Rail Magazine - Page 3

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Outdated working practices remain in train driver pay offer, says our Industry Insider.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

Train crossing the Ribblehead Viaduct with Ingleborough beyond Yorkshire Dales National Park England. ALAMY

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RAIL opinion: Aim high for leisure travel

Rail should be our first choice, but our faith must be restored.

Editor's comment 28 Aug

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Opinion: Restoring Your Railway and the value of rail reopenings

Rail restorations will continue to power economic regeneration, says our Industry Insider

Editor's comment 22 Aug

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Opinion: public ownership, staffing levels and pay awards

Service cuts illustrate the pitfalls of public control, says our industry insider.

Editor's comment 8 Aug

A train at the platform of Frosterley Station, on the Weardale Railway heritage branch line in County Durham, England, UK.. ALAMY

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RAIL opinion: Reeves scraps impractical Restoring Your Railway scheme

Our railways can be restored, as part of sensible development

Editor's comment 31 Jul

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Mail by rail scaled back

Electric traction costs prompt Royal Mail switch to road

Editor's comment 30 Jul

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Modern Images RAIL 1014

Modern Images gallery taken by readers and photographers from issue 1014 of RAIL Magazine

Rail Magazine 25 Jul

DB cargo operated Royal Mail class 325 postal trains passing the countryside at Brock on the west coast mainline in Lancashire. ALAMY

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Can Labour allow rail mail to fail?

Royal Mail road switch damages rail freight’s prospects

Editor's comment 23 Jul

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Industry Insider: What the passengers want

“There is now a very different pattern of demand for travel, brought about by the widespread ability to avoid a journey by working from home.”

Industry views 12 Jul

Ukrainian Railways delegation speaking at RAIL Live 2024. JACK BOSKETT

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You can save lives in Ukraine

Join our campaign: even £20 can make a difference

Editor's comment 10 Jul

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Industry insider: reverse the freight decline

ORR figures show the rail freight market share falling to 7%. Our columnist looks at ways back up

Industry views 9 Jul

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves talking on a train - 2024 - Alamy

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Leader comment: Are we on track for real change?

RAIL's 7-point plan versus manifesto party promises.

Editor's comment 26 Jun

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Confronting the crisis on the Great Western

Tom Edwards recalls the day in December that the Great Western hit the headlines for the wrong reasons, and asks how its failings can be rectified.

TOCs 4 Jun

TransPennine Express 802214 stands at Newcaste on Marche.res one of tour operators that remain under the control of the Department for Transport's Operator of Last Resort, with Labour pledging that others will follow as their contracts expire.

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Labour’s rail reform plans remain a work in progress

Travel writer and broadcaster Christian Wolmar says what emerges in government may look different to the plan the party set out while in opposition.

Christian Wolmar 15 May

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh meet workers at Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe depot on April 25, the day Labour published its Getting Britain Moving plan

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Can Labour’s rail plan deliver a better railway?

On April 25, the Labour Party unveiled its plans for Britain’s railways if it forms the next government. Ben Jones analyses the chances of success

Industry views 8 May

Dyan Perry OBE Chair of High-Speed Rail Group

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High Speed Rail Group Chair Dyan Perry OBE on exploiting the UK's high speed rail potential

High Speed Rail Group's Chair, Dyan Perry provides an exclusive comment for RAIL magazine on the publication of the group's report Exploiting the UK's High Speed Potential

Industry views 2 May

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Your ticket to the next ‘Golden Age of rail’

Our guest columnist Jody Ford suggests some quick wins to improve the passenger experience

Industry views 16 Apr

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OPINION: The flaws at the heart of rail franchising

Jason Chamberlain, partner at law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, looks back at 30 years of rail privatisation and asks what the future holds for the railway

Industry views 27 Feb

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Dyan Perry OBE on funding high-speed rail projects

"Get over the cost factor – railways provide more than a century of economic benefit," says High-Speed Rail Group's new Chair.

Industry views 21 Feb

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GB Railfreight's CEO: how to operate in the UK's choppy waters

John Smith believes rail's potential for growth in the 'deep sea' market is through careful, strategic investments and optimisation of existing assets.

Industry views 14 Feb