Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today.
Comment
- Bridging the skills gap
News
- Main Line
- Urban Rail
- Market
- Industry
- Innovations
- Pointers
Analysis
- Suburban standoff in South Africa, Austria and Russia make case for broad gauge to Wien, another New York Gateway setback
UK
- Making the case for change: After a difficult 2018 and with passenger satisfaction levels falling, the UK rail sector is at another turning point
- Putting the customer first: The Williams Rail Review suggests that further reforms will be needed to make the UK rail sector ‘truly customer-centric’
- ‘Operations must be our core focus’: Appointed as Network Rail Chief Executive last year, Andrew Haines is pushing through a comprehensive restructuring of the infrastructure manager
- Rethinking rail in the community: The West Midlands Rail Executive and franchisee West Midlands Trains are starting to reshape urban and regional rail services around Birmingham, reports Tony Miles
- Securing the future of the Caledonian Sleeper: By the middle of next month, Anglo-Scottish overnight trains should all be operated using a fleet of CAF Mk V hauled coaches
- Building on a decade of success: Networking and education group Young Rail Professionals has developed an important role in a fragmented UK rail sector
- Railtex returns: The UK’s premier exhibition of railway equipment, systems and services takes place in Birmingham this month
Training & Skills
- Driving across borders: The Rastatt tunnel collapse in 2017 highlighted the lack of progress that has been made in enabling drivers to take trains across borders
- Making the case for high speed rail: A UIC-led partnership of academic institutions is researching the societal and technical aspects of high speed rail investment
- Building bonds in Brugge: The European Training Centre for Railways provides existing and future managers with an overview of European transport legislation and rail sector developments
- Eliminating errors in component installation: An online configuration tool could help to ease the challenge of designing the right interface connectors for rail applications
In Focus
- Towards a greener future: India’s national railway electrification programme is surging ahead, with more than 5 300 route-km wired in 2018-19
- Diesel to electric conversion offers multiple paybacks: Indian Railways is embarking on a strategy to convert diesel locomotives to electric traction
Research & skills
- Thai driver licensing scheme, university research hub to share HS2 depot site
Forum
- People
- Dieter
- Sidetrack
- Diary
Viewpoint
- Calum Leslie of Keolis UK reflects on what he learned from a two-week exchange visit with JR Central
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