Insight - Page 5
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The importance of efficient electrification
Decarbonisation and ageing diesel train fleets are factors that need for more overhead wiring, but funding and failed projects are problems in need of solutions
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Improving the passenger experience
PETER PLISNER looks at what can be done to deliver a better on-board customer environment to match the new wave of discretionary travel
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The problem with private investment
With the state having increased its hold on rail funding, private investment for rail infrastructure in particular has become a complex conundrum
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Less is More? Rail’s role in post-pandemic travel
As we learn to live with COVID without restrictions on how we travel, new permanent patterns are starting to emerge. How will the railway adapt?
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Decarbonisation: where are the quick wins?
The Transport Decarbonisation Plan is full of positive zero-emission strategies, goals and deadlines. But what has to be done now, to make a start?
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A greener Britain by decarbonising freight
Increasing the proportion and volume of electrically hauled freight requires relatively modest steps.
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Powering the network: powering the future
Moving transport to a cleaner, greener operation won’t be easy… we’ll need much more green electricity and the infrastructure to deliver it.
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Rising costs… and how to gain control
PROFESSOR ANDREW McNAUGHTON examines the root causes behind rail infrastructure projects coming in late and over budget
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Why social value matters to the railway
Social value has been an integral part of the railway since its birth, offering personal and professional benefits.
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Devolution and the ‘single national network’
PHILIP HAIGH explores how various rail authorities are navigating devolution’s lack of a ‘one size fits all’ solution
