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Study claims privatisation cost more than BR - but now outperforms it
Privatised passenger railway could have cost £51 billion more to operate than if British Rail had remained in state hands, a new study suggests.
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Underground Mail Rail opens to the public on July 28
Mail Rail is to open to the public on July 28 as part of the Postal Museum.
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Greater Anglia doubles reliability of ‘317s’
Class 317 reliability figures doubled by Greater Anglia over 15 months
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More Class 387s as GWR steps up electrics to Didcot
GWR's electric fleet will increase to 88 vehicles (22 trains) in early July.
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Rail a growth industry and UK’s “economic backbone”
RDG Chairman calls rail the “economic backbone” of the country, and that in uncertain times rail has the power to create secure jobs.
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Adonis shrugs off election impact on infrastructure
Lord Adonis plays down fears General Election result poses threat to planned major infrastructure projects, including construction of HS2 and Crossrail 2.
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Crossrail 2 needs more work
More work was needed in order to secure approval for Crossrail 2 from the new Government
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Higgins: HS2 is ‘not a political football’
HS2 Chairman: “It’s important to recognise that we had bi-partisan support, and that HS2 has never been a political football."
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Edinburgh Trams scores highly in light rail survey
Edinburgh Tram passengers are the most satisfied light rail users according new research from Transport Focus
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Paul claims his cab desk prize
Paul Haines, RAIL’s cab desk competition (RAIL 825), collected his prize from Vivarail at Long Marston on June 13.
