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Virgin Trains and Stagecoach must be punished harder for their own good
The very existence of rail franchising is threatened by the cycle of overbidding and collapse. Firms should welcome disciplineThe railways and profit do not sit easily together, largely because a carriage load of other considerations need to be weighed first: safety, punctuality, affordability. The presence of private rail operators on our infrastructure is therefore contingent on the public accepting this added, complicating consideration.One way of keeping that delicate compact in place is to make clear to private rail companies, as would be the case in a purely commercial endeavour, that th...
Could East Coast hitting the buffer signal the end for privatisation?
Stagecoach’s East Coast debacle won’t be helping the investment portfolio of its multimillionaire founder Sir Brian Souter.
Labour's John McDonnell says public ownership plan for services such as water and rail will "cost nothing", while Corbyn adds it is necessary to prevent a "climate catastrophe"
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said the Labour party's plan to bring services such as water, energy and rail under public ownership would be "cost free".
Sunday, 11 February 2018
BBC News
- Bunch of balloons in Billericay halts trains in their tracksRush-hour trains were disrupted for more than two hours by a bunch of balloons tangled on overhead lines.
- Bunch of balloons in Billericay halts trains in their tracksRush-hour trains were disrupted for more than two hours by a bunch of balloons tangled on overhead lines.
- John McDonnell: Labour public ownership plan will cost nothingIt wants services such as water put in the hands of workers - which the Tories say would cost billions.
The Guardian
- Virgin Trains and Stagecoach must be punished harder for their own goodThe very existence of rail franchising is threatened by the cycle of overbidding and collapse. Firms should welcome disciplineThe railways and profit do not sit easily together, largely because a carriage load of other considerations need to be weighed first: safety, punctuality, affordability. The presence of private rail operators on our infrastructure is therefore contingent on the public accepting this added, complicating consideration.One way of keeping that delicate compact in place is to make clear to private rail companies, as would be the case in a purely commercial endeavour, that th...
The Scotsman
- Drivers of new ScotRail trains ‘can’t see signals’Introduction of new class 385 electric trains for the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line could be further put back because drivers say they can’t see signals properly from their cabs.
City AM
- Labour's John McDonnell says public ownership plan for services such as water and rail will "cost nothing", while Corbyn adds it is necessary to prevent a "climate catastrophe"Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said the Labour party's plan to bring services such as water, energy and rail under public ownership would be "cost free".
London Evening Standard
- Virgin Trains scrap quiet coaches in first classVirgin Trains East Coast has announced plans to scrap the quiet section from May. The move to withdraw the areas comes after the company reported that its customers didn't want them.
Northern Echo
- Virgin Trains East Coast to withdraw quiet coaches in First ClassThe train operator, which runs services between London's Kings Cross to York, Newcastle and Scotland, said fewer than one in 10 people appreciated the quiet coach.
Other Regional Press
- Stone MP votes against HS2 BillSir Bill Cash has said Phase 2 of HS2 "will have an immensely destructive effect on the environment"
- MP wants to re-open Fenton and Meir railway stationsStoke-on-Trent South MP, Jack Brereton, says he wants to re-open railway stations at Fenton and Meir.
Rail Advent
- Meet train operating company Greater Anglia’s new Integrated Transport ManagerGreater Anglia has announced that they have appointed a new integrated transport manager to help make passengers journeys to and from their stations easier.
Other News Sources
- Network Rail apologise for South Cumbria rail upgrade shamblesA "TOMBOLA of misery" was what greeted stakeholders in the Cumbria Better Connected Campaign as they met on Friday (9) for its latest meeting.
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