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Compensation for Northern rail passengers hit by timetable chaos
Comprehensive compensation package agreed for passengers in the north of England affected by the recent rail disruption.
Stagecoach game for rail franchises despite east coast line debacle
Not even a shareholder dividend cut of 35% can dissuade Martin Griffiths and co from re-bidding
Europe’s largest electric double-decker fleet on its way to London
Metroline is to receive the largest fleet of double-decker electric buses in Europe which will operate on two Transport for London (TfL) contracts.
NR shakes up supplier barriers by streamlining standards and recruiting devolved leaders
As its response to the Hansford Review, which looked at how barriers can be broken to make it easier for organisations to invest in and build on the railway, Network Rail has produced a national framework which will help drive a consistent and transparent approach for third-party involvement. As...
Friday, 29 June 2018
Department for Transport
- Compensation for Northern rail passengers hit by timetable chaosComprehensive compensation package agreed for passengers in the north of England affected by the recent rail disruption.
The Guardian
- Stagecoach game for rail franchises despite east coast line debacleNot even a shareholder dividend cut of 35% can dissuade Martin Griffiths and co from re-bidding
The Scotsman
- ScotRail passengers suffer massive disruption as rail temperatures top 50CSoaring temperatures disrupted thousands of ScotRail passengers today as speed restrictions were imposed across Scotland....
- Alastair Dalton: Will new Transport Secretary just stick to his limo?Nicola Sturgeon’s reshuffle is good and bad for Scottish transport. Good because of its elevated Cabinet status that finally ends the awkward division of responsibility between two ministers over the last four years, but bad because of the loss of continuity.
Times Online
- Commuters to get month’s free travel after rail fiasco [Subscription]Tens of thousands of rail passengers caught up in the chaos over new timetables will be given the equivalent of a month’s free travel as part of a compensation package announced yesterday.
- Bumps and dents in all the private rail operators [Subscription]It may simply be the attrition of the great railway privatisation experiment of the past 20 years, but every single homegrown train operator is damaged goods.
- A return ticket that won’t be needed [Subscription]Booted out early. Shameful losses. Public humiliation. But enough of Germany and the World Cup. What about Stagecoach and the east coast main line?
- Stagecoach’s train set is heading for the buffers [Subscription]The transport group may be forced out of the rail industry if key contract bids end in failure
City AM
- Are you travelling on the UK's most delayed trains?The latest passenger complaints data has delved into the worst offending operators for delays and punctuality – and West Midlands Trains has come out on top.
- Check out this bird's-eye view of London's Tube mapThere have been a fair few exciting alternative Tube maps over the years - not least Transport for London's geographically correct map - and now there's another contender for the top spot.
- Waterloo to reach 'choke point' says Transport for London bossWaterloo’s £800m capacity-boosting programme will only keep the station on the tracks until the mid-2020s before reaching a “choke point”, a Transport for London director has admitted.
Birmingham Mail
- The most complained about train companies in Birmingham revealedVirgin Trains west coast service has received a higher rate of complaints than any other franchised rail operator so far this year.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Judith Cummins MP demands debate on 'unfair' rail funding BRADFORD South MP Judith Cummins has called for a Government debate on rail funding.
Wales Online
- People having picnics by a railway line in Cardiff are delaying servicesPeople are having picnics alongside the railway line in Cardiff , according to Arriva Trains Wales.
Yorkshire Post
- The Yorkshire Post says: Another day, another snub. Ministers still in denial over rail failings THE YORKSHIRE Post is grateful to Diana Johnson MP for raising the One North transport campaign in Parliament – and the discourtesy of Theresa May and Chris Grayling, the Transport Secretary, in still not replying to the unprecedented joint editorial published by newspapers across this region on June 5 which made a number of policy demands, including proper compensation for passengers.
- Rail firm TransPennine Express says sorry to customers after spike in delayed and cancelled trainsTrain operator TransPennine Express has apologised to customers after what it described as "external factors" led to more than a third of its trains being cancelled or running very late in one day.
Other Regional Press
- Welwyn Hatfield commuters set to get month of free train travelWelwyn Hatfield commuters could be set for a month of free train travel following a meeting between Govia Thameslink Railway bosses and the Transport Secretary.
- Kirklees Council leader says rail chaos is part of north/south divideWest Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) heard that widespread train timetable changes were "a disaster waiting to happen"
Train Operators
- Region’s smallest rail stations to get ticket machines for first time Customers at some of Greater Anglia’s smallest rail stations will soon be able to buy tickets and get 24/7 customer support as brand new ticket machines are due to be installed this summer for the first time.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Seven innovative schemes chosen in £600k DfT rail accessibility competitionSeven schemes that plan make use of innovative technology have finally been selected to receive funding in order to support those travelling with disabilities across the rail network. Amongst the government-sponsored programme, originally launched last year, is an augmented reality project that...
- Manchester electrification 'accelerating' after Amey takeover, with 9 days of closures aheadNetwork Rail will be closing the railway between Manchester and Preston via Bolton for nine days later this year as it seeks to polish off the much-delayed electrification of the line, which has been blamed for the widespread disruptions across the northern network since May’s timetable...
- NR shakes up supplier barriers by streamlining standards and recruiting devolved leadersAs its response to the Hansford Review, which looked at how barriers can be broken to make it easier for organisations to invest in and build on the railway, Network Rail has produced a national framework which will help drive a consistent and transparent approach for third-party involvement. As...
- Stagecoach hit by £85.6m loss after being stripped of East Coast franchise Stagecoach has revealed a loss of £85.6m after being stripped of the East Coast franchise, which was recently brought under government control. The DfT is now running the franchise as London North Eastern Railway (LNER). The revealed loss came as Stagecoach – who owned 90% of the...
- Transport for Wales appoints three new non-executive directorsTransport for Wales has appointed three new non-executive directors to its board. They will join interim chair Nick Gregg and fellow board members Martin Dorchester and James Price. Peter Kennedy and Brian McKenzie are due to step down follow the board’s next meeting on 2 July. The new...
Other News Sources
- Call for return of Welshpool to Gobowen rail routeAn ambitious plan to bring a direct passenger rail route from north Shropshire to Mid Wales back into service has won support.
- Hitchin and Harpenden MP introducing Bill to compensate stranded rail passengersHitchin and Harpenden MP Bim Afolami will next week introduce a Bill in the Commons to compensate passengers affected by the chaos engulfing the Govia Thameslink Railway network.
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