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Report calls for ScotRail to be taken into public ownership by 2020
ScotRail could be taken into public ownership by 2020, a new report has said, with the authors claiming the move could lead to average fare cuts of 6.5 per cent across the service.
Bus partnership announces £23.5m investment
A MULTI-million pound investment has been ploughed into new buses for West Yorkshire.
Tube to have full 4G mobile phone coverage from 2019, Transport for London announces
The Tube will have full 4G mobile coverage from 2019, Transport for London has announced.
Industry Minister Claire Perry launches work on Stansted Airport College
The construction of a new £11m technical college at Stansted Airport was officially started yesterday as part of the launch of the Government’s Industrial Strategy White Paper.
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
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- Road and rail lines affected by overnight floodingHeavy rain disrupts travel with roads and rail services affected.
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- Report calls for ScotRail to be taken into public ownership by 2020ScotRail could be taken into public ownership by 2020, a new report has said, with the authors claiming the move could lead to average fare cuts of 6.5 per cent across the service.
City AM
- Transport for London blames Brexit uncertainty for surprise fall in passenger numbersTransport for London (TfL) has blamed an unexpected fall in passenger numbers on Brexit uncertainty and "economic factors affecting the whole of the UK".
- Cashing in on Crossrail: Elizabeth Line to bring in £3bn for Transport for London over the next five yearsTransport for London (TfL) may be dealing with an unexpected dip in passengers of late, but it is also banking on the £14.8bn Crossrail project bringing in more people from outside London onto the Tube.
London Evening Standard
- Central line delays: Rush hour chaos as signal failure brings major London Tube line to grinding haltFurious commuters faced rush hour chaos after a signal failure caused a major Tube line to come to a grinding halt.
- Tube to have full 4G mobile phone coverage from 2019, Transport for London announcesThe Tube will have full 4G mobile coverage from 2019, Transport for London has announced.
- Father who bought first-class ticket fined £484 - for getting on the wrong trainVirgin Trains customer accuses firm of 'out of proportion' penalty
- Hundreds of thousands of passengers face rail chaos as bad weather hits London Hundreds of thousands of mainline rail passengers, including 100,000 using Waterloo station, were today told to expect delays all week due to the wave of bad weather sweeping across the country.
- Jailed: Man who climbed railway gantry at Seven Sisters leaving Network Rail with £400,000 bill More than 100 trains were cancelled in the time Adam Kozlowski was on the gantry
Morning Star
- Takeover Of ScotRail ‘Will Slash Train Fares’PLANS for a “people’s railway” could transform Scotland’s economy if rail is taken into public ownership by 2020, according to a report published by rail union TSSA today.
Rail Magazine
- Final Class 387 Electrostar rolls off production lineBombardier completes final Electrostar completed at Derby Litchurch Lane.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Successful trial means Tube on track for 4G coverage by 2019The Tube network will see 4G connectivity arrive in 2019, TfL has confirmed, meaning mayor Sadiq Khan’s original ambitions will be able to go ahead. The news comes following a successful trial of the technology on the Waterloo & City line, where 4G technology was tested in tunnels and...
- Rail passengers still want value for money above all elseRail passengers want value for money to improve above anything else, according to a recent survey. Independent watchdog Transport Focus quizzed almost 13,000 people about factors that would improve their journey experience, with value for money coming out top. Passengers also rated finding a...
- TfL still eyeing £700m annual savings in final 5-year business planTfL has published its updated five-year Business Plan, which confirms how the organisation will deliver the Mayor’s Transport Strategy to make the capital a greener, more prosperous city. It will need to absorb £700m annually over five years following government funding cuts, with...
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- Publicly-owned ScotRail could allow for 6.5% fare cutsA report found that having the company privately owned is 'hard to justify'.
- South Western Railway’s station development manager wins prestigious awardSouth Western Railway’s station development manager, Steve Smith walked off with the highly prized Cycle Champion award at the recent 2017 National Cycle-Rail Awards.
- South Western Railway’s station development manager wins prestigious awardSouth Western Railway’s station development manager, Steve Smith walked off with the highly prized Cycle Champion award at the recent 2017 National Cycle-Rail Awards.
- Putting ScotRail back into public hands could 'allow for 6.5% average fare cut'A new report says the rail service could be nationalised by 2020 and mean cheaper fares for passengers too
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