- Phil Haigh
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Articles by Phil Haigh
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Opinion
Analysis: Rail heading in the right direction with pandemic recovery
Philip Haigh pores over figures for patronage, income and punctuality to discover some of the reasons behind rail performance increases and decreases.
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Opinion
Comment: Competition hots up on the Channel Tunnel route
Paths are available for trains to and from the continent, but maintenance facilities and stabling berths are in shorter supply, notes Philip Haigh.
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Opinion
Comment: Can the railway be rejuvenated in North West Wales?
Philip Haigh considers the viability of reopening a rail route between Bangor, Caernarfon and Afon Wen.
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Opinion
Comment: The complicated route to reorganising the railways
Philip Haigh examines how British Rail restructuring in the 1980s throws up similarities and contrasts with today’s plans for Great British Railways.
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Features
The fight to open up the network
The government has cooled in its support for open access operations, but companies remain optimistic that their ambitions will reach fruition.
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Opinion
Analysis: The cost of HS2… and how to get those costs under control
Phil Haigh examines the true cost of HS2… and what is being done to get those costs back under control
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Opinion
Comment: Will DfT’s plans for the railway really be any different?
Philip Haigh considers how the government will turn its 'A Railway fit for Britain’s future' document from consultation stage into anything like reality.
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Opinion
London St Pancras Highspeed charges fall as ORR predicts fewer renewals
Philip Haigh looks at the consequences of HS1 moving into its next five-year Control Period with charges to operators falling.
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Opinion
Comment: How water can be a destructive force on the railway
Philip Haigh examines recent incidents in London and in the West Midlands, and discovers links with the results of water ingress that led to fatalities.
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Opinion
Comment: Where track and train integration will be put to the test
To what extent might Great British Railways have control of the railways? Philip Haigh considers what MPs heard at a recent Transport Select Committee meeting.
