Visit http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com for more rss feeds. http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/CoreCode/rss/rssdisplay.aspx en-gb Copyright http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com, 2013 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:07:49 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ 15 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... http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Editors-Comment/media-leaders 390 http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com:80/Editors-Comment/media-leaders Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT What are the chances of the Brown review recommending radical reform to the franchising process, or scrapping it altogether? Low, is the conventional wisdom – probably rightly in this case. The mistakes made in the DfT had huge and costly consequences, and can in part be traced back to the extremely complex – some would say... http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Editors-Comment/incentives--initiatives 390 http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com:80/Editors-Comment/incentives--initiatives Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT As RTM went to press, Sam Laidlaw was still busy getting to the bottom of exactly what happened with the West Coast franchising fiasco – surely one of the biggest and most embarrassing civil service mistakes of recent years. The basic scope of the problems has mostly been reported or leaked already, for example on the way inflation... http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Editors-Comment/franchise-demise 390 http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com:80/Editors-Comment/franchise-demise Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT With much public discussion of the franchising process so restricted, for corporate, legal and PR reasons, it can be refreshing once in a while to get a taste of what the people at the top really think – and FirstGroup’s defeat of Virgin gave both sides ample opportunity to let off some steam. Sir Richard Branson lashed out at... http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Editors-Comment/first-things-first 390 http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com:80/Editors-Comment/first-things-first Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT It’s summertime, which means terrible PR for the rail industry as we all go into paroxysms over the extent of fare rises. The Government has confirmed that last year’s rise of ‘only’ RPI + 1% was a one-off, meaning this year’s will go back to the original plan of RPI + 3%, meaning the likely fare rise on... http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Editors-Comment/give-and-take 390 http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com:80/Editors-Comment/give-and-take Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Bombardier’s decision to keep open its manufacturing facility at Derby, albeit with fewer workers following its decisions on jobs last year, means people’s worst fears about the future have been avoided. Paul Roberts’ statement was positive, focusing on its recent and potential contract successes – the Southern... http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Editors-Comment/Job-Centres 390 http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com:80/Editors-Comment/Job-Centres Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Despite some of the controversies in the rail industry at the moment on major projects and on cost-cutting – notably debates around customer-facing staff at stations – the wider picture over the next few years is going to be one of growth. With ever-rising passenger numbers – touch wood – and a succession of... http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Editors-Comment/The-jobs-forecast 390 http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com:80/Editors-Comment/The-jobs-forecast Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 2012 will be another busy year for rail policy and technology, starting with a decision on HS2. The decision had not been made as RTM went to press, but it seemed a safe bet that Transport Secretary Justine Greening would not, as one of her first major decisions in the role, choose to scrap the new line after so much time and effort has... http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Editors-Comment/Someones-going-to-pay 390 http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com:80/Editors-Comment/Someones-going-to-pay Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT