Network Rail sets out spending plans
Press Review 31 March 2004
Network Rail has revealed plans to spend £17 billion over the next three years to restore train punctuality to levels last seen before the Hatfield crash.
Network Rail details investment plans
News Article 31 March 2004
Network Rail has announced plans for £26 billion investment over the next five years, to increase punctuality.
Forum Brief: Rail network
Policy Consultation 30 March 2004
Comment from the Construction Products Association, the Institute of Directors and the Association of Train Operating Companies.
Passengers pine for British Rail
Press Review 30 March 2004
The rail network is in a "mess'', according to passengers' representatives.
Livingstone sets out rail plans
News Article 24 March 2004
Ken Livingstone has set out his plans to bring London's train network under his control.
Train operators bid for track control
Press Review 24 March 2004
The country's train operators yesterday pressed transport secretary Alistair Darling to give them more control over the network of tracks and signals.
Train operators call for more control
Press Review 23 March 2004
Ministers face calls to give train operators more say over signalling and track on Britain's rail network.
Ministers accused over Potters Bar crash
Press Review 19 March 2004
Survivors of the Potters Bar train crash accused ministers of colluding with rail companies to escape blame for the accident.
New Crossrail statement expected
Press Review 19 March 2004
London business leaders expect an announcement from the government on Crossrail in the next few weeks.
Forum Brief: Train Punctuality
Policy Consultation 12 March 2004
Comments from the Conservative Party, the Association of Train Operating Companies, Virgin Trains and the Transport Salaried Staff Association.
Train punctuality at four-year high
Press Review 12 March 2004
Britain's rail operators secured a four-year high in punctuality last Autumn, although one in four trains still arrived behind schedule, the Strategic Rail Authority revealed yesterday.
Rail stations to return to public control
Press Review 11 March 2004
Britain's railway stations would be brought back under public control under a new plan from Network Rail.
Network Rail costs criticised
News Article 8 March 2004
Campaign group Transport 2000 has slammed the publicly owned Network Rail for presiding over "staggering" cost inflation.
Wanted: Rail volunteers to work at stations
Press Review 27 February 2004
The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) wants volunteers to “adopt” railway stations under plans to cut costs and increase the number of passengers on dozens of branch lines.
Rail subsidies slammed
Press Review 23 February 2004
The government’s 10-year transport plan is “heavily skewed towards rail passengers”, according to a new report.
