Passenger journeys rise by 19% to 89% of pre-pandemic levels
Revenue growth lags at 78% of 2019 figures
Draft Rail Reform Bill promises scrutiny of GBR plans…
Primary legislation unlikely in this Parliament
Government U-turns on ticket office closure plans
Proposals ‘do not meet high thresholds set by Ministers’
Ticket office closures – ‘too far, too fast’
Transport Committee concerned over Government-driven plans for mass ticket office closures
RAIB concludes Salisbury investigation
Low adhesion and insufficiently early braking caused crash, probe finds
Travelcards saved after tripartite agreement
Day travelcards retained after deal reached with RDG and DfT
DB sells Arriva to I Squared
Chiltern, CrossCountry, Grand Central and Arriva Rail London sold to new owner
HS2 decision leaves ‘major gap’ in rail strategy – NIC
Comprehensive and long-term strategy needed, says National Infrastructure Commission
TransPennine Express cuts trains to ‘make journeys better’.
OLR operator launches major recovery plan
Plessey viaduct repairs reduce ECML to single track
Precast concrete parapet fails on 1840s structure
Thousands raised as CrossCountry HSTs bow out
Farewell charter raises funds for Brain Tumour Charity
Railway gears up for SDR 200 celebrations
Exhibition train and nationwide events planned to mark bicentenary of SDR
GBRf opens £5.75m maintenance hub
New facility will monitor and maintain wagons ahead of planned growth
Analysis: PM in impossible bind on HS2
Refusal to deny plans to axe Northern legs raises concern in Midlands and North
Released capacity options for WCML all positive
Network Rail study: all scenarios provide economic benefits and modal shift
West Midlands calls for long-term view
New tunnels under Birmingham and Wolverhampton-Coventry quadrupling proposed