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The HS2 row continues today, as the Government hits back against the ‘out of date’ NAO report. The rhetoric around this project gets more and more tangled, as the DfT tries to clarify the purpose behind the route. It’s not... more >

Welcome to this special Railtex 2013 edition of Rail Technology Magazine. The RTM team is looking forward to what is always a fantastic show, with so much to see, a huge number of people to meet and catch up with, and a great programme of talks, seminars, discussion sessions and demonstrations. So it is no coincidence that we have used this special 240-page issue of the magazine to launch our new branding, as you will see on the fr... read more >

Mark Langman, Network Rail route managing director for Wales, spoke to RTM about the recent Loughor Viaduct replacement and track redoubling in s... more >

Professor William Powrie FREng, principal investigator of TRACK21 at the University of Southampton, describes the latest track research and its i... more >

The Office of Rail Regulation’s (ORR’s) new director of railway performance, Alan Price, formerly the rail division infrastructure di... more >

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The Nordic countries are investing heavily in their railway systems due to a huge lack of capac...

Organised by Mainspring Headline sponsor Garrandale To book your table contact Roy Rowlan...

Welcome to the UK Rail Industry Awards The UK rail industry’s most prestigious annua...

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17/05/2013Lewes-Uckfield

Lewes-Uckfield reopening has been studied to death; why waste more resources on another study that will have the same result as before? [Network...

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10/05/2013Bombardier wins order for 57 more Class 378s

Boris Johnson comments that the order “will also support jobs and growth at their birthplace in Derby”. Perhaps Boris is not aware that...

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03/05/2013Euston Cross alternative HS2 proposal

Good that influential rail people are questioning the wisdom of the current HS2 plan. Unfortunately, they forget that train flows from Euston/St...

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Network Rail’s FTN/GSM-R project has hit the latest in a series of major milestones, and over the next 18 months most of the rest of the co... more >

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01/05/2013Enhancing innovation in the rail sector

Annette Gevaert is director of rail and transport at Achilles, the leading provider of supplier information management services. She has oversight...

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01/04/2013Sentinel 2

Darren Gamage, technology services director at Mitie Total Security Management, spoke to RTM about the contract with Network Rail for the new...

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01/04/2013Stabilising the Hooley Cutting

At Hooley near Croydon, a team of engineers is using its expertise to stabilise a railway cutting hit by land slips. Paul Thompson, writing on...

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Recently RTM’s Sleeper blog asked how innovation could help improve customer service within the rail industry. Anthony Smith, Passenger Focus chief executive, gives us his view. Rail is a boom industry; more and more people are choosi... more > more last word articles >

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RAILTEX 2013

30/04/2013 10:00 - 02/05/2013 16:00

The UK's leading rail event covering railway equipment, systems and services, Railtex is the industry's meeting place - where visitors and exhibitors alike see the latest technology in action, learn about new products and services and meet fellow industry professionals.

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RAILTEX 2013

30/04/2013 10:00 - 02/05/2013 16:00

The UK's leading rail event covering railway equipment, systems and services, Railtex is the industry's meeting place - where visitors and exhibitors alike see the latest technology in action, learn about new products and services and meet fellow industry professionals.

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Rail Champions Inventio Discovery Sessions - Introduction to Business Winning Strategies in the UK Rail Sector

14/05/2013 09:00 - 16:00

By attending this one-day interactive ‘business winning’ workshop, attendees will gain valuable insights into winning strategies 'aligned' to the rail infrastructure sector, which builds on, and integrates the latest thinking in alliance partnering, innovative thinking and sustainability frameworks, providing a proven approach to managing and monitoring strategic sales objectives, benchmark performance and secure sustainable new business.

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2013 Light Rail Conference

15/05/2013 09:00 - 16/05/2013 17:30

Now in its eighth year, the UK Light Rail Conference brings together the entire spectrum of the light and urban rail industry to drive forward open debate on the major issues facing the industry and to encourage networking and best practice from UK systems and from those around the world.

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2013 Light Rail Conference

15/05/2013 09:00 - 16/05/2013 17:30

Now in its eighth year, the UK Light Rail Conference brings together the entire spectrum of the light and urban rail industry to drive forward open debate on the major issues facing the industry and to encourage networking and best practice from UK systems and from those around the world.