Protecting the railway from new and existing dangers

Digital technologies have changed our work and leisure lives. They’re also making our railway safer, cheaper, more efficient, and generally bigger and better.

An ever-improving safety record is no accident - it’s all about learning from mistakes, with every tragedy teaching the railway something new.

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GARETH DENNIS imagines how railways will look over the next four decades, after DAVID STUBBINGS starts with this decade‘s reforms

HS2… Northern Powerhouse Rail… an “Elizabeth line for the North”. Why is more not being made of the Transpennine Route Upgrade’s potential to improve the region’s rail services?

Encouraging biodiversity can also help railway reliability