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The ORR says Network Rail failed to cope with the effects of increased traffic on its Western and Wales routes. Great Western Railway Class 800s sit at London Paddington on August 29 2023. ALAMY.

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Network Rail’s Western woes: the causes and effects

Philip Haigh lifts the lid on the Office of Rail and Road’s report into poor planning and performance issues on the Western and Wales routes

Phil Haigh 27 Jun

The Department for Transport has been criticised for failing to update the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline since it was first published in 2019, leaving companies in the supply chain in the dark on infrastructure work. NETWORK RAIL.

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Analysis: Rail reform the first big test for incoming ministers

Separate Commons committee reports reveal the railway to-do list that hasn’t been moved forward, and which an incoming government will now have to tackle

Phil Haigh 25 Jun

Andrew Haines, Chief Executive Network Rail

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Exclusive: Andrew Haines on GBR and the future of rail

Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew Haines believes the industry needs to change after 30 years of stagnation.

Policy 17 Jun

The manufacture of TfL Elizabeth line Class 345s at Alstom production line at Derby PAUL SHANNON

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Train manufacturers at a critical juncture

A ‘boom and bust’ cycle has created a problem for Britain’s rolling stock manufacturers, with orders drying up - and few new ones in the pipeline. PHILIP HAIGH considers the prospects for future orders

Decarbonisation 14 May

The immediate future of rail services to Penzance remains firmly with diesel traction. But the Railway Industry Association is putting forward a plan that could see them replaced by battery electrics using partial electrification as a cheaper alternative for full wiring. On April 14, HST power cars 43047 and 43055 sit in the Cornish terminus before taking a rail tour back to Berwick-upon-Tweed.

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Can batteries spark a charge towards decarbonisation?

The Railway Industry Association is arguing for battery electric trains to replace diesel units, thereby cutting future electrification costs

Phil Haigh 22 Apr

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Can rail provide the services to match Gatwick Airport's growth ambition?

We assess Network Rail’s options for reinstating and developing rail services from Kent to Gatwick Airport

Phil Haigh 10 Apr

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R980 - Pay deal a positive result

Punctuality and reliability now key to rail’s recovery

Phil Haigh 6 Apr

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R978 - Give rail staff a pay vote

Further stalemate could bring modernisation without pay rise

Phil Haigh 7 Mar

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High Speed 1 and the Eurostar conundrum

Tighter border checks imminent and a catalogue of post-pandemic complications facing the high-speed railway’s operator, the future of HS1 appears at an impasse

Major projects 18 Jan

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