MP backs railcard
- Published Mon 21 of Jul, 2003 23:36 BST - (3201 Reads)Railfuture's campaign for a national railcard has won support from Labour MP Mark Lazarowicz.
Go electric
- Published Fri 30 of May, 2003 21:37 BST - (2901 Reads)Viva Arriva
- Published Fri 23 of May, 2003 23:00 BST - (3195 Reads)Arriva Trains Northern is embarking on a major campaign to champion rail travel.
Eurostar station
- Published Wed 26 of Mar, 2003 22:07 GMT - (2585 Reads)Speed challenge
- Published Sun 16 of Mar, 2003 23:26 GMT - (2618 Reads)The Government's decision to make councils to paint speed cameras yellow is being challenged by road safety campaigners on Thursday 20 March 2003.
Ticket offer
- Published Fri 14 of Mar, 2003 12:47 GMT - (2803 Reads)Central Trains is celebrating the launch of their new website with a free rail ticket offer.
Safety first
- Published Sat 08 of Mar, 2003 21:24 GMT - (3051 Reads)Railway safety will be promoted worldwide on Friday 14 March 2003 when rail workers in over 60 countries join together as part of a global action day.
Blank cheques
- Published Wed 05 of Mar, 2003 15:02 GMT - (2701 Reads)Railfuture member Malcolm Smith tried an experiment on the BBC news website on 4 March 2003.
Wolmar's view
- Published Tue 11 of Feb, 2003 09:52 GMT - (3562 Reads)Respected author and journalist Christian Wolmar will speaks about Britain's railways at a public meeting organised by Railfuture East Anglia on Saturday 22 February 2003.
Slow down
- Published Thu 06 of Feb, 2003 11:06 GMT - (3059 Reads)Well-designed traffic calming in 20mph zones can dramatically cut the number of road accidents.
Northern Rail
- Published Tue 04 of Feb, 2003 13:21 GMT - (3033 Reads)The Strategic Rail Authority has agreed terms for Arriva Trains Northern to continue running rail services until new franchises are awarded.
Positive action
- Published Thu 30 of Jan, 2003 20:40 GMT - (2685 Reads)Railfuture gives a cautious welcome to the Strategic Rail Authority's announcement of its Second Strategic Plan.
Service cuts
- Published Mon 27 of Jan, 2003 08:57 GMT - (2738 Reads)The service cuts recently announced by the Strategic Rail Authority have alarmed rail campaigners.
Rail by air
- Published Thu 23 of Jan, 2003 11:00 GMT - (2610 Reads)Losing money
- Published Mon 20 of Jan, 2003 16:20 GMT - (2790 Reads)Road building has already been discredited as a way of solving transport problems but there is evidence that it also undermines local economies.
Rail boom
- Published Thu 09 of Jan, 2003 13:35 GMT - (2656 Reads)The number of people travelling on CrossCountry trains has reportedly increased by 40% since the introduction in September 2002 of new trains and a new timetable providing many more trains and more regular departures.
Time for change
- Published Tue 29 of Oct, 2002 16:45 GMT - (2745 Reads)Train companies are being challenged to produce timetables that passengers can understand after research shows that their timetable booklets baffle at least a third of their customers.
Light rail show
- Published Mon 16 of Sep, 2002 11:49 BST - (3107 Reads)The 2002 Light Rail Conference and Exhibition is to be held from 22 to 24 October 2002 in Manchester.
Cash Boost
- Published Tue 25 of Jun, 2002 19:48 BST - (2796 Reads)The Association of Community-Rail Partnerships (ACoRP) has awarded nearly
Ticket check
- Published Mon 17 of Jun, 2002 20:53 BST - (2778 Reads)Central Trains has employed an extra 24 staff to provide permanently staffed barriers at Birmingham New Street station.
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