Thought Leadership

Here we share our news, views and expertise on the rail industry.
Pilgrimage and progress: Reflections on Hajj 2025 and the future of rail in Saudi Arabia
In this latest IPEX Insight, M. Umar Saleem, one of our Associate Directors, reflects on his Hajj experience, and how the transport infrastructure of Saudi ...
The Role of Private Finance in European Rail Growth – a growing market for sale and leaseback?
In this latest Insight Ryan Bown, IPEX Managing Consultant, explores the role of private finance in European rail growth - a growing market for sale ...
Finding the future of rail
The Government’s consultation document A railway fit for Britain’s future, sets out a backbone for what will become the new Railways Bill.
Is Sectorisation the answer?
With The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill presented in Parliament on Thursday 18th July as the first step towards the renationalisation of passenger operations ...
Rolling stock should be central to the emerging open access rail market
Why rolling stock is a key component in building a successful open access operation.
The IPEX Depot capacity modelling tool
Imagine having the capability to fully understand and validate the capacity of a depot before introducing a fleet or making the changes to the timetable. ...
Can we reintroduce quiet and comfortable?
As the railways of Great Britain continue to change to entice passengers back to rail after Covid-19, is it time to consider changing interior layouts ...
Who sits in the middle seat?
The change in working practices, which has brought about the change in travelling habits, of the people of Britain during and following Covid-19, has provided ...
Express parcels – can we remove the blockers?
It was great to see Varamis Rail launch their express parcels service from Birmingham to Scotland in January, after successful trials in late 2022, utilising ...