Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today.

Comment

• Bridging the skills gap

News

• Main Line
• Urban Rail
• Market
• Industry
• Innovations
• Pointers

Analysis

• Suburban standoff in South Africa, Austria and Russia make case for broad gauge to Wien, another New York Gateway setback

UK

• Making the case for change: After a difficult 2018 and with passenger satisfaction levels falling, the UK rail sector is at another turning point
• Putting the customer first: The Williams Rail Review suggests that further reforms will be needed to make the UK rail sector ‘truly customer-centric’
• ‘Operations must be our core focus’: Appointed as Network Rail Chief Executive last year, Andrew Haines is pushing through a comprehensive restructuring of the infrastructure manager
• Rethinking rail in the community: The West Midlands Rail Executive and franchisee West Midlands Trains are starting to reshape urban and regional rail services around Birmingham, reports Tony Miles
• Securing the future of the Caledonian Sleeper: By the middle of next month, Anglo-Scottish overnight trains should all be operated using a fleet of CAF Mk V hauled coaches
• Building on a decade of success: Networking and education group Young Rail Professionals has developed an important role in a fragmented UK rail sector
• Railtex returns: The UK’s premier exhibition of railway equipment, systems and services takes place in Birmingham this month

Training & Skills

• Driving across borders: The Rastatt tunnel collapse in 2017 highlighted the lack of progress that has been made in enabling drivers to take trains across borders
• Making the case for high speed rail: A UIC-led partnership of academic institutions is researching the societal and technical aspects of high speed rail investment
• Building bonds in Brugge: The European Training Centre for Railways provides existing and future managers with an overview of European transport legislation and rail sector developments
• Eliminating errors in component installation: An online configuration tool could help to ease the challenge of designing the right interface connectors for rail applications

In Focus

• Towards a greener future: India’s national railway electrification programme is surging ahead, with more than 5 300 route-km wired in 2018-19
• Diesel to electric conversion offers multiple paybacks: Indian Railways is embarking on a strategy to convert diesel locomotives to electric traction

Research & skills

• Thai driver licensing scheme, university research hub to share HS2 depot site

Forum

• People
• Dieter
• Sidetrack
• Diary

Viewpoint

• Calum Leslie of Keolis UK reflects on what he learned from a two-week exchange visit with JR Central

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