Policy - Page 7

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DfT has “no idea what to do”, say top railway insiders

Insiders criticise Government over continued rail industry uncertainty

29 Jun

News

EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS: Time for our industry’s leaders to rise to the challenge

SIR MICHAEL HOLDEN examines how progress has been allowed to stall, and offers the rail industry a 12-point action plan to improve its prospects

29 Jun

News

Network Rail's Haines focuses on ‘four Rs’ to keep the railway on track

NR Chief Executive reveals £1 billion expenditure during April and May

10 Jun

News

MPs join forces to push for confirmation of HS2 to Leeds

Failure to build HS2 East at the same time as HS2 West could cost the Leeds region £1.7 billion per year warns cross-party group of politicians

9 Jun

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Sir John Armitt: Long-term strategy key to supply chain resilience

National Infrastructure Commission Chairman tells Transport Select Committee that more certainty over capacity to build NPR and HS2 is needed

1 May

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EXCLUSIVE: Major projects will still be vital - so we need to be ready - Haines

“The need for additional capacity will be there and frankly, all this crisis might have done is bought us a few years of time,” - NR Chief Executive

1 May

News

EXCLUSIVE: Haines: electrification must start soon and progressively

Network Rail Chief Executive calls for electrification to begin soon

29 Apr

News

Direct Award franchise extensions for Southeastern and GWR

Direct Awards for Great Western Railway and Southeastern

30 Mar

News

COVID-19: Government suspends rail franchises as passenger services significantly reduced

COVID-19 forces Government to suspend franchise agreements

23 Mar

News

"Better than in BR days, but marred by franchise complexity" - McLoughlin

Privatisation has made the UK a better country according to former Transport Secretary

10 Mar

News

'Hellish' fares: Former Transport Secretary McLoughlin calls for urgent reform

"With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more to grasp the nettle of fares reform" - Patrick McLoughlin

10 Mar

Northern Class 331 in Manchester. PAUL BIGLAND.

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North urges Thameslink-level service to address bottleneck

Calls for infrastructure projects for Manchester's railways to improve capacity across the north

2 Mar

News

Rail industry urges a rolling electrification programme

"Now is a critical time for electrification," says group of bodies in letter to Grant Shapps

19 Feb

TransPennine Express carriage, November 2022. ALAMY.

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COVER STORY: Northern to be axed... calls grow for TPE to follow

"The same process under way for Northern should be triggered with TransPennine for its unacceptable performance levels" - Henri Murison

15 Jan

News

Rail industry misses target over accessibility compliance

TOCs gain dispensation to run non-compliant vehicles

6 Jan

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: R873 - RDG proposals are a lifeline Government should seize

“A new way of delivering the railway cannot now be avoided… and a radical fare review must be part of it.”

Editor's comment 3 Jan

Comment

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R872 - Stakes could not be higher

"I wish Andrew Haines well. Government cannot succeed unless NR succeeds and the rest of the industry cannot succeed if Haines fails."

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

Comment

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R870 - Long fare freezes don’t work ...but passengers deserved to pay no more in 2019

“Raise fares reasonably, then improve services - this is the only sensible way forward.”

Editor's comment 31 Dec

Policy - Page 7

DfT has “no idea what to do”, say top railway insiders

EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS: Time for our industry’s leaders to rise to the challenge

Network Rail's Haines focuses on ‘four Rs’ to keep the railway on track

MPs join forces to push for confirmation of HS2 to Leeds

Sir John Armitt: Long-term strategy key to supply chain resilience

EXCLUSIVE: Major projects will still be vital - so we need to be ready - Haines

EXCLUSIVE: Haines: electrification must start soon and progressively

Direct Award franchise extensions for Southeastern and GWR

COVID-19: Government suspends rail franchises as passenger services significantly reduced

"Better than in BR days, but marred by franchise complexity" - McLoughlin

'Hellish' fares: Former Transport Secretary McLoughlin calls for urgent reform

North urges Thameslink-level service to address bottleneck

Rail industry urges a rolling electrification programme

COVER STORY: Northern to be axed... calls grow for TPE to follow

Rail industry misses target over accessibility compliance

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R874 - Responsibility… accountability

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R873 - RDG proposals are a lifeline Government should seize

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R872 - Stakes could not be higher

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

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R870 - Long fare freezes don’t work ...but passengers deserved to pay no more in 2019

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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 7

DfT has “no idea what to do”, say top railway insiders

EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS: Time for our industry’s leaders to rise to the challenge

Network Rail's Haines focuses on ‘four Rs’ to keep the railway on track

MPs join forces to push for confirmation of HS2 to Leeds

Sir John Armitt: Long-term strategy key to supply chain resilience

EXCLUSIVE: Major projects will still be vital - so we need to be ready - Haines

EXCLUSIVE: Haines: electrification must start soon and progressively

Direct Award franchise extensions for Southeastern and GWR

COVID-19: Government suspends rail franchises as passenger services significantly reduced

"Better than in BR days, but marred by franchise complexity" - McLoughlin

'Hellish' fares: Former Transport Secretary McLoughlin calls for urgent reform

North urges Thameslink-level service to address bottleneck

Rail industry urges a rolling electrification programme

COVER STORY: Northern to be axed... calls grow for TPE to follow

Rail industry misses target over accessibility compliance

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R874 - Responsibility… accountability

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R873 - RDG proposals are a lifeline Government should seize

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R872 - Stakes could not be higher

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

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R870 - Long fare freezes don’t work ...but passengers deserved to pay no more in 2019

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