New high for private sector investment in Britain’s railway, official statistics show
The regulator of Britain’s railway has published new figures today that show private sector investment in rail has increased to £1.3 billion, the highest it has been in the last [...]
360-degree drone footage enables immersive experience for rail passengers
Plowman Craven is proud to have collaborated with BAM Nuttall and Network Rail on an innovative virtual reality project that showcases to rail users the extensive works taking place to [...]
A new era for rail services from Transport for Wales is almost here
The dawn of a new era for rail passengers in Wales and the Borders will begin on Sunday 14 October 2018 as Transport for Wales takes over from Arriva Trains [...]
Back extension to Elizabeth line now: MPs and council leaders call for expansion to unlock huge homes growth
A cross-party coalition of MPs and Council Leaders have come together to call for the extension of the Crossrail (Elizabeth line) to Ebbsfleet, completing the missing link in the railway [...]
HARTING joins the International Railway Quality Board (IRQB)
The International Railway Quality Board (IRQB) was founded at this year's InnoTrans rail fair, with HARTING one of the founding members. The aim of the consortium is to ensure quality [...]
British Transport Police releases its annual report
The chance of a passenger becoming a victim of crime on the railway remains extremely low, with only 19 crimes recorded for every million journeys in 2017/18. During this period, [...]
Transport Secretary welcomes progress on East West Rail
Chris Grayling visits Bicester to see how enabling works are laying the ground for construction of a world-class rail link. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling welcomed a milestone moment for East [...]
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Interview: Florence Eshalomi
Sam Sherwood-Hale spoke to Florence Eshalomi AM, Labour’s London Assembly Spokesperson for Transport Florence Eshalomi AM is the London Assembly [...]
Mrs May’s review: here’s my two pennyworth
Chris Cheek offers a review of rail franchising set against the history of privatisation and the past 25 years as [...]
Straight talking from the heart of the rail supply chain
Eli Rees King, Marketing Communications Director at the Rail Alliance explains the goals and purpose of the Rail Supply Group [...]
Capturing big data
The arena of geospatial data collection has undergone a radical change within recent years There are technological advances in laser, [...]
Rail’s opportunity in the great mobility revolution
Rupert Fausset, Sustainability Consultant at Forum for the Future, looks to Mobility as a Service and the opportunities it presents [...]
Rail is key to sustainable development
Nathan Baker, Director of Engineering Knowledge at Institution of Civil Engineers, makes the case for rail’s role in global development [...]
Transforming and digitising the railway
The breadth and scale of opportunities created by the Digital Railway can be daunting: what does it mean to my [...]
An opportunity 200 years in the making
Nick McCrossan Chair of the British Tunnelling Society Young Members and a Chartered Engineer at Mott MacDonald looks at how [...]