Welsh Rail Franchise Now in Public Ownership
The Welsh Government has taken the Wales and Borders rail franchise into public ownership. This will protect services, safeguard jobs and deliver infrastructure improvements in...
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HS1 and AR Technology: How 5G is unlocking rail potential
After HS1 ltd announced the development project involving AR sensors to detect faults on the line, Tangent meets with Richard Thorp, engineering director for HS1,...
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East West Main Line: more than just connecting stations
Ahead of Peloton’s East-West Main Line webinar series, Tangent Rail sits down with Cllr Alexander Nicoll , chair of the East West Rail Eastern Section...
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Levelling up with the East West Main Line: Martin Tugwell, England’s Economic Heartland
Ahead of Peloton’s East West Main Line webinar series, Tangent catches up with Martin Tugwell, programme director, England’s Economic Heartland (EEH). We talk EEH’s much-anticipated...
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Freight’s importance on the East West Main Line and beyond: Maggie Simpson, Rail Freight Group
Freight has proved invaluable to keeping the country moving through the Coronavirus pandemic in eCommerce and getting PPE delivered to key workers. But where can...
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The relationship of HS2 and freight: an interview with Logistics UK
Recent months have highlighted the critical dependency the nation has on the movement of goods from the freight industry. The under-development HS2 project could alleviate...
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Driving sustainability with the Futura composite bridge – an interview with Network Rail’s Ian Grimes
The announcement of Network Rail’s partnership with the National Composites Centre (NCC) to develop the Futura composite bridge comes at a time where the industry...
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Leveraging the data shift in rail: Loic Liegeois, Chiltern Railways
Joining Chiltern in April, in the teeth of plummeting passenger numbers due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Loic Liegeois, commercial insight at Chiltern Railways, sees data...
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Winning public confidence in Welsh rail – an interview with Network Rail’s Bill Kelly
Following a landmark near £350m of investment to beef up the nation’s railways, Network Rail’s route director for Wales and Borders, Bill Kelly, is excited...
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The surging case for light rail in Bath: an interview with BATA
After removing its tram system following the Second World War, Bath, like many cities across the UK, has become choked up with private cars, hampering...