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Norwich MPs staff new information desk at Norwich Rail Station
MPs Simon Wright and Chloe Smith visited Norwich rail station on Friday 7th September to staff the train operator’s newly installed Information Desk and find out how it is benefitting passengers.
New PA system keeps Waterloo passengers on the move
Passengers using Waterloo station will notice that announcements are clearer and easier to hear than ever before, following a multi-million pound investment in a new, state-of-the art public address system for the station.
Protests expected following rail fare increase
Groups of angry rail passengers in the UK have launched a series of protests after new, “massive” increases in ticket prices were confirmed by the government. Some prices in England could rise by as much as 6.2 per cent at the start of next year, with smaller rises in Scotland.
Jobs boost as Greening approves £4.5 billion rail project
More than 900 jobs will be created and thousands more secured after transport secretary Justine Greening approved a £4.5 billion contract to supply Britain with the next generation of intercity trains. In a major boost to the UK’s manufacturing industry, 596 railway carriages will be built at a brand new train factory in the north east of England.
ORR begins consultation on proposals to formalise Rail Delivery Group
The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) brings industry leaders together on a voluntary basis to provide leadership to the rail industry.
Rail delivery group supports governments plans for investment in Britains railways
The leadership body of Britain’s rail industry, the Rail Delivery Group, has given its full support to the Government’s High Level Output Specification (HLOS) and the recently published Scottish Ministers’ HLOS. The Rail Delivery Group includes the Chief Executives of the passenger rail owning groups, freight operators and Network Rail.
UK government announces rail funding boost
More than £9 billion of railway upgrades across England and Wales have been announced by transport secretary Justine Greening. Improvements will meet the needs of intercity passengers, commuters and freight up to the end of this decade while the government continues to work on High Speed 2 to deliver rail capacity for the British economy in the decades to come, Greening explained.
Rail Agency delivers educative lecture to students - 01/04 - 03:30
A delegation from the Rail Agency, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), has recently visited Al Mawakeb Private School in Dubai to acquaint students, by means of a visual presentation, with all matters related to the Red and Green Lines of the Dubai Metro.
Government calls on Rail Delivery Group to lead GB rail industry
The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) welcomes the Government’s support for the RDG contained in the Command Paper ‘Reforming our Railways: Putting the Customer First’, which was published today. The Paper calls on the Rail Delivery Group to provide leadership to the industry and to respond to the Government’s strategic challenges.
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.
Bletchley derailment halts long-distance Euston services
A train derailment at Bletchley has caused havoc with long-distance passengers seeking to reach London Euston station this morning. Tens of thousands of passengers from Scotland and north of England are believed to be affected, following the derailment of a freight train on the West Coast main line earlier.
UK rail commuters paying up to ten times more than EU passengers
As commuters brace themselves for steep rail fare rises next week, Campaign for Better Transport has discovered some UK commuters are paying three and a half times more for their season ticket than their European neighbours. The news comes despite the government concessions in the Autumn Spending review to cap regulated fare increases to inflation plus one per cent in January.