Atoc News
ATOC: Olympic national rail travel bulletin
The railway has significantly increased capacity today to provide a special Olympic service, running 63% more seats than a typical Sunday to carry the hundreds of thousands of spectators expected to travel to see London 2012 events, including cycling, swimming and sailing.
ATOC: Overall satisfaction with rail services near record levels
Overall passenger satisfaction is still at near record levels with over a third of all categories surveyed showing improvements year on year.
Games volunteers to benefit from special rail fares
Olympic and Paralympic volunteers travelling to Games venues from outside London will be able to take advantage of special rail tickets, following an agreement by Train Operating Companies and the Department for Transport (DfT).
Millions of rail passengers benefit from improvements at Southampton station
Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening is to officially unveil major improvements made at Southampton Central, marking the 250th station to benefit from the National Stations Improvement Programme (NSIP).
National Rail Enquiries launches free smartphone app
National Rail Enquiries has launched its own free smartphone app for iPhone and Android operating systems, offering UK passengers even more choice over how they access real time information about train journeys.
Train companies comment on disabled rail travel
Commenting on disabled rail travel, a spokesperson for the Association of Train Operating Companies had the following to say:
New contact details for retired rail staff travel team
From 1 April, retired rail staff wanting to find out about their travel facilities will have a new dedicated free phone number to call.
Cut price fares and rising cost of petrol lead to historic numbers of rail passengers
A surge in the sale of cut price train tickets combined with rocketing petrol prices are helping to drive up demand for rail to historic levels, according to new figures published.
Train companies respond to rail command paper
In response to the publication of ‘Reforming our Railways’, Michael Roberts, Chief Executive of the Association of Train Operating Companies said:
Mayor brings London’s rail industry together to get set for the Games
Transport for London (TfL) and the train companies serving London have today met with Mayor Boris Johnson at the third Mayor’s Rail Summit at City Hall, confirming their plans to ensure London is kept moving and open for business during the 2012 Games.
Increase in young people taking the train as high motoring costs bite
A generation of young people is turning to rail travel as rocketing motoring costs, rising youth unemployment and tuition fees are making owning a car an ‘unaffordable luxury’ for many under 25s.
Record number of disabled people travelling by train
Record numbers of people with disabilities are getting out and about by train, according to new figures published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Disabled Persons Railcard.