Andrew Stephens
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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🚄 China’s High-Speed Rail in 2025: Where it Stands, What’s Next, and Whether the ROI Adds Up
🚄 China’s High-Speed Rail in 2025: Where it Stands, What’s Next, and Whether the ROI Adds Up
China’s high-speed rail (HSR) network has gone from a bold idea in the mid-2000s to the largest and densest in the…
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Why Can’t the UK Just Automate Its Entire Rail Network?
Why Can’t the UK Just Automate Its Entire Rail Network?
At first glance, the idea seems obvious. If driverless cars are being tested on public roads, why can’t trains – which…
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Are Major Infrastructure Projects Really More Efficient in the Middle East?
Are Major Infrastructure Projects Really More Efficient in the Middle East?
A closer look at the UAE, global comparisons, and the lessons for the rest of the world When we think of megaprojects…
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From Lowest Price to Lasting Value: How Procurement and Suppliers Can Transform Rail Programmes
From Lowest Price to Lasting Value: How Procurement and Suppliers Can Transform Rail Programmes
Rail has always been a proving ground for procurement models. From the rapid Victorian expansion (where entire lines…
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Why Do We Only Hear About Rail Failures?
Why Do We Only Hear About Rail Failures?
And what the industry can learn from Japan, Germany, the US, and beyond If you’ve worked in rail for any length of…
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Shooting for Utopia: The Future of Railway Data Management
Shooting for Utopia: The Future of Railway Data Management
Railways have always been about connections — connecting places, connecting people, connecting economies. Yet behind…
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Rail’s Process Problem: When “Compliance” Becomes the Alibi for Poor Execution 🚨
Rail’s Process Problem: When “Compliance” Becomes the Alibi for Poor Execution 🚨
I keep hearing the same line after missed milestones, blown budgets, or underwhelming outcomes: “We followed the…
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When Procurement Misses the Track: Why Withdrawn Tenders Cost Transportation Millions
When Procurement Misses the Track: Why Withdrawn Tenders Cost Transportation Millions
Procurement in the transportation sector should be the mechanism that guarantees clarity, transparency, and fairness. A…
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The Elephant in the Room: Why Business Cases and Commercial Agreements – Not Technology – Are Holding Back Rail
The Elephant in the Room: Why Business Cases and Commercial Agreements – Not Technology – Are Holding Back Rail
For years, discussions about the future of rail have been dominated by technology. Digital twins, AI, predictive…
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Are Specialist Engineering Tools Nearing Their End?
Are Specialist Engineering Tools Nearing Their End?
Are Specialist Engineering Tools Nearing Their End? Why Transport’s Future Is Federated—not Monolithic—and What That…
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I always enjoy visits to the Hitachi Rail Train Maintenance Centres. I was at Stoke Gifford today. It was a smooth journey on one of the GWR operated…
I always enjoy visits to the Hitachi Rail Train Maintenance Centres. I was at Stoke Gifford today. It was a smooth journey on one of the GWR operated…
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Thanks to CXO Lanes (UK & Europe) for featuring me today 😀
Thanks to CXO Lanes (UK & Europe) for featuring me today 😀
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I was delighted to be able to lend my support to this visiting delegation from Colombia. There’s always lots to learn from sharing experiences across…
I was delighted to be able to lend my support to this visiting delegation from Colombia. There’s always lots to learn from sharing experiences across…
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University of Plymouth
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Youth coach
Abbeymead Rovers Football Club
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Children
Lead coach for the Abbeymead Warriors team as they progress through their grassroots football journey
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I recently had the honour of being inducted as a Freeman into the The Worshipful Company Of Constructors, one of 113 active livery companies in the…
I recently had the honour of being inducted as a Freeman into the The Worshipful Company Of Constructors, one of 113 active livery companies in the…
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🏙️ The size and scale of the Middle East’s planned megacities and the expectations of the communities who will inhabit them demands new technologies…
🏙️ The size and scale of the Middle East’s planned megacities and the expectations of the communities who will inhabit them demands new technologies…
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So it took a good few years longer than it should have, but I’m pleased to finally say I’m a Chartered Engineer. Thanks to Dominic Todd and Mike B…
So it took a good few years longer than it should have, but I’m pleased to finally say I’m a Chartered Engineer. Thanks to Dominic Todd and Mike B…
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𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗗𝗚𝗘 💪 Gloucester Rugby is delighted to launch a brand-new programme, Finding the Edge, aimed at upskilling rugby…
𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗗𝗚𝗘 💪 Gloucester Rugby is delighted to launch a brand-new programme, Finding the Edge, aimed at upskilling rugby…
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Back with old friends and reflecting on the privilege of chairing the AI track on Day 1 of the COMIT Projects Ltd 2025 conference, hosted at Unity…
Back with old friends and reflecting on the privilege of chairing the AI track on Day 1 of the COMIT Projects Ltd 2025 conference, hosted at Unity…
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innDex launches its first MENA office in Dubai, strengthening regional partnerships and advancing digital workforce transformation in…
innDex launches its first MENA office in Dubai, strengthening regional partnerships and advancing digital workforce transformation in…
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We are recruiting again! Would you like to be part of our new RAMS team and help redefine our technical engineering operation? This exciting new…
We are recruiting again! Would you like to be part of our new RAMS team and help redefine our technical engineering operation? This exciting new…
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