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Sky-high fares

Author: Ray King - Published Thu 08 of Mar, 2012 20:50 GMT - (6534 Reads)
Closed ticket offices: Operators have already tried this dead-end way to save money at the expense of providing a service.

HS2 go-ahead

Author: Ray King - Published Tue 10 of Jan, 2012 17:21 GMT - (8797 Reads)
Transport Secretary Justine Greening with a high speed Javelin train at London St Pancras station today (10 January 2012), announcing the go-ahead for HS2

High speed Stuttgart

Author: Ray King - Published Mon 12 of Dec, 2011 21:41 GMT - (10650 Reads)
An artist's impression of the roof lights showing where the new underground mainline tracks will go with the existing Stuttgart station in the background. Picture: Deutsche Bahn AG

Busway dispute

Author: Ray King - Published Fri 25 of Nov, 2011 12:45 GMT - (10395 Reads)
Enthusiasm: People crowded Swavesey station in 1979 to join a special train. Hopes that the trains would be restored were dashed when politicians and planners failed to respond. Picture: Alan Moore

Goodbye tour

Author: Ray King - Published Thu 27 of Oct, 2011 16:47 BST - (6852 Reads)
A class 150 train at Bridgwater, Somerset, in January 2011. The 150s will continue to operate outside the West Midlands area
Picture by Philip Bisatt


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