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Government - Page 5

Comment

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R874 - Responsibility… accountability

“Perhaps Williams is treading carefully so as not to scare the horses at the DfT and in Government”

Editor's comment 3 Jan

Comment

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R871 - Time for really radical change

“...a cabinet office minister said ...that too often when discussing policy, officials just ‘didnt know what they were talking about”

Editor's comment 31 Dec

News

DfT examines future of Northern franchise

Northern could be stripped of franchise warns Department for Transport

16 Oct

News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The IEPs have arrived

As the first electric trains from the IEP enter traffic, RICHARD CLINNICK chronicles the programme from inception to carrying its first passengers in 2017

16 Sept

News

No change to service reliability with derogations - DfT

"There is not expected to be any change to reliability of services due to improvements to accessibility of trains" - Nusrat Ghani

9 Sept

News

Judging panel appointed for Pacer competition

Pete Waterman to chair panel for Government's 'Transform a Pacer' project

2 Sept

News

No decision yet on future use of East Midlands Railway HSTs

The future of East Midlands Railway's HST fleet remains uncertain

22 Aug

HS2 Euston plans. HS2 LTD.

News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: HS2: Dispatches tells a misleading and incomplete story

Earlier this year, PAUL BIGLAND defended HS2 against the claims made in a Channel 4 documentary

22 Aug

News

Discussions on Norwich-Liverpool route split continue

Still no decision on which company will operate Nottingham-Liverpool route when it's split from East Midlands Railway

22 Aug

News

Forty Class 365s now owned by Government

Government now owns 40 four-car electric multiple units

22 Aug

News

Government refutes “misleading” claims of Northern spending

Government disputes IPPR claims over expenditure in northern England

21 Aug

News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The future face of franchises is shrouded in uncertainty

Chris Grayling wanted to run the East Coast franchise as a public-private partnership, but problems around responsibilities, trust and risk must be resolved

16 Aug

Advertisement feature

Freight contract to deliver medical supplies post-Brexit

£25 million contract to for express freight to carry medicine post-Brexit up for grabs

16 Aug

News

Rail gains in popularity, says White Paper

Rail is fourth most popular transport mode according to Government research, but is gaining in popularity

7 Aug

News

Discussions on GWR extension

FirstGroup and Government discussing franchise extension for Great Western Railway

24 Jul

News

Current franchising model “has had its day” - Williams

Keith Williams, independent chairman of the Government’s Rail Review, says the current franchising model has “had its day"

16 Jul

Services will continue on towards Manchester Victoria after passing through Crewe. JACK BOSKETT.

News

Virgin considers bidding for Spanish operations

Virgin calls UK rail "uninvestable" as it eyes Spanish rail market, but union calls comments "shallow"

10 Jul

News

EXCLUSIVE: Industry must be prepared to assume responsibilities, says DfT’s Kelly

“If the Department for Transport steps back, the rail industry must be ready to step forward" - Bernadette Kelly

10 Jul

Feature

What’s gone wrong with the Railways Pension Scheme?

Stagecoach and Arriva are engaged in legal action against the Government, after being excluded from franchise bids.

TOCs 25 Jun

News

DfT plans competition for repurposed Pacers

Government launches competition to find community use for redundant Pacers

28 May

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