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High-speed to Birmingham - but terminating where?
Published: August 2009 by Alan Marshall
AT last, we have some political progress on an electrification programme with the announcement (hastily made on the day Gordon Brown chaired a Cabinet meeting in Cardiff) that the Great Western route will be electrified to Reading, Newbury, Oxford, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea. Read full
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Is a new railway revolution upon us at last?
Published: June 2009 by Alan Marshall
THE past month has been quite momentous for events that could signify the rail industry's future. Read full
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Rail fares up – passengers down. Let’s stop the rot
Published: May 2009 by Alan Marshall
THE continuing effects of the recession have been revealed in the latest financial reports from owners of train operating franchises. Read full
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We must work on rail's image to attract the skills
Published: April 2009 by Alan Marshall
LAST month’s Railtex exhibition at London’s Earls Court was quite a show – not least because the three seminars sponsored by Railnews attracted larger crowds than any similar event. But, while Railtex helped draw attention to many of the industry’s present positive opportunities, it also highlighted serious difficulties ahead. Read full
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DfT signals confusion with its mixed messages
Published: March 2009 by Alan Marshall
THE Government and its Department for Transport have just met a welter of criticism over the decision to award a contract — worth £7.5 billion over the next 25 years — to a consortium exploiting the technology of Japan’s industrial and electronics giant, Hitachi. Read full