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January 24, 2020 | High-speed

National Audit Office reveals uncertainty over HS2 costs

A report on High Speed 2 (HS2), published on January 24 by Britain’s National Audit Office (NAO), says there is huge uncertainty around the Department for Transport’s (DfT) latest estimate of the cost of HS2.

September 20, 2019 | Main line

British competition authority probes West Coast Partnership franchise award

BRITAIN’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation on September 19 into the awarding of the West Coast Partnership (WCP) franchise to First Rail Holdings and Trenitalia UK.

September 6, 2019 | News

RIA urges DfT to ‘Show us the Rail Enhancements’

BRITAIN’s Railway Industry Association (RIA) has launched a campaign calling on the Department for Transport (DfT) to reveal the rail enhancement projects it is planning over the next few years to improve visibility for the supply industry.

July 16, 2019 | Policy

Williams: British government needs to “step back” from the railway

THE British government needs to step back from the day-to-day running of the country’s railways, with increased transparency and a greater focus on the needs of passengers, according to Mr Keith Williams, who is leading an independent review into the industry.

June 13, 2019 | Europe

Innovative British rail projects to share £7.8m in grants

A competition seeking to fund innovative ideas has awarded up to £7.8m to 24 projects ranging from mainline testing of a hydrogen train to drones capable of inspecting railway infrastructure.

May 24, 2019 | Main line

SNCF, Stagecoach and Virgin launch legal action over West Coast Partnership franchise

STAGECOACH Group and its bid partners French National Railways (SNCF) and Virgin have launched legal action against Britain’s Department for Transport over the procurement of the West Coast Partnership (WCP) franchise.

May 13, 2019 | Financial

Arriva sues DfT over East Midlands franchise

ARRIVA has followed Stagecoach in launching legal action against the British government’s Department for Transport (DfT) over its failed bid for the East Midlands franchise.

May 8, 2019 | Main line

Stagecoach launches legal action against DfT over East Midlands franchise

STAGECOACH Group announced in a regulatory statement on May 8 that its Stagecoach East Midlands Trains (EMT) subsidiary has launched legal action against the Department for Transport (DfT).

May 3, 2019 | Metros

Crossrail “past the point of no return” says National Audit Office

BRITAIN’s National Audit Office (NAO) has released a report from an investigation into London’s Crossrail east-west rail link, outlining why and how the project ran into difficulty and what Crossrail Ltd needs to do to manage the remaining risks.

April 26, 2019 | Metros

Crossrail releases updated plan for delayed Elizabeth Line

CROSSRAIL has released details of a new plan to complete the outstanding works for the beleaguered Elizabeth Line, with the final central London section now due to open at the end of 2020 or the start of 2021.

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