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Juergen Maier CBE appointed to lead Labour rail infrastructure review

Labour has appointed industry heavyweight to lead expert independent review to ensure “Britain can deliver rail infrastructure fit for the century ahead” Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary,...

Costain awarded contracts to provide strategic advice to the Department for Transport

Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has been awarded four contracts under the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Specialist Technical and Commercial Advice for Rail and...

Mott MacDonald focussed on the future after Department for Transport re-appointment

Mott MacDonald has been re-appointed by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) as its Futures and Foresight Support Advisor. Mott MacDonald will continue helping the...

Rail Minister celebrates start of ECDP digitally signalled passenger services

Rail Minister Huw Merriman has celebrated the recent start of digitally signalled passenger services on a busy London commuter line. Digital signalling on Great...

Transport Scotland: Delivering a strategy for change

The third Delivery Plan for Scotland’s National Transport Strategy has been published, highlighting what the Scottish Government is doing to improve travel by road,...

Alstom boss warns of deadline for Derby site

The Managing Director of Alstom UK and Ireland has warned that there are six weeks of manufacturing work left at the Derby site. Nick Crossfield...

Transport Secretary announces measures to improve transport connectivity across the UK

Work on road improvements and rail upgrades will boost business and improve connectivity across the UK, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has claimed in his...

Transport Minister takes first electric passenger train on Glasgow-Barrhead line

Scotland’s Transport Minister, Fiona Hyslop, has travelled on the first electric passenger service from Glasgow Central to Barrhead. The minister joined railway colleagues to travel...

Winder Phillips Associates appointed to provide technical and commercial advice to the Department for Transport

Winder Phillips Associates have been selected by the Department for Transport (DfT) as an ‘Expert’ supplier on the department’s Specialist Technical and Commercial Advice...

£3.9 billion injection into the Transpennine Route Upgrade

The government says one of Britain's largest rail projects is on track to deliver better journeys, more quickly for passengers and freight in the...

Scottish Parliament report calls for urgent action on zero-carbon public transport

Prioritising electrification of the rail network so there are as few gaps as possible is among the list of recommendations for the Scottish Government...

Summit to unlock benefits of open access for passengers

Rail industry leaders came together in London for Rail Partners’ Open Access Summit, to discuss unlocking the potential of open access rail operations within...
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ORR review leads to 50 per cent reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds

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East West Rail to hold drop-in events ahead of statutory consultation

East West Railway Company (EWR) will hold a series of information events in May, helping people to understand how the formal application process to...