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News, Views and Opinions

As well-known experts on a wide variety of rail industry topics, we are are often called upon to give our views in the media, or to share our opinions on the big rail issues of the day, and we welcome feedback from everyone on these.

First Class Partnerships and its directors are also often featured in the news, and a selection of recent news articles about us are provided.


Latest News, Views and Opinions


John Nelson Addresses Railway Study Associaiton

31st March 2010

At the request of Richard Brown, this year's President, John Nelson addressed the Railway Study Association on the subject of railway privatisation, past present and future. He spoke to a packed meeting at the London School of Economics and his presentation, which is reproduced here, was published recently by Modern Railways Magazine.

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There's No Case for Gating East Coast Stations

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, who points to Germany as an example of why NXEC's proposals are shortsighted.

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Privatisation: past and future

29th March 2010

Britain’s railways, the next generation - John Nelson, Chairman of First Class Partnerships, addressed the Railway Study Association in London in December on the subject of privatisation.

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