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Building Freight Train wagons in the UK at W H Davis

Formed in 1908, WH Davis Ltd. has been based at Langwith Junction near Shirebrook its entire history and is today recognised as the UK’s…

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HS2 planned to use tech that “hasn’t been invented yet”… Really?!

Additional resources for this episode: Railways Bill 2024-26: Progress of the bill Great Central Railway Stanford Viaduct appeal   HS2 planned to use a…

Open Access to Marchwood “Shoddy, Unevidenced and Factually Incorrect” – Yeowart slams ORR

Over 25 years since the UK’s first open access passenger rail service, and the subject still divides opinion. Those for point to services to…

Running an integrated railway: South Western Railway MD Lawrence Bowman interview

On the morning of Sunday 25 May 2025, the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander MP boarded the first South Western Railway service…

St Pancras: first train - 14
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Nigel-Harris

Meet Nigel

The former Managing Editor and Events Director of RAIL magazine which he built up into Britain’s market-leading industry magazine and which became a key opinion former in the sector read by senior Politicians and industry leaders.

Meet Richard

The former Chair and CEO of the Strategic Rail Authority as well as Chair of Virgin Rail Group, Group CEO of National Express and CEO of Etihad Rail in the UAE. A lifelong railwayman with a passion for analysis and debate.

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Stef Foster bio picture 2025

Meet Stef

Stef is a former Acting Editor of RAIL magazine. She spent 16 years on RAIL, working her way up from Editorial & Production Assistant in 2007, to Deputy Editor in 2020, and finally Acting Editor in 2023. In between that time, she held a variety of roles across events management, production management, and editorial.