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Railways Illustrated Magazine

31 January, 2023

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“like the oil tanker changing direction, it doesn’t happen fast. we are fundamentally and irreversibly changing our railway”

On June 9 last year, Southeastern and Network Rail’s Kent route merged under a single management team, with a combined 6,700 staff. Can passengers notice any difference yet? Kicking off a Great British Railways special report, PAUL CLIFTON questions the leaders

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“inevitably there will be some opportunity to streamline… but as part of net subsidy reduction, there will be a contribution from being more efficient”

The busy railways in East Anglia have also merged management of track and train, as Greater Anglia, c2c and the Anglia Route of Network Rail’s Eastern Region come under a single umbrella. Managing Director JAMIE BURLES talks to PAUL CLIFTON

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Railtrack: what really happened

GERALD CORBETT, chief executive of Railtrack from 1997 to 2000, speaks exclusively to CHRISTIAN WOLMAR, in conjunction with the Calling All Stations podcast, about his time in the industry which included two major accidents at Ladbroke Grove and Hatfield