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Chris Cheek reflects on the likely effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the rail industry and what effect this might have on Government reform plans In the sea of unknown [...]

A lose-lose situation for new franchise rules

Amish Patel believes the scheme brought in to replace Cap and Collar has inherited many of the weaknesses of its forebear

‘Carpe Diem’ for skills training

‘Carpe Diem’ for skills training

There is an awful lot going on in rail at the moment, perhaps more than in most sectors, but this might be our ‘cometh the hour, cometh the industry’ moment [...]

‘Jumbo’ freight train first for West Coast main line

‘Jumbo’ freight train first for West Coast main line

Pic Credit: Network Rail The heaviest freight train ever to run on the West Coast main line has made its debut journey from the Peak District to London with essential [...]

‘Kickstart’ your career on HS2

‘Kickstart’ your career on HS2

HS2’s construction partner for West Midlands and Warwickshire, Balfour Beatty VINCI, is offering young people who are out of work the opportunity to kickstart their career on Europe’s biggest infrastructure [...]

‘Spider’ on the Slopes

‘Spider’ on the Slopes

WM Plant Hire recently deployed their specialist ‘Spider’ excavator along their long reach machines to assist critical emergency embankment repairs that closed the line between Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge in [...]