Chris Grayling - Page 2

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Northern and GTR passengers face “unsatisfactory service” - Grayling

Grayling: "Let me be absolutely clear: passengers on these franchises are facing totally unsatisfactory levels of service.”

5 Jun

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Operators blame Network Rail for timetable chaos

Operators have largely blamed Network Rail for the problems suffered by rail passengers following last month’s overhaul of timetables

4 Jun

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Grayling taken to task over bi-mode comments

Secretary of State forced to defend comments about bi-mode trains

23 Apr

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Withdrawal of HSTs prompts fears of Midland Main Line stock shortfall

Grayling claims bi-modes will be delivered in 'early-2020s', yet HSTs must be withdrawn by the end of next year, leaving a shortfall of sets on MML

5 Mar

Alstom 654602 is pictured at Velim test track in the Czech Republic during the first day of test runs on April 25. The two-car Coradia iLint is scheduled to go into passenger service in Germany in January 2018 as the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered train. ENRICO SCHREURS.

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Grayling: "I want the first hydrogen train to operate on our rail network within a short period of time"

Transport Secretary "expects to see a transformation in technology on our railways over the coming years"

19 Jan

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Government launches East West Railway Company

Government forms company designed to speed up East West Rail construction

19 Dec

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VIDEO: BTP & Northern heroes recognised at National Rail Awards 2017

Full video of the presentation made to recognise rail staff for their services and bravery during the terror attacks earlier this year.

26 Sept

SWR 444040 carrying the operator's new livery, passes Basingstoke on September 4. MARK PIKE.

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First train arrives late at South Western Railway launch

South Western Railway launches new livery at Waterloo, but the train arrives late.

5 Sept

67022 passes Dwygyfylchi on July 24, with 0950 Manchester Piccadilly-Holyhead. PHIL METCALFE.

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Governments clash over Wales & Borders rail franchise

Governments clash over Wales & Borders franchise process

30 Aug

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Osborne urges HS3 as Grayling backs Northern determination

Osborne calls for HS3 as Grayling says poor transport is holding the north of England back

23 Aug

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East West plots a course for vertical integration

New East West Rail Chairman ROB BRIGHOUSE will lead an organisation charged with further developing the East West Rail route. PAUL STEPHEN reports.

TOCs 1 Apr

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The search begins for manufacturer of HS2 trains

Up to 60 trains to be built in deal worth £2.75bn

20 Jan

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Grayling: Opposition “do not care”

Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling has accused Labour of not caring, regarding the continued industrial action on Southern.

18 Jan

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Strikes, carnage and threats

By the time this is published, the dreadful Southern strike could be over - or it could be continuing its bloody trajectory.

6 Jan

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Hitachi unveils first UK-assembled IEP train

Transport Secretary and Ambassador of Japan see the first of 110 new IEPs come off the production line

9 Dec

Southern 377215 at Harrow & Wealdstone on September 18 2014. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Nationalise the railways, says TUC

The TUC Congress in Brighton has repeated its call to renationalise the railway as a way of ending the “chaos”.

19 Sept

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Grayling refutes accusations of DfT HS2 failings

Chris Grayling describes claims that the Government has failed to set a workable, realistic timetable for HS2 Ltd as “a lot of nonsense”.

19 Sept

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New trains as Abellio scoops East Anglia franchise

£1.4bn of investment for 1,043 new vehicles to replace entire fleet, 600 of which will be built by Bombardier.

10 Aug

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Grayling is new Transport Secretary

Chris Grayling (MP for Epsom & Ewell) has been appointed Secretary of State for Transport.

14 Jul

Chris Grayling - Page 2

Northern and GTR passengers face “unsatisfactory service” - Grayling

Operators blame Network Rail for timetable chaos

Grayling taken to task over bi-mode comments

Withdrawal of HSTs prompts fears of Midland Main Line stock shortfall

Grayling: "I want the first hydrogen train to operate on our rail network within a short period of time"

Government launches East West Railway Company

VIDEO: BTP & Northern heroes recognised at National Rail Awards 2017

First train arrives late at South Western Railway launch

Governments clash over Wales & Borders rail franchise

Osborne urges HS3 as Grayling backs Northern determination

East West plots a course for vertical integration

The search begins for manufacturer of HS2 trains