Modern Railway Issue Articles

Articles from all issues in digital format

Williams-Shapps Plan - who will run the railway?

■ Operational responsibility of PSCs unclear n Managerial expertise downplayed
■ Dynamics of railway operation ignored
■ Fragmentation encouraged

Can we afford to demonise the diesel?

■ No immediate CO 2 reduction from hydrogen 
■ Uncertain electrification programme blocks DMU cascade
■ Government 2040 withdrawal date ‘an ambition’
■ Synthetic fuel offers carbon neutral diesel traction

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Network Rail rules the waves

The second phase of works on Dawlish's sea wall upgrade is now well under way. Cornwall-based Deputy Editor Andy Roden reports on progress to date and the next phases in Network Rail's ambitious resilience programme

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YES! YES! YES!

Williams-Shapps is a Great British Railway report. Someone was listening after all

Rolling stock cracks crisis: update

Roger Ford provides an update on the issues with underframe cracks on Hitachi 800 Series trains

Putting EDI into practice

COMPANIES ACROSS THE INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN TAKING ACTION ON EDI...

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SOLVING THE ELECTRIFICATION CONUNDRUM

Regional and rural railways poses a huge problem for the railway...

Alan Williams gives his view on the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail

The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail presented to Parliament begins...

Diverse teams are better teams

A MORE DIVERSE WORKFORCE IS NOT JUST A MORAL IMPERATIVE – EVIDENCE...