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  • ‘Ambitious’ new Greater Anglia franchise begins

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    Sam Hewitt

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    OCTOBER 16 saw the start of the new Greater Anglia franchise, which for the next nine years will be operated by Abellio. Rail Minister Paul Maynard has called the plans “exciting and ambitious”. A new subsidiary company – Greater Anglia (GA) – has been created for the new franchise, with the Abellio part of the…

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  • Woman killed as train crashes at New Jersey station

    Woman killed as train crashes at New Jersey station

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    Sam Hewitt

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      By Keith Fender ONE person was killed and around 100 others injured when a push-pull train failed to stop and went over the bufferstops at the Hoboken terminus in the USA on September 29. The train is operated by New Jersey Transit (NJT), and travels across the Hudson river from New York City. A…

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  • DB Cargo sheds 900 jobs as coal and steel crisis bites

    DB Cargo sheds 900 jobs as coal and steel crisis bites

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A SIGNIFICANT downturn in the coal and steel freight markets over the past 12 months has forced DB Cargo (DBC) to announce plans to cut 893 jobs. The RM understands that 371 of these are driver positions, with the remainder being ground staff, engineering and clerical staff. However, DBC says that no final decisions have…

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  • No end in sight as Southern conductor dispute rolls on

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE bitter dispute between Southern and the RMT over the role of conductors becoming on-board supervisors and door closing transferring to the driver has still not found a solution. The row has dragged on and even though the union has told staff to accept the new contracts being offered strikes are continuing. Southern had given…

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  • HS2: Not seeing the bigger picture

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    Sam Hewitt

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    SO, NIGEL Wilson of Legal and General thinks HS2 should be scrapped in favour of a second Brighton Line? (RM October 2106) I would expect the leader of the Conservative Group on Brighton Council to push for this, but if the head of one of the largest funders of infrastructure is unable to see the…

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  • Facing a freight crisis

    Facing a freight crisis

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    Sam Hewitt

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    BRITAIN’S rail freight companies are facing a crisis. In the past 18 months coal traffic has taken a substantial downturn, with the latest quarterly figures showing a 61.4% drop, not helped by the Government’s doubling of carbon tax and the decision to close all coal-fired power stations by 2025. With UK manufacturing facing an uncertain…

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  • Kee Klamp expands its range of tubular fittings

    Kee Klamp expands its range of tubular fittings

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    Web Editor

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    ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Kee Safety, a leading global supplier of safety railing systems, has expanded its Kee Klamp® range with the introduction of 12 new types of tubular fittings. Designed for installation on steeper gradients, the new slope fittings offer builders and specifiers an aesthetically pleasing option. The latest addition to the Kee Klamp® portfolio is…

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  • Unions advise Southern staff to accept contracts – but says still strike!

    Unions advise Southern staff to accept contracts – but says still strike!

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    Chris Milner

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    THE long-running dispute between staff working for Southern over the role of conductors has taken a new turn after the RMT union advised staff to accept the new contracts on offer – but also to continue with planned strike action. The announcement came on Sunday 9 October. Prior to this, Southern had given the union…

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  • Virgin East Coast to recruit 78 new drivers

    Virgin East Coast to recruit 78 new drivers

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    Chris Milner

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    Want to drive one of the new Virgin Azuma trains? Virgin Trains has begun the largest single recruitment programme for drivers on the East Coast route since the 1980s, challenging people who may not have previously considered becoming a train driver to think about whether they’ve got what it takes to take on this exciting…

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  • Campaign launch for £50bn upgrade project

    Campaign launch for £50bn upgrade project

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    Sam Hewitt

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    BRITAIN Runs on Rail campaign has been launched by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) to raise awareness of the industry’s £50billion upgrade plan and why the investment is needed. RDG chief executive Paul Plummer has called for an “open and honest conversation” about the future challenges facing Britain’s railway. Mr Plummer wants the campaign to…

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