All Railway Gazette International articles in January 1997 – Page 3

  • News

    SNCF ups agents’ commission

    1997-01-01T11:00:00Z

    January 1 saw an agreement between French National Railways and the national travel agents’ association SNAV come into force, with the immediate effect of increasing commission paid to agents by 0·4%. In an effort to boost sales of rail tickets, an identical rise is scheduled for January 1 1998, when ...

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    Short line sales accelerate

    1997-01-01T11:00:00Z

    Canada’s two Class I railways are pushing ahead with line sales under the terms of the Canada Transport Act.Canadian National set off a major controversy on November 15 when it announced the sale of 1300 km in northern Manitoba to Colorado-based OmniTrax. The network comprises a main route from CN ...

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    Railtrack reshapes Thameslink 2000

    1997-01-01T11:00:00Z

    With a £600m upgrade of the north - south link through London underpinned by contractual agreements, Richard Hope asked Chris Jago, Director of Railtrack's Southern Zone, how the project is taking shape

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    The Railway Magazine reaches 100

    1997-01-01T11:00:00Z

    We are pleased to congratulate our sister journal The Railway Magazine on its centenary year. Although operating in two distinct sectors of the railway press, RM and Railway Gazette share a long and complex history which can be traced back to the first edition of The Railway Magazine on May ...