ROLLING STOCK: WILLIAMS-SHAPPS PLAN CREATES VACUUM
Roger Ford analyses the rolling stock implications of the White Paper
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LESSONS FROM THE RECORD RUN
What can we learn from Avanti West Coast's London to Glasgow speed run?
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Electrification metric rediscovered
How can we prioritise electrification schemes?
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Williams-Shapps Plan - who will run the railway?
■ Operational responsibility of PSCs unclear n Managerial expertise downplayed
■ Dynamics of railway operation ignored
■ Fragmentation encouraged
Can we afford to demonise the diesel?
■ No immediate CO 2 reduction from hydrogen
■ Uncertain electrification programme blocks DMU cascade
■ Government 2040 withdrawal date ‘an ambition’
■ Synthetic fuel offers carbon neutral diesel traction
Rolling stock cracks crisis: update
Roger Ford provides an update on the issues with underframe cracks on Hitachi 800 Series trains
Informed Sources: Constraints needed for accident investigation closures
Welcome to Informed Sources November 2020...
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