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New rail franchisees could face greater risks
Ministers are poised to shake up rail franchising policy by ending a system that compensates train operators when revenues fall short of expectations while allowing them to keep the right to take a share of unexpected profits
Most overcrowded trains identified
The 07.42, operated by First Great Western, carried on average 326 passengers more than the train’s capacity of 533. Described by the DfT as a “very popular service into Paddington”, it was one of 10 trains identified in a Freedom of Information reply,
Train services between Birmingham and London could be reduced
Dramatic changes to long distance rail services to Birmingham could be introduced when a new franchise begins next year, the Department for Transport has revealed.
Thursday, 20 January 2011
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