Policy - Page 58

Possible electrification delays criticised

Government determined to ensure investment in the rail network benefits the UK economy - Maynard

Gibb report conclusions pose big questions for Government

We need running repairs, not wholesale renationalisation

It could be a ‘guiding mind’ - after uncomfortable changes

Stagecoach negotiating terms of East Coast franchise with DfT due to uncertainty over planned infrastructure upgrades on ECML

New deal due to start in December 2018

Partnership will include operation of HS2

Privatised passenger railway could have cost £51 billion more to operate than if British Rail had remained in state hands, a new study suggests.

RDG Chairman calls rail the “economic backbone” of the country, and that in uncertain times rail has the power to create secure jobs.