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Trains could soon run 24 hours a day, says Network Rail boss

Mark Carne, who steps down as chief executive of the infrastructure company this summer, said people want rail services to reflect their lifestyles.

Proposal to remove Neath station from main railway line attacked

A petition launched to highlight the potential removal of Neath station from the main railway line to London has attracted more than 6,000 signatures in two days. The proposal, put forward by Professor Mark Barry of Cardiff University as part of his Swansea Bay Metro concept, would mean quicker rail journey times between Cardiff and Swansea, and Swansea to London Paddington.

Transport secretary reveals plans to stop councils using bus lane cameras as cash cows

It has been suggested that councils could be asked to redesign roads where bus lane cameras catch and fine significant numbers of drivers, under plans proposed by the Transport Secretary.

Southampton MP Alan Whitehead questions South Western Railway probe

A SOUTHAMPTON MP has questioned the government’s decision to launch a probe into the performance of South Western Railway (SWR). Alan Whitehead says the move suggests the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has “no confidence” in his own arrangements, after awarding the franchise to SWR in March 2017.