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Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 33
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Features
Dawlish shows engineering at its best
“Extremes of feelings” is how Network Rail Programme Engineering Manager Emma Lewis contrasts the polar-opposite events at Dawlish on February 4 2014 and July 3 2023. On that first date, high winds and strong waves punched a 100-metre hole through the Great Western Main Line’s Sea Wall defences alongside Riviera Terrace.
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News
New timetable to be introduced by ScotRail
ScotRail is to introduce a new timetable from June that is aimed at improving access for several communities. It has been introduced in part because of the reopening of the Levenmouth line, which will begin passenger services on 2nd June 2024.
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News
Lukewarm response to union calls for Scottish freight operator
Scotland’s trade union movement has called for a “nationalised freight operator” to grow the sector north of the border - but the Scottish Government says it has “no plans” to consider this.
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News
Elizabeth line ‘345s’ offer a lifeline for Derby Works
The Government has thrown a potential lifeline to Alstom’s troubled Derby Works
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News
Drop in HS2 complaints
Public still frustrated by delays to reopen useful roads and a lack of information
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News
DfT plans new direct awards for passenger operations
What do the plans for three direct awards say about the future bidding process?
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News
Construction traffic a key factor for freight growth plan
Regional plans vary with viaduct and bridge renewals, container terminals, power stations and other building works
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Opinion
Your ticket to the next ‘Golden Age of rail’
Our guest columnist Jody Ford suggests some quick wins to improve the passenger experience
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News
Alstom in redundancy talks over 1300 manufacturing plant jobs
Derby Litchurch Lane works to face closure after 150 years. Is it the end of train manufacturing in the UK?
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Features
UK-first construction method used for new HS2 viaduct at Wendover Dean
Few structures on HS2 will afford views from the train but one of them is the Wendover Dean viaduct, being built just a few kilometres south of the town
