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Extreme weather: are they coping in Europe?
Safety is the priority, but are we at risk of losing the year-round resilience of the railway? Ben Jones looks at how other European railways manage performance when the weather does its worst.
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Better forecasting of where the danger lies
PAUL CLIFTON talks to the people who have to balance railway risk and reward, and the need to protect passengers and goods against the need to keep services running
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High Speed 1 and the Eurostar conundrum
Tighter border checks imminent and a catalogue of post-pandemic complications facing the high-speed railway’s operator, the future of HS1 appears at an impasse
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Sleeper services seek forward momentum
Having survived privatisation and a pandemic, Britain’s night-time passenger trains are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. ANTHONY LAMBERT reports
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“We are much stronger if we work together” Q&A with Andy Lord
TfL’s new interim Commissioner ANDY LORD tells how he would go about running “the biggest and greatest public transport organisation in the world”
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Can land value capture set projects free?
Could land value capture agreements be the answer for transport schemes elsewhere in the UK? PETER PLISNER investigates
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Great British Railways: what happens now?
Legislation is delayed by six months. Some say the organisation is dead already. But the 200 people working for Great British Railways don’t see it that way.
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What if Labour wins the next General Election?
With GBR’s official launch delayed, the stage is set for the opposition to outline its vision for rail. CONRAD LANDIN reports
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The need for SPEED is still an important one
What is happening to Project Speed? Has it been buffeted by the economic storms swirling around the industry, or is it undergoing a subtle evolution
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GB Rail and Labour’s nationalisation agenda
What are Labour’s plans for the railway, if they are voted into power? CONRAD LANDIN reports