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Evolution not revolution

Editor's View David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 10th May 2019

Metal wheels on metal rails have, for almost 200 years, provided energy-efficient transport due to their low rolling resistance and effective load bearing.

Putting Passengers First

Editor's View David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 4th April 2019

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A guest editorial by Alex Hynes, managing director, ScotRail Alliance Alex Hynes, managing director - ScotRail Alliance

Issue 172 – Signalling the future

Editor's View David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 15th March 2019

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Editor's comments - issue 172, March 2019 Andrew Haines knew that Network Rail was letting its passengers and freight...

Issue 171 – Projects for passengers

Editor's View David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 31st January 2019

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Editor’s comments - issue 171, January/February 2019 Early last year, we stated that 2018 “will be a good year for...

Issue 170 – No diesels and no electrification

Editor's View David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 11th December 2018

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The new East West railway need not be electrified nor have any diesel trains. So says Chris Grayling who considers that, instead, it will...

Issue 169 – Under new management

Editor's View Andy Milne - 15th November 2018

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Andrew Haines became Network Rail’s new chief executive in August. In this month’s magazine, he gives his thoughts on where the railway needs to...

Issue 168 – Affordable trains, expensive infrastructure

Editor's View David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 27th September 2018

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Over 7,000 new rail passenger vehicles are to enter service between 2014 and 2021, representing more than half the UK fleet. These orders are...

Issue 167 – A tale of two corridors

Editor's View David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 29th August 2018

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Thameslink’s ETCS level 2 signalling and automatic train operation is an impressive achievement. However, it is misleading for the Digital Railway’s website to state...

Issue 166 – Attracting talent

Editor's View David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 27th July 2018

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The National Skills Academy for Rail forecasts technical skills shortages in the rail industry of around 10,000 people over the next five years. This...

Issue 165 – Never again

Editor's View David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 29th June 2018

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The May timetable changes have caused extreme disruption to passengers on Northern Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), with some commuters reported to have...

Issue 164 – Electrification can be affordable

Editor's View David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 4th June 2018

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This month we focus on the benefits of electrification and how it can be delivered at an acceptable cost. For example, our ‘Why electrify?’...

Issue 163 – Incentivising Innovation

Editor's View David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 27th April 2018

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What’s not to like about a DMU gearbox that offers savings in fuel, CO2 and diesel emissions, as well as reduced maintenance costs, so...

Issue 162 – New trains, feast and famine

Editor's View David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 29th March 2018

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Between 2016 and 2021, around £11 billion is being invested in seven thousand rail passenger vehicles, more than half the current UK fleet. Less...

Issue 161 – Digital delivery dawns

Editor's View Andy Milne - 5th March 2018

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Since the early days of privatisation, the digital railway has been a holy grail, offering significant capacity increases and slashed signalling costs. Railtrack deluded...

Issue 160 – A guid new year

Editor's View RailEngineer - 6th February 2018

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Rail Engineer’s editor, David Shirres, gives his thoughts on some of the topics addressed in issue 160 – What? Sevenoaks Tunnel again? In Scotland, the...

Issue 159 – Hydrogen the new diesel

Editor's View Andy Milne - 12th January 2018

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Millions of tons of coal were burnt when railways were steam-hauled. The result was harmful pollution and working conditions that would be unacceptable today....

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