Opinion - Page 2
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The role of private finance
Russell Jackson argues the case for private investment to help deliver much-needed rail infrastructure projects
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Rail freight’s serious problems…
… but Phil Mortimer offers ways in which he believes the sector can improve its future without excessive Whitehall involvement
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Conservative and Labour: comparing the policies
Ian Tucker compares the rail policies of the two main parties fighting the election on July 4th.
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The next government must turbo-charge freight growth
Maggie Simpson on measures the next government must take to boost the freight sector and beat targets
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Time to slow down the East Coast Main Line
Gareth Dennis argues the case for more trains stopping at more stations, to ease the capacity crunch
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My manifesto for rail to thrive
Sir Michael Holden, chairman of the Editorial Board of RAIL’s business title RailReview, examines the records of the two parties and delivers his own manifesto
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Opinion: Government sets a target for rail freight
Back in December 2023, the Government finally published its long-awaited rail freight growth target, setting an ambition to increase rail freight by 75% up to 2050.
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High costs… and consequences
"In my opinion driving a double-decker bus in London is a much tougher job than driving a train on the main line railway"
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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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What do passengers want and expect?
No passenger wants an unsafe railway, but do they want one that closes to avoid any risk?
