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Can public-private partnerships be made to deliver?

Philip Haigh examines what is needed for investment from both the public and private sectors to aid railway growth.

Phil Haigh 19 Sept 2024

50007 and 50048 pass Lambrigg on August 24 with the Taunton to Aberdeen railtour. TOM MCATEE

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RAIL comment: Labour’s blueprint for rail

Can the latest strategic report, the Rail and Urban Transport Review chaired by former Siemens UK head Juergen Maier, deliver a successful long-term strategy?

Editor's comment 17 Sept 2024

TransPennine Express 68023 Achilles stands at Doncaster on September 8 2022, on the rear of the 0926 Cleethorpes-Manchester Piccadilly test run. The ‘Nova 3s’ were withdrawn last year after the discovery of body cracks - a low point from which Wolmar says TPE has staged a recovery under the government’s Operator of Last Resort. KEITH PARTLOW.

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Upturn in TPE’s fortunes is a good advertisement for public ownership

Christian Wolmar on the hard facts of renationalisation.

Christian Wolmar 13 Sept 2024

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Good luck to all our nominees in tonight's National Rail Awards!

Tonight is on the best night of the year for those who love to celebrate the best in the industry, says RAIL editor Dickon Ross, and it starts in a few hours.

Editor's comment 12 Sept 2024

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Opinion: Poor timing from ASLEF

Adverse publicity for Labour and the union could easily have been avoided with better coordination, says Christian Wolmar.

Christian Wolmar 9 Sept 2024

Rail union members and campaigners call for nationalisation and public ownership of the railways in an Action for Rail campaign outside London Bridge station in 2016. How far the government is able to go with its nationalisation plans may well depend on the money available. ALAMY.

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Analysis: will nationalisation best serve rail passengers?

Nationalisation is Labour’s special word for change in the way Britain’s railways are run, but what will it really mean? Howard Johnston investigates.

Industry views 6 Sept 2024

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Opinion: Train drivers' pay and impediments to recovery

Outdated working practices remain in train driver pay offer, says our Industry Insider.

Industry views 4 Sept 2024

Iarnród Éireann 2724 waits at Gort with August 11 2010’s 0640 Galway-Limerick, as 2711 vacates the single line with the 0600 Limerick-Galway. This section of line had just reopened as the first phase of a project to restore Ireland’s Western Rail Corridor. Subsequent phases, such as Athenry to Claremorris, fell victim to economic challenges but are being put forward once again by the All-Island Strategic Rail Review. DAVID THROWER.

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Analysis: Ireland's All-Island Strategic Rail Review

Ireland’s All-Island Strategic Rail Review has ambitious designs to transform and develop the countries’ rail network. Philip Haigh examines the facts and figures.

Phil Haigh 2 Sept 2024