News
Hopes raised for Bombardier for Crossrail contract
14 February 2012
The DfT has changed its specification for the new trains planned for the Crossrail contract, improving the chance that Derby-based Bombardier could win the £1 billion deal.
Safety first at East Coast
31 January 2012.
The ECML train operator’s best practice is recognised at awards ceremony.
Virgin rated top long distance rail operator
29 January 2012.
The West Coast franchise has once again topped the performance league among companies operating inter-city passenger services.
LM happy with progress on passenger satisfaction
28 January 2012.
There was a 2% overall increase in happy train travellers on London Midland's network during the middle of last year.
Network Rail and Northern join forces
27 January 2012.
A stronger partnership between infrastructure owner and train operator is key to improving passenger service claim Northern and NR.
Network Rail to form alliances with train operators to improve passenger focus
26 January 2012.
Discussions between the national infrastructure owner and franchises have led to alliance framework agreements with five train operators around the country.
Freightliner and MSC renew contract
26 January 2012.
Freightliner's Intermodal division and major container shipping company MSC have negotiated a new contract promising increasing railed container volumes to the North West.
ScotRail pleased with customer satisfaction results
26 January 2012.
The Autumn 2011 National Passenger Survey published by Passenger Focus has good news for First ScotRail.
FHT 'Adelantes' to get £5m upgrade
19 January 2012.
First Hull Trains has commenced a modification programme to improve reliability on its Class 180 DMU fleet.
Rail information service for Google Maps
19 January 2012.
Web search provider Google has integrated rail travel gen into its popular mapping service using information from thetrainline.com
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