Fast-track Crossrail
- Published Mon 18 of Jul, 2005 01:39 BST - (6108 Reads)Rural rail success
- Published Fri 15 of Jul, 2005 21:37 BST - (8068 Reads)The Strategic Rail Authority has designated 56 rural lines as community railways in an attempt to increase their popularity. At least one line has seen phenomenal passenger growth after earlier being proposed for closure.
Greater? Western
- Published Sun 10 of Jul, 2005 11:24 BST - (6746 Reads)Isambard Kingdon Brunel, founder of the Great Western Railway
Freight record
- Published Sat 09 of Jul, 2005 21:19 BST - (7697 Reads)Thameslink fight
- Published Fri 08 of Jul, 2005 14:19 BST - (6759 Reads)Nadine Dorries MP
Steam returns
- Published Tue 05 of Jul, 2005 18:59 BST - (7896 Reads)Amtrak reprieve
- Published Tue 05 of Jul, 2005 09:36 BST - (5621 Reads)Corinne Brown
Another reopening?
- Published Wed 29 of Jun, 2005 22:21 BST - (7248 Reads)Rail reopenings
- Published Tue 28 of Jun, 2005 23:54 BST - (7804 Reads)Mainline manna
- Published Sat 14 of May, 2005 01:56 BST - (4886 Reads)Hot heads
- Published Fri 06 of May, 2005 18:54 BST - (4525 Reads)RAF rail
- Published Wed 04 of May, 2005 08:33 BST - (4792 Reads)Rail rally
- Published Sun 24 of Apr, 2005 10:23 BST - (3688 Reads)Fast link progress
- Published Sat 23 of Apr, 2005 14:47 BST - (2877 Reads)Digging has started in Hackney, east London, on the ventilation shaft for the £3.3billion second phase of the Channel Tunnel fast link.
Help for railfreight
- Published Sun 17 of Apr, 2005 17:55 BST - (2832 Reads)After a series of handouts to road hauliers and the road lobby in general, the Government has at last done something to help railfreight.
Beware of Bush
- Published Fri 15 of Apr, 2005 14:30 BST - (2599 Reads)American President George Bush's refusal to ratify the Kyoto treaty was a "declaration of war on the environment" according to Democrat Senator Barbara Boxer.
Network effect
- Published Tue 12 of Apr, 2005 19:12 BST - (4566 Reads)Tory vacuum
- Published Mon 11 of Apr, 2005 23:20 BST - (4190 Reads)Victory for local campaign
- Published Sun 10 of Apr, 2005 11:16 BST - (2982 Reads)'People power' really does work, as the Totnes Rail Transport Group (TRTG), a member of Railfuture, has shown. Last week TRTG persuaded First Great Western to back-track on their plan to cut station staff on Sundays, after taking the case to the Strategic Rail Authority.
Election challenge
- Published Tue 29 of Mar, 2005 00:16 BST - (4707 Reads)Railfuture’s campaigns, opinions and successes are often reported by the press and media, see Railfuture in the news.