coast Line. RICHARD CLINNICK reports
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Freight
Freight fights capacity constraints
GB Railfreight has signed a multi million-pound deal with Aggregates Industries, but capacity constraints remain a key concern, as RICHARD CLINNICK discovers.
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Freight
Freight fights capacity constraints
GBRf has signed a multimillion pound deal with Aggregates Industries. RICHARD CLINNICK discovers that capacity constraints remain a key concern
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Franchises
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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Performance
Eight years on - East Coast loses its way
HOWARD JOHNSTON travelled on the final southbound GNER service from Aberdeen to London in December 2007, and did the same with East Coast a few weeks ago
