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15/08/2017Passengers facing 3.6% rail fare hike from next year

Passengers are set to see an unprecedented rise of 3.6% on regulated rail fares from January 2018, government statistics have today revealed – the largest hike since 2011 and significantly ... more >

10/08/2017Abellio JV named winner of West Midlands rail franchise

The DfT has announced that West Midlands Trains Ltd, a joint venture between Abellio, East Japan Railway Company and Mitsui & Co Ltd, has won the contract to operate the next West Midlan... more >

31/07/2017NR routes to publish ‘pipeline’ of third party opportunities by year end

A number of major reforms, including the publication of a ‘pipeline’ of opportunities for third parties by Network Rail’s routes by the end of the year, have been announced to e... more >

16/08/2017NR recovery operation after Ely derailment set to cause more disruption

Network Rail has today been working to lift a... more >

16/08/2017Atkins awarded £29m deal for innovative Anglia re-signalling programme

Network Rail today announced that Atkins has ... more >

16/08/2017Thieves make off with £90,000 of copper wire from railway in Staffordshire

Thieves have stolen more than £90,000 w... more >

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20/07/2017Keep cool and carry on

RTM’s Luana Salles looks at the reasons behind the scorching summer temperatures on the...

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17/07/2017HS2: the catalyst for diversity

RTM’s Josh Mines reports on how HS2 Ltd expects its supply chain to remove barriers to inclusion to...

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17/07/2017A win-win procedure for buyers and suppliers

David Clarke, technical director at the Railway Industry Association (RIA), argues that a new...

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07/07/2017Rail Live: Leading the way in railway innovation

RTM’s Josh Mines reports from this year’s instalment of Rail Live, organised by the Rail...

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07/07/2017Moving towards deep alliances

RTM’s Luana Salles reports from one of the Platform sessions at this year’s Railtex...

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13/06/2017All set for this year’s ETCR Seminar

The ‘EU Transport and Railway Affairs’ course, also called the ETCR Seminar, is an...

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22/05/2017Risk management for railway engineering

RTM talks to Ben Shirley, health and safety risk specialist at the ORR, about the importance of risk...

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15/05/2017Get ready for cyber safety

It’s time the rail industry turns its attention to the importance of cyber security as we move...

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11/05/2017Glasgow: subway station upgrades reach halfway point

Charles Hoskins, senior director at the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), gives RTM an...

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08/05/2017London Bridge: nearing the final phase

Mark Somers, project director of the Thameslink Programme, gives RTM’s Josh Mines an update on the...

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05/05/2017iRail 2017: inspiring the rail workers of the future

RTM’s Josh Mines reports from this year’s edition of iRail. In mid-March, 12 teams of...

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05/05/2017Digital Railway: four steps forward

Shortly before the general election was called, the Digital Railway team announced several major...

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05/05/2017Railway costs through the roof?

Lord Berkeley, chairman of the Rail Freight Group, gives his thoughts on the National Audit...

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23/03/2017The most complex signalling phase in Britain

RTM caught up with Richard Scott, programme manager at Network Rail, about the recent successful...

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21/03/2017Bond Street: The importance of clear and consistent stakeholder communication

Chris Pateman, Crossrail’s Bond Street project manager, and Simon Bennett, head of Learning Legacy...

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16/03/2017The user must be at the heart of technological change

David Sidebottom, passenger director at Transport Focus, discusses the need for developers and the...

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15/08/2017UKRIA: Time to shine with your mobile tech innovations

Using innovative mobile technology to improve the passenger experience on trains and make the railway run more efficiently is increasingly important for companies across the industry. This m... more >

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20/07/2017How can the new government support rail freight?

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20/07/2017Building a sustainable future for rail services in Wales

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20/07/2017A potential benchmark for engineering quality and architectural design

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20/07/2017Simple changes for energy efficiency

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17/07/2017A game changer for Wales and Borders

Source: RTM Jun/Jul 17

Andy Thomas, managing director for Network Rail’s Wales route, descri... more >

13/07/2017‘In the rail business, we’re leading the way’

Source: RTM Jun/Jul 17

Andy Milner, the chief executive of Amey, tells RTM about the transformatio... more >

13/07/2017Expanding an unprecedented level of style and comfort

Source: RTM Jun/Jul 17

At the end of May, Eurostar introduced its new e320 train on the London-Bru... more >

10/07/2017A development opportunity across the national network

Source: RTM Jun/Jul 17

Simone Bailey, asset management director at Abellio Greater Anglia, talks t... more >

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editor's comment

As RTM went to press, the National Infrastructure Commission outlined a list of the ‘top 12’ immediate priorities on which ministers must make rapid progress in the next year. Unsurprisingly, major rail schemes, including HS2, Crossrail 2 and HS3, featured highly in the projects that needed speedy development. Lord Adonis stated that all of these have been agreed in principle, “but require decisive action to get them moving in the new Parliament. They ought to... read more >

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How do tram and rail passengers compare?

David Sidebottom, director at Transport Focus, analyses the drivers in performance of passenger satisfaction in tram compared to rail. Results published in our recent Tram Passenger Survey (TPS) have seen remarkable levels of satisfaction b... more > more last word articles >

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15/08/2017Passengers facing 3.6% rail fare hike from next year

10/08/2017Abellio JV named winner of West Midlands rail franchise

31/07/2017NR routes to publish ‘pipeline’ of third party opportunities by year end

16/08/2017NR recovery operation after Ely derailment set to cause more disruption

16/08/2017Atkins awarded £29m deal for innovative Anglia re-signalling programme

16/08/2017Thieves make off with £90,000 of copper wire from railway in Staffordshire

rail industry focus

20/07/2017Keep cool and carry on

17/07/2017HS2: the catalyst for diversity

17/07/2017A win-win procedure for buyers and suppliers

07/07/2017Rail Live: Leading the way in railway innovation

07/07/2017Moving towards deep alliances

13/06/2017All set for this year’s ETCR Seminar

22/05/2017Risk management for railway engineering

15/05/2017Get ready for cyber safety

11/05/2017Glasgow: subway station upgrades reach halfway point

08/05/2017London Bridge: nearing the final phase

05/05/2017iRail 2017: inspiring the rail workers of the future

05/05/2017Digital Railway: four steps forward

05/05/2017Railway costs through the roof?

23/03/2017The most complex signalling phase in Britain

21/03/2017Bond Street: The importance of clear and consistent stakeholder communication

16/03/2017The user must be at the heart of technological change

'the sleepers' daily blog

15/08/2017UKRIA: Time to shine with your mobile tech innovations

rail technology magazine tv

comment

20/07/2017How can the new government support rail freight?

20/07/2017Building a sustainable future for rail services in Wales

20/07/2017A potential benchmark for engineering quality and architectural design

20/07/2017Simple changes for energy efficiency

Interviews

17/07/2017A game changer for Wales and Borders

13/07/2017‘In the rail business, we’re leading the way’

13/07/2017Expanding an unprecedented level of style and comfort

10/07/2017A development opportunity across the national network

editor's comment

03/07/2017Rapid progress needed

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How do tram and rail passengers compare?

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