Editor's View

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...

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

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)...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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