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2 天之前 · The Chancellor’s plans for long-term economic growth have been welcomed by rail industry observers, because they include substantial investment in railways, but one transport campaigning group said it was ‘disappointed’. Deputy chair of the National Infrastructure Commission Julia Prescot said ...

5 天之前 · Network Rail engineers and contractors have been continuing to work around the clock to repair the railway after the destructive winds and rain of Storm Eowyn wreaked havoc on Friday. ScotRail said there had been about 500 incidents involving obstructions or damage north of the border alone ...

2025年1月6日 · Updated 7 January 08.40 Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has sounded a note of caution over future open access services, and has issued new advice to the Office of Rail and Road, which decides whether to grant licences. She emphasised in her letter that the formal guidance had not changed, but added that ‘I hope it will be helpful to the ORR by setting out my expectations’. Since the ...

2025年1月6日 · The immediate outlook for companies supplying the railway has remained ‘strained’ since the Labour government was elected in July, according to the Railway Industry Association. In an open letter to new transport secretary Heidi Alexander RIA has welcomed signs of progress, including the government’s support for East West Rail, the Transpennine Route Upgrade and HS2 to Euston, but it has ...

2024年9月13日 · A plan for a new railway to replace the axed sections of HS2 to Crewe and Manchester is being published today by the mayors of the West Midlands and Greater Manchester. The proposal is for an 80km line between Lichfield and High Legh, which is near Warrington and just south of the M56 motorway. At this point it would join the Northern Powerhouse network. The scheme is the result of work ...

2024年12月17日 · The charity Campaign for Better Transport has welcomed the Government’s plans to devolve more responsibility for train services to the English regions. A new White Paper says: ‘Mayors will be given a statutory role in governing, managing, planning and developing the rail network. In addition to partnerships with Great British Railways, Mayors of Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities ...

2024年4月24日 · Publicly owned GBR to be run by experts, ‘not Whitehall’ Remaining passenger contracts will be allowed to expire Open access passenger and freight operators to continue New Passenger Standards Authority to become watchdog The Labour Party has unveiled the first details of its plans for Great British Railways, if it wins the General Election. The idea of GBR becoming a ‘guiding mind ...

2024年10月30日 · Autumn Budget 2024 The chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that road fuel duty is to be frozen next year, and the 5p reduction for each litre introduced by the last government will continue. However, regulated rail fares will rise by 4.6 per cent on 2 March 2025, one percentage point above RPI. HS2 tunnelling to London Euston will be funded, and the Transpennine Route Upgrade is to go ahead ...

2024年5月2日 · More than 800 railway improvement projects are planned by Network Rail during the two bank holidays in May, when a total of £135 million will be invested. Most of the work takes the form of ‘normal’ weekend engineering overnight, when few passenger trains are running. Between 4 and 6 May, continuing work on the new station at Cambridge South will cause some disruption on routes around the ...