125mph standard
- Published Mon 01 of Mar, 2004 13:56 GMT - (12001 Reads)New trains will boost the number of seats on offer this year on the Midland main line from London St Pancras to Luton, bedford, Wellingborough, Kettering, Market Harborough, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Leeds
Light relief
- Published Thu 26 of Feb, 2004 10:46 GMT - (10594 Reads)The Docklands light railway is to be extended across the River Thames to link with the National Rail network at Woolwich. But a main line rail link would have been better.
Strategic boost
- Published Mon 23 of Feb, 2004 11:15 GMT - (10799 Reads)A strategic rail link should be created from the Midland main line at Luton to the West Coast main line at Leighton Buzzard.
Dirty Britain
- Published Wed 28 of Jan, 2004 15:04 GMT - (10710 Reads)Britain's bad environmental record is revealed in a sustainability index.
East-West
- Published Sun 25 of Jan, 2004 21:41 GMT - (11866 Reads)Leisure becomes a threat to essential rail link
Railway winner
- Published Sun 25 of Jan, 2004 17:27 GMT - (5189 Reads)A preserved railway has been named the Railway of the Year in a tourist guide.
Rail pioneers
- Published Sat 24 of Jan, 2004 17:59 GMT - (4865 Reads)Supermarkets are beginning to switch freight from road to rail.
BBC appeal
- Published Sat 17 of Jan, 2004 23:39 GMT - (4107 Reads)BBC Radio 4 is making a programme about the blizzard which brought trains to a stop last year.
Blair shambles
- Published Tue 13 of Jan, 2004 11:08 GMT - (11595 Reads)New Labour has failed to sort out the mess on the railways caused by privatisation, an economics expert warns.
Danes in Kent
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
India-Pakistan rail
- Published Fri 19 of Dec, 2003 23:21 GMT - (2923 Reads)Rail links between India and Pakistan are to be restored after a two-year gap.
£100m extra for rail
- Published Fri 19 of Dec, 2003 23:02 GMT - (3211 Reads)Polish government backs down on planned railway cuts after workers block the tracks
TGV boost
- 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
Cornwall rail boost
- Published Tue 09 of Dec, 2003 23:22 GMT - (3767 Reads)The Cornish main line is to be expanded by doubling nearly eight miles of single track.
Privatisation blues
- 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.
Rail freight shuttle
- Published Fri 07 of Nov, 2003 20:30 GMT - (3736 Reads)An Anglo-Scottish rail freight shuttle will aim to take lorries of Briatin's congested roa network.
Strike to save rail
- 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.
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