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Back to the bad old days: swingeing rail cuts set alarm bells ringing

Rail operators surprised by immediacy and scale of cuts demanded by Department for Transport. Train operators have been told to find ways to cut hundreds of millions of pounds from the railway's operating costs next year, in a move that is likely to result in fewer services and worse stations for passengers.The Department for Transport seeks to cut spending by 10% after the chancellor Rishi Sunak's autumn budget.It's back to the old days of British Rail when they squeezed services and then said no one is using trains because the service is rubbish .

Government and Midlands Connect sign landmark 'Collaboration Agreement'

Transport champion Midlands Connect has signed a first-of-a-kind Collaboration Agreement with the Government.