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Danes in Kent

Author: Ray King - Published Fri 09 of Jan, 2004 11:28 GMT - (17504 Reads)
High-speed rail services in Kent could in future be run by Danish State Railways.

Rail to rescue

Author: Ray King - Published Thu 08 of Jan, 2004 11:27 GMT - (3998 Reads)
A new light rail system should bring some relief to the polluted city of Houston, Texas.

Killers on road

Author: Ray King - Published Sat 27 of Dec, 2003 20:26 GMT - (9517 Reads)
A survey by road safety campaign group BRAKE has found that 62% are concerned about speeding drivers putting their children at risk.

Brum shake-up

Author: Ray King - Published Fri 26 of Dec, 2003 12:07 GMT - (11150 Reads)
Trains will be switched from Birmingham's overcrowded New Street station to Snow Hill to improve reliability and punctuality

TGV boost

Author: Ray King - Published Fri 19 of Dec, 2003 20:02 GMT - (3434 Reads)
The French TGV network is to be expanded as part of a £14billion infrastructure plan

Privatisation blues

Author: Ray King - Published Fri 07 of Nov, 2003 23:53 GMT - (3080 Reads)
In 10 years, rail privatisation has increased the public cost of supporting the railway by almost three times.

Strike to save rail

Author: railwatch - Published Wed 22 of Oct, 2003 13:21 BST - (2925 Reads)
Rail workers in Poland are planning to strike next month, calling for more investment in the railway.

Strike to halt cuts

Author: Ray King - Published Tue 21 of Oct, 2003 21:52 BST - (3048 Reads)
Polish railway workers plan to strike next month to defend their industry from cuts. They are demanding proper investment in the railway.

Quieter trains

Author: ray - Published Sun 19 of Oct, 2003 23:57 BST - (3254 Reads)
Freight trains set to become quieter thanks to technological advances approved this week.

Dial India

Author: Ray King - Published Wed 15 of Oct, 2003 01:09 BST - (3130 Reads)
Train travellers may soon have to ring Indian call centres for railway timetable and fares information.

Users unite

Author: Ray King - Published Tue 14 of Oct, 2003 16:53 BST - (3091 Reads)
The national rail users conference will be held on 1 November 2003. You should be there. Details below.

How to win

Author: railwatch - Published Mon 06 of Oct, 2003 15:21 BST - (3129 Reads)
A NEW guide is launched today Monday 6 October 2003 to help campaigners in their fight for better train services.

Metro for London

Author: Railwatch - Published Sat 04 of Oct, 2003 23:28 BST - (3192 Reads)
A pilot scheme to promote better use of suburban metro-style trains was launched on 30 September 2003 in South London.

The Overground Network (ON) pilot aims to encourage passengers to make more use of London's off-peak services.


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