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WEBThe RMT has ended its long-running dispute with train operators, after its members voted to accept the latest pay offer. The news has come just over a week since drivers belonging to ASLEF also voted to end their dispute. Avanti West Coast, owned by FirstGroup and Trenitalia, is unlikely to have its contract terminated early, according to reports.
New ‘game-changer’ bi-mode freight locomotive unveiled
WEBSep 23, 2024 · A new bi-mode freight locomotive is to be unveiled this week, which is forecast to reduce emissions by as much as 58 per cent and is being described as a ‘game changer’.. The Class 99 machines are being built by Stadler and funded by Beacon Rail for GB Railfreight, which hopes to see the first locomotive arrive from Valencia in the spring of next year and to have the full fleet of 30 by ...
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WEBCampaigners set out proposals for flat-fare rail card. The environmental charity Greenpeace has published proposals for a new flat-fare rail card, possibly costing £49 a month, which would allow unlimited travel on regional and local trains. The plan has been drawn up on behalf of Greenpeace by the high speed rail lobby group Greengauge21.
Heathrow Western Rail Link axed in government economies
WEBAug 12, 2024 · The west-facing rail connection from the Great Western Main Line to Heathrow Airport is the latest casualty following the announcement of a £22 billion ‘black hole’ in national budgets by chancellor Rachel Reeves on 29 July.. Railway budgets already axed in a bid to save more than £2 billion of ‘unfunded pledges’ in Transport alone include the Restoring Your Railway fund.
Network Rail prepares for major changes as CP7 starts
WEBApr 3, 2024 · Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines is predicting that Control Period 7 will mean meeting the challenges of ‘climate change, train performance, industry revenue and reform’.. Control Period 7 began on 1 April, and this five year budget is expected to be the last for Network Rail in its present form, because NR is set to become Great British Railways within the next two or three years.
King’s Speech confirms creation of Great British Railways
WEBJul 17, 2024 · HM the King has confirmed that Great British Railways will be created and private sector passenger operators nationalised. ‘Shadow’ Great British Railways to be set up straight away to start industry collaboration Three railway bills planned to allow public ownership, create full GBR, and look again at rail projects north of the West Midlands
Regulator approves £43.1 billion Network Rail budget
WEBOct 31, 2023 · Updated 09.30. Network Rail’s spending plans for Control Period 7, which begins in April, have been given the green light by the Office of Rail and Road.. The budget of £43.1 billion consists of £38.5 billion for England and Wales, and £4.6 billion for Scotland.
Rail freight growth 'won't happen on its own', warns industry group
WEBJun 7, 2024 · The amount of freight carried by train over the past year to 31 March has remained largely stable, and the latest figures show that the industry has failed to attract more traffic of most types.. The exceptions which have increased are construction materials, food and drink, and some domestic intermodal movements, which the Office of Rail and Road dubs ‘non-maritime’.
Draft Great British Railways Bill disappoints industry
WEBNov 7, 2023 · A draft Rail Reform Bill which would set up the new ’guiding mind’ Great British Railways has been included in the King’s Speech in the House of Lords.. Briefing notes published by the Government say: ‘Given the scale and complexity of the changes being made to the sector, it is right that the draft Bill undergoes pre-legislative scrutiny to provide Parliamentarians and experts across ...
Monday essay: Welcome to the hybrid railway - Railnews
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Labour’s plans for the passenger railway have received plenty of attention during the past few days, although some of the general media coverage was ill-informed or potentially misleading (writes Sim Harris).. The BBC, for example, said ‘private train companies have overseen a boom in rail usage in Britain’. It is right to say that passenger figures have risen sharply since the 1990s ...