Opinion - Page 6
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Royal Mail’s switch to road a body blow for rail freight sector
To some, Royal Mail’s decision to move its postal deliveries from rail to road, and in turn decommission its remaining fleet of trains (which currently stands at a fleet of six Class 325 electrics), was a long time coming.
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Rail Minister Hendy has a tough job… but the skills to succeed
“Hendy will now have to demonstrate every facet of those political skills that enabled him to shift seamlessly from Livingstone to Johnson”
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The competition hots up to secure open access success
What must the Office of Rail and Road consider when weighing up the bids to run open access services on an already crowded West Coast Main Line? Philip Haigh reports
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Christian Wolmar: Labour fails to answer fundamental questions about the future of the railway
What now? Despite the length of the hustings, none of the questions about the future of the rail industry have been answered
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Industry Insider: What the passengers want
“There is now a very different pattern of demand for travel, brought about by the widespread ability to avoid a journey by working from home.”
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Industry insider: reverse the freight decline
ORR figures show the rail freight market share falling to 7%. Our columnist looks at ways back up
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Opinion: mind the gaps in Labour's plans for rail
Can rail fill the transport holes apparent in Labour's manifesto? Christian Wolmar outlines the ways
