Will rail freight survive the end of the carbon era?
“Coal was the financial backbone of the industry for a very long time; it was the cash cow. I am…
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Gary Peters
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Noise on the underground: Londoners cry foul
“There are only so many times you can go to bed with headphones on and earplugs in; it's just not…
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Setting the target: UK rail’s nine innovation priorities
At the Tower of London, the likes of Network Rail (NR), Transport for London, British Transport Police, First Rail, Arriva…
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Account-based ticketing: a model for the future
Many obstacles stand in the way of the industry being able to deliver the end goal of deploying an intelligent…
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A digital railway: is it cyber secure?
At the ERTMS and ETCS 2017: The Future of Railway Signalling in the UK, event, held on 22nd March and…
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What can California learn from European HSR hubs?
The California high-speed line – the first of its kind in the US – will connect the mega-regions of the…
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Driver-only trains and safety: what’s the big issue?
The strikes on the UK’s Southern rail service have made national headlines on an almost weekly basis. Trains cancelled, passengers…
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The importance of China’s high-speed tech transfer policy
In December, the 2,252km Shanghai-Kunming high-speed rail (HSR) line was officially completed, with the opening of its final phase. Crossing…
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Stuttgart 21: Germany’s most divisive rail project
Stuttgart 21: A Deep Dive into Germany's Divisive Rail Project The problem with Stuttgart 21 (S21), says Professor Dr Christian…
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Automatic train operation: the future of UK mainline railways?
Technology, it is said, can improve the rail industry’s performance and make it more competitive, particularly against the automotive sector,…