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North to South Wales Mk 4 service expanded
Three return workings a day with '67s' and Mk 4s
Rhodri Clark
ROUTING HIGH SPEED 2
During High Speed 2’s extensive planning, many options were considered for the route. DAN HARVEY explains how and why the final selection was made
REACH FOR THE WIRE
Innovation where it is most needed, cutting the cost of electrification
Ian Walmsley
Czech Republic looks to high-speed future
The Czech Republic has ambitious plans to expand its high-speed rail network. KEITH FENDER reveals how the network will be transformed by 2050
Bringing new life to Scottish stations
JOHN YELLOWLEES, ScotRail’s Honorary Rail Ambassador and a member of the Railway Heritage Trust’s Advisory Panel, reviews recent restoration projects north of the border
Welsh service enhancements will go ahead
Second hourly service on Ebbw Vale line in December
Rhodri Clark
HIGHLANDS BOUNCE BACK
Scotland’s Highland railways have survived the pandemic and are full of potential for the future, HITRANS’ FRANK ROACH tells JAMES ABBOTT
WIGAN – BOLTON ELECTRIFICATION - Business case trumps high cost
■ Six route miles tops GWEP unit costs
■ 17 bridges highlights civils cost challenge
■ National Electrification Efficiency Panel in challenge mode
ELECTRIFICATION U-TURN - Taken to task on central direction
■ Centralisation deprecated all round
■ Industry proposes turnkey contracts
■ Informed sources put me straight
Willesden’s logistics revival
The former Euroterminal site is playing a pivotal role in HS2’s London operations, reports PHILIP SHERRATT
CVL masts start to appear
Signs of electrification progress on Core Valley Lines
Rhodri Clark
SCOTLAND’S SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE
Balancing revenues and costs and tackling climate change are the main priorities for the railway north of the border, as Transport Scotland’s Director of Rail BILL REEVE and Scotland’s Railway MD ALEX HYNES tell PHILIP SHERRATT
HS2 LOOKS UP IN LONDON
Construction of High Speed 2’s Old Oak Common station and crossover box is gathering pace. ANDY RODEN visits the sites to reveal how these vital parts of the HS2 jigsaw are taking shape
SUBWAY CELEBRATES MAJOR MILESTONES
ANTONY SMITH, Director of Subway at Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, tells PHILIP SHERRATT about plans to mark the Glasgow underground’s 125th birthday and progress with the ongoing modernisation
A STATION FIT FOR A QUEEN STREET?
ANN GLEN charts the history of Glasgow’s historic station following its recent renaissance
GOVERNMENT RAISES TRAIN AIR QUALITY CONCERNS
■ RSSB research highlights complex problem
■ Hitachi bi-modes and Voyagers the worst offenders
■ More trains to be monitored
■ Swift action promised
DfT secures extra billions – but no sign of IRP
The Department for Transport has received more funding in the Spending Review - but there is still no sign of the long awaited Integrated Rail Plan.
RESERVATIONS - Walk-on versus ambiance
■ Inter-city operators under fire
■ LNER running dual system
West Mids rebuilds move forward
Good progress is being made with works at Perry Barr and University stations in the West Midlands
Alan Williams - November 2021
We are at critical juncture for the railway, suggests our correspondent
ALAN WILLIAMS
LEGENDS OF THE LINE
VICKI PIPE finds out how a retired Pacer is supporting the work of mental health charity Platform 1
Vicki Pipe