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Changing Times

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When China imposed a lockdown on the 11 million residents of Wuhan in January, few imagined that a London lockdown would follow...
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Learning from others

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It is always good to learn about new techniques and innovative rail technology. This month’s magazine has many such examples, as well as international...
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Electrify everything

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This exhortation to electrify everything concerns much more than railways. It is one of the main thrusts of the report ‘Net Zero: The...
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A signal from the north

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A midsummer event in the far north that provided an indication of the industry’s future was the Friends of the Far North Line (FoFNL)...
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Evolution not revolution

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

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A guest editorial by Alex Hynes, managing director, ScotRail Alliance Network Rail is...
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Issue 172 – Signalling the future

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Editor's comments - issue 172, March 2019 Andrew Haines knew that Network Rail was letting its passengers and freight...
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Issue 171 – Projects for passengers

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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...
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Issue 170 – No diesels and no electrification

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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...
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Issue 169 – Under new management

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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...
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Issue 168 – Affordable trains, expensive infrastructure

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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...
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Issue 167 – A tale of two corridors

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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...
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Issue 166 – Attracting talent

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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...
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Issue 165 – Never again

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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...
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Issue 164 – Electrification can be affordable

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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?’...
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Issue 163 – Incentivising Innovation

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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...
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