Articles in the February 2013 issue of Railway Gazette International magazine.
Comment
- Liberalisation: the war of words rages on
Analysis
- Fyra lurches from farce to fiasco
- Amtrak and California team up
- UK franchising ‘not fundamentally flawed’
Heavy haul
- Developing a heavy haul network
Indian Railways is adopting heavy haul technology for its first two Dedicated Freight Corridors, which are being built to accommodate axleloads up to 32·5 tonnes
India
- In search of a profitable passenger business
An ambitious blueprint to expand capacity and modernise both infrastructure and rolling stock, plus an appropriate fare structure, could return Indian Railways passenger operations to profitability - Rethinking the focus
Facing strong competition from road for both bulk and non-bulk freight, Indian Railways needs to position itself within an integrated transport and logistics network, argues Raghu Dayal
Track technology
- Understanding the life of ballast mats
Researchers in Germany have examined the condition and performance of a resilient under-ballast mat installed 21 years earlier on the Hannover – Würzburg high speed line - Pre-hardened crossings can cut life-cycle costs
Trials in the Channel Tunnel have demonstrated the benefit of explosive head hardening of cast austenitic manganese turnout crossings
In focus
- Beijing – Guangzhou PDL completed
The world’s longest dedicated high speed line opened for traffic on December 26, with four more passenger lines due to open in 2013
Forum
- People: ADIF changes President
- Research & skills: Master’s course in rail freight launched
- Dieter
- Sidetrack
- Letters
- Diary
Viewpoint
- European policy is damaging cross-border passenger rail services, argues Simon Field of World Carfree Network
