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A multimillion-pound tax on poorly performing rail companies should be used to freeze fares for passengers hit by weeks of disruption, Labour says.
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The High Speed 2 rail line has steamed into further controversy with a Spanish manufacturer launching a legal challenge against its plans to buy £2.8bn of trains.
Northern Rail cancellations for third week running 'unacceptable'
The deputy mayor of Greater Manchester has described cancellations to Northern Rail services for a third Sunday running as "chaotic and unacceptable".
Sunday, 12 August 2018
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- Colin Donald: Lothian Buses drives a coach and horses through tour market [Subscription]What is wrong with Lothian Buses, the last of the capital’s cash cows, using the profits from its excellent public transport services to buy its way into the Scottish coach tour market? Its charter allows the practice; it can cite precedent from an earlier era when it dabbled in the excursions market; and, let’s face it, all is fair in love and business — especially the bus business.
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