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  • Two plead guilty to ticket machine thefts
    Two men are awaiting sentencing at Cambridge Crown Court for the theft of more than £17,000 from automatic ticket machines on station platforms...
    September 2, 2010
  • 'English services must not terminate at Edinburgh'
    Protests have greeted a suggestion that the government might give up on through services from London to destinations north of Edinburgh as a cost-saving measure...
    September 1, 2010
  • Rail group: Why isn’t Passenger Focus speaking out against barriers?
    A rail user group is calling into question Passenger Focus’s credibility, because the watchdog has remained almost silent on the issue of ticket barriers, which are almost universally unpopular with passengers...
    September 1, 2010
  • GMPTE orders more trams
    Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive has ordered 14 more Flexity trams from Bombardier, to add to its existing order of 48...
    August 30, 2010
  • Bristol to get wine by train
    A short section of disused track has been reopened in Bristol to allow wine to be carried into the city by rail...
    August 30, 2010
  • Re-doubling doubt for Swindon to Kemble
    The upgrading of single-track sections of the Swindon to Kemble line is in doubt, according to a local MP...
    August 30, 2010
  • RMT to mount legal challenge over driver-only trains
    The RMT has ruled out further industrial action in its row with ScotRail over driver-only trains...
    August 30, 2010
  • Weekend closures to continue on Jubilee Line
    Less disruption on the eastern section of the Jubilee Line has been promised by London Underground, even though the organisation admits there is only a ‘slim chance’ of completion by the end of this year...
    August 30, 2010
  • Passenger numbers up
    The number of passengers using UK railways is increasing steadily, representing a turning point for the rail industry, according to research by Atoc...
    August 30, 2010
  • Metrolink station to open 24 hours
    Manchester is to get the only all-night tram system in Britain when the Metrolink extension to the airport opens – with cheap fares for its 19,000 staff...
    August 30, 2010

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