Gareth DennisThe Reframing of Beeching’s LegacyGARETH DENNIS picks through the pages of Beeching’s infamous Reshaping report to reconsider its legacy.23 min read·Mar 10, 2023--2--2
Gareth DennisWhy low rail adhesion still presents a high riskThe Salisbury rail crash resulted from slipping wheels, but why is this still a problem on today’s railway, and what can be done about it…5 min read·Apr 7, 2022--1--1
Gareth DennisDo earthworks fail if trees are removed?The claim that the removal of trees makes earthwork failure more likely is often made by those opposing tree clearance adjacent to the…7 min read·Apr 7, 2022----
Gareth DennisWhy aren’t UK hydrogen trains carrying passengers yet?The race to bring a hydrogen train to the UK market has slowed to a crawl for the same reason blocking conventional electrification: a lack…8 min read·Nov 10, 2021--2--2
Gareth DennisWhen it comes to driverless trains, the numbers don’t add upAs part of their latest emergency funding settlement, Transport for London is being pressured into making driverless Tube trains a reality…7 min read·Nov 10, 2021--1--1
Gareth DennisThe not-so-glamourous origins of standard track gaugeThe source of the now familiar 4 foot 8½ inches dimension is often attributed to Romans, wheel ruts and horse’s bottoms, but the real story…8 min read·Nov 10, 2021--11--11
Gareth DennisScottish Greens “go Forth” with bold vision for rail north of the borderGARETH DENNIS interrogates the Scottish Greens’ new “Rail for All” report to see if it holds up to scrutiny…7 min read·Mar 17, 2021----
Gareth DennisSplit over HS2 exposes deeper schism within Green PartyCan the party ever move beyond its various legacies and internally competing ideologies?5 min read·Feb 11, 2021--1--1
Gareth DennisinThe StartupIs Cambridgeshire’s New Metro All It’s Cracked Up to Be?If it isn’t autonomous, and it isn’t a metro system, then what exactly is the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro? GARETH DENNIS takes a look…8 min read·Jan 12, 2021--4--4
Gareth DennisHas the government just renationalised Britain’s railways?March 2020 will mark the beginning of the end of franchised railway operations in Britain. GARETH DENNIS lays out his thoughts.4 min read·Dec 31, 2020----