All articles by Liam Stoker

Station feasibility: too empty to open?

With austerity measures affecting most if not all public bodies, the UK Department for Transport is tasked with providing a…
Your train has been cancelled due to flooded tracks

Severe weather events, such as tropical cyclones and subsequent flash flooding, possess the potential to wreak havoc on rail infrastructure.…
Eurostar e320s near service entry

With year-on-year traveller numbers witnessing an increase, along with and a positive outlook maintained for 2012, Eurostar has moved to…
Could court challenges derail HS2 for good?

UK transport secretary Justine Greening's decision to approve the UK's second high-speed rail network, dubbed HS2, in January 2012 has…
High-speed, expansions and extensions: Rail infrastructure for the seven billion

As the global population hits seven billion, densely populated countries face a complex logistical challenge of catering for the public…

UK HS2 plans approved

UK transport secretary Justine Greening has approved controversial plans for a new high-speed rail network (HS2) linking London to Birmingham,…
Trials, tribulations and tunnels: Decision time for HS2

High Speed 2, the proposed high-speed rail link between London and the North of England, Yorkshire and the Midlands, has…
Tension and strain on overheated trains

Following a winter of discontent on the rails, in which UK passengers fell victim to record snowfall and freezing temperatures…