On the face of it, the National Express East Coast franchise looks in deep trouble. For the first 40 weeks of the year the franchise had been ticking... continue

Southern has taken delivery of the first of the refurbished Class 442 units needed to run the new peak hour Gatwick Express service between Brighton,... continue

By James Dark
A regime of passenger satisfaction targets and penalties for failing to meet them will be introduced at the new South Central franchise which begins... continue

Trading statements from the ‘Big Five’ passenger transport groups have shown that the UK’s worsening economic situation has yet to... continue

The DfT has launched its invitation to tender for the South Central rail franchise covering south London and parts of Kent, East and West Sussex,... continue

TRANSPORT operator Go Ahead Group made strong progress during its most recent financial year, according to its annual accounts, recording a 20%... continue

London Midland has made a commitment that 20% of journeys on its services will be made with smartcard tickets by 2012, rising to 50% by January... continue

Southeastern has installed a new driver simulator which means that their 120 drivers will be trained in how to use the company’s Class 395... continue

Despite complaints about high fares, the cost of rail travel compares increasingly well with the price of making the same journey by car, claims... continue

By James Dark
Train operators have called for sweeping changes to the way Network Rail is managed. Their responses to the industry’s current consultation on... continue

Train operators believe NR’s high profile engineering overruns have resulted in the company taking a new approach to projects which is... continue

Virgin is facing a threat to its monopoly position on the West Coast Main Line. A ruling from the Office of Rail Regulation, due in October, could... continue

By James Dark
Incumbent operator Govia will compete against National Express, Stagecoach and NedRailways to retain its South Central franchise. The shortlist... continue

Around 750 retail and engineering staff at Southeastern are being balloted for strike action by the RMT union. The RMT said it was recommending a... continue

By James Dark
A shake up of the Southern, Southeastern and First Capital Connect franchises will double the number of peak services running through Central London... continue

By James Dark
While National Express East Coast is facing a swarm of open access operators competing with it for spare capacity, on the other side of the country... continue

Virgin West Coast is the only train operator which still enjoys that privatisation relic, Moderation of Competition protection, or put another way a... continue

London midland services between Watford Junction and Euston, and those of sister operator Southern on the route, will now accept Oyster pay as you go... continue

An order for 69 new Turbostar trains for Govia’s new London Midland operation has been placed with train builder Bombardier... continue

London midland’s purchase of £700,000 of two lightweight railcars for services to Stourbridge, West Midlands, as part of their franchise,... continue