RailReview - Page 3

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Power struggle: what is the best way forward?

With electrification schemes cancelled, what are the pros and cons of partial electrification, and how would it work? PHILIP HAIGH reports

Electrification 15 Sept

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The time has come for a people’s champion

How the railway handles passenger complaints has long been identified as a cause of unsatisfactory customer satisfaction levels. TOM INGALL reports

Passengers 15 Sept

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Rail and housing: time for joined-up thinking

Rail planners need to work more proactively with developers to make new opportunities created by Britain’s housing shortage & property prices says PAUL CLIFTON

Major projects 15 Sept

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Proper risk management: the key to good decisions

PHILIP HAIGH reports on the ways to identify risks in advance and prevent ‘unintended consequences’

Health and wellbeing 15 Sept

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Invest in rail freight to cut road congestion

PHILIPPA EDMUNDS analyses research revealing how upgrading rail freight routes that run parallel to busy motorways can lead to an important modal shift

Freight 20 Jul

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Risky business: train fleets in a state of flux

A flood of new trains is creating unpredictability in the UK rolling stock market. PHILIP HAIGH examines implications for the leasing companies & manufacturers

Locomotives 20 Jun

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Social media: the genie’s out of the bottle, so use it

There is a lot the railway industry can do to better promote itself to today’s travellers - by smart use of platforms such as Twitter & Facebook says TOM INGALL

Digitalisation 20 Jun

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Smart ticketing - buses have left trains standing

Take-up of smartcards on rail has been glacially slow in the UK, but that is expected to change over the next two years. PAUL CLIFTON assesses progress

Digitalisation 20 Jun

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Transport and travel: the shape of things to come

RICHARD GEORGE, Rail & Transit Engineering at SNC-Lavalin, examines the new world of autonomous transport and its possible impact on transport infrastructure

Digitalisation 20 Jun

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What is transport policy really for?

PAUL CLIFTON looks at how the UK’s infrastructure will be affected by a rapidly evolving society

Major projects 20 Jun

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Practical steps forward in addressing skills shortage

With no guarantee that Government investment will continue, the industry must attract and train tomorrow’s workforce. STEFANIE BROWNE reports

Staff and employment 1 Apr

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Defining efficiency… and meeting the targets

Rail is under constant pressure to meet capacity, satisfaction & value for money. Is it possible to accurately measure rail’s performance? asks PHILIP HAIGH

Finance 1 Apr

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Safety first: rail’s record shows the way forward

For the ninth consecutive year, no passenger has died as a result of a rail accident in the UK. TOM INGALL reports

Health and wellbeing 1 Apr

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“A war of attrition in which everyone loses”

With the RMT determined to expand its battle with Southern Railway into a national campaign, what are the implications for the railway? PAUL CLIFTON reports

Industrial relations 1 Apr

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Are we on the verge of a fares breakthrough?

After decades of debate, a large-scale trial of changes to rail fares will start in May. PAUL CLIFTON investigates

Passengers 1 Apr

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East West plots a course for vertical integration

New East West Rail Chairman ROB BRIGHOUSE will lead an organisation charged with further developing the East West Rail route. PAUL STEPHEN reports.

TOCs 1 Apr

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HS2 primed to play a critical role in our future

HS2 Ltd's Strategic Communications Director, Tom Kelly, says HS2 is primed to play a critical role in our future

Major projects 1 Apr

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Who's Who at Network Rail

With so many people changing roles and new people joining the rail industry, we have created a reference guide to senior management at Network Rail.

Staff and employment 1 Jan

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How to put freight back on an upward curve

As the steady increase in rail freight in Britain comes to a dramatic end, ANTHONY LAMBERT looks at the Department for Transport’s response and what can be done

Freight 1 Jan

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Autonomous vehicles: a course of action

Just how far along the road is the development of driverless technology, and should the rail industry be treating it as a threat or as an opportunity?

Locomotives 1 Jan