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National Rail Awards 2023 (R992)

National Rail Awards 2023

Celebrating Excellence & Achievement

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Angel Trains Special Report R985

Engineering a brighter future for UK rail

Rail Live 2023 (R985)

The best of the UK's largest outdoor rail show

Rail Reform (R982)

Making it happen: How rail needs to evolve in the next two, ten and 30 years

Creating a Better Railway (R971)

■ 20 years of industry-leading collaboration from the RSSB.

■ How 2023 can be the year that public opinion is transformed.

■ Making rail fares and ticketing fit for the 21st century.

■ How ATKINS can help to unlock the full potential of reform.

■ TRAINLINE's latest revolution in digital ticketing.

■ Making the case for private sector delivery under GBR.

■ Could land value capture be the solution to rail funding?

National Rail Awards (R968)

National Rail Awards 2022

Celebrating Excellence & Achievement

Rail Live 2022 (R959)

The best of the UK's largest outdoor rail show 

Reimagining & Rebooting our passenger railway (R952)

  • Fares & ticketing: going for growth!
  • Cost and convenience
  • The passenger experience

National Rail Awards (R940)

National Rail Awards 2021

Celebrating Excellence and Achievement

Decarbonisation (R938)

  • Transport Decarbonisation Plan: what can it deliver?
  • HS1’s pledge to be carbon-neutral by 2030
  • The revival of the community garden
  • The bid to build Scotland’s first hydrogen train
  • SYSTRA takes carbon management to a new level

Mental Health (R936)

  • Groundbreaking research from RSSB
  • The future of suicide prevention
  • Mental health hero:Rizwan Javed
  • Best practice for wellbeing from ORR

The Changing Face of Rail (Issue 919)

11-page special on Rail's emergence from the coronavirus pandemic 
■ Reimagining stations: NR/RIBA’s global design competition
■ Predicting demand: Scenario planning techniques from SYSTRA
■ Rail recovery: RSSB’s roadmap to winning back passengers

Siemens Mobility special report (Issue 915)

■ Mobilising the economy - squaring up to COVID-19
■ Green light - Helping the UK to meet its targets for zero-emissions
■ Innovation station - Siemens Mobility’s £200m investment in Goole
■ Digital Railway - the benefits of intelligent rail systems.

Mental Health (Issue 908)

Mental health and the railway - in association with ORR
■ Rail Minister’s EXCLUSIVE foreword
■ Why caring for staff is more vital than ever
■ How you can help others on the railway
■ Best practice from inside the industry

CAF special issue (Issue 900)

The inside story of CAF in the UK - How the Spanish manufacturer is transforming UK rail
Land of opportunity - Richard Garner explains how CAF is poised to supply trains for all sectors
■ Inside Newport - The UK’s newest train factory is officially open and building new vehicles
■ Hybrid theory - How CAF is changing the game regarding electrification and light rail
■ High speed trains - Delivering a high-speed train contract is about far more than just trains
■ Northern stars - More than 100 trains are transforming journeys across the north
■ Powerful portfolio - Buying BWB enables CAF to offer a more integrated range of services
■ CAF worldwide - How CAF has grown from the 1990s when it only supplied Spain.

Decarbonisation (Issue 898)

Decarbonisation Special Report
■ A national traction climate strategy
■ Designing a ‘green’ project
■ The latest alternative train tech: batteries & hydrogen
■ The case for more wires

Worldwide (Issue 893)

■ Grand masters SYSTRA’s leading role in delivering Crossrail and Grand Paris Express.
■ Talgo’s UK plans The Spanish manufacturer’s aspirations for a UK headquarters and factory.
■ Eurovision New routes and new markets: what the future holds for Eurostar.

National Rail Awards 2019

National Rail Awards 2019 - 20th anniversary!
Celebrating Excellence and Achievement
■ Customer service excellence
■ Infrastructure achievement
■ Freight & logistics achievement
■ Innovation of the year
■ Major project of the year
■ Sustainable development award
■ Safety initiative of the year
■ Train of the year
■ Great place to work
■ Outstanding teamwork award
■ Station of the year
■ Passenger operator of the year
■ Outstanding personal contribution
■ Life saver award
■ Lifetime achievement award

Light Rail & Metro

■ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Post-Croydon crash safety body takes shape
■ A future without wires
■ Completing Crossrail
■ South Wales Metro

Inside Talgo

Talgo Special Report
■ UK market ambitions
■ Plans for Scottish factory
■ Attracting and nurturing talent
■ Technology and innovation centre
■ Very High Speed Trains for the UK

High Speed (Issue 884)

■ Alstom’s Avelia range
■ Siemens’ Velaro Novo
■ Talgo’s Spanish pedigree
■ SYSTRA’s stakeholder success

Innovation (Issue 881)

Innovation Special Report
Sponsored by UKRRIN
■ Porterbrook’s Innovation Hub
■ Evolving Siemens Mobility’s Smart Train
■ Europe’s largest railway research centre
■ Talgo’s new world of predictive maintenance
■ UKRRIN’s expanding partnership

Big Plan Big Changes

The Rail Delivery Group’s blueprint for rail’s future
■ Lots still to do: RDG Chief Executive Paul Plummer says the industry is ‘calling time’ on short-term fixes
■ Growth industry: RAIL presents a snapshot of how public and private investment is yielding major benefits
■ Building on success: How a public-private partnership has saved the railways from stagnation
■ Fares reform: RAIL’s fares and services expert Barry Doe explains why the current fares system needs fixing

Million Hour Challenge

Bringing the rail industry together to support Samaritans - in association with RDG and ORR.
■ Beyond the call - HM Chief Inspector of Railways IAN PROSSER and IAN STEVENS from Network Rail introduce the Million Hour Challenge and delve into its origins
■ Confronting the issue - PAUL STEPHEN investigates how the rail industry is already stepping up its efforts to tackle mental health problems and improve wellbeing
■ Time to help save others - Samaritans Chief Executive RUTH SUTHERLAND outlines some of the volunteering opportunities on offer from the Million Hour Challenge.

Intelligent Rail

Sponsored by Amey with expertise from Amey, BCRRE, Siemens, SYSTRA and 3Squared.
■ Why AMEY supports greater integration
■ Transreport’s Internet of Things technology
■ Intelligent rail solutions from SIEMENS
■ 3SQUARED’s innovative answer to ‘leaves on the line’
■ Introducing the Arrakis smart communication suite
■ BCRRE’s thought leadership and technological prowess
■ How SMEs hold the key to unlocking the Rail Sector Deal
■ SYSTRA’s guide to enhancing the passenger experience