Articles from the latest issue 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
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
Rolling stock cracks crisis: update
Roger Ford provides an update on the issues with underframe cracks on Hitachi 800 Series trains
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...