Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 141

Features from RAIL issue 787 (November 11 - November 24 2015)

London’s contactless and Oyster pay-as-you-go system has been extended to Gatwick Airport.

Features from RAIL issue 786 (October 28 - November 10 2015)

A map launched by the Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) charts railway station usage from 1997, and reveals huge growth in passenger numbers

Network Rail has completed the £40 million upgrade of stabling sidings at Cricklewood.

Transport Focus (TF) has released three new reports on different aspects of smart ticketing.

Rail Minister Claire Perry says smart ticketing on the railways is “an inevitability”, and that magnetic stripe tickets will be redundant in the future.

Hull Trains tops Transport Focus’ Autumn 2015 National Rail Passenger Survey, with 97% of passengers claiming to be satisfied with their experience.

The Government is selling the 67-acre King’s Cross development to Australian pension fund AustralianSuper, in a £371 million deal.

Channel Tunnel owner Eurotunnel is claiming a rise in revenues in 2015 to 1.22 billion euros (£930 million), an increase of 5% on 2014.