Articles by RailReview - Page 28
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Climate change and the railway's predicament
The Dover sea wall…Harbury cutting…the landslip at Wrecclesham: are these examples of climate change challenging the railway?
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Let there be light? Or will heavy rail prevail?
Modern UK light rail has suffered from a series of false dawns, with costs and culture often blocking attempts to introduce new systems in our cities.
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Ensuring a stable power supply
Nick Richardson, technical director at transport consultancy Mott MacDonald, considers that with plans to introduce more electric traction on the railway
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Rapid recovery needed after VTEC falls behind
Analysts express concern over Virgin Trains East Coast’s failure to meet growth targets during its first year since taking over the franchise
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New designs can set new standards
Nick Richardson, technical director at transport consultancy Mott MacDonald, examines the various new designs of trains that are being planned and constructed
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The Dutch have their cake and eat it
Jonathan Bray, director of the Urban Transport Group, looks at how an integrated national public transport network has been developed in the Netherlands
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Arriva Trains Wales increases m-ticketing
The success of its initial app service has led Arriva Trains Wales to release more types of tickets to its mobile ticketing platform
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Hendy Review
Reader's responses to Peter Hendy's exclusive interview in RailReview Q4-2015 (December 2015)
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Which way now? Our railway at a crossroads
MICHAEL HOLDEN examines how the railways have developed in the past 20 years, and presents his blueprint for a revised organisational structure
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We’re still waiting for the electrification spark
Plans remain in place to electrify major sections of the UK rail network, but where will the power come from?
