Electrification - Page 6

The ISO container system works well (and has done so for many decades) and is great for global transport. The goods can be loaded, sealed, and are secure and safe until the seal is broken by the end customer.

Every major rail project of recent years - HS2, Crossrail, East West Rail, Great Western Electrification Programme and others - has blown its budget and timetable, reducing trust in the industry’s ability to deliver its promises.

Concerns of project drift, following North Wales Transport Commission's report that Chester station should be re-modelled ahead of route electrification.

Proposal to extend electrification from Bristol Parkway to Temple Meads station advances with West of England Combined Authority funding contribution.

Mel Holley chronicles the halting progress of plans to electrify the North Wales coastal route.

Wellingborough has become the first freight terminal to demonstrate a moveable electrification system that could help eliminate diesel shunting.

Britain is electrifying its network at less than half the rate needed to decarbonise by 2050, claims the Railway Industry Association.

Reactivating the abandoned electrification scheme between Cardiff and Swansea has been identified as a priority

The Government is to back a rolling programme of electrification as part of efforts to decarbonise the railway, according to Transport Minister Baroness Vere.

Trains powered by hydrogen or batteries need to used in service sooner rather than later so the industry can learn how they perform - Network Rail