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Abellio making £1 million profit a month from ScotRail franchise

NEW ScotRail operator Abellio made a profit of £1 million a month after taking over the railway franchise last year.

HS2 consultation shows momentum is building

Edward Timpson MP: "In recent weeks the Government has re-confirmed its support for HS2"

Council leader responds to concerns over Heathrow expansion legal action

The leader of the Royal Borough has hit back at concerns over taxpayers’ money being used to fund legal action over the expansion of Heathrow.

NATIONAL RAIL AWARDS 2016: Maintenance Team Of The Year Winner: MTR Crossrail

“This is a spectacular performance achieved in a short time resulting in the London Rail TOC being one of the top performing TOCs despite operating over the GE infrastructure, the subject of continuous engineering work in preparation for Crossrail.”

NATIONAL RAIL AWARDS 2016: Safety Award, Joint Winner: Network Rail Wales - Rail Life

Trespass and vandalism have been a problem on the railways in Wales for a long time, causing delays and cancellations to passengers and costing a reported £583,000 in 2014. But there is also a human cost. In 2014, there were two trespass-related fatalities on the Wales route and there is is an average of 700 trespass crime events each year.