News - Page 343
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Richard Price to leave ORR
Office of Rail and Road Chief Executive Richard Price is to step down in early 2016.
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London's European funding
TfL securs four million euros (£2.9m) of funding from the European Commission, to develop options for London Overground stations around Old Oak Common.
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Better assistance for EMT journeys
East Midlands Trains passengers can now book assistance with their journeys 12 hours in advance, rather than the previous 24.
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Charter marks service upgrades
A special charter for local passengers and stakeholders ran on December 11, to mark the start of upgraded west of England services from December 13.
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Moorfields Phase 2 upgrade starts
The second phase of the £12 million upgrade of Moorfields station in Liverpool is due to begin on January 4.
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New Northern and TransPennine Express franchises confirmed
DfT confirmed formal signing of contracts with Arriva Rail North Limited for Northern Franchise and First Trans Pennine Express Ltd for TPE franchise
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ORR approves Freightliner competition commitments
Commitments made by Freightliner Limited and Freightliner Group to strengthen competition in the intermodal freight sector were approved by the ORR in December.
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Edinburgh Trams ridership exceeds five million
More than five million passengers will have used Edinburgh’s tram network in 2015,
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Which? launches super-complaint on delay refunds
Consumer body Which? launched a super-complaint to the ORR on December 21 about claimed inadequacies of refunds to passengers when trains are delayed.
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Fleet
Bombardier completes order for 1,395 S-Stock vehicles
The final S-Stock carriage of the initial 1,395-vehicle order was unveiled by Bombardier at its Derby Litchurch Lane factory on December 18.
