'Woolly talk on railways masks threat to local services'
News Article 19 November 2004
Talk of a "bright future" for Britain's railways is not matched by any detailed plans to expand the rail network, Transport 2000 has said.
Ministers pressured over rail franchise
Press Review 18 November 2004
The only publicly run train franchise is outperforming its private competitors in both punctuality and customer satisfaction, a new survey has revealed
No systems failures in Berkshire crash, says Darling
Press Review 11 November 2004
Alistair Darling has told MPs there is no evidence to suggest that the Berkshire rail crash was the result of any failure in safety systems.
No safety failures in crash says Darling
News Article 10 November 2004
Alistair Darling has told MPs there is no evidence to suggest that the Berkshire rail crash was the result of any failure in safety systems.
Darling pledges to learn rail crash lessons
News Article 8 November 2004
The transport secretary has visited the scene of the Reading rail crash and pledged to learn any lessons from the investigation now underway.
Darling promises full safety review into rail crash
Press Review 8 November 2004
Alistair Darling has pledged a full investigation into Saturday's rail accident which left seven dead and dozens injured.
Renationalising the railways
Policy Consultation 7 November 2004
Labour MP Michael Meacher sets out the case for renationalising Britain's railways.
Darling pledges full probe into Reading rail crash
News Article 7 November 2004
The transport secretary has pledged a full investigation into a rail accident which has left seven dead and dozens injured.
Crossing the divide
Publication Article 5 November 2004
A platform to build on
Publication Article 5 November 2004
Darling confirms civil service role in rail franchises
Press Review 21 October 2004
Alistair Darling has confirmed that existing civil servants rather than any new agency will award the up-coming rail franchises.
Darling predicts tough rail negotiations ahead
Press Review 20 October 2004
Interviewed in the FT, transport secretary Alistair Darling warns train operators to expect tough negotiations over future franchise negotiations.
Unions push through rail renationalisation call
News Article 28 September 2004
A transport union's motion calling for the renationalistaion of the railways has been passed by a large majority at the Labour conference.
Gerry Doherty - Transport and Salaried Staffs Association
Stakeholder Interview 27 September 2004
Gerry Doherty, general secretary of the Transport and Salaried Staffs Association, talks to ePolitix.com about the union's calls for an integrated, accountable and publicly owned railway
Network Rail debt move raises doubts
Press Review 24 September 2004
The government has agreed to restructure the debt of its publicly controlled private sector transport firm Network Rail.
