ELECTRIFICATION U-TURN - Taken to task on central direction
■ Centralisation deprecated all round
■ Industry proposes turnkey contracts
■ Informed sources put me straight
GOVERNMENT RAISES TRAIN AIR QUALITY CONCERNS
■ RSSB research highlights complex problem
■ Hitachi bi-modes and Voyagers the worst offenders
■ More trains to be monitored
■ Swift action promised
RESERVATIONS - Walk-on versus ambiance
■ Inter-city operators under fire
■ LNER running dual system
Williams-Shapps: what future for open access?
■ Increased track access charges for new ventures
■ Revenue abstraction criteria eased
■ Existing operators protected
Seeking the cure for cracks
DfT goes legal as Hitachi 800 Series saga continues
ROGER FORD
Williams-Shapps Plan: creating the new model railway
ROGER FORD CONTINUES HIS ANALYSIS OF THE WILLIAMS-SHAPPS PLAN
■ DfT developing ‘operating model’
■ Transition Team in action
■ Timelines emerging
Siemens reboots affordable signalling renewals
Low Cost Digital Ready approach to be applied in Devon and Cornwall
ROGER FORD
Decarbonising transport - can Network Rail deliver?
■ Concerns over TRU and MML Phase 3 costs
■ Central technical direction needed
■ Regional responsibility risks fragmentation