Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 33
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News
North Wales electrification hopes sidelined
The £1 billion electrification of the North Wales Main Line, one of the flagship policies of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s HS2 Phase 2b cancellation ‘bonus’, is all but dead.
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News
Class 93 tri-mode completes first UK main line tests
Almost a year after arriving in the UK, Rail Operations Group’s new Stadler tri-mode locomotive 93001 finally undertook its first main line solo run on May 28, from Worksop to Sheffield and back.
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Election 2024
Leader comment: vote for rail's next chapter
Rail is about to enter a new era. What policies would get your vote?
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Election 2024
Which party offers the best hope for the railway’s future?
Howard Johnston studies party statements and photo opportunities to assess what the next government might really do for rail
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News
Minister Merriman to quit Parliament
Rail Minister Huw Merriman is to quit as an MP and will not stand at July 4’s General Election.
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Features
The role of rail in the days after D-Day
Christian Wolmar looks at how railways are strategic supply lines and the relevance of wartime events in Normandy 80 years ago to today’s conflict in Ukraine
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News
UK train operators under new ownership as I Squared buys Arriva
Infrastructure investment company I Squared has bought Arriva Group from German state-owned Deutsche Bahn.
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Opinion
Confronting the crisis on the Great Western
Tom Edwards recalls the day in December that the Great Western hit the headlines for the wrong reasons, and asks how its failings can be rectified.
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News
Hitachi-Thales rail deal completed at last
Hitachi Rail has completed its acquisition of Thales' Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) business after a long-drawn-out process of securing regulatory approvals in multiple countries.
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News
Liverpool allocates £19m for accessible station projects
Four more Merseyrail stations will have new lifts installed to provide step-free access from the street to the train.