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Temporary Service Reduction from 1st February

Posted on January 28, 2021 by admin

During the first lockdown passenger numbers fell to about 5% of normal levels. Over the summer passenger numbers rose to about 30% of normal levels but are now (January 2021) back in the 5-10% range. Following a request from the … Continue reading →

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“The sound economic case for renationalising our railways” – Colin Bamford

Posted on February 26, 2020 by admin

 [from the Yorkshire Post, 19th February 2020] The question of whether or not the Government should renationalise the UK’s railways has been raised again after the troubled rail company Northern had its franchise cancelled. In March, the franchise will revert … Continue reading →

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Proposed Timetable Changes for May 2020

Posted on February 10, 2020 by admin

This is subject to all the usual caveats. Nothing becomes official until 12 weeks before the timetable change. An early edition of May 2020 timetable can be found at http://www.railwaydata.co.uk/timetables/May20/timetable.php?table=83 As expected there are few major changes – those took … Continue reading →

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Guardian Interview with Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew Haines

Posted on August 18, 2019 by admin

A lengthy interview with Andrew Haines, Chief Executive of Network Rail, in The Guardian. Interesting his choice of example where there ought to be consultation with passenger groups. Part of his prescription for change is simply to consult more; for … Continue reading →

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