The train not set to take the strain
Publication Article 22 September 2004
Call for £12bn London-Edinburgh rail link
News Article 21 September 2004
Plans for a new high-speed London to Edinburgh rail link have been unveiled at the Liberal Democrat conference.
Business rejects property tax for Crossrail
Press Review 9 September 2004
London's business leaders have rejected one of the government's main ideas for paying for Crossrail, according to a think tank.
Ministers may move on corporate killing law
Press Review 2 September 2004
Legal experts have predicted the government will introduce a corporate killing law sooner than expected following yesterday's failure of corporate manslaughter charges against Railtrack over the Hatfield crash.
Violent crime on the railways soars
News Article 24 August 2004
Violent crime on Britain's railways is on the increase, British Transport Police has said.
Sleaze row hits rail regulator
Press Review 17 August 2004
Indians to repair UK railways
Press Review 13 August 2004
Today's Express reports that Indian engineers have been flown in to repair Britain's decrepit railway signal boxes.
David Jamieson MP - Transport minister
Interview 11 August 2004
Transport minister David Jamieson talks to ePolitix.com about car insurance, fare dodgers and other topical issues.
Grumble line for railways ridiculed
Press Review 10 August 2004
A new national rail customers' complaints line, to be run by an Andrew Grumble, has been criticised as a waste of taxpayers' cash.
Fare dodgers targeted
Press Review 4 August 2004
Fines for fare dodgers on trains are to be doubled to £20.
Fare dodgers
Policy Consultation 3 August 2004
Comment from the Department for Transport, the Association of Train Operating Companies and Transport for London.
Jamieson gets tougher with fare dodgers
News Article 3 August 2004
Commuters who attempt to dodge rail fares are set to face minimum fines of £20 under plans detailed by the government.
Regulator warns Network Rail
Press Review 2 August 2004
Chris Bolt, the new chairman of the Office of Rail Regulation, has warned Network Rail not to abuse the power it is set to gain under recently announced government plans.
Keep London immigration checks open, Blunkett urged
News Article 29 July 2004
The home secretary has been urged to drop plans to close an immigration checkpoint at London's Waterloo station.
Network Rail issues delays warning
Press Review 29 July 2004
Over one in 10 trains will run late for another five years, Network Rail said yesterday.
