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Rail Delivery Group plans long-term national campaign to be launched in 2015

London TravelWatch has welcomed the Mayor of London’s decision to freeze fares on the Transport for London network in real terms in January 2015

The Government considers an order for new DMUs to ease the short-term capacity crunch

NIGEL HARRIS meets RDG Chairman MARTIN GRIFFITHS, to discuss his organisation’s role in developing the UK’s rail strategy

An order for 250 new generation Tube trains is expected to be worth between £1 billion and £2.5bn

The franchisee that will take over ScotRail on April 1 2015 will “underpin Scotland”, according to Transport Scotland Commercial Director Bill Reeve

Construction of the first of 70 new AT200 electric multiple units will start next Spring, after Hitachi won a deal to supply 234 EMU vehicles for ScotRail.

Rail fares for 2015 have been frozen in real terms, following an announcement by Chancellor of the Exchequer George

London Underground has begun its search for a supplier for 68 additional trains.

The opening or re-opening of several lines on the Merseyrail network is among proposals put forward in Merseytravel’s Long-Term Rail Strategy.