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Railcare is saved as German buyers confirm deal 27 Aug 2013 | 05:49 pm
The rolling stock refurbishment company Railcare has been saved, after a deal was confirmed with the German company which was on the verge of buying the business in July. The talks with Knorr-Bremse f...
HS2 dubbed 'grand folly' by Institute of Directors 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Another group has added its voice in opposition to HS2, claiming that the scheme amounts to a 'grand folly'. The IoD, like some other critics, wants the HS2 budget to be invested in alternative transp...
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Think tank's HS2 report dismissed as 'wild guesses' 20 Aug 2013 | 03:12 pm
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce has dismissed a report claiming that HS2 could cost £80 billion as 'short sighted' and based on 'wild guesses'. The claims were made by the free-market think tank, the I...
Free market lobby group predicts '£80bn HS2' 19 Aug 2013 | 02:01 pm
A think tank which promotes 'free market' principles has predicted that the cost of building HS2 could rise to £80 billion, and concludes that the project should be scrapped. The Institute for Economi...
London Overground set to be hit by Bank Holiday strike 16 Aug 2013 | 06:41 pm
London Overground services are set to be disrupted over the Bank Holiday weekend, because the RMT has called a two-day strike in protest at plans to remove the remaining conductor guards on the system...
Great Western franchise not at risk, says DfT 16 Aug 2013 | 12:14 pm
The Department for Transport has denied claims by the RMT that train services currently operated by First Great Western could be at risk, as the deadline approaches for agreeing an emergency franchise...
Waterloo International platforms set to reopen 15 Aug 2013 | 04:10 pm
The Alliance of South West Trains and Network Rail has announced plans to bring all the former international platforms at London Waterloo back into use. The SWT fleet is also to be enlarged to allow m...
Regulated rail fares set to rise by average of 4.1% 13 Aug 2013 | 03:06 pm
Regulated rail fares, which include most season tickets, are set to rise by 4.1 per cent in January, following the news that Retail Price Inflation was 3.1 per cent in July. Demonstrations protesting ...
Personal property thefts increase on railway 12 Aug 2013 | 01:52 pm
The number of thefts of personal property from railway passengers has risen by 16 per cent, partly because of organised pickpocketing gangs. There was also an increase in violent incidents, which rose...
