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Policy - Page 2

RAIL columnist Christian Wolmar

Comment

Comment: How clear are the government’s objectives for GBR?

Passengers… ticketing… open access… the role of Network Rail… Christian Wolmar believes we have yet to see a defined structure for key parts of rail.

Christian Wolmar 6 Mar

Columnist Phil Haigh

Comment

Comment: Will DfT’s plans for the railway really be any different?

Philip Haigh considers how the government will turn its 'A Railway fit for Britain’s future' document from consultation stage into anything like reality.

Phil Haigh 5 Mar

RAIL Editor Dickon Ross

Comment

Comment: How to own public ownership

RAIL Editor Dickon Ross picks out the Rail Minister's arguments on the practical advantages of naitonalisation from our exclusive interview with Lord Hendy

Editor's comment 26 Feb

RAIL columnist Christian Wolmar

Comment

Reeves talks of ‘growth’ but pays lip service to the railway

Our regular columnist Christian Wolmar is thinking of resigning his party membership in the wake of the Chancellor's speech in Oxford.

Christian Wolmar 24 Feb

Rail Minister Lord Hendy. ALAMY

Feature

Rail Minister Lord Hendy: nationalisation and the future of rail

After seven months in office, what has Rail Minister Lord Hendy achieved? In an exclusive RAIL interview, Paul Clifton tries to find out.

Policy 19 Feb

Passengers at London Waterloo. JACK BOSKETT/RAIL.

News

Government launches consultation on rail reform

The government has launched a consultation which will last for eight weeks on its ambitious plans for a major overhaul of the country’s railway system.

Department for Transport 18 Feb

RAIL columnist Christian Wolmar

Comment

Comment: How Great British Railways can help to lift the gloom

The practice of government is always harder than the theory, as confusion over open access opportunities underlines, says Christian Wolmar.

Chirstian Wolmar 10 Feb

RAIL Editor Dickon Ross

Comment

Comment: all-rail subscription pass - possibility or pipe-dream?

Tickets pleas: fares need to improve but would a ‘Fare Britannia’ pass ever work in the UK?

Editor's comment 29 Jan

Freightliner 66620 passes Stonehouse on July 16. JACK BOSKETT.

News

Freight calls for level playing field in upcoming spending review

A new report by Rail Partners reveals a stark warning for the UK's transport sector as a new report has revealed the cost of moving goods by rail has skyrocketed over the past decade, rising three times faster than road haulage.

Rail freight 22 Jan

Anonymous silhouette of author

Comment

Comment: services under local control will improve

More elected Mayors will be good news for the railway, says our anonymous commentator Industry Insider

Industry views 15 Jan

RAIL columnist Christian Wolmar

Comment

Comment: the railway needs stability in Whitehall and a clear strategy

Our regular columnist Christian Wolmar reflects on an eventful year that saw three DfT cabinet ministers and advises what the latest one should do this year.

Christian Wolmar 10 Jan

RAIL columnist Christian Wolmar

Comment

Comment: how my predictions for 2024 measured up

Looking back to this time last year, it seems his crystal ball was on good form for 2024, says our regular columnist Christian Wolmar.

Christian Wolmar 7 Jan

Stephen Joseph notes the contrast between frequent and lengthy trains in the southern counties, and shorter trains in the North. Northern 156447 approaches Villette Road Bridge (Sunderland) on November 25, with the 1215 Newcastle-Middlesbrough. PAUL BIGGS.

Comment

Comment: rail reform starts with getting the basics right

Guest columnist Stephen Joseph offers his checklist for successful rail reform

Policy 1 Jan

Comment

Comment: The railway will still need fixing - quickly

Rail Partners Chief Executive Andy Bagnall is about to wind up his organisation but leaves with this plea to government on GBR.

Policy 30 Dec

Columnist Phil Haigh

Comment

Heidi Alexander must deliver a railway fit for the 21st century

With GBR still several years away from managing train operations, Philip Haigh explains why the government has to fully engage with today’s railway.

Phil Haigh 13 Dec

RAIL columnist Christian Wolmar

Comment

Opinion: Will Heidi Alexander be a Prescott or a Darling?

Will the DfT's third Transport Secretary so far this year hit the ground running, asks Christian Wolmar.

Christian Wolmar 11 Dec

smartphone ticket scanning

News

Train fares rise five-fold since 1987, official statistics show

The Office of National Statistics has published figures that show how train fares have compared to other modes of transport

Ticketing 9 Dec

Freightliner 70011 negotiates Eastleigh station with the 0641 Crewe Basford Hall to Southampton Maritime on April 30, as GB Railfreight 66728 Institution of Railway Operators works the 1147 Southampton Western Docks to East Midlands Gateway. The two companies hold the biggest share of UK freight operations, with intermodal a growth area. MARK PIKE.

Comment

Analysis: Rail freight sector must bide its time for a clear strategy

How is our new government faring on rail reform? In our Manifesto for Rail series, Howard Johnston turns in this issue to freight.

Industry views 9 Dec

Comment

Adieu to Rail Partners… not au revoir

Christian Wolmar says goodbye to Rail Partners as it disbands without achieving its mission.

Christian Wolmar 28 Nov

Christian Wolmar

Comment

Christian Wolmar: Budget lets down transport - and railways in particular

Labour's first Budget lacked vision and ambition for rail, says Christian Wolmar

Christian Wolmar 18 Nov

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