Enjoy the latest news, in-depth features and much more, all from your favourite monthly modern railway magazine.
Industry comes together for Women in Rail awards
Over 600 celebrate outstanding achievement at Camden Roundhouse
GWR Turbo refresh begins
A refresh programme for Great Western Railway’s Turbo DMU fleet has begun at Wolverton.
TfL ‘315s’ could stay longer
Transition planned to full length '345s' ahead of Elizabeth Line opening
Trackwatch - November 2021
Our monthly rundown of network changes
Martyn Brailsford
‘69s’ being prepared for service entry
GB Railfreight is aiming for its Class 69s to enter service by the end of the year.
Burnham may refer HS2 and NPR decisions to Parliament
Continuing fear for fate of HS2 eastern leg
Tony Miles
SCOTLAND PLANS FOR THE WORLD STAGE
The COP26 climate change conference takes place in Glasgow this November. ScotRail Operations Director DAVID SIMPSON talks to Modern Railways about the railway’s plans to keep people moving and showcase rail’s environmental credentials
To Market Harborough and beyond?
With Midland main line electrification from Bedford to Corby completed, Network Rail is setting its sights on the wiring continuing north from Kettering
EMR takes stock
East Midlands Railway MD WILL ROGERS and Operations Director PAUL BARNFIELD update PHILIP SHERRATT on progress with the operator’s investment plan
Williams-Shapps Plan: creating the new model railway
ROGER FORD CONTINUES HIS ANALYSIS OF THE WILLIAMS-SHAPPS PLAN
■ DfT developing ‘operating model’
■ Transition Team in action
■ Timelines emerging
Williams-Shapps: what future for open access?
■ Increased track access charges for new ventures
■ Revenue abstraction criteria eased
■ Existing operators protected
Seeking the cure for cracks
DfT goes legal as Hitachi 800 Series saga continues
ROGER FORD
Celebrating innovation
Excitement is mounting for the Fourth Friday Club Railway Innovation Awards on 15 October. Modern Railways summarises a selection of entries
Polishing the Crown
Norwich Crown Point depot was opened in 1982 by Sir Peter Parker, British Rail Chairman. Nearly 40 years on, it has had a major upgrade for Swiss trains and a Dutch operator
Ian Walmsley
Smart electrification for the Valleys
Planning infrastructure and rolling stock upgrades together is key to success
Alan Williams - October 2021
Our columnist reflects on developments with the now aborted East Coast main line timetable change
ALAN WILLIAMS
The return to rail, Essex-style
Our new columnist VICKI PIPE travels on a Bucket & Spade special to the Sunshine Coast
Vicki Pipe
Rail showcases environmental potential
Martin Frobisher, Group Safety & Engineering Director at Network Rail, explains to Roger Ford that tackling environmental challenges is about more than just decarbonising traction
Siemens reboots affordable signalling renewals
Low Cost Digital Ready approach to be applied in Devon and Cornwall
ROGER FORD
Decarbonising Scotland's Railway
With longstanding aspirations to electrify virtually all of its rail network, Scotland’s Railway has big ambitions for decarbonising its operations, on and off track. Andy Roden investigates its progress and ambitions
HS2 goes green at Euston
A new piling technique that cuts down concrete use is just one of many environmental initiatives on the new railway, reports JAMES ABBOTT
