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Opinion: Haigh launches Shadow GBR - but we’re still in the dark

Labour's nationalisation plan is driven by ideology, says Christian Wolmar, and it's unclear if and when it will solve the industry's problems.

Christian Wolmar 25 Sept 2024

Olly Glover MP Didcot and Wantage (Liberal Democrat)

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Guest Opinion: Our railway needs a lot more now than nationalisation

Sidestep the public vs private debate and focus more closely on better public transport, says the new Liberal Democrat MP Olly Glover.

Industry views 24 Sept 2024

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Opinion: GBR starts to take form

Our anonymous industry insider asks whether the new organisation will be a regional or business-led structure.

Industry views 23 Sept 2024

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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 The ‘Nova 3s’ were withdrawn last year after the discovery of body cracks - a low point from which Wolmar says TPE has staged a recovery under the government’s Operator of Last Resort.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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