Published: September 2008 by Alan Marshall
DURING the past month I attended two major presentations laid on by Network Rail – one about plans to revamp Reading station and its surrounding track layouts, and the other to witness the unveiling of the final design for reconstructing Birmingham New Street station. Read full
Published: September 2008 by Alan Marshall
IN last month’s column I referred to the withholding of an announcement about £300 million investment in the Tyne & Wear Metro system, which proudly proclaims to be “the best performing rail operator in the UK last year”. Read full
Published: August 2008 by Alan Marshall
IT was 20 years ago when Chris Green, British Rail’s first director, Network SouthEast, proposed a major expansion of north-south cross-London services – dubbed ‘Thameslink 2000’ in the belief the project would be delivered for the turn of the century. Read full
Published: July 2008 by Alan Marshall
THE past month saw some memorable developments for Britain’s growing rail industry. Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly declared she had been turned on to the idea of a rolling programme of electrification. Network Rail announced it had launched a ‘New Lines Programme’ to determine what to do when route capacity runs out, and to see if a high-speed line (or lines) would give best value for money in providing extra tracks. Read full
Published: June 2008 by Alan Marshall
IN another guise I write for a magazine about worldwide transport and logistics matters, which helps keep me informed of many international developments. Read full