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PAC slams Government and Crossrail over delays

“It is unacceptable that Parliament and the public still do not know the root causes of the failures that beset this project" - PAC

3 Apr

Looking towards London at Didcot Parkway on August 18. PAUL BIGLAND/RAIL.

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£47 million spent on deferred sections of Great Western modernisation

"Around £47 million” has been spent on works on the Great Western Main Line where electrification has been deferred.

20 Dec

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Government must set out ‘realistic timetable’ for HS2, says PAC

Public Accounts Committee wants to see a “realistic timetable” set out quickly

14 Sept

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Eurostar sale “well handled” but DfT under fire from PAC

Public Accounts Committee says Government’s sale of its stake in Eurostar was “well handled and secured a good return for the taxpayer”.

21 Jan

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PAC investigates rail franchising reform

MPs hear evidence from leading DfT figures

3 Dec

Colas Rail 37421 on a Network Rail test train near Northampton. PETER FOSTER.

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Network Rail accused of “severe planning and budget failures”

“Passengers and the public are paying a heavy price” for failings, says PAC chairman

20 Nov

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PAC examines Eurostar sale

Government’s focus on “short-term cash”, says Meg Hillier

18 Nov

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PAC questions role of Office of Rail and Road

The Public Accounts Committee questioned the role of the ORR, with PAC member Nigel Mills asking ORR Chief Executive Richard Price why the regulator was needed.

11 Nov

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CP5 plans investigated by Public Accounts Committee

MPs to question Mark Carne and DfT Permanent Secretary

13 Oct

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Taxpayers bore all risk when DfT procured IEP and Thameslink fleets - Public Accounts Committee

Taxpayers bore all the risk when DfT decided to buy Intercity Express Programme and Thameslink fleets the Public Accounts Committee said today (December 17).

17 Dec

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LNER Azuma 800104 and ScotRail Inter7City HST 43145 stand in Aberdeen station. CONRAD LANDIN.

Scottish main line will "end up with discontinuous electrification"

Electrification 14 Jul

The sliding canal bridge at Keadby has required numerous repairs and maintenance in recent years, including a nine-day closure in February 2024. It failed 16 times between April 2024 and March 2025. NETWORK RAIL.

Repeated bridge failures force TPE to consider diversionary route

TransPennine Express 21 Jul

DB Cargo UK 66139 shunts wagons at Cemex's Dallam Freight Depot, Warrington. DAVID STUBBINGS.

16 DB Cargo UK drivers switching to rival

DB Cargo UK 11 Jul

90021, hauling the 1610 Deepcar-Finsbury Park ‘Last Chance’ charter (which it worked from Doncaster RMT), stands at Peterborough on April 8 2023. The ‘90’ has been acquired by Freightliner from DB Cargo. PIP DUNN.

DB Cargo sells three more Class 90s for reuse

DB Cargo UK 7 Jul

An East Midlands Railway Class 222 approaches Braybrooke on the Midland Main Line. PAUL BIGGS.

Further MML electrification and York capacity projects paused

Midland Main Line 8 Jul

Stored SWR Class 701s and former West Midlands Railway Class 323s at Long Marston. JACK BOSKETT/RAIL.

UK "fails to provide trains people want or like"

Rail Live 2 Jul

Off-lease 221104 passes Wellington as part of a driver training run between Central Rivers TMD and Wrexham. ALISTAIR COX.

All three West Coast Main Line open access bid rejected

Open access 3 Jul

An enforcing regulator that is independent of the government will be needed to protect the interest of sectors such as open access and freight, says one industry source. Colas Rail 70813 passes Plawsworth (near Durham) on the Wast Coast Main Line on September 17 with the 1541 Jarrow Prax to Lindsey Oil Refinery Colas empty bogie tanks. PAUL BIGGS.

Drivers' jobs safe after refinery owners enter administration

Colas Rail 8 Jul

South Western Railway 159009 and 158885 arrive at Overton on April 18 with the 0640 Exeter St Davids-Basingstoke. The operator is exploring options for sections of third-rail electrification along the route. PAUL BIGGS.

DfT talking to three operators about combined order to replace DMUs

New Trains 17 Jul

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