CONTENTS
Issue 86
September 2020
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Clearing the air
We take a closer look at key points made by the Rail Safety and Standards Board about air quality in stations
The New Rail Link
As a Swiss project 30 years in the making reaches its conclusion, what does the future hold?
Fast track to Scotland
How might Scotland benefit from being included in the UK’s High Speed Rail 2 project?
Bringing hydrogen to UK rail
We speak to the University of Birmingham’s Dr Stuart Hillmansen about the challenges involved with bringing hydrogen-powered trains to the rail network
Retrofitting for the future
We find out from UK-based Porterbrook and Eminox why retrofitting locomotives could be the key to achieving green targets in the short term
China’s New Silk Road
After China-Europe freight train services experienced a peak in demand at the height of Covid-19, we explore the history and future of the New Silk Road
Po-TEN-T-ial to fail?
We map out rail projects promoted under the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) policy and ask how they have coped after recent construction delays
A station to welcome the world
Scheduled to open in time for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, we take a closer look at the city’s Saint-Denis Pleyel station
Legionella: curbing the spread
Investigating strategies to prevent the spread of Legionella bacteria on rail systems with testing and inspection organisation SOCOTEC
Q&A: cybersecurity on metro networks
We speak to Cylus CEO and co-founder Amir Levintal about how improved connectivity on metro lines could create new cyber threats