All articles by Eva Grey

Building Crossrail: lessons and challenges from Europe’s largest project

Steve Cockerell, marketing director for road and rail at Bentley Systems, talks about the scale of the endeavour, the software…
Crowdfunding London’s public transport: is it possible?

The public conversation surrounding the transport systems in the UK is currently fraught with outrage and controversy. While existing networks…
Shaw Report: inside the biggest shake up of Network Rail since privatisation

Charles Johnson-Ferguson is transport partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, having joined the company in 1996. With over 15 years’ experience advising public…
Inside DB Cargo UK’s carbon-neutral train

In May, a train carrying finished motor vehicles left DB Cargo’s pan-European terminal in Mainz, Germany, and began the 400km+…
Harnessing the social and cultural impact of US rail

In August, a team of innovators began a 3,000km journey between Pittsburgh, Chicago, Kansas City, Albuquerque and Los Angeles. Inside…

India’s vision of an accident-free rail network

India operates the world’s third-largest railway network, with over 115,000km of track, 131,200 railway bridges and 7,112 stations. Every day…
Sounding the alarm on violence against women transport workers

Around the world, workers in public transportation are on the frontline of passenger discontent, anger and frustration, which can often…
German state thrusts hydrogen-powered hydrail into the spotlight

"This is the first time in the history of civilisation that private individuals with no fiscal interest have, for societal…
The transport challenge: passenger management ahead of the Rio Olympics

In the run-up to the opening ceremony of this year's Olympic Games on 5 August, organisers and local authorities in…
Upcycling Tube rolling stock for train-starved rail lines

In the context of rising passenger demand in the UK and ambitious government plans to build a Northern Powerhouse with…