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Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 139
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Network
Perry predicts smart ticketing revolution
Rail Minister Claire Perry says smart ticketing on the railways is “an inevitability”, and that magnetic stripe tickets will be redundant in the future.
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Network
Hull Trains tops passenger satisfaction table
Hull Trains tops Transport Focus’ Autumn 2015 National Rail Passenger Survey, with 97% of passengers claiming to be satisfied with their experience.
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Network
DfT sells King’s Cross development
The Government is selling the 67-acre King’s Cross development to Australian pension fund AustralianSuper, in a £371 million deal.
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Network
Eurotunnel revenues rise by 5%
Channel Tunnel owner Eurotunnel is claiming a rise in revenues in 2015 to 1.22 billion euros (£930 million), an increase of 5% on 2014.
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Network
Work restarts on Manchester-Preston electrification
Network Rail holds ‘drop-in events’ along the Bolton-Preston line ahead of significant electrification work due to start this month.
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Network
Coventry Arena and Bermuda Park stations open
Two new stations on the Coventry-Nuneaton line - at Coventry Arena and Bermuda Park - finally opened for public use on January 18.
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Network
Portishead re-opening delayed
The re-opening of the railway to Portishead could be set back by as much as a year, to early 2020.
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Network
Whitby issues new challenge to Ordsall Chord
Benefits of Network Rail’s £150 million Ordsall Chord project stressed as yet another challenge from civil engineer Mark Whitby as to the scheme’s legality.
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Network
Eurostar sale “well handled” but DfT under fire from PAC
Public Accounts Committee says Government’s sale of its stake in Eurostar was “well handled and secured a good return for the taxpayer”.
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Safety
Saving the South West’s services
A major new study warns that rising sea levels could cause massive disruption at Dawlish by 2040 - with big implications for other coastal railways too
