Opinion
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Opinion
Comment: ensure rail freight is at the heart of the GBR plans
“Putting passengers first” should not exclude other rail traffic from the narrative, says Maggie Simpson.
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Ticket offices and value in staff redeployment
Cost pressures are bearing down on the rail industry as revenue rises but not at a fast enough rate to cover the £2 billion gap between operating subsidy and income
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Comment: Engage the passengers in railway decision-making
From Transport Focus’s perspective, the key to GBR success will ensuring the customer is at the heart of GBR and its decisions, says Alex Robertson.
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Opinion: Royal Mail's decision was a setback but rail freight can grow
Guest columnist Maggie Simpson OBE, Director General of the Rail Freight Group, says its essential for private sector to invest in rail freight.
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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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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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How we can modernise the retail experience…
Transport Focus Director Natasha Grace considers how any fares and ticketing reform should take into account the role of station staff
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A level playing field
Anthony Smith, chair of the trade body Independent Rail Retailers, discusses how the organisation’s members can fuel growth
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The role of private finance
Russell Jackson argues the case for private investment to help deliver much-needed rail infrastructure projects
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Rail freight’s serious problems…
… but Phil Mortimer offers ways in which he believes the sector can improve its future without excessive Whitehall involvement
My manifesto for rail to thrive
Sir Michael Holden, chairman of the Editorial Board of RAIL’s business title RailReview, examines the records of the two parties and delivers his own manifesto
How we can modernise the retail experience…
Transport Focus Director Natasha Grace considers how any fares and ticketing reform should take into account the role of station staff
Railway dependability: are we too risk-averse?
Every week now, there is a significant infrastructure failure. There is a growing perception that the railway is less dependable than before.
The constant obstacles to maintaining infrastructure
Is what happened between Reading and Paddington symptomatic of wider problems coming soon to a railway near you?
