Modern Railways March 2025

NEW TRAINS, NEW THINKING
Joint battery train order considered for three operators

EAST WEST RAIL PROGRESS
• Discontinuous electrification defended
• First passenger train on reopened line

DFT OBJECTS TO EIGHT OPEN ACCESS BIDS
• Capacity worries raised
• Staff issues highlighted

EXCLUSIVE
Why are we paying more for less?

TRANSPORT SECRETARY’S GBR VISION

TFW NEW STOCK CONCERNS