Features - Page 2
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Insight
Devolution revolution signals a change in how services are run
The new government wants to give Metro Mayors and their Combined Authorities more powers and a bigger say in how local rail services are run.
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Insight
Can the Royal Mail trains keep on running?
After Royal Mail decided to stop using its own trains, Andy Comfort hears how the 30-year-old trains may still have plenty of life left in them.
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Features
Hull Trains keen to open up new markets
Part two of Andy Comforts’s focus on Hull Trains looks at the company’s recovery from the pandemic, and at its ambitions to run more services.
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Insight
As the wires go up the costs of electrification come down
With a new government, how can the case for electrification be made afresh? Money is tight but, unlike most infrastructure investment, there are quick wins.
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Insight
Which route will rail franchising take?
A committed local approach or a more national path? Philip Haigh examines how rail franchises could be transformed in the coming years.
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Insight
GBR: a perfect platform for ‘Putting Passengers First’
Change is on the horizon with Great British Railways. Philip Haigh advocates a national campaign to ensure it delivers for customers.
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Opinion
Comment: Do Labour's first few months signal a fresh start for rail?
Rail Review Editorial Board Chairman Sir Michael Holden assesses Labour's new track record in rail.
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Features
Scotland's secret nuclear Rustons near the end of the line
Ben Jones discovers two of Britain’s least-known locomotives, built in the 1950s for a pioneering nuclear power station and now quarantined awaiting disposal.
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Features
Four decades of the Sprinters: the privatisation years
Following part one’s look at the Sprinter revolution BR implemented in the late 1980s, Pip Dunn turns to how the units are almost all still in traffic.
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Features
Are Europe's railways ready for winter extremes?
Safety is the priority, but are we at risk of losing the year-round resilience of the railway? Ben Jones looks at how European railways handle extreme weather.
