Articles by RailReview - Page 12

Just the ticket - but this won’t be easy

Reforms to ticketing will not just need to get past government.

‘It’s time to focus on the economy’

UITP secretary-general Mohamed Mezghani tells Nick Kingsley that while suburban railways and metro operators “must realise that they are no longer alone...

Rail freight must innovate

Railfreight needs “smaller, quicker innovations” than those such as ETCS that make up the ‘digital railway’

Grayling looks set to face franchising dilemmas

Managing editor Robert Jack believes that once LNER settles in and runs smoothly on the East Coast “there will be calls to leave it in place.

HS2 demands innovation in rail fastening application

Swiss cheese - not Gouda

newly-launched Eurostar London-Amsterdam service “will appeal to many in the UK and Netherlands, plus those overseas tourists on the Grand Tour of Europe.”

Has HS2 become unaffordable?

Referencing work by Michael Byng suggesting HS2 will cost much more than expected.

Major cities nationwide are key to boosting productivity and re-balancing the economy

“Metro Mayors in our major cities would benefit from significantly more housing powers and a path to more tax devolution."

Have we finally pushed rail passengers too far?

Alex Warner questions whether the recent fare rises were one step too far for many passengers.

Are you confused? I know I am

PT’s Whitehall insider questions the decision to appoint new ministers Jo Johnson and Nusrat Ghani.