Safety first
Published Sat 08 of Mar, 2003 21:24 GMT - (3051 Reads) -Railway safety will be promoted worldwide on Friday 14 March 2003 when rail workers in over 60 countries join together as part of a global action day.
Blank cheques
Published Wed 05 of Mar, 2003 15:02 GMT - (2701 Reads) -Wolmar's view
Published Tue 11 of Feb, 2003 09:52 GMT - (3562 Reads) -Respected author and journalist Christian Wolmar will speaks about Britain's railways at a public meeting organised by Railfuture East Anglia on Saturday 22 February 2003.
Slow down
Published Thu 06 of Feb, 2003 11:06 GMT - (3059 Reads) -Northern Rail
Published Tue 04 of Feb, 2003 13:21 GMT - (3033 Reads) -The Strategic Rail Authority has agreed terms for Arriva Trains Northern to continue running rail services until new franchises are awarded.
Positive action
Published Thu 30 of Jan, 2003 20:40 GMT - (2685 Reads) -Railfuture gives a cautious welcome to the Strategic Rail Authority's announcement of its Second Strategic Plan.
Service cuts
Published Mon 27 of Jan, 2003 08:57 GMT - (2738 Reads) -Rail by air
Published Thu 23 of Jan, 2003 11:00 GMT - (2610 Reads) -Losing money
Published Mon 20 of Jan, 2003 16:20 GMT - (2790 Reads) -Road building has already been discredited as a way of solving transport problems but there is evidence that it also undermines local economies.
Rail boom
Published Thu 09 of Jan, 2003 13:35 GMT - (2656 Reads) -The number of people travelling on CrossCountry trains has reportedly increased by 40% since the introduction in September 2002 of new trains and a new timetable providing many more trains and more regular departures.
Time for change
Published Tue 29 of Oct, 2002 16:45 GMT - (2745 Reads) -Train companies are being challenged to produce timetables that passengers can understand after research shows that their timetable booklets baffle at least a third of their customers.
Light rail show
Published Mon 16 of Sep, 2002 11:49 BST - (3107 Reads) -The 2002 Light Rail Conference and Exhibition is to be held from 22 to 24 October 2002 in Manchester.
Cash Boost
Published Tue 25 of Jun, 2002 19:48 BST - (2796 Reads) -Ticket check
Published Mon 17 of Jun, 2002 20:53 BST - (2778 Reads) -Central Trains has employed an extra 24 staff to provide permanently staffed barriers at Birmingham New Street station.
Reopening success
Published Wed 12 of Jun, 2002 10:34 BST - (5785 Reads) -A reopened rail line is going from strength to strength, nine years after trains started running again.
Waverley hope
Published Mon 10 of Jun, 2002 10:08 BST - (2996 Reads) -Misleading busway
Published Wed 17 of Apr, 2002 15:07 BST - (2804 Reads) -The Advertising Standards Authority upheld three complaints on 10 April 2002 against Luton Borough Council, ruling that an advertisement about the guided bus planned for the Luton-Dunstable rail line contained factual inaccuracies that meant it was misleading.
Tilting twins
Published Thu 11 of Apr, 2002 13:59 BST - (2720 Reads) -Strategic thinking
Published Fri 05 of Apr, 2002 16:05 BST - (3003 Reads) -Bus con trick
Published Thu 21 of Mar, 2002 13:52 GMT - (2617 Reads) -Railfuture’s campaigns, opinions and successes are often reported by the press and media, see Railfuture in the news.