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March 9, 2022 | Rupa Nandy

Growing momentum for public transport in India

Following a substantial outlay in India’s 2022 Union Budget, Rupa Nandy, head of UITP India, argues that India is finally realising the importance of public transport investment to growing and sustaining urban economies. Nandy also highlights various innovations helping to improve metro performance and sustainability across the country.

March 1, 2022 | Kevin Smith

Time to turn words into deeds

The European Year of Rail officially closed during a ceremony at the European Railway Summit, hosted by French National Railways (SNCF), in Paris on February 21.

February 1, 2022 | Kevin Smith

Mainline ATO a huge opportunity if railways can get it right

With momentum for mainline ATO projects building, IRJ editor-in-chief Kevin Smith reflects on progress and the challenges facing widespread deployment.

January 14, 2022 | Shin-Kaneko

JR Central’s “flexible mindset” key to Covid recovery

Based on our management philosophy to “contribute to the development of Japan’s main transport artery and social infrastructure,” Central Japan Railway (JR Central) operates three generations of railway systems.

January 1, 2022 | Kevin Smith

Short-term uncertainty signals long-term changes for railways

As the latest wave of the coronavirus takes hold, Kevin Smith assesses the immediate challenges facing passenger and freight railways and argues that in the longer term, a fresh approach is required to attract new and lure old customers back.

December 16, 2021 | Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

Asia-Pacific needs a new transport agenda to deliver sustainable development

United Nations under-secretary-general and executive secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, outlines the path for recovery from Covid-19 for the transport sector in the Asia-Pacific region.

December 1, 2021 | Kevin Smith

Quick wins essential to achieve modal shift

While big government investments are prompting railway revivals in some areas, IRJ editor-in-chief, Kevin Smith, argues that smaller “quick wins” are available to others which can still prompt significant modal shift.

November 22, 2021 | Damien Canning

Getting rail ready for a net zero world

Arup's Damien Canning outlines the three crucial stages that every rail industry business needs to navigate to reach net zero emissions.

November 5, 2021 | Dyan Crowther

Boosting international high-speed from Britain can help decarbonise travel

Dyan Crowther, chief executive of HS1 Ltd, makes the case to shift more people onto Britain’s sole high-speed rail line to reduce emissions from transport.

November 3, 2021 | Blogs

Just when will British rail investment be confirmed?

IRJ’s associate editor, Richard Clinnick, is still seeking answers to the multi-billion-pound questions surrounding investment in Britain's key rail projects including HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail.

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