Operations
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Training 7 Sep
Four years in the firing line…
Departing Network Rail Chief Executive MARK CARNE talks to NIGEL HARRIS about the legacy he leaves behind after more than four and a half years at the helm
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Freight 27 Apr
Diversity holds the key to freight’s future
Rail Freight Group Executive Director MAGGIE SIMPSON talks to PAUL STEPHEN about the future of UK rail freight, and how it will be affected by the Shaw Report
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Freight 27 Apr
In search of new freight markets
RICHARD CLINNICK examines how stock moves and charters are offering development potential for GB Railfreight
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Freight 13 Apr
A positive attitude drives GBRf forward
DUNCAN CLARK, head of strategic development at GB Railfreight, tells RICHARD CLINNICK of the potential growth areas for the company
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Policy 13 Apr
Raising awareness of anxiety issues
After years of neglecting accessibility requirements,TOCs must now turn their attention to helping passengers experiencing episodic mental health disorders
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Policy 30 Mar
Creating a lasting legacy for the North
PAUL STEPHEN reports on Alstom’s plans to harness the skills development and connectivity opportunities offered by rail investment in the North
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Freight 16 Mar
Class ‘66s’ ‘clickety-clicked’ for UK freight
As the final Class 66s for the UK are delivered, former EWS Chief Executive ED BURKHARDT gives RICHARD CLINNICK his views on the locomotives
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Safety 2 Mar
The crash that began Railtrack’s demise
In March 1996, a postal worker lost his life and 19 colleagues were injured when a freight train partially derailed at Rickerscote. PAUL STEPHEN looks back
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Freight 17 Feb
Freight’s pincer movement is just for starters
NATALIE HORTON reports on how the transportation of fresh produce by high-speed train from Cornwall to London presents a growth area for rail freight
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Operations 3 Feb
Inside RVEL
RICHARD CLINNICK visits Railway Vehicle Engineering Ltd’s premises to see the transformational projects that are under way on a range of vehicles
Top Stories
From poisoned chalice to Holy Grail?
RAIL magazine examines the troubled history of rail operations on the East Coast Main Line since privatisation in the mid-1990s
“I am forever in his debt”
PAUL PRENTICE reveals the extraordinary tale of how the actions of one Southern Railway employee saved a man’s life
The resurgent '60s'
RICHARD CLINNICK looks back at the history of the Class 60s
