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East Coast deal confirmed

Department for Transport confirms it has officially signed East Coast rail franchise contract with Inter City Railways

10 Dec

News

Court of Appeal finds in Government’s favour over HS2

Court of Appeal agrees with High Court that a Strategic Environmental Assessment wasn't required before making directions to protect route for Phase One of HS2.

9 Dec

News

Campaigners meet Cameron over South West improvements

Members of the Peninsula Rail Task Force and MP Gary Streeter meet Prime Minister, to discuss rail plans for the South West

8 Dec

News

Invitation to Tenders for Northern Rail and TransPennine early next year

ITTs for two northern franchises published early next year

8 Dec

News

Network Rail increases transparency data

Network Rail expanding range of information and data available to the public in its transparency portal.

5 Dec

News

Overall 2.2% rail price increase across 2015

The overall price increase across 2015 rail fares will be 2.2%, the lowest for five years, the rail industry has confirmed.

5 Dec

News

McLoughlin backs GEML Taskforce recommendations

The Great Eastern Main Line Taskforce’s key recommendations will be supported by Government Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin has announced.

4 Dec

News

Campaigners put the case for BML2 to Transport Minister

Transport Minister told of ‘increasingly strong economic case’ for Brighton Main Line 2

4 Dec

News

Oxenholme to Windermere electrification

Baroness Kramer confirms the £16 million electrification of the Windermere branch.

28 Nov

News

Stagecoach and Virgin awarded East Coast franchise

Eight-year deal for Inter City Railways, a joint venture of Stagecoach Transport Holdings Ltd and Virgin Holdings Ltd. New franchise begins March 1 2015.

27 Nov

News

Electrifying routes to the South West could deliver £6 billion to region

Electrifying mainline rail services to the South West Peninsula could deliver a £6 billion boost to the region’s economy, a new report published today says.

25 Nov

News

Independent Transport Commission launches high-speed rail report

Report draws on high-speed best practice in Europe to inform UK policy

20 Nov

News

GB Railfreight seeks aggregates assessment

GB Railfreight tells Mayor of London consultation that further evaluation of aggregates markets across capital is needed

20 Nov

News

RDG considers campaign to highlight rail’s benefits to Britain

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

17 Nov

Feature

Is the Rail Delivery Group fit for purpose?

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

Policy 30 Oct

News

New stations and lines in Mersey long-term strategy

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

3 Sept

News

Rail industry contributes £9bn to UK economy

The rail sector contributes £9.3 billion to the UK economy each year, according to a new report published by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG).

23 Jul

Feature

Shadowing the Transport Secretary

NIGEL HARRIS tagged along on a political away day with Secretary of State for Transport PATRICK MCLOUGHLIN

Legislation 4 Sept

Feature

Making Anglia Greater

RICHARD CLINNICK talks to new Greater Anglia MD Ruud Haket and Network Rail Route Managing Director DAVE WARD

Policy 2 May

Feature

"You can't change culture overnight. But we're moving in the right direction."

In the second part of RAIL's exclsuive interview with Network Rail CEO DAVID HIGGINS he talks about safety, cost-cutting, alliance and NR's 'culture of fear'

Policy 4 Apr

Policy - Page 17

East Coast deal confirmed

Court of Appeal finds in Government’s favour over HS2

Campaigners meet Cameron over South West improvements

Invitation to Tenders for Northern Rail and TransPennine early next year

Network Rail increases transparency data

Overall 2.2% rail price increase across 2015

McLoughlin backs GEML Taskforce recommendations

Campaigners put the case for BML2 to Transport Minister

Oxenholme to Windermere electrification

Stagecoach and Virgin awarded East Coast franchise

Electrifying routes to the South West could deliver £6 billion to region

Independent Transport Commission launches high-speed rail report

GB Railfreight seeks aggregates assessment

RDG considers campaign to highlight rail’s benefits to Britain

Is the Rail Delivery Group fit for purpose?

New stations and lines in Mersey long-term strategy

Rail industry contributes £9bn to UK economy

Shadowing the Transport Secretary

Making Anglia Greater

"You can't change culture overnight. But we're moving in the right direction."

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

Policy - Page 17

East Coast deal confirmed

Court of Appeal finds in Government’s favour over HS2

Campaigners meet Cameron over South West improvements

Invitation to Tenders for Northern Rail and TransPennine early next year

Network Rail increases transparency data

Overall 2.2% rail price increase across 2015

McLoughlin backs GEML Taskforce recommendations

Campaigners put the case for BML2 to Transport Minister

Oxenholme to Windermere electrification

Stagecoach and Virgin awarded East Coast franchise

Electrifying routes to the South West could deliver £6 billion to region

Independent Transport Commission launches high-speed rail report

GB Railfreight seeks aggregates assessment

RDG considers campaign to highlight rail’s benefits to Britain

Is the Rail Delivery Group fit for purpose?

New stations and lines in Mersey long-term strategy

Rail industry contributes £9bn to UK economy

Shadowing the Transport Secretary

Making Anglia Greater

"You can't change culture overnight. But we're moving in the right direction."

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains