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HS2 will start to re-establish pride in the transport network, Rail Minister Claire Perry claimed on November 5 at the National Rail Conference.

Rail Minister Claire Perry quotes recent Comment by RAIL Managing Editor and Events Director Nigel Harris, when telling industry it needs to sell itself better.

Rail North’s starting point for HS2 will be the new Northern Rail and TransPennine franchises, Director David Hoggarth believes.

Everything that is going on in the industry is changing the way the country thinks about rail, according to Rail Minister Claire Perry.

“We expect the competition for the next East Midlands long-term franchise to deliver those improvements to the rolling stock that are required" - Perry.

Rail Minister Claire Perry says that the biggest challenge for the industry over the next decade is finding skilled professionals for new projects.

J Murphy & Sons wins a £6.5 million contract from Transport for London to upgrade ten London Overground stations

National Infrastructure Commission Chairman Andrew Adonis meets representatives from Transport for the North during two-day visit to northern England

Labour has slammed the Shaw Review’s scoping document, with Shadow Transport Secretary Lilian Greenwood promising to oppose any privatisation of Network Rail.

A new restaurant has opened in a disused station building at Tain, on the Highland Main Line.