Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 117

Privatised passenger railway could have cost £51 billion more to operate than if British Rail had remained in state hands, a new study suggests.

Mail Rail is to open to the public on July 28 as part of the Postal Museum.

GWR's electric fleet will increase to 88 vehicles (22 trains) in early July.

Timetabled passenger trains run between Swanage and Wareham for first time since January 1972.

When Thameslink opens, it will mark the completion of one of the biggest rail projects in years. Programme Director SIMON BLANCHFLOWER talks to PHILIP HAIGH

Trains delivered from Spain, masts and wires being erected, and services are planned to run in 2018. TOM INGALL reports on the UK’s first tram-train scheme

Jackie Brock-Doyle OBE, will explain to the National Rail Conference why the lessons from the decade-long ‘London 2012’ story can apply to any industry.

Gold Sponsor Profile - Colas Rail is the railway division of construction giant Colas, and one of the world’s leading providers of rail infrastructure services

This year’s National Rail Conference on June 15 welcomes the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) as one of its gold sponsors.

Former train operator and top Railtrack/Network Rail executive MICHAEL HOLDEN explains why he believes a fully public railway won’t work