- Phil Haigh
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Articles by Phil Haigh - Page 5
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Network
Philip Haigh: NR strategic business plan
PHILIP HAIGH examines Network Rail’s Strategic Business Plan - and the need to balance expensive renewals in favour of short-term maintenance fixes
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Network
The art and science of building bridges
PHILIP HAIGH provides a manual for railway bridge construction, offering famous examples of the various types and how they function
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Opinion
R978 - Give rail staff a pay vote
Further stalemate could bring modernisation without pay rise
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Insight
High Speed 1 and the Eurostar conundrum
Tighter border checks imminent and a catalogue of post-pandemic complications facing the high-speed railway’s operator, the future of HS1 appears at an impasse
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Insight
The problem with private investment
With the state having increased its hold on rail funding, private investment for rail infrastructure in particular has become a complex conundrum
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Network
North considers funding options in response to IRP setbacks
Local land taxes might provide a route to funding rail improvements in northern England, such as HS2’s eastern leg and a new line between Manchester and Leeds.
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Insight
DfT pays the piper… so will it call the tune?
PHILIP HAIGH explains why he believes the Department for Transport’s familiar 2017 vision for the future of Britain’s railways is relevant
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Network
Abellio ScotRail records operating loss of £7.9m
Despite revenue of almost £1 billion, ScotRail posts an operating loss
