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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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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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South West seeks funds for rail development studies
Campaigners in South West call for investment for rail studies, and suggest that money being given to other regions represents “a clear inequality”.
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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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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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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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CAF to build trains for Arriva Trains North
Basque manufacturer to provide 281 carriages in £490 million deal
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West Coast Railway Company hearing moves to Crown Court
An initial hearing into prosecutions brought against WCR by the Office of Rail and Road was held at Swindon Magistrates Court on January 20.
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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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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.
