All articles by Alex Blair

Alex Blair is a UK-based reporter for GlobalData Media. He writes on topics including conflict, geopolitics, defence and sport.

Signal: China-Europe rail freight traffic increases 27% in H1 2023

More than 1.08 million TEUs of freight have been transported between China and Europe in the first seven months of…
Tweets of the week: public outcry as HS2 pronounced “unachievable”

Each week, Railway Technology’s journalists select top tweets that summarise the social media buzz in our sector, underpinned by GlobalData’s…
Tweets of the week: UK ticket office saga reaches boiling point

Each week, Railway Technology’s journalists select top tweets that summarise the social media buzz in our sector, underpinned by GlobalData’s…
Filings signal: Sino-India geopolitical relations dominate transport and infrastructural filings

Each week, Railway Technology’s journalists pick out insights from company filings that highlight sentiments in our sector. These filings signals…
A blow for privatisation in the battle for British railways

Ownership of the British railway system has been hotly contested since it was first nationalised by Labour Prime Minister Clement…

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