RailReview - Page 6

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Making the most of development potential

Is the railway making the most of its development land? PAUL CLIFTON asks if the rail industry isn’t missing a few tricks

Major projects 31 Mar

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Data explosion fuels rail policy innovations

ANTHONY LAMBERT explores how train operators and the rail industry can gain from knowing more about the detailed habits behaviours and demands of its passengers

Passengers 31 Mar

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Is there a market for second-hand-trains?

Hundreds of used vehicles will become available through cascades. PAUL CLIFTON asks whether train operators will have any choice in what they use

Locomotives 31 Mar

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Supporting standards to boost rail reliability

Rail Safety and Standards Board Chief Executive CHRIS FENTON examines the criteria needed to ensure innovation is integral in a safe, cost-effective railway

Health and wellbeing 31 Mar

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NR’s fight to eradicate engineering overruns

Infrastructure Projects Managing Director FRANCIS PAONESSA talks to PHILIP HAIGH

Engineering 31 Mar

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Taking stock of how we procure trains

MIKE JONES examines the history of Britain’s current train fleet - and considers the need for an integrated approach for the future acquisition of rolling stock

Departmental stock 17 Dec

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Perfecting the process north of the border

Transport Scotland's BILL REEVE tells ANTHONY LAMBERT how careful specification of ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper franchises paved way for Scottish progress

TOCs 17 Dec

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Refining the public perception of HS2

TOM KELLY shares with PAUL PRENTICE the key aspects of the campaign to engage with local authorities and businesses… but it won’t reach a speedy resolution

Major projects 17 Dec

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Road vs rail: do heavy lorries get off lightly?

PHILIPPA EDMUNDS examines how existing road freight subsidies impose heavy economic, environmental and social costs on the UK

Freight 17 Dec

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How do you solve a problem like rail fares?

PAUL CLIFTON investigates whether the rail industry or politicians have the appetite to abolish return fares and remove split ticketing.

Passengers 17 Dec

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Railway evolution will drive our cities’ growth

BRIDGET ROSEWELL considers how the current approach to funding transport projects could lead to damaging under-investment in our transport infrastructure

Finance 17 Dec

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Network Rail’s vision of the digital railway

NR Group Asset Management Director JERRY ENGLAND tells PHILIP HAIGH about the vision to implement network-wide European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 3

Digitalisation 17 Dec

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“We are different from other police forces”

Chief Constable PAUL CROWTHER tells PAUL CLIFTON how the British Transport Police is great value for money

Regulation 30 Oct

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Is the Rail Delivery Group fit for purpose?

NIGEL HARRIS meets RDG Chairman MARTIN GRIFFITHS, to discuss his organisation’s role in developing the UK’s rail strategy

Policy 30 Oct

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Rail freight: getting it right for the customer

Rail Freight Group Executive Director MAGGIE SIMPSON explores the diversity of the rail freight sector

Staff and employment 30 Oct

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NR begins life under new financial rules

On September 1, Network Rail was reclassified as a public body. PHILIP HAIGH examines what this means for the company’s financial structure and responsibilities

Finance 30 Oct

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The safest railway yet - but it’s not safe enough

PAUL CLIFTON asks IAN PROSSER, director of railway safety and chief inspector of railways, if the operators are being pushed too hard

TOCs 30 Oct

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Franchise holders are now partners, says DfT

MIKE JONES examines the latest changes to rail franchising, and argues that passenger benefits and risk transfer are now given real priority

TOCs 30 Oct

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SWT's success - with a warning for the future

Network Rail-South West Trains Alliance MD TIM SHOVELLER says that the successful alliance cannot be defined by performance tables or satisfaction surveys alone

TOCs 24 Oct