Infrastructure
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Features
Wales and Western’s route to reliability
Network Rail’s Project Brunel should improve performance on the Wales and Western Region. How have the first six months gone? Tom Edwards find out.
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Features
A rail network epic exploration: Wales to London via South Coast
Part two of Paul Bigland’s All-Line Rover trip takes him on trains battered by the elements… and teenage passengers
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Features
The great push forward to finish HS2 construction in Buckinghamshire
Chris Howe reports on progress with two key structures in Buckinghamshire.
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Features
A rail network epic exploration: Halifax to Chester
Paul Bigland is back on his biennial travels, touring the nation’s rail network with an All-Line Rover, starting in the North West…
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Features
InnoTrans picture special: The global show that will shape UK rail
The world’s biggest rail trade show had plenty to interest the UK industry. Tony Streeter and Richard Wilcock report from InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin.
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Features
Obstacles to growth of the West Midlands Metro
Now 25 years old, the West Midlands Metro has been slow to expand. COVID and inflationary pressures have meant funding issues and delays. Peter Plisner reports.
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Opinion
Opinion: The government must start to get electrification rolling…
A rolling rail electrification programme is crucial for economic growth, sustainability, and decarbonisation, says Caspar Lucas.
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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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Features
How previous generations celebrated the first passenger rail journey
Momentum is gathering for next year’s ‘Railway 200’. Richard Foster looks at how previous anniversaries celebrated the railway’s birth.
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Features
High-speed rail on a low-impact viaduct
Paul Bigland heads to Buckinghamshire, to view progress on HS2’s Thame Valley viaduct.
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Features
NRA Innovation of the Year 2024: Rail Electrification Alliance
The winner of the Innovation of the Year award in the 2024 National Rail Awards was Rail Electrification Alliance (Static Frequency Converters).
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Features
NRA Infrastructure Achievement of the Year 2024: Keltbray and Network Rail
The Infrastructure Achievement of the Year award in the national Rail Awards went to Keltbray and Network Rail for the LTS Mk1 OLE Replacement.
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Features
NRA Outstanding Teamwork 2024 winner
AtkinsRealis, Network Rail and Global Rail Construction for the Feltham & Wokingham Area Resignalling Programme Team.
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Features
NRA Freight & Logistics Achievement of the Year winner 2024
The Freight & Logistics Achievement of the Year award went to VTG Rail and Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK for the launch of the UK’s first digital iWagon.
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Features
NRA Major Project of the Year 2024: TfL for Bank Station upgrade
The Major Project of the Year award in the National Rail awards 2024 went to Transport for London for the Bank Station capacity upgrade
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Features
NRA Environmental Excellence award winner 2024
Govia Thameslink Railway and Energy Garden for UK rail’s first community-owned solar cooperative
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Features
NRA Customer Service Excellence winner 2024: East Midlands Railway
East Midlands Railway won the Customer Service Excellence award in the 2024 National rail Awards for its Skegness Summer Service.
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Features
NRA Major Station of the Year 2024: Glasgow Queen Street (ScotRail)
Glasgow Queen Street (ScotRail) won the Major Station of the Year award in the National Rail Awards 2024.
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Features
NRA Large Station of the Year award: Cambridge (Greater Anglia)
Cambridge (Greater Anglia) won the Large Station of the Year award in the National Rail Awards 2024.
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Features
NRA Medium Station of the Year 2024: University (Birmingham)
The 2024 award for Medium Station of the Year in the National Rail awards went to University (Birmingham), West Midlands Trains.
The great push forward to finish HS2 construction in Buckinghamshire
Chris Howe reports on progress with two key structures in Buckinghamshire.
Interview: Network Rail's Liz Baldwin on a new approach to renewals
Network Rail’s Southern Region is taking a new approach to renewals. Southern Integrated Delivery Programme Director explains the process to Richard Wilcock.
European differences and similarities
Labour would pursue a slow renationalisation if elected on Thursday. Steve Medhurst looks at how other European countries operate their railways
