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WEBScotRail to restore full service next week. ScotRail has announced that its full timetable will be restored on Monday. A pay deal was agreed with drivers’ union ASLEF on 25 September, and ScotRail said it can now restore the service that had been advertised until 10 July. Monday briefing: Storm strands trains on Dawlish coast.
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WEBA new bi-mode freight locomotive is to be unveiled this week. It is forecast to reduce emissions by as much as 58 per cent and is being described as a ‘game changer’. Railway 200 is launched in Darlington. Next year’s Railway 200 festival has been launched with a day of events in Darlington, the town which was one terminus of the ...
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WEBCampaigners set out proposals for flat-fare rail card. The environmental charity Greenpeace has published proposals for a new flat-fare rail card, possibly costing £49 a month, which would allow unlimited travel on regional and local trains. The plan has been drawn up on behalf of Greenpeace by the high speed rail lobby group Greengauge21.
King’s Speech confirms creation of Great British Railways
WEBJul 17, 2024 · HM the King has confirmed that Great British Railways will be created and private sector passenger operators nationalised. ‘Shadow’ Great British Railways to be set up straight away to start industry collaboration Three railway bills planned to allow public ownership, create full GBR, and look again at rail projects north of the West Midlands
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WEBA plan for a new railway to replace the axed sections of HS2 to Crewe and Manchester is being published today by the mayors of the West Midlands and Greater Manchester. The proposal is for an 80km line between Lichfield and High Legh, which is near Warrington and just south of the M56 motorway. At this point it would join the Northern ...
Report claims possible rethink over National Rail Contracts
WEBNov 20, 2023 · The government is said to be poised to reintroduce a degree of commercial freedom in National Rail Contracts, with the intention of allowing operators to increase profits.. It is reported that the owners of operators are urging the government to loosen the tight restrictions of the present contracts.
Network Rail prepares for major changes as CP7 starts
WEBApr 3, 2024 · Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines is predicting that Control Period 7 will mean meeting the challenges of ‘climate change, train performance, industry revenue and reform’.. Control Period 7 began on 1 April, and this five year budget is expected to be the last for Network Rail in its present form, because NR is set to become Great British Railways within the next two or three years.
Radical reforms lay foundation for ‘modern, green railway’
WEBMay 20, 2021 · Concessions will replace franchises New industry body to absorb Network Rail Fares shakeup includes part time seasons White Paper presented to Parliament Updated 20 May, 16.15
Private train operators brace for Royal dismissal - Railnews
WEBJul 17, 2024 · Private train operators brace for Royal dismissal. His Majesty the King is expected to give contracted private passenger train operators their notice today, as he presents the government’s legislative programme in the House of Lords following the Labour landslide in the general election on 4 July. It …
Rail freight growth 'won't happen on its own', warns industry group
WEBJun 7, 2024 · The amount of freight carried by train over the past year to 31 March has remained largely stable, and the latest figures show that the industry has failed to attract more traffic of most types.. The exceptions which have increased are construction materials, food and drink, and some domestic intermodal movements, which the Office of Rail and Road dubs ‘non-maritime’.