Author: railwatch
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Published Sun 20 of Jan, 2002 20:47 GMT
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The first commercial freight train for 20 years ran out of Portbury docks, near Bristol, this month carrying 1,200 tons of imported coal along the recently reopened Portishead line.
Author: railwatch
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Published Sat 19 of Jan, 2002 11:25 GMT
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Railfuture members are helping to draw up lists of small rail improvement projects, in response to a request from Transport Minister John Spellar.
Author: railwatch
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Published Fri 11 of Jan, 2002 13:57 GMT
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Work began last year on the final section of the Channel Tunnel fast link from Ebbsfleet to St Pancras.
Author: railwatch
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Published Mon 31 of Dec, 2001 12:02 GMT
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Travelling by train is the safest way to go but there are still concerns. One of them is the potential for delay in getting first aid treatment if anyone is taken ill on a moving train.
Author: railwatch
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Published Sun 30 of Dec, 2001 15:57 GMT
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Work will accelerate in the New Year on the final section of the Channel Tunnel fast link from Ebbsfleet to St Pancras.
Author: railwatch
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Published Tue 18 of Dec, 2001 15:42 GMT
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The entire rail network closes down on Christmas Day.
Author: railwatch
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Published Thu 29 of Nov, 2001 11:59 GMT
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A new film highlighting the problems of rail privatisation is being show on TV on Sunday 2 December.
Author: railwatch
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Published Wed 17 of Oct, 2001 22:27 BST
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The rail passenger pressure group Railfuture is urging the Government to ensure that a stronger rail industry emerges from the Railtrack crisis.
Author: railwatch
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Published Tue 02 of Oct, 2001 11:02 BST
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Rail passengers from around Britain get together in London on Saturday 6 October for a conference organised by Railfuture.
Author: railwatch
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Published Wed 26 of Sep, 2001 17:43 BST
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The threat of a DIY store being built on land at Carlisle which would have blocked expansion of both freight and passenger services between England and Scotland has been lifted.
Author: railwatch
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Published Wed 26 of Sep, 2001 17:42 BST
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A train operator is leaving 150 passengers a day in the lurch by cutting their home-going train.
Author: railwatch
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Published Tue 18 of Sep, 2001 19:22 BST
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The Strategic Rail Authority is being urged to reverse the Beeching era by
Author: railwatch
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Published Tue 18 of Sep, 2001 19:21 BST
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The Strategic Rail Authority is being urged to reverse the Beeching era by
Author: railwatch
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Published Tue 18 of Sep, 2001 17:22 BST
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Train chiefs will have the chance next week to set out their plans for a dramatic improvement of rail services in Wales.
Author: railwatch
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Published Wed 05 of Sep, 2001 20:12 BST
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The Strategic Rail Authority is being urged to step in after Arriva was reported to be cutting 80 trains a day in the North-east and replacing them with buses.
Author: railwatch
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Published Tue 04 of Sep, 2001 09:34 BST
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Even Britain is taking an active part in car-free day this year after the success of the days in other parts of Europe.
Author: railwatch
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Published Mon 03 of Sep, 2001 12:47 BST
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The Pedestrians' Association which has for years campaigned against the allocation of too much road space to cars and lorries is to change its name to Living Streets.
Author: railwatch
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Published Sat 14 of Apr, 2001 14:40 BST
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Transport planners are being told by the Government they should in future give priority to people instead of trying to improve the flow of traffic.
Author: railwatch
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Published Mon 09 of Apr, 2001 11:44 BST
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Transport Minister Lord Macdonald, who has made a series of concessions to the road lobby - allowing bigger lorries and building more roads - is now telling rail users to go by road or air instead.
Author: rdsnews
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Published Fri 06 of Apr, 2001 09:08 BST
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Railfuture congratulates the Rail Regulator for halving the cost that freight train operators pay Railtrack to use the tracks. This is part of a raft of measures announced yesterday to encourage more freight to be carried by rail.