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Rail News

The first of four new 11-car Pendolino trains to be delivered by Alstom arrived on Merseyside this week.
The new unit was brought by rail from... continue
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Rail News

Intercity rail operator East Coast has revealed that it is currently carrying more than a third more passengers than at the same time last year as a... continue
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In brief

Kent’s big transport priorities and significant new funding opportunities to pay for them were revealed this week in Growth without Gridlock,... continue
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Rail News

The delivery of the Crossrail project has moved forward with the news that the procurement process to purchase new trains for the route has got under... continue
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Rail News
The Office of Rail Regulation today warned that there are now no excuses for poor passenger information during disruption as it set out plans to... continue
Parking Review
Operational
Train operator London Midland has reduced the cost of parking by 30% at Berkhamsted rail station for those booking parking online. This is happening... continue
Parking Review
Construction

The parking decks at Birmingham International railway station have been waterproofed by USL StructureCare.
The car park is owned by Network... continue
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Rail News
Network Rail today announced its interim results for the six months to September 30. The company has reported better than planned progress across its... continue
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News Lead Story

The secretary of state for transport has announced plans for a major investment in Britain's railways.
Philip Hammond has confirmed the full... continue
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News Lead Story

New figures released by Centro, the West Midlands PTE, have revealed that public transport is continuing to gain... continue
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Rail News
Rain fares will rise by an average of 6.2% in January 2011, the Association of Train Operating Companies announced today.
According to the Office of... continue
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Rail News

Transport minister Philip Hammond is this week expected to approve plans for the replacement of Britain's High Speed Train fleet.
The move will see... continue
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Rail News

Network Rail today unveiled plans for over 75,000 sq ft of new retail space in stations, along with a new vision for the future of station retailing... continue
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People

Go Ahead has announced the retirement of chief executive Keith Ludeman next year. He will be succeeded by David Brown, the present managing director... continue
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People
Neil Micklethwaite has joined CBS Outdoor as franchise director - bus & national rail. He joins from train operator First Great Western where he... continue
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People

Bill Emery has announced his intention to step down as chief executive of the Office of Rail Regulation in June 2011.
He was appointed to his current... continue
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End of the line
FirstGroup’s new chief executive Tim O’Toole is clearly a new broom and eager to make his mark on the industry. And in a conference call... continue
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Viewpoint

George Osborne came of age on October 20. Whatever one may think about the rights and wrongs of the spending review, I could not but help admire his... continue
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Feature

Over the past month there have been signs that the long-awaited revolution in public transport ticketing and payment systems is about to take off.... continue
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Viewpoint

Dr. Paul Salveson
The Big Society has become one of the cornerstones of the coalition government’s policies. It was at the heart of the Conservative... continue
The Big Society has become one of the cornerstones of the coalition government’s policies. It was at the heart of the Conservative... continue






