Rail reform makes limited progress with unclear plans
UK: The government’s rail reforms are facing delays and there are long-standing issues that need to be addressed including financial sustainability, according to a National Audit Office report published on March 8.
Transport Committee invites feedback on draft rail reform bill
UK: The House of Commons Transport Select Committee has launched its pre-legislative scrutiny of the government’s draft Rail Reform Bill, inviting experts to share their views.
UK government publishes Draft Rail Reform Bill
UK: The government has published its Draft Rail Reform Bill, to give parliamentarians and the industry an opportunity to provide feedback.
West Midlands and Greater Manchester smart fare capping planned for 2025
UK: Stations across the West Midlands and selected routes in Greater Manchester are to be equipped for tap-in and tap-out payment with ‘best fare’ capping from 2025, Rail Minister Huw Merriman confirmed on February 1.
Rail freight sector responds to government’s 75% target for growth
UK: The rail industry has welcomed the government’s announcement of ‘a top-level ambition’ to grow freight tonne-km by at least 75% by 2050, but says more work is needed to identify actions implement this.
Plans for centralised Great British Railways ticket sales scrapped
UK: The government has dropped plans to create a centralised Great British Railways online rail ticket retailer, the Department for Transport has confirmed.
Live broadcast: Britain’s railways in a state of flux
UK: Britain’s rail sector is in a state of flux. In Railway Gazette Group’s forthcoming interactive live broadcast on November 22, a panel of industry leaders will assess the outlook in the wake of the scrapping of the remaining legs of High Speed 2, ongoing pressure on day-to-day operating budgets, question marks over plans to establish Great British Railways as a ‘guiding mind’ for the industry and the uneven picture of devolution.
Disappointment as railway reform bill now unlikely before election
Rail bodies get busy on Bee plans
Rail leaders court Labour as fears of ‘managed decline’ grow
Railway 200 looks to the future as well as the past
Interview: ‘You can’t innovate as a monopolist’
Industry leaders call for Great British Railways legislation
UK: Quality crumbles as rail reform programme inches forward
‘Nothing Beats Being There’ campaign aims to get people back on trains
Derby selected as Great British Railways headquarters
Independent train ticket retailers call for level playing field
Rail Partners sets out Freight Expectations for growth
Rail needs to get out of a pickle, says Minister in Gherkin
Ticket reform on the way