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London Overground Railway Operations Ltd has claimed the blue riband award at this year’s National Rail Awards - the Passenger Operator of the Year.

A recently formed rail passenger group is to fund a legal review of the Government’s handling of Southern Railway.

Ability of GWR's '800' bi-modes to meet current and future timetables is under scrutiny by the operator, due to their maximum speed in diesel mode of 100mph.

Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald says nationalisation will save money and not lead to additional expenditure if Labour is elected to power.

Regulated rail fares are set to rise by 1.9% in January 2017, following the announcement of the Retail Price Index figure on August 16.

A summit is to be held to discuss fares, the Rail Delivery Group confirmed on July 29.

Class 68s started work with Abellio Greater Anglia. They will be on hire with AGA until September 30.

Driver training using Class 68s begins ahead of their introduction into traffic on Abellio Greater Anglia passenger duties.

Transport Focus (TF) highlighted the ongoing problems suffered by passengers on the Southern network, caused by ongoing industrial relation problems.

Eight out of 10 passengers are satisfied with rail travel according to the latest National Rail Passenger Survey