News - Page 356
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Industry must sell itself better
Rail Minister Claire Perry quotes recent Comment by RAIL Managing Editor and Events Director Nigel Harris, when telling industry it needs to sell itself better.
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Northern and TPE franchises to be Rail North's starting point for HS2
Rail North’s starting point for HS2 will be the new Northern Rail and TransPennine franchises, Director David Hoggarth believes.
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Network Rail accused of “severe planning and budget failures”
“Passengers and the public are paying a heavy price” for failings, says PAC chairman
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Smart ticketing needs development says Northern's Alex Hynes
Smart ticketing is a big miss from the new Northern franchise, the current Northern Rail Managing Director Alex Hynes believes.
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DRS marks 175th anniversary of HMRI
Office of Rail and Road and Direct Rail Services mark the 175th anniversary of Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate by naming a Class 57 at London Euston.
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Fleet
Wheel damage puts AGA DMUs out of action
As this issue of RAIL went to press, trains had not run between Marks Tey and Sudbury for a week because of a shortage of available diesel multiple units.
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Fleet
DRS stores more ‘47s’
Only two of Direct Rail Services’ eight Class 47s remain in traffic, after two were stored at Carlisle Kingmoor.
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HS2 will boost connectivity
The lack of connectivity between the east and west of Britain still concerns Rail Minister Claire Perry, but she says that HS2 will help.
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Investment is changing perception of rail - Perry
Everything that is going on in the industry is changing the way the country thinks about rail, according to Rail Minister Claire Perry.
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East West Rail lobbies hard for speedy progress
East West Rail Consortium has lobbies Government stressing the project’s economic benefits as fears of up to SEVEN YEARS delay to project mount
