Articles by Phil Haigh - Page 7

A ‘boom and bust’ cycle has created a problem for Britain’s rolling stock manufacturers, with orders drying up - and few new ones in the pipeline. PHILIP HAIGH considers the prospects for future orders

Government should order battery electric trains to replace the 1,100 oldest diesel units in service.

Three companies are in the race to win the deal to build HS2’s depot and control centre at Washwood Heath, close to the line’s Birmingham terminus at Curzon Street. HS2.

The Government is under fresh pressure not to sell off piecemeal the route of the abandoned northern HS2 extension to Manchester until extra rail capacity has been clearly identified.

The Railway Industry Association is arguing for battery electric trains to replace diesel units, thereby cutting future electrification costs

We assess Network Rail’s options for reinstating and developing rail services from Kent to Gatwick Airport

Climate change and its fallout are at the heart of the next five-year plan

Great Western Railway’s ‘fast-charge’ battery train, 230001, is undergoing a 12-month trial on the Greenford branch in west London, to assess its technology and consider whether it could be used on other lines.

Political leaders in northern England voted unanimously to ditch Avanti West Coast as the operator of long-distance trains from London Euston to Birmingham, Manchester, North Wales and Scotland.

Railway workers pressure the Government to ensure the railway has the funding it needs to run safely and effectively at RMT rally