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Devil's Advocate: Business ethics
Comment There was a time when at least some of the top executives of railway companies were engineers who knew how to build and maintain track and rolling stock. Is the phrase 'business ethics' an oxymoron? Two recent quotes from silicon.com's CIO Forum... [03 Jan 2006]
Devil's Advocate: Bluephone's bright future
Comment Yet in the long run, BT is highly likely to take advantage of hubs that are especially common in places where people often gather, such as railway stations. Despite criticisms, BT's new Bluephone could do quite well in the long run, says Martin... [21 Jun 2005]
Devil's Advocate: Outsourcing just the latest fashion?
Comment But it is interesting to hear that Network Rail regarded in-house IT as a critical element for taking direct responsibility for railway track maintenance. The outsourcing of railway maintenance is widely believed to have been responsible for... [12 Oct 2004]
Devil's Advocate: The train makes the connection
Comment The railway system can no longer cope with trains making connections. For past Devil's Advocate columns see the links below, or type 'Devil' into our search engine. Martin Brampton questions whether that's such a good thing. [19 Aug 2003]
Devil's Advocate: Who’ll do the dirty work?
Comment Now we have a clear indication from the son of Railtrack that even a well established technology like the railway takes skill and knowledge in its management. But these were achieved by abandoning traditional railway engineering skills and... [10 Feb 2003]
Devil's Advocate: Throw away culture
Comment These are reasonably modern units but, in the railway context, that means only a few decades old. For past Devil's Advocate columns see the links below, or type 'Devil' into our search engine. Or is that we're simply comfortable with the rate of... [04 Feb 2003]
Devil's Advocate: Putting IT people out to grass
Comment The railway companies never consult me about how the railways should be run. I suppose that means that when I sit on the train between York and London, I can look around and think of myself as a part owner of the great British railway system. [08 Oct 2002]
Devil's Advocate: Breaking BT
Comment Before you all rush to post a Reader Comment, ask yourself if the Martin Brampton's railway analogy really works. That body is busy establishing standards to which the various railway operating companies must adhere. [24 Sep 2002]
Devil's Advocate: How to make technology work
Comment Recently, some Railtrack contractors took down the fence around our car park to get to the railway installations. Most weeks, I travel the East Coast mainline, usually the fastest railway line in the UK. [20 Aug 2002]
Devil's Advocate: Whose standards are they anyway?
Comment In the early days of railway companies, they each made their own decision on the gauge for the railway lines. In his latest attempt to question ebusiness correctness, Martin Brampton, director at consultancy Black Sheep Research, sets his sights on... [09 Oct 2001]
