Gordon Brown says East Coast line was nationalised to keep service ... - Telegraph.co.uk
25th June 2009
MSS lands three-year rail deal - Recruiter
23rd June 2009
Rossett railway plan put on hold - Evening Leader
21st June 2009
High-speed rail to foster national unity, Liberal MP suggests - Calgary Herald
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First Class Partnerships provides strategic, commercial, operations, engineering and infrastructure rail consultancy and advice to leading rail companies, investors in rail, governments and regulators around the globe.
Our directors are amongst the most experienced and respected rail consultants. They have strategic and commercial experience from outside the rail sector as well as within it, and it is this combination that makes our team especially valued by our clients.
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20th June 2009
William Barter, FCP's Head of Operations Analysis, is to become a Fellow of the Institution of Railway Operators. As well as his standing within the operations profession, this reflects William's contribution to the IRO's education programme and work in tutoring degree students on the Operational Planning, Economics and Managing Operations modules. With FCP, William has led operations work for clients including Transport for London, the DfT, franchise bidders and freight hauliers.
26th April 2009
National Express East Coast's plans to gate stations are justified on the grounds that gating is "commonplace". Not true, says John Nelson, whp points to Germany as an example of why NXEC's proposals are shortsighted.
17th November 2008
Deutsche Bank has recently made two significant investments in the UK rolling stock leasing market.
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FCP Supports the following charities:
Railway Children supports street children, many of whom live in and around railway stations, all over the world. In 2006 Railway Children helped over 24,000 children.
Railway Children was launched at Waterloo station by Bob Horton, then the Chairman of Railtrack; and one of FCP's directors - Tony Roche, then a Main Board Director of British Rail, in May 1995.
The Railway Benefit Fund was founded in 1858 (as the Railway Benevolent Institute) to provide financial support to current and ex railway employees and their dependents when they need help through illness, injury, bereavement or adversity.