Industrial

More than 460,000 respond to consultation on rail ticket office closures

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Alex Bestwick

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25 August 2023

More than 460,000 people have responded to a consultation on controversial plans to close most railway ticket offices in England, it has been revealed.
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HS2 ‘unachievable’ according to major projects body

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Alex Bestwick

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31 July 2023

The HS2 programme has received an “unachievable” rating by the official infrastructure watchdog.
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Boost train competition to ‘revitalise’ railways, report urges

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Alex Bestwick

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11 July 2023

More competition on rail routes should be encouraged to “revitalise” Britain’s railways, an industry body has said.
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Government must set out expectations for ‘floundering’ HS2 Euston project, MPs told

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Alex Bestwick

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7 July 2023

Pausing HS2 work at Euston shows the Government “does not know what it is trying to achieve” with the station despite more than eight years of planning, MPs warned.
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Plans for mass closure of railway ticket offices revealed

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Alex Bestwick

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5 July 2023

Plans for a mass closure of railway station ticket offices in England have been announced.
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“Total lack of interest” from the private sector a “flashing red beacon” against HS2, says MP

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Alex Bestwick

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22 June 2023

Future Government-backed infrastructure projects must pass a sniff test with businesses to prevent another “financial catastrophe” like HS2, ministers have heard.
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Key rail route reopens after 10-week closure to repair viaduct

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Alex Bestwick

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9 June 2023

One of Britain’s most important railway lines has reopened after being closed for 10 weeks due to an unsafe viaduct.
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Watchdog rules rail infrastructure deal could leave passengers worse off

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Alex Bestwick

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8 June 2023

The UK’s competition watchdog has provisionally ruled that Hitachi’s proposed purchase of Thales’s rail infrastructure could drive up prices and reduce service quality for passengers.
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Direct journey from Essex to Heathrow now available on Elizabeth line

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Alex Bestwick

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22 May 2023

Passengers can now travel directly from Essex to Heathrow airport on London’s Elizabeth line.
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Elizabeth Line strike action suspended after ‘constructive’ pay discussion

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Alex Bestwick

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19 May 2023

A planned strike by workers on London’s Elizabeth Line has been suspended.
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